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Systematic
Mineral Classification
Systematic mineralogy divides minerals into different
classifications by their chemical formulas. Many mineral
collectors collect or categorize their collections by
mineral class; similar to the Dewey Decimal system for
cataloging books in libraries.
The Old Dana Classification System:
This system uses a structure of nine classes that were subdivided into families based on chemical
type. A family could be divided into groups based on
structural similarity. A group could then be made up of
mineral species and several minerals may form a series and a
mineral may have several varieties.
| CLASS |
DESCRIPTION |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED |
NEW DANA |
| Element |
Includes native metals, inter-metallic elements,
semi-metals, non-metals, and natural alloys. |
antimony, bismuth, copper, diamond,
carbides,
electrum, gold, graphite, nitrides , phosphides,
silicides, silver, sulfur |
1 |
| Sulfide |
These are minerals that have Sulfur (S) in their
composition in the form of S2-as the
major anion. Includes Sulfosalts. |
arsenides, antimonides,
bismuthinides, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite,
cinnabar, covellite, galena, molybdenite, oOrpiment,
pentlandite, pyrite, realgar, selendides, sulfosalts,
tellurides |
2 and 3 |
| Oxide |
These are minerals that have oxygen in their
composition that is not part of water. It also
includes the hydroxide (OH) minerals |
bauxite, chromite, corrundum,
hematite, Iice, ilmentite, magnetite, spinel, rutile,
uranite, |
4 through 8 |
| Halide |
Those Minerals that have Cl (chlorine), Br
(bromine), F (fluorine), or I (iodine) at the end of
their formula. |
halite, fluorite, sal amoniac, sylvite
alum) |
9 through 12 |
| Carbonate |
Those minerals minerals containing the anion (CO3)2−.
Also includes nitrate (NO3) and borate
(BO3) containing minerals. |
aragonite, azurite, borax, calcite,
dolomite, nalachite, niter, rhodochrosite, smithsonite,
ulexite |
13 through 27 |
| Sulfate |
Those minerals minerals containing the anion (SO4)2−
|
anglesite, anhydrite, barite, celestine,
crocoite, chromate, gypsum, molybdate, xelenate,
xulfite, tellurate, tungstate |
28 through 36 |
| Phosphate |
Includes any mineral with a tetrahedral unit (AO4
3-) where A can be Phosphorus (P),
Antimony (Sb), Arsenic (As) or Vanadium (V). |
apatite, autunite, turquoise,
nanadinite, nariscite, wavellite |
37 through 49 |
| Organic |
Minerals in which biogenicl processes have been
a part of their genesis or origin. |
abelsonite, amber, carpathite,
evenkite, fichtelite,mellite, moolooite, pearl,
whewellite |
50 |
| Silicate |
Includes minerals composed largely of silicon
and oxygen, having the (SiO2) , with the
addition of ions such as aluminum, magnesium, iron,
and calcium. |
amphiboles, aquamarine, berlys, emerald,
feldspars, garnets, goshenite, jade, kunzite, kyanite,
micas, olivines, pyroxenes, quartz, sodalite, talc,
topaz, tourmalines, staurolite,
zeolites |
51through 58 |
The New Dana System:
Based on Dana's New Mineralogy1, ituses classes based on
composition that are further broken down into types, groups,
and finally the mineral. A new Dana classification number
would look like 02.08.01.01,
the classification for Galena where:
- 02 Is the number
representing the Sulfide Class
- 08 Are those
types of sulfides that include Selenides and Tellurides
where AmBnXp, with
(m+n):p=1:1
- 01 Represents
the Galena Group
- 01 Is the number
for the mineral Galena.
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CLASS 01:
NATIVE ELEMENTS - minerals made of only one element
and includes metals, non-metals and semi-metals. |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME MINERALS INCLUDED:
(see all
here) |
|
Anyuiite and related alloys, Arsenic Group, Auricupride
Group, Barringerite Group Phosphides, Carbon Polymorph
Group, Copper Amalgam Alloys, CsCl Structure, Gold
Group, Iron-Nickel Group, Isoferroplatinum Group, Lead
Amalgam Alloys , Osbornite Group Carbides and Nitrides,
Osmium Group, Platinum Group, Silver Amalgam Alloys,
Suessite Group Silicides, Sulfur Polymorph Group,
Tetraferroplatinum Group |
aluminum, antimony, arsenic, barringerite,
bismuth, brass, detineite, dhaoite, dhromium, dohenite,
dupalite,
diamond, erdite, eugenite, gold, graphite, indium,
iridium, iron, lead, mercury, moissanite, nickel, osmium,
paladium, platinum, rhodium, selenium, silicon, silver,
stilbarsen, sulfur, tellurium, tin, titanium, zinc, zvyagintsevite |
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CLASS 02: SULFIDES - compounds of one or more
metallic elements combined with the non-metallic element
sulfur. They have the general formula AmBnXp. Class contains Simple Sulfides (combined with
sulfur), Arsenides (combined with Arsenic), Antimonides
(combined with Antimony), Tellurides (combined
tellurium), Selenides (combined with Selenium). |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME MINERALS INCLUDED:
(see all
here) |
| Acanthite Group, Aikinite Group,
Argyrodite Group, Arsenopyrite Group, Bartonite Group,
Cosalite Group, Caswellsilverite Group, Chalcocite
Group, Chalcopyrite Group, Chrisstanleyite Group,
Cobaltite Group, Colusite Group, Cooperite Group,
Costibite Group, Covellite Group, Cubanite Group,
Cylindrite Group, Djerfisherite Group, Domeykite Group,
Dyscrasite Group, Fuloppite Group, Galena Group,
Galenobismutite Group, Genkinite Group, Germanite Group,
Hauchecornite Group, Joseite Group, Krennerite Group,
Kochkarite Group, Lapieite Group, Lillianite Group,
Linnaeite Group, Luzonite Group, Matildite Group,
Marcasite Group, Mawsonite Group, Melonite Group,
Molybdenite Group, Nickeline Group, Orpiment Group,
Palladseite Group, Pavonite Group, Pearceite Group,
Polybasite Group, Proustite Group, Pyrite Group, Realgar
Series, Sartorite Group, Seligmannite Group, Shandite
Group, Simonite Group, Skutterudite Series, Sphalerite
Group, Stannite Group, Stephanite Series, Stibnite
Group, Stromeyerite Group, Pentalndite Group, Talnakhite
Group, Tetradymite Group, Tetrahedrite Group, Thalcusite
Group, Tsumoite Group, Wilkmanite Group, Wurtzite Group,
Xanthoconite Group, Zinkenite Group |
acanthite, atheneite, argentite, argyrodite,
algodonite, balkanite, bartonite, bogdanovite, bornite,
borovskite, bravoite, caswellsilverite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite,
cinnabar, cooperite,
covellite, cubanite, dimorphite, domeykite, duranusite,
dyscrasite,
erdite, fersilicite,
galena, germanite, genkinite,
idaite, imgreite, joseite, keithconnite, kermesite, kochkarite,
koutekite, mackinawite, mawsonite,
nickeline, orcelite, orickite, parkerite, pentlandite, pyrrhotite,
realgar,
samaniite, sarabauite, shandite, sphalerite, stannite, stibioenargite,
stibiopalladinite, stillwaterite, stromeyerite,talnakhite,
telargpalite, thalcusite,
tsumoite, umangite, uytenbogaardtite, nalleriite, nasilite,
nincentite, nozhminite, wurtzite, yarrowite, yushkinite |
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CLASS 03: SULFOSALTS - are minerals that have oxygen
in their composition that is not part of water. They
contain one or more true metals (A), a semi-metal (B),
and a non-metal (C) and have a formula of (A+)i (A++)j [By
Cz] . They are generally soft, have a
metallic luster, are heavy, and uncommon. |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Aikinite Group, Colusite Group, Cosalite Group, Cuprobismutite Series,
Cylindrite Group, Fuloppite Group,
Galenobismutite Group, Hauchecornite Group, Lapieite Group,
Lillianite Group, Luzonite Group,
Matildite Group,
Pavonite Group, Pearceite Group, Polybasite Group, Proustite Group, Sartorite Group, Seligmannite Group,
Simonite GroupStephanite Series, Tetrahedrite Group, Xanthoconite Group,
Zinkenite Group |
berryite, driddleite, duboargyrite,
diaphorite, eskimoite, gratonite, jordanite, neyite, proudite,
sinnerite,
tetrahedrite, vikingite, wittite |
|
CLASS 04: SIMPLE OXIDES - are compounds of metallic
elements combined with oxygen. |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Claudetite Group,
Corundum-Hematite Group, Gas Hydrate Group, Ilmenite
Group, Periclase Group, Perovskite Group, Rutile Group |
arsenolite, bismite,
claudetite, corundum, cuprite, hematite, ice, imenite,
lime, methane hydrate, molybdite, periclase, perovskite,
rutile, sidwillite, sillenite, tausonite, tellurite,
tungstite, wustite |
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CLASS 05: OXIDES CONTAINING URANIUM AND THORIUM |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Becquerelite Group,
Schoepite Group, Studtite Group, Uranoite Series |
becquerelite, clarkeite,
curite, ianthinite, rameauite, studtite, eraninite,
vandendriesscheite |
|
CLASS 06: HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL
- are metallic elements combined with water (H2O)
or hydroxyl (OH). |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Boehmite Group, Brucite
Group, Diaspore Group, Dzhalindite Group, Heterogenite
Group, Wickmanite Group |
boehmite, brucite,
calumetite, diaspore, dzhalindite, gibbsite, goethite, grimaldiite,
hydrocalumite, lepidocrocite, lithiophorite,
schwertmannite, wickmanite |
|
CLASS 07: MULTIPLE OXIDES - are compounds of two
different metallic elements combined with oxygen. |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Aluminum Subgroup,
Chalcophanite Group, Chromium Subgroup, Cryptomelane
Group, Containing Mn, Hogbomite Group, Humite Group,
Iron Subgroup, Nigerite Group, Strongly Magnetic,
Taaffeite Group, Titanium Subgroup, Vanadium Subgroup |
dhalcophanite, dhiluite,
dhromite, dhrysoberyl, doulsonite, grossite, hibonite,
hollandite, jacobsite, kusachiite, magnetite, magnetoplumbite,
qandilite, rancieite, spinel |
|
CLASS 08: MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING Nb (Niobium),
Ta (Tantalum), and Ti (Titanium) |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Aeschynite Group,
Belyankinite Group, Betafite Subgroup, Calciotantite
Group, Cesstibtantite Subgroup, Crichtonite Group,
Fergusonite Group, Fergusonite-beta Group, Franconite
Group, Polycrase Group, Pyrochlore Group, Pyrochlore
Subgroup, Microlite Subgroup, Samarskite Group,
Schreyerite Group, Stibiocolumbite Group, Tapiolite
Series, Tantalite - Columbite Series, Wodginite Group,
Yttroantalalite-Yttrocolumbite Series, Zirconolite Group |
aeschynite-(Ce), betafite,
fergusonite-beta-(Y), formanite-(Y), gerasimovskite,
ishikawaite, ixiolite, landauite, microlite, pyrochlore,
rynersonite, samarskite-(Y), simpsonite, stibiocolumbite,
tapiolite, tantalite-(Fe), wodginite, yttrotantalite-(Y),
zirconolite |
|
CLASS 09: ANHYDROUS AND HYDRATED HALIDES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Bischofite Group, Calomel
Group, Cotunnite Group, Demicheleite Group, Fluocerite
Group, Fluorite Group, Halite Group, Matlockite Group,
Nantokite Series, |
bischofite, calomel,
cotunnite, fluorite, halite, matlockite, molysite,
natokite, sylvite, salammonica, |
|
CLASS 10: OXYHALIDES AND HYDROXYHALIDES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Atacamite Group, Bismoclite
Group, Paratacamite Group, Perite Series, Terlinguaite
Group |
atacamite, bismoclite,
cadwaladerite, corderoite, kleinitem, paratacamite,
onoratoitem, perite, yedlinite, zirklerite |
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CLASS 11: HALIDE COMPLEXES; ALUMINO-FLUORIDES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Challacolloite Group,
Cryolite Group, Jarlite Group, Malladrite Group |
chlorocalcite, cryolite,
ferruccite, hieratite, jarlite, tachyhydrite, usovite
weberite |
|
CLASS 12: COMPOUND HALIDES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Chukhrovite Group, |
barstowite, chukhrovite,
creedite, stenonite, |
|
CLASS 13: ACID CARBONATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| no groups |
barensite, kalicinite, nahcolite,
wegscheiderite |
|
CLASS 14: ANHYDROUS
CARBONATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Aragonite Group, Burbankite
Group - Hexagonal, Burbankite Group - Monoclinic,
Calcite Group, Dolomite Group, Fairchildite Series,
Natrite Group, Norsethite Group, Vaterite Group, |
ankerite, aragonite,
benstonite, burbankite, calcite, dolomite, huntite
magnesite, natrite, norsethite, remondite-(Ce),
rhodocrosite, siderite, valerite, witherite, zemkorite |
|
CLASS 15: HYDRATED CARBONATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Joliotite Group, Lanthanite
Series, Mckelveyite Group |
chalconatronite, donnayite-(Y),
joliotite, Iakite, natron, tuliokite, voglite, zellerite |
|
CLASS 16a: CARBONATES
HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Bastnasite Subgroup,
Bastnasite Subgroup - Hydroxylbastnasite Series,
Malachite Group, Parisite Subgroup, Rosasite Group,
Synchysite Subgroup |
azurite, bastnasite-(La),
cebaite-(Ce), dawsonite, hydrozincite, malachite,
parisite-(Ce), phosgenite, plumbonacrite, rosasite, |
|
CLASS 16b: CARBONATES
HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Ancylite Group, Dundasite
Group, Sjorgrenite-Hydrotalcite Group, Subgroups:
(Sojogrenite Subgroup:Hexagonal),
Sjorgrenite-Hydrotalcite Group (Hydrotalcite
Subgroup:Rhombohedral), Sjorgrenite-Hydrotalcite Group (Hydrotalcite
Subgroup:Rhombohedral), Quintinite - Charmarite Group |
ancylite-(Ce), artinite,
caresite, coalingite, dundasite, hydromagnesite,
hydrotalcite, indigirite, manasseite, rabbittite,
szymanskiite , takovite, urancalcarite, zaratite |
|
CLASS 17: COMPOUND CARBONATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Tundrite Group, Tychite
Group |
canavesite, qilianshanite,
susannite, tundrite-(Ce), tychite |
|
CLASS 18: SIMPLE NITRATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Niter Series |
gwihabaite, niter,
nitratine, nitrobarite, nitrocalcite, nitromagnesite |
|
CLASS 19: NITRATES - HYDROXYL
OR HALOGEN |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Mbobomkulite Group |
buttgenbachite, gerhardtite,
hydrombobomkulite, likasite, mbobomkulite, rouaite,
sveite |
|
CLASS 20: COMPOUND NITRATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| |
darapskite |
|
CLASS 21: IODATES - ANHYDROUS
AND HYDRATED |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| |
bellingerite, bruggenite,
lautarite |
|
CLASS 22: IODATES - HYDROXYL OR
HALOGEN |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| |
salesite, schwartzembergite,
seeligerite, |
|
CLASS 23: COMPOUND IODATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Fuenzalidaite Group |
carlosruizite, dietzeite,
fuenzalidaite, george-ericksenite |
|
CLASS 24: BORATES - ANHYDROUS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| |
calciborite, kotoite,
ludwigite, sinhalite, suanite, warwickite |
|
CLASS 25: ANHYDROUS BORATES
CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Boracite Group
(Orthorhombic: Rca21), Boracite Group (Trigonal: R3c) |
boracit, congolite,
hambergite, rhodizite, roweite, sibirskite, uralborite,
vimsite |
|
CLASS 26: HYDRATED BORATES
CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Hilgardite Group, Inyoite
Group, Pringleite Group |
admontite, berborite,
borax, gowerite, henmilite, hilgardite, inyoite, kernite,
pringleite, santite, tunellite, wardsmithite |
|
CLASS 27: COMPOUMD BORATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| |
carboborite, gaudefroyite,
sakhaite, teruggite, wiserite |
|
CLASS 28: ANHYDROUS ACID
SULFATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Barite Group, Klyuchevskite
Group , Langbeinite Series, Molybdate Group, Basic
Hydrated, |
anhydrite, barite,
celestine , gianellaite, glauberite , klyuchevskite,
langbeinite, misenite |
|
CLASS 29: HYDRATED ACID
SULFATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Alum Group, Blodite Group,
Chalchanthite Group (Triclinic: P-1), Epsomite Group,
Halotrichite Group (Monoclinic with 22 H2O), Hexahydrite
Group (Space Group: C2/c, Kieserite Group
(Mono-hydrates), Melanterite Group (Heptahydrates,
Monoclinic: P21/c), Minasragrite Group (Monclinic and
Triclinic; Orthorhombic), Rozenite Group (Monoclinic),
Voltaite Group |
alum-(K) and -(Na),
bassanite, blodite, chalcanthite, epsomite, gypsum,
kalinite , lecontite , leonite , loweite , melanterite,
minasragrite, mosesite, pickeringite , picromerite,
quenstedtite , rhomboclase, rozenite, voltaite |
|
CLASS 30: ANHYDROUS SULFATES
CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Alunite Group (Alunite
Subgroup; Jarosite Subgroup) |
alunite, caracolite,
dansite, elyite, itoite , jarosite, linarite, mammothite,
nabokoite, walthierite |
|
CLASS 31: HYDRATED SULFATES
CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Aubertite Group, Botryogen
Group, Copiapite Group, Despujolsite Group,
Schulenbergite Group, Woodwardite Group, Zippeite Group |
aubertite , botryogen,
chalcoalumite, connellite, copiapite , despujolsite,
honessite, johannite , kainite, langite, peretaite ,
schulenbergite, woodwardite, zincaluminite, zippeite |
|
CLASS 32: COMPOUND SULFATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Charlesite Group |
burkeite, caledonite,
charlesite, hanksite, humberstonite , nakauriite,
tatarskite, wherryite |
|
CLASS 33: SELENATES AND
TELLURATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Schmiederite Series, Pb, Zn
Tellurates |
cheremnykhite, cuzticite,
jensenite , kuksite , schmiederite, tlalocite |
|
CLASS 34: SELENITES -
TELLURITES - SULFITES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Chalcomenite Groups
(Orthorhombic, Monoclinic), Chloromenite Group ,
Spiroffite Series , Zemannite Group |
chalcomenite, chloromenite,
clinochalcomenite, denningite, mackayite, molybdomenite,
poughite, smirnite, sonoraite, spiroffite , zemannite |
|
CLASS 35: ANHYDROUS CHROMATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| |
crocoite, lopezite,
santanaite, tarapacaite |
|
CLASS 36: COMPOUND CHROMATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| |
dukeite, hemihedrite,
iranite, macquartite |
|
CLASS 37: ANHYDROUS ACID
PHOSPHATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Apatite Group,
Lotharmeyerite Series, Thermocaca Series |
lotharmeyerite,
krasnoselskite, monetite, parwanite |
|
CLASS 38: ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Alluaudite-Wyllieite Group
(Alluaudite and Wyllieite Subgroups), Berlinite Group,
Berzeliite Group, Fillowite Group, Lithiophosphate
Group, Monazite Group, Sarcopside Group, Triphylite
Group, Whitlockite Group, Zenotime Group |
alluaudite, berlinite,
beryllonite, berzeliite, caryinite, chursinite,
fillowite, heterosite, keyite, lithiophosphate, maricite,
monazite-(Ce), namibite, sarcopside, triphylite,
whitlockite, wyllieite, xenotime-(Y) |
|
CLASS 39: HYDRATED ACID
PHOSPHATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Hureaulite Group,
Lindackerite Group |
brassite, ferrarisite,
hureaulite, lindackerite, pharmacolite, schertelite |
|
CLASS 40: HYDRATED PHOSPHATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Autunite Group,
Brackebushite Group, Fairfieldite Subgroup, Gainesite
Group, Helmutwinklerite Subgroup, Hopeite Group,
Ludlamite Group, Metavariscite Group, Ningyoite Group,
Phosphate analog of Kieserite (SO4) group (C2/c),
Phosphoferrite Group, Rhabdophane Group, Roselite
Subgroup, Smolianinovite Group, Struvite Group,
Variscite Group, Vivianite Group, Walpurgite Group |
autunite, bassetite,
curienite, fahleite, fairfieldite, gainesite,
heinrichite, hopeite, kolovratite, ludlamite,
metavariscite, ningyoite, parsonsite, phosphoferrite,
pottsite, rhabdophane-(Ce), roselite, saleeite, struvite,
tsumcorite, uranospathite, variscite, vivianite,
walpurgite |
|
CLASS 41: ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES
CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Adelite Group, Allactite
Group, Amblygonite Group, Arrojadite Group (Arrojadite,
Dickinsonite, Ferri-arrojadite Subgroup, and
Fluorarrojadite Subgroups), Apatite Group,
Arsenoflorencite Group, Carminite Group, Clinoclase
Group, Clinomimetite Group , Descloizite Group,
Dussertite Group, Goedkenite Group, Herderite Group,
Kulanite Group, Lacroixite Group, Lazulite Group,
Lipscombite Group, Medenbachite Group, Morelandite
Group, Mounanaite Group, Olivenite Group, Palermoite
Group, Phoenicite Group, Preisingerite Group,
Pyromorphite Group, Retzian Series, Rockbridgeite Group,
Satterlyite Group, Smrkovecite Group, Svabite Group,
Tarbuttite Group, Tilasite Group, Wagnerite Group,
Waylandite Group, Wolfeite Group, Zwieselite Group |
adelite, allactite,
apatite, arsenoflorencite-(Ce), carminite, clinoclase,
clinomimetite, durangite, dussertite, fermorite,
fluorarrojadite-(KNa), gamagarite, herderite, isokite,
jarosewichite, kulanite, lazulite, lipscombite,
medenbachite, morelandite, mounanaite, nacaphite.
nefedovite, olivenite, palermoite, paradamite,
pyrobelonite, retzian-(Ce, rockbridgeite, tavorite,
satterlyite, schumacherite, tangeite, trolleite,
turanite, vanadinite, wagnerite, wolfeite, zairite,
zwieselite |
|
CLASS 42: HYDROUS PHOSPHATES
CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Akrochordite Group,
Alvanite Group, Arsenocrandallite Group, Arsenuranylite
Group, Asselbornite Group, Bermanite Group, Burangaite
Group, Chenevixite Group, Childrenite Group, Crandallite
Group, Cyrilovite Group, Dumontite Group, Foggite Group,
Francoisite Group, Ferrisymplesite Group, Gatumbaite
Group, Jahnsite Group, Kipushite Group, Kolfanite Group,
Laueite Group, Leucophosphite Group, Meurigite Group,
Mixite Group (Arsenate and Phosphate Series),
Mitridatite Group, Montgomeryite Group, Moraesite Group,
Morinite Group, Nevadaite Group, Olmsteadite Group,
Overite Group, Paulkerrite Group, Pharmacosiderite
Group, Phuralumite Group, Richelsdorfite Group,
Roscherite Group, Senegalite Group, Sincosite Group,
Souzalite Group, Strashimirite Group, Strunzite Group,
Tinticite Group, Turquoise Group, Uralolite Group,
Vanmeersscheite Group, Vanuralite Group, Vauxite Group,
Wallkilldellite Group, Wavellite Group, Whiteite Group |
akrochordite, alvanite,
asselbornite, bariopharmacosiderite, bearsite, camgasite,
dumontite, earlshannonite, ernstite, evansite,
francoisite-(Nd), ferrisymplesite, gatumbaite, gormanite,
jahnsite-(CaMnFe), johnwalkite, kingsmountite, kipushite,
liroconite, metavanuralite, millisite, mixite, morinite,
natrodufrenite, natrophosphate, overite, pararobertsite,
paulkerrite, phuralumite, renardite, richellite,
robertsite, roscherite, rusakovite, sincosite,
strashimirite, strunzite, tinsleyite, tinticite,
tiptopite, turquoise, uralolite, ushkovite ,
vanmeersscheite, wallkilldellite, wavellite, whiteite-(CaMnMg),
xanthoxenite, yukonite, zapatalite, zdenekite |
|
CLASS 43: COMPOUND PHOSPHATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Beudantite Group,
Bradleyite Group, Embreyite Group, Gartrellite Group,
Kraisslite Group, Mcgovernite Group, Pitticite Group,
Sarmientite Group, Synadelphite Group, Tsumebite Group,
Vauquelinite Group |
bradleyite, coconinoite,
gartrellite, kraisslite, mcgovernite, orpheite,
quadruphite-VII, sarmientite, schoderite, tsumebite,
vauquelinite, zykaite |
|
CLASS 44: ANTIMONATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Bystromite Group,
Cualstibite Group, Stibiconite Group |
bystromite, cualstibite,
langbanite, monimolite |
|
CLASS 45: ACID AND NORMAL
ANTIMONITES, ARSENITES, AND PHOSPHITES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Trigonite Group |
apuanite, fetiasite,
trigonite |
|
CLASS 46: BASIC OR HALOGEN
CONTAINING ANTIMONITES, ARSENTITES, AND PHOSPHITES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Derbylite Group, Dixenite
Group |
derbylite, dixenite,
finnemanite, gebhardite, seelite-2 |
|
CLASS 47: VANADIUM OXYSALTS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Delrioite Group, Hewettite
Group, Munirite Group, Pascoite Group, Rossite Group,
Straczekite Group |
barnesite, delrioite,
fervanite, hewettite, munirite, pascoite, rossite,
sherwoodite, straczekite, uvanite, vanalite |
|
CLASS 48: ANHYDROUS MOLYBDATES
AND TUNGSTATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Scheelite Series,
Wolframite Series, Wulfenite Series |
anthoinite, jixianite ,
scheelite, stolzite, tungstibite, wolfranmite, wulfanite |
|
CLASS 49: BASIC AND HYDRATED
MOLYBDATES AND TUNGSTATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Calcurmolite Group,
Yttrotungstite Group |
calcurmolite, iriginite,
moluranite, rankachite , yttrotungstite-(Y) |
|
CLASS 50: SALTS OF ORGANIC
ACIDS AND HYDROCARBONS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Formicaite Series, Hoganite
Group, Humboldtine Group, Ravatite Group, Stepanovite
Group, Weddellite Group, Zugshunstite Group |
amber, calclacite,
formicaite, guanine, hoganite, humboldtine, karpatite,
moolooite, natroxalate, stepanovite, urea, weddellite |
|
CLASS 51: NEOSILICATE INSULAR
SiO4 GROUPS ONLY |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Garnet Groups: Pyralspite
Series, Ugrandite Series, Schorlomite - Kimzeyite
Series, Hydrogarnet, Tetragonal Hydrogarnet ), Huttonite
Group, Monticellite - Kirschsteinite Series , Olivine
Group, Phenakite Group, Trimerite Group, Zircon Group |
almandine, calderite,
forsterite, grossular, hibschite, huttonite,
monticellite, morimotoite, olivine, phenakite, pyrope,
spessartine, thorite, trimerite, uvarovite, wadalite,
willemite, zircon |
|
CLASS 52: NEOSILICATE INSULAR
SiO4 GROUPS AND O, OH, F, AND H2O |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Al2SiO5: Andalusite,
Kyanite, and Sillimanite Subgroups; Afwillite and
Related Series, Cerite Group, Chloritoid Group, Euclase
Group, Humite Groups including Chondrite, Clinohumite,
and Humite Series; Silicate Apatites, Titanite Group,
Topaz Group, Tornebohmite Group, Vuagnatite Group,
Welinite Group, Yftisite Group |
andalusite, beryllite,
cerite-(Ce), chondrodite, clinohumite, euclase,
hatrurite, humite, kyanite, mozartite, natisite,
norbergite, ottrelite, sillimanite, staurolite, titanite,
tornebohmite-(Ce) topaz, vuagnatite |
|
CLASS 53: NEOSILICATE INSULAR
SiO4 GROUPS AND OTHER ANIONS OF COMPLEX CATIONS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Uranophane Group, Weeksite
Group, |
kasolite, nagelschmidtite,
soddyite, spurrite, uranosilite, weeksite |
|
CLASS 54: NEOSILICATE
BOROSILICATES AND SOME BERYLLOSILICATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Datolite Groups: Datolite
Series, Homilite Series; Cappellanite - Stillwellite
Group; Dumortierite Group, Grandidierite Group,
Hellandite Group, Tritomite Group, Vicanite Group |
bakerite, datolite,
grandidierite, hellandite-(Y), holtite, homilite,
jadarite, stillwellite-(Ce), tritomite-(Ce),
vicanite-(Ce) |
|
CLASS 55: SOROSILICATE Si2O7
GROUPS, GENERALLY WITH NO ADDITIONAL ANIONS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Fresnoite Group, Keldyshite
Group, Melilite Group, Thortveitite Group |
barylite, frenosite,
gittinsite, jjaffeite, melilite, rowlandite-(Y) |
|
CLASS 56: SOROSILICATE
Si2O7 GROUPS AND O, 0H, F, AND H20 |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Axinite Group, Cuspidine -
Wohlerite Group, Danburite Group, Lawsonite - Ilvaite
Group, Lomonosovite Group, Melanotekite Group,
Mosandrite and Related Species, Murmanite, Perierite -
Chevkinite Group, Seidozerite - Lamprophyllite Group
with Bafertisite and Lamprophyllite Subgroups, Tilleyite
- Killalaite Group |
Andremeyerite, Bertrandite,
Danburite, Epistolite, Hejtmanite, Jennite, Kentrolite,
Lawsonite, Mosandrite, Perrierite-(Ce), Seidozerite,
Sobolevite, Tilleyite, Tinzenite, Vuonnemite, Wohlerite |
|
CLASS 57: SOROSILICATE INSULAR
Si3O10 AND LARGER NONCYCLIC GROUPS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Akatoreite Groupm
Aminoffite and Related Species |
Aminoffite, Dissakisite-(Ce),
Dollaseite-(Ce), Kinoite, Medaite, Ruizite |
|
CLASS 58: SOROSILICATE INSULAR,
MIXED, SINGLE, AND LARGER TETRAHEDRAL GROUPS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Ardennite Groupk Epidote
Group with Allanite, Dollaseite, and Zoisite Subgroups,
Kornerupine Group, Pumpellyite Group, Vesuvianite
Group |
Ardennite-(As), Epidote,
Kornerupine, Piemontite, Shuiskite, Sursassite,
Vesuvianite, Yoshimuraite, Zoisite |
|
CLASS 59: CYCLOSILICATE
THREE-MEMBERED RINGS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Benitoite Group,
Catapleiite Group, Hilairite Group |
Benitoite, Catapleiite,
Hilairite, Umbite, Walstromite |
|
CLASS 60: CYCLOSILICATE FOUR-MEMBERED
RINGS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Joaquinite Group with Clino
and Ortho Joaquinite Subgroups; Labuntsovite Group with
Gutkovaite, Kuzmenkoite, Lemmleinite, Nenadkevichite,
Organovaite, Paralabuntsovite and Vuoriyarvite
Subgroups; Walstromite Group |
Baotite, Kainosite-(Y),
Karupmollerite-Ca, Labuntsovite-Mn, Nenadkevichite,
Orthojoaquinite-(Ce), Papagoite, Strontiojoaquinite |
|
CLASS 61: CYCLOSILICATE SIX-MEMBERED
RINGS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Baratovite Group, Beryl
Group, Buergerite Subgroup, Cordierite Group, Elbaite
Subgroup, Foitite Subgroup, Liddicoatite Subgroup,
Lovozerite Group with HEX , HEX-R, Ortho and MON
Subgroups; Schorl Subgroup, Steenstrupine Group |
Baratovite, Beryl,
Cordierite, Dravite, Elbaite, Foitite, Imandrite,
Povondraite, Steenstrupine-(Ce), Uvite, Zirsinalite |
|
CLASS 62: CYCLOSILICATE EIGHT-MEMBERED
RINGS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Muirite Group |
Cerchiaraite, Muirite,
Megacyclite |
|
CLASS 63: CYCLOSILICATE
CONDENSED RINGS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Milarite - Osumilite Group,
Steacyite Group |
Armenite, Darapiosite,
Klochite, Milarite, Moskvinite-(Y), Steacyite |
|
CLASS 64: CYCLOSILICATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Eudialyte Group,
Taramellite Group |
Eudialyte, Roeblingite,
Taramellite, Traskite |
|
CLASS 65: INOSILICATE
SINGLE-WIDTH UNBRANCHED CHAINS, W=1 |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Batisite, Carpholite Group,
C2/c Clinopyroxenes, Haradaite Group, Gageite Group,
Lorenzenite Group, Mg-Fe-Mn-Li amphiboles, Pyrosmalite
Group, Pyroxmangite Group, P2/c Clinopyroxenes,
Orthopyroxenes, Rhodonite Group, Sodic-Calcic
Amphiboles, Sodic Amphiboles, Wollastonite Group, |
Chkalovite, Diopside,
Ferrosilite, Grossmanite, Haradaite, Jadeite, Kanoite,
Lintisite, Omphacite, Pectolite, Pyroxmangite, Spodumene,
Taikanite |
|
CLASS 66: INOSILICATE
SINGLE-WIDTH UNBRANCHED CHAINS, W=2 |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Calcic Amphiboles ,
Mg-Fe-Mn-Li Amphiboles, Na-Ca-Mg-Fe-Mn-Li Amphiboles,
Plancheite Group, Sodic Amphiboles, Sodic-Calcic
Amphiboles, Tahualite Group |
Actinolite, Barroisite,
Edenite, Ferrogedrite, Glaucophane, Inesite,
Manganogrunerite, Nyboite, Taramite |
|
CLASS 67: INOSILICATE
UNBRANCHED CHAINS, W>2 |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Jimthompsonite Group,
Tinaksite Group |
Carlosturanite,
Clinojimthompsonite, Jimthompsonite, Senekevichite,
Tinaksite, Tokkoite |
|
CLASS 68: INOSILICATE
STRUCTURES WITH CHAINS OF MORE THAN ONE WIDTH |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| |
Aerinite, Chesterite,
Paravinogradovite, Vinogradovite |
|
CLASS 69: INOSILICATE CHAINS
WITH SIDE BRANCHES OR LOOPS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Aenigmatite Subgroup,
Astrophyllite Group, Howieite Group, Magbasite
Subgroup, Sapphirine Subgroup |
Howieite, Krinovite,
Saneroite, Sapphirine, Zircophyllite |
|
CLASS 70: INOSILICATE COLUMN OR
TUBE STRUCTURES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Litidionite Group,
Neptunite Group |
Ashcroftine-(Y), Charoite,
Manaksite, Neptunite, Tvedalite |
|
CLASS 71: PHYLLOSILICATE SHEETS
OF SIX-MEMBERED RINGS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Allophane Group, Amesite
Subgroup, Biotite Subgroup, Bismutoferrite Group,
Brittle Mica Group, Chlorite Group, Chrysotile Subgroup,
Cuprorivaite Group , Hydromica Subgroup, Interstratified
Chlorite-Smectite Group, Kaolinite Group, Lizardite
Subgroup, Margarite Subgroup, Pyrophyllite-talc Group,
Mica Group, Muscovite Subgroup, Serpentine Group,
Smectite Group, Surite Group |
Allophane, Anandite,
Biotite, Cuprorivaite, Donbassite, Fraipontite,
Hectorite, Kaolinite, Lepidolite, Lizardite,
Montmorillonite, Muscovite, Orlovite, Pecoraite,
Saliotite, Surite, Talc, Vermiculite |
|
CLASS 72: PHYLLOSILICATE
TWO-DIMENSIONAL INFINITE SHEETS WITH OTHER THAN SIX-MEMBERED
RINGS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Apophyllite Group, Dalylite
Group, Friedelite Subgroup, Pyrosmalite Subgroup,
Rhodesite Group, Tobermorite Group |
Apophyllite-(KOH), Dalyite,
Elpidite, Friedelite, Nordite-(Ce), Okenite, Rhodesite,
Schallerite, Thornasite |
|
CLASS 73: PHYLLOSILICATE
CONDENSED TETRAHEDRAL SHEETS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Latiumite Group, Gyrolite
Subgroup, Minehillite Subgroup, Reyerite Subgroup,
Triclinic Subgroup |
Gyrolite, Jagoite,
Naujakasite, Reyerite, Zeophyllite |
|
CLASS 74: PHYLLOSILICATE
MODULATED LAYERS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Ganophyllite Group,
Palygorskite Subgroup, Sepiolite Subgroup, Stilpnomelane
Group |
Cavansite, Chrysocolla,
Natrosilite, Sanbornite, Zussmanite |
|
CLASS 75: TECTOSILICATE Si
TETRAHEDRAL FRAMEWORKS |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Silica Group |
Coesite, Cristobalite,
Florkeite, Opal |
|
CLASS 76: TECTOSILICATE AL-Si
FRAMEWORK |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Banalsite Group, Cancrinite
Group, Feldspars, Helvite Group, Leucite Group,
Nepheline Group, Paracelsian Group, Plagioclase Series,
Scapolite Group, Sodalite Group |
Albite, Bystrite, Helvite,
Kumdykolite, Labradorite, Lazurite, Microcline,
Nepheline, Paracelsian, Plagioclase, Sarcolite |
|
CLASS 77: TECTOSILICATE ZEOLITE
GROUP |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Analcime Species,
Brewsterite Species, Chabazite Species, Heulandite
Species, Gismondine Species, Mordenite Species,
Natrolite Species, |
Analcime, Chabazite-Ca,
Gaultite, Gismondine, Heulandite-Ca, Mordenite,
Natrolite, Stilbite-Ca, Yugawaralite |
|
CLASS 78: UNCLASSIFIED
SILICATES |
|
GROUPS INCLUDED |
SOME
MINERALS INCLUDED (see all
here) |
| Jinshianghite Group |
Apachite, Jinshajiangite,
Pellyite, Spadaite, Tungusite, Vistepit |
Sources:
This information compiled
from sources including
mineralogy database ,
www.mineral.galleries.com,
and
thierry.chauvier.free.fr/systemes.html |