I've used the adaptations to this meme suggested by Kim
Use bold to indicate minerals you’ve seen in the wild. Italics is for those seen in laboratories, museums, stores, or other non field locations. And Underline for those you’ve analysed with a microprobe.
50+ minerals everyone should see:
Andalusite
Apatite
Barite
Beryl
Biotite
Calcite
Chromite
Chrysotile
Copper (native)
Cordierite
Corundum
Diamond
Dolomite
Florencite
Galena
Garnet
Glaucophane
Gold (native)
Graphite
Gypsum
Halite
Hematite
Hornblende
Illite
Illmenite
Kaolinite
Kyanite
Lepidolite
Limonite
Magnetite
Molybdenite
Monazite
Muscovite
Nepheline
Olivine
Omphacite
Opal
Perovskite
Plagioclase
Pyrite
Quartz (oops, that wasn’t what I meant to probe!)
Rhodochrosite
Rutile
Sanidine
Sillimanite
Silver (native)
Sphalerite
Staurolite
Sulphur (native)
Talc
Tourmaline
Tremolite
Turquoise
Vermiculite
Willemite
Zeolite
Zircon
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