How many minerals start with S?

18 of the 153 minerals in Icillion start with S, for example Silver, Sulfur and Sapphire.

What is the longest name among minerals that start with S?

The longest is “Smoky quartz” and the shortest is “Silver”.

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18 minerals start with S, from “Sapphire” to “Sylvite”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.

S is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 18 of the 153 minerals (12%).
Shortest: “Silver”. Longest: “Smoky quartz”.
1 name has more than one word.
1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many minerals start with S?: 18 of the 153 minerals in Icillion start with S, for example Silver, Sulfur and Sapphire.
What is the longest name among minerals that start with S?: The longest is “Smoky quartz” and the shortest is “Silver”.

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