| Cacoxenite | Kakoxen | (Fe+++,Al)25(PO4)17O6(OH)12·75(H2O) |
| Cahnite | Ca2B(AsO4)(OH)4 | |
| Calaverite | AuTe2 | |
| Calcioandyrobertsite | IMA1997-022 | KCaCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]-2(H2O) |
| Calcite | Travertine Manganocalcite - variety Glendonite - pseudomorph Nicols | CaCO3 |
| Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(CO3)(SO4)3(OH)6 | |
| Cancrinite | Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(CO3)2 | |
| Carbonate-fluorapatite | Collophane Dehrnite Francolite Lewistonite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3F |
| Carletonite | KNa4Ca4Si8O18(CO3)4(OH,F)·(H2O) | |
| Carminite | PbFe+++2(AsO4)2(OH)2 | |
| Carnallite | KMgCl3·6(H2O) | |
| Carnotite | K2(UO2)2V2O8·3(H2O) | |
| Carrollite | Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 | |
| Caryopilite | (Mn++,Mg,Zn,Fe++)3(Si,As)2O510(OH,Cl)4 | |
| Cassiterite | Staringite-mixture with ferrotapiolite Tin Ore Wood Tin | SnO2 |
| Catapleiite | (Na,Ca,[ ])2ZrSi3O9·2(H2O) | |
| Cavansite | Ca(VO)Si4O10·4(H2O) | |
| Celestine | Celestite | SrSO4 |
| Ceruleite | Cu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13·12(H2O) | |
| Cerussite | White Lead Ore | PbCO3 |
| Chabazite | Adipite Acadialite | CaAl2Si4O12·6(H2O) |
| Chalcanthite | Blue Vitrol Copper Vitrol | CuSO4·5(H2O) |
| Chalcoalumite | CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3(H2O) | |
| Chalcocite | Cocinerite-mixture with silver | Cu2S |
| Chalcomenite | CuSeO3·2(H2O) | |
| Chalcophyllite | Cu++18Al2(AsO4)3(SO4)3(OH)27·33(H2O) | |
| Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | |
| Chalcosiderite | Andrewsite | CuFe+++6(PO4)4(OH)8·4(H2O) |
| Chalcostibite | Wolfsbergite | CuSbS2 |
| Chambersite | Mn3B7O13Cl | |
| Charlesite | Ca6(Al,Si)2(SO4)2B(OH)4(OH,O)12·26(H2O) | |
| Chenevixite | Cu2Fe+++2(AsO4)2(OH)4·(H2O) | |
| Chervetite | Pb2V2O7 | |
| Childrenite | Fe++Al(PO4)(OH)2·(H2O) | |
| Chkalovite | Na2BeSi2O6 | |
| Chlorargyrite | Horn Silver Embolite-Br Cerargyrite | AgCl |
| Chlorophoenicite | (Mn,Mg)3Zn2(AsO4)(OH,O)6 | |
| Chromite | Chromic iron Chrome iron ore | Fe++Cr2O4 |
| Chrysoberyl | Alexandrite - green | BeAl2O4 |
| Chrysocolla | Bisbeeite | (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O) |
| Chrysotile | Asbestos | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Churchite-(Y) | Weinschenkite | YPO4·2(H2O) |
| Cinnabar | Cinabre Zinnober | HgS |
| Clausthalite | Lerbachite Tilkerodite Zorgite | PbSe |
| Clinobisvanite | BiVO4 | |
| Clinochlore (var Kammererite) | Kammererite - Red Clinochlore (var Kammererite Sheridanite Ripidolite Prochlorite Pennine Colerainite Penninite | (Mg,Fe++)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8 |
| Clinoclase | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 | |
| Clinohedrite | CaZnSiO4·(H2O) | |
| Clinohumite | Titanclinohumite | (Mg,Fe++)9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2 |
| Clinoptilotite | (Na,K,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12(H2O) | |
| Clinotyrolite | Ca2Cu9[(As,S)O4]4(OH)10·10(H2O) | |
| Clinozoisite | Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) = Ca2AlAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) | |
| Cobaltite | CoAsS | |
| Cobaltomenite | CoSeO3·2(H2O) | |
| Colemanite | Neocolmanite | Ca2B6O11·5(H2O) |
| Collinsite | Ca2(Mg,Fe++)(PO4)2·2(H2O) | |
| Conichalcite | Higginsite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Connellite | Ceruleofibrite Footeite | Cu19Cl4(SO4)(OH)32·3(H2O) |
| Copiapite | Janosite Misy | Fe++Fe+++4(SO4)6(OH)2·20(H2O) |
| Copper | Cuivre Kupfer | Cu |
| Coquimbite | Fe+++2(SO4)3·9(H2O) | |
| Cordierite | Dichroite Iolite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Cordierite (Iolite) | Dichroite Iolite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Cornetite | Cu3(PO4)(OH)3 | |
| Cornwallite | Erinite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| Corundum | Ruby - red Sapphire - blue Leucosapphire - colorless | Al2O3 |
| Covellite | Covelline | CuS |
| Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(F,OH)10·2(H2O) | |
| Cristobalite | SiO2 | |
| Crocoite | Red Lead Ore | PbCrO4 |
| Cronstedtite | Fe++2Fe+++(SiFe+++)O5(OH)4 | |
| Cryptomelane | Psilomelane | K(Mn++++,Mn++)8O16 |
| Cubanite | Chalmersite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cumengite | Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 |
| Cuprite | Red oxide of copper Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
| Cuprosklodowskite | Jachimovite Jachymovite | Cu[(UO2)(SiO2OH)]2·6(H2O) |
| Cuprostibite | Cu2(Sb,Tl) | |
| Curienite | Pb(UO2)2V2O8·5(H2O) | |
| Curite | Pb3+x(H2O)2[(UO2)4+x(OH)3-x]2, x~0.5 | |
| Cyanotrichite | Lettsomite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12·2(H2O) |