List of Minerals Named After People - K

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  • Kassite: CaTi2O4(OH)2 – Russian geologist Nikolai Grigor’evich Kassin (1885–1949)
  • Kieserite: MgSO4•H2O and cobaltkieserite – Dietrich Georg von Kieser (1779–1862), former President, Jena Academy
  • Kleberite: FeTi6O13•4H2O – German professor Will Kleber (1906–1970)
  • Kobellite: Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 – German mineralogist Wolfgang Franz von Kobell (1803–1882)
  • Kogarkoite: Na3(SO4)F – Russian scientist Lia Nikolaevna Kogarko
  • Kolbeckite: ScPO4·2H2O – German mineralogist Friedrich LW Kolbeck
  • Kostovite: AuCuTe4 – Bulgarian mineralogist Ivan Kostov (1913-2004)
  • Krennerite: AuTe2 varying to (Au0.8,Ag0.2)Te2 – Hungarian mineralogist Joseph Krenner (1839–1920)
  • Kukharenkoite-(Ce): Ba3CeF(CO3)3 – Russian mineralogist Alexander A. Kukharenko (1914–1993)
  • Kunzite: – American mineralogist George Frederick Kunz (1856–1932)

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