| Mineral/rock | Derived from or for | | Hafnium | Latin Hafnia = ancient name for Copenhagen | | Halite | Greek hals = the sea (see salt) | | Halloysite | Baron Omalius d'Halloy (1707-1789), Belgian geologist and first observer
| | Hanksite | Henry Garber Hanks (1826-1907), State Mineralogist of California | | Hausmannite | Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann (1782-1859), German mineralogist | | Hectorite | locality at Hector, California, USA | | Heliodor | Greek helios = sun -- "gift of the sun". | | Helvite | Greek helvus = light yellow alluding to the mineral's color | | Hematite | Greek haimatites = bloodlike alluding to its red color | | Hessonite | Greek ésson = inferior in reference to its inferior hardness and color | | Heulandite | John Henry Heuland (1778-1856), English mineral collector | | Hiddenite | A.E. Hidden, mine owner and first observer | Sources: Fleischer, M, 1975, Glossary of Mineral Species; Lyman, K., ed., 1984, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones; Mitchell, R.S., 1979, Mineral Names What Do They Mean?; Spencer, L.J., M.H. Hay, et al, various dates, "Annual lists of new mineral names", Mineralogical Magazine; Chambers Etymological English Dictionary; Encyclopaedia Britannica; Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary (unabridged).
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