List of Minerals Named After People - F

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• Ferberite: FeWO₄ – German amateur mineralogist Moritz Rudolph Ferber (1805–1875)
• Ferrierite: (Na,K)₂Mg(Si,Al)₁₈O₃₆(OH)•9H₂O – Canadian geologist and mining engineer Walter Frederick Ferrier (1865–1950)
• Fergusonite: (Ce,La,Nd)NbO₄ – British politician and mineral collector Robert Ferguson of Raith (1767–1840)
• Forsterite: (Mg₂SiO₄) – German naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster (1729–1798)
• Franckeite: Pb₅Sn₃Sb₂S₁₄ – mining engineers Carl Francke and Ernest Francke
• Freieslebenite: AgPbSbS₃ – Mining Commissioner of Saxony Johann Karl Freiesleben (1774–1846)
• Friedrichite: Cu₅Pb₅Bi₇S₁₈ – Austrian geologist Othmar Michael Friedrich (1902-1991)