text: examples of transparent minerals?   calcite  aragonite fluorite selenite (variety of gypsum) corundum  quartz cerrusite (lead carbonate) barstowite cassiterite dawsonite dundasite epididymite hydrocerussite hydrotalcite ice kinoite lanthanite londaleite parisite uralborite vivianite zeunerite zharchikhite  there are hundreds more. keep in mind that any of these minerals may be found in other colors, depending on the slight amounts of impurities in the mineral.   to search minerals by property (such as transparent) go to: http://www.mindat.org/index.php