Name that Mineral!

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    I see some nice ones, love some of the jokes

    Ores
    1. White - Ketrius
    2. Black - Trostos
    3. Purple - Lazeno
    4. Blue - Philix
    5. Green - Velus
    6. Yellow - Estros
    7. Orange - Shintu
    8. Red - Margos
     
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    Tomino_sama said:
    White 1. Schemaxeon
    Black 2. Kuputanium
    Purple 3. Omniron
    Blue 4. Calbirium
    Green 5. Dukethium
    Yellow 6. Wedtmdenum
    Orange 7. pholopalusthium
    Red 8. Warsonganese

    more fun suggestions :D
    9. Furbolinium
    10. Spockohrium
    11. Resbayllium
    12. Firetonium-219
    13. Tadpolymium
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    lol~ I see what you did there~!
     
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    I have a few ideas, but I doubt any of these will be used.

    Ores (example: oranium: all ores end in -ium)
    -white: Yttranium (pronounced Why-train-ee-um)
    -black: Necronium
    -purple: Stuffatanium
    -blue: Isotanium
    -green: Purplexatanium
    -yellow: Margaranium (pronounced Mar-jer-ain-ee-um)
    -orange: Ferratritanium
    -red: Ferratanium
    Crystals could be whatever, but the general idea I had is that they'd all end in -ite.
     
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    Ores
    1. White - Illudium
    2. Black - Oxylium
    3. Purple - Ladarium
    4. Blue - Boronite
    5. Green - Galicite
    6. Yellow - Sillithium
    7. Orange - Pergium
    8. Red - Elisium
    Crystals
    1. White - Cortosis
    2. Black - Dolovite
    3. Purple - Dolamide
    4. Blue - Murinite
    5. Green - Qallicite
    6. Yellow - Acetin
    7. Orange - Garnesite
    8. Red - Kinemit
     
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    Ores
    1. White - Perrite
    2. Black - Nactium
    3. Purple - Voslite
    4. Blue - Aonium
    5. Green - Verdium
    6. Yellow - Abmerite
    7. Orange - Fluoruium
    8. Red - Sangrite
    Crystals
    1. White - Calsate
    2. Black - Opate
    3. Purple - Ladavate
    4. Blue - Azate
    5. Green - Folzitate
    6. Yellow - Solimate
    7. Orange - Cletamate
    8. Red - Acate
     
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    I've named the minerals for several of the great science fiction authors.

    Ores
    1. White - Huxlite - Adols Huxley, Brave New World
    2. Black - Wellsite - H. G. Wells, War of the Worlds, The Time Machine
    3. Purple - Heinlegen - Robert A Heinlein, Starship Troopers
    4. Blue - Vernium - Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    5. Green - Clarkenite - Arthur C. Clarke, 2001 a Space Odyssey , Rendezvous with Rama
    6. Yellow - Adamite - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
    7. Orange - Asimovium - Isaac Asimov , The Foundation Series
    8. Red - Bradbrium - Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
     
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    Oooo! Oooo! Do I count as part of the community? :D

    Ehh, I'll just toss some ideas out:

    Red: Aresate (A reference to the god Ares) or Marizem (Same thing for his Mars equivalent)
    Red Alt: Ferrone or Ferrite (A reference to iron, slightly reminiscent of fire as a bonus)

    Blue: Hylite or Hydine (A reference to hydration, second includes reference to undine)
    Blue alt: Aqaerite, Aqarane or Aurane (References to "aqua" and "rain")

    Black: Nihlrune or Nullune (References to "Nihil" and "Null" for nothing, "une/lune" for the moon)
    Black alt1: Voisolate or Vaerune (References to "Void", as well as "isolate" or "une" again for moon)
    Black alt2: Oblinis or Obal (References to "Oblivion", with sound inspiration from "opal")

    Figured it couldn't hurt to mention a few ideas. ;)
     
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    Tomino_sama said:
    White 1. Schemaxeon
    Black 2. Kuputanium
    Purple 3. Omniron
    Blue 4. Calbirium
    Green 5. Dukethium
    Yellow 6. Wedtmdenum
    Orange 7. pholopalusthium
    Red 8. Warsonganese

    more fun suggestions :D
    9. Furbolinium
    10. Spockohrium
    11. Resbayllium
    12. Firetonium-219
    13. Tadpolymium
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    I got one named after me! I feel special :D

    Here are some of my suggestions, all based on Latin words that I felt were somehow related to the colour:
    White - Lucemite ("light" = "lucem")
    Black - Obscuromite ("dark" = "obscuro")
    Purple - Arcanite (one of the possible translations of "mystery", being "arcanum")
    Blue - Caelirium ("sky" = "caelum")
    Green - Viridium ("green" = "viridis". I tried "nature", "grass" and "plant" but they were all too obviously translations)
    Yellow - Felicitium ("happiness" = "felicitas". Yellow has historical links with wealth, happiness and freedom)
    Orange - Delorite ("amusement" = "delectationis". Orange has historical links with amusement, the unconventional and activities/events)
    Red - Perinum (so tempted to just go with "ignite", but I resisted :P It's based on "danger" = "periculum")

    If there's anyone here that actually knows Latin, I sincerely apologise for any mis-translations. Blame Google Translate, I just know that the rights words from Latin can look really awesome, so I used Latin as a base for all my words :P
     
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    1st Idea:
    1. White - Whigen
    2. Black - Blagen
    3. Purple - Purgen
    4. Blue - Blugen
    5. Green - Gregen
    6. Yellow - Yelgen
    7. Orange - Oragen
    8. Red - Redgen
    Despite the last my browser-dictionary does not even throw alerts at me!
    It will also make them easily recognizable.

    1. White - Dilizium
    2. Black - Carbon
    3. Purple - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunium
    4. Blue - Deuterium/Tritium
    5. Green -
    6. Yellow - Aurum
    7. Orange - Naquada :)
    8. Red -
    Plutonium, ... for the missing colors?
     
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    Neon i like your first idea, nice and simple, most of the names here are just too complex. We dont really need hard to remember names so simple is better. I dont have any names to share but +1 for Neons.
     
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    Alright heres my idea for ore names enjoy :3

    Ores:
    White - Viradium (vr-aid-e-um)
    Black - Ferrum (fare-um)
    Purple - Sysarium (sys-ar-e-um)
    Blue - Cobalis (co-ball-us)
    Green - Jastalum (jas-tall-um)
    Yellow - Aurum (ar-um)
    Orange - Regarium (reg-ar-e-um)
    Red - Bloodarium (Blood-ar-e-um)
     
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    How about some realistic names, actual metals and crystals:

    Ores (Colour is for the metal oxides, which is usually what is mined anyway)
    1. White - Aluminium
    2. Black - Chromite
    3. Purple - Not a lot, maybe a different color is better?
    4. Blue - Copper Sulphate
    5. Green - Nickel
    6. Yellow - Uranium
    7. Orange - Lead
    8. Red - Iron
    Crystals
    1. White - Diamond
    2. Black - Onyx or Obsidian
    3. Purple - Amethyst
    4. Blue - Sapphire
    5. Green - Emerald
    6. Yellow - Sulphur
    7. Orange - Another odd one.
    8. Red - Ruby
     
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    Commodore said:
    How about some realistic names, actual metals and crystals:

    Ores (Colour is for the metal oxides, which is usually what is mined anyway)
    1. White - Aluminium
    2. Black - Chromite
    3. Purple - Not a lot, maybe a different color is better?
    4. Blue - Copper Sulphate
    5. Green - Nickel
    6. Yellow - Uranium
    7. Orange - Lead
    8. Red - Iron
    Crystals
    1. White - Diamond
    2. Black - Onyx or Obsidian
    3. Purple - Amethyst
    4. Blue - Sapphire
    5. Green - Emerald
    6. Yellow - Sulphur
    7. Orange - Another odd one.
    8. Red - Ruby
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    I like the second.

    Why should Iron be red and Aluminium be white rather than silver? That makes no sense.
    Also I think it would be weird if we make a Hardened Black Hull out of a Cubatom which is made of Aluminium for example.
    Blugen, Yelgen, Redgen may sound childish, but are not only easy to remember, but also not create weird things.

    BTW: Copper is brown/Orange. Dunno about copper-sulphate.
     
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    NeonSturm said:
    I like the second.

    Why should Iron be red and Aluminium be white rather than silver? That makes no sense.
    Also I think it would be weird if we make a Hardened Black Hull out of a Cubatom which is made of Aluminium for example.
    Blugen, Yelgen, Redgen may sound childish, but are not only easy to remember, but also not create weird things.

    BTW: Copper is brown/Orange. Dunno about copper-sulphate.
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    Iron is often found naturally as iron oxide, which is red. Copper, burning green, is often found in malachite, which is green.
    Commodore said:
    How about some realistic names, actual metals and crystals:

    Ores (Colour is for the metal oxides, which is usually what is mined anyway)
    1. White - Aluminium
    2. Black - Chromite
    3. Purple - Not a lot, maybe a different color is better?
    4. Blue - Copper Sulphate
    5. Green - Nickel
    6. Yellow - Uranium
    7. Orange - Lead
    8. Red - Iron
    Crystals
    1. White - Diamond
    2. Black - Onyx or Obsidian
    3. Purple - Amethyst
    4. Blue - Sapphire
    5. Green - Emerald
    6. Yellow - Sulphur
    7. Orange - Another odd one.
    8. Red - Ruby
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    Now putting copper sulphate as an ore.... I'd put it as crystal. Let's be honest, it is a crystal.

    I do like the idea of having some actual known minerals (if you see my post you'll know), but I would rather have a combination. Sure, we can be ultra-realistic, but where is the fun in that?
    Personally, I'd rather go out collecting infinium than boring lead.
     
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    1. White - Coreollix -Ore/Crystal
    2. Black - Carbocide -Ore
    3. Purple - Voopanium -Ore
    4. Blue - Ignis (Means lightning in Latin) -Ore
    5. Green - Goromophus -Ore
    6. Yellow - Sulfetrumm -Ore
    7. Orange - Comburite -Ore
    8. Red - Tahunium -Ore/Crystal
     
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    Ores:
    1. White - Wontite
    2. Black - Berium
    3. Purple - Parenium
    4. Blue - Birnium
    5. Green - Gitedite
    6. Yellow - Yunorite
    7. Orange - Odminium
    8. Red - Ranier
    Crystals:
    1. White - Werond
    2. Black - Blynon
    3. Purple - Pineti
    4. Blue - Bonith
    5. Green - Garenyst
    6. Yellow - Yiren
    7. Orange - Oryxyne
    8. Red - Renuty

    All ores and crystals have the first letter in their be the same as the first letter in the name of its color, in case you didn't notice.
     
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