Abstract This issue of New Mineral Names provides a summary of the newly described minerals from 2025, selected information for recently published descriptions from October 2025 to February 2026, and some of the new minerals approved during the period October 2025 to January 2026. New mineral name trends and observations are presented with an objective examination of new species and their broader implications. All minerals presented have been approved by the International Mineralogical Association Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (IMA-CNMNC).
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