List of Minerals Named After People - D

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  • Danalite: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S – American geologist, mineralogist and zoologist James Dwight Dana (1813–1895)
  • Dawsonite: NaAlCO3(OH)2 – Canadian geologist Sir John William Dawson (1820–1899)
  • Deanesmithite: Hg+2Hg2+3Cr6+O5S2 – Deane K. Smith (1930–2001) Professor of Geosciences, Penn State University
  • Delafossite: CuFeO2 – French mineralogist Gabriel Delafosse (1796–1878)
  • Dickite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 – Scottish metallurgical chemist Allan Brugh Dick (1833–1926)
  • Dollaseite-(Ce): CaCeMg2AlSi3O11F(OH) – American geologist Wayne A. Dollase (born 1938), geology professor at UCLA
  • Dolomite: CaMg(CO3)2 – French naturalist and geologist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750–1801)
  • Domeykite: Cu3As – Polish geologist and mineralogist Ignacy Domeyko (1802–1889)
  • Donnayite: NaCaSr3Y(CO3)6•3H20 – Canadian professors J. D. H. Donnay and G. Donnay
  • Dumortierite: Al6.5-7BO3(SiO4)3(O,OH)3 – French paleontologist Eugene Dumortier (1803–1873)

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