The following lists abbreviations for the various chemical elements and commonly used groupings that are found in minerals.

 

aluminum Al
antimony Sb
arsenic As
barium Ba
beryllium Be
bismuth Bi
boron B
bromine Br
cadmium Cd
calcium Ca
carbon C
cerium Ce
cesium Cs
chlorine Cl
chromium Cr
cobalt Co
copper Cu
dysprosium Dy
erbium Er
fluorine F
gadolinium Gd
gallium Ga
germanium Ge
gold Au
hafnium Hf
hydrogen H
indium In
iodine I
iridium Ir
iron Fe
lanthanum La
lead Pb
lithium Li
magnesium Mg
manganese Mn
mercury Hg
molybdenum Mo
neodymium Nd
nickel Ni
niobium Nb
nitrogen N
osmium Os
oxygen O
palladium Pd
phosphorus P
platinum Pt
potassium K
praseodymium Pr
rhenium Re
rhodium Rh
rubidium Rb
ruthenium Ru
samarium Sm
scandium Sc
selenium Se
silicon Si
silver Ag
sodium Na
strontium Sr
sulfur S
tantalum Ta
tellurium Te
thallium Tl
thorium Th
tin Sn
titanium Ti
tungsten W
uranium U
vanadium V
ytterbium Yb
yttrium Y
zinc Zn
zirconium Zr
 
ammonia, ammonium NH4, NH3
hydroxyl, hydronium, water OH, H3O, H2O
uranyl UO2
rare earth elements (includes Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er, and Yb) RE, REE