Classification of non-silicate minerals

This list gives an overview of the classification of non-silicate minerals and includes mostly IMA recognized minerals and its groupings. This list complements the alphabetical list on List of minerals (complete) and List of minerals. Rocks, ores, mineral mixtures, not IMA approved minerals, not named minerals are mostly excluded. Mostly major groups only, or groupings used by New Dana Classification and Mindat.

Classification of minerals

Introduction

The grouping of the New Dana Classification and of the mindat.org is similar only, and so this classification is an overview only. Consistency is missing too on the group name endings (group, subgroup, series) between New Dana Classification and mindat.org. Category, class and supergroup name endings are used as layout tools in the list as well.

Category 01

Class: Native elements

Category 02

Class: Sulfide minerals - including Selenides and Tellurides

Class: Sulfosalt minerals

Category 03

Category 04

Spinel group

Nickel-Strunz 04.DH mineral family

IMA/CMNMC revised the Pyrochlore supergroup 2010.[1]

Class: Hydroxides and oxides containing hydroxyl

Category 05

Category 06

Category 07

"Kieserite" supergroup

Alunite supergroup - Part I

Category 08

Class: Anydrous phosphates

"Alluaudite-Wyllieite" supergroup
"Whitlockite" supergroup
"Monazite" supergroup
"Adelite" supergroup
"Olivenite" supergroup
"Arrojadite" supergroup
"Apatite" supergroup
"Rockbridgeite" supergroup
"Lazulite" supergroup

Class: Hydrated phosphates

"Brackebushite" supergroup
"Turquoise" supergroup
"Overite" supergroup
Alunite supergroup - Part II

Class: Non simple phosphates

Category 10

Class: Organic minerals

Extras

See also

References

  1. Atencio, D., Andrade, M.B., Christy, A.G., Gieré, R., Kartashov, P.M. (2010). "Nomenclature of the pyrochlore supergroup of minerals" (PDF). Canadian Mineralogist 48: 673–698. doi:10.3749/canmin.48.3.673.
  2. "New minerals recently approved by the IMA-CNMNC (IMA No. 2008-047)".
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