Abbreviations used in the mineral database bibliography
| Acta Chem. Scand. | Acta Chemica Scandinavica |
| Acta Cryst. | Acta Crystallographica |
| Acta Min. Sinica | Acta Mineralogica Sinica |
| Acta Geol. Sinica | Acta Geologica Sinica |
| AM | American Mineralogist |
| Am. Journ. Sci. | American Journal of Science |
| Ann. Geol. Surv. South Afr. | Annals of the Geological Survey of South Africa (GSSA) |
| Arch. Sci. Gen. | Archives des Sciences, Genève |
| Arkiv Min. Geol. | Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi |
| Australian Min. | Australian Mineralogist |
| Beitr. Min. Pet. | Beiträge zur Mineralogie und Petrographie |
| BM | Bulletin de Minéralogie Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie |
| Bul. Geol. Soc. Fin. | Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland |
| Clays Clay Min. | Clays and Clay Minerals |
| CM | Canadian Mineralogist |
| CNMNC | Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (IMA) |
| Contr. Min. Pet. | Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology |
| DAN | Доклады Академии Наук (Doklady Akademii Nauk, Transactions of the USSR/Russia Academy of Sciences) |
| DAN Earth Sci. | Доклады Академии Наук. Науки о Земле (Doklady Akademii Nauk, Nauki o Zemle, Transactions of the USSR/Russia Academy of Sciences, Earth Science Sections) |
| EJM | European Journal of Mineralogy |
| HB1 | Anthony J., Bideaux R., Bladh K., Nichols M., Handbook of Mineralogy, vol. 1, Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts (MDP, 1990) |
| HB2 | Anthony J., Bideaux R., Bladh K., Nichols M., Handbook of Mineralogy, vol. 2 (parts 2/1 and 2/2), Silica, Silicates (MDP, 1995) |
| HB3 | Anthony J., Bideaux R., Bladh K., Nichols M., Handbook of Mineralogy, vol. 3, Halides, Hydroxides, Oxides (MDP, 1997) |
| HB4 | Anthony J., Bideaux R., Bladh K., Nichols M., Handbook of Mineralogy, vol. 4, Arsenates, Phosphates, Vanadates (MDP, 2000) |
| HB5 | Anthony J., Bideaux R., Bladh K., Nichols M.., Handbook of Mineralogy, vol. 5, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates (MDP, 2003) |
| Isr. J. Earth Sci. | Israel Journal of Earth Sciences |
| J. Geophys. Res. | Journal of the Geophysical Research |
| J. Jap. Ass. Min. Petr. Econ. Geol. | Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists |
| J. Min. Soc. Jap. | Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Japan |
| J. Petrol. | Journal of Petrology |
| J. Solid State Chem. | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
| J. Volc. Geoth. Res. | Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research |
| Jap. Min. Mag. | Japanese Mineralogical Magazine |
| L | Lapis |
| Medd. Gr. | Meddeleser om Grønland |
| Min. Abstr. | Mineralogical Abstracts |
| Min. Deposita | Mineralium Deposita |
| Min. Spec. | Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species 2008 (M. E. Back & J. Mandarino) |
| Min. Polonica | Mineralogia Polonica |
| Mitt. Abt. Miner. Landesmuseum Joanneum | Mitteilungen der Abteilung für Mineralogie am Landesmuseum Joanneum |
| MJ | Mineralogical Journal |
| MM | Mineralogical Magazine |
| MR | The Mineralogical Record |
| MZ | Mineralogicheskii Zhurnal |
| M&F | Minéraux et Fossiles |
| NBS Circ. | National Bureau of Standards, Circular |
| NBS Mon. | National Bureau of Standards, Monograph |
| NJMA | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen |
| NJMM | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte |
| NM | Mandarino, J., New Minerals 1990-1994 (Mineralogical record, 1997) |
| NZ J. Geol. Geoph. | New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics |
| Proc. 2nd Lunar Sc. Conf. | Proceedings of the Second Lunar Science Conference |
| Proc. Jap. Acad. | Proceedings of the Japan Academy |
| RMI | Rivista Mineralogica Italiana |
| Rykart | Rykart, R., Quartz-Monographie (Ott, 1989) |
| Scott. J. Geol. | Scottish Journal of Geology |
| SS | Schweizer Strahler Le Cristallier Suisse Il Chavacristallas Svizzer Il Cercatore Svizzero di Minerali |
| SJG | Swiss Journal of Geosciences (Swiss Geological Society, Swiss Society of Mineralogy and Petrology, Swiss Palaeontological Society) (formerly Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae and SMPM) |
| SMPM | Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen Bulletin Suisse de Minéralogie et de Pétrographie Bolletino svizzero di Mineralogia e Petrografia Swiss Bulletin of Mineralogy and Petrology |
| Sov. Phys. Cryst | Soviet Physics, Crystallography |
| TJKB | Türkiye Jeoloji Kurumu Bülteni |
| Strunz 9th ed. | Strunz Mineralogical Tables, 9th ed., 2001 |
| TMPM | Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen |
| Trans. Geol. Surv. South Afr. | Transactions of the Geological Survey of South Africa (GSSA) |
| USGS Bull. | United States Geological Survey, Bulletin |
| USGS Prof. Pap. | United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper |
| Vest. Mosk. Univ. | Вестник Московского Университета (Vestnik Moskovskovo Universiteta) |
| Zts. Anorg. Allg. Chem. | Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie |
| ZK | Zeitschrift für Kristallographie |
| ZRMO | Записки Всероссийского минералогического общества Записки Российского минералогического общества (Zapiski Rossiiskovo Mineralogicheskovo Obshchestva, Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society) |
| ZVMO | Записки Всесоюзного минералогического общества (Zapiski Vsesoyuznovo Mineralogicheskovo Obshchestva, Zapiski Vserossiiskovo Mineralogicheskovo Obshchestva) |
