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This list gives an overview of the classification of non-silicate minerals and includes mostly International Mineralogical Association (IMA) recognized minerals and its groupings. This list complements the List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association series of articles 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.
Abbreviations
"*" – Mineral not IMA-approved. "?" – IMA discredited mineral name. "REE" – Rare-earth element (Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) "PGE" – Platinum-group element (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt)
=== Category 01 ===
Elements: Metals and Alloys, Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides, Phosphides Category:Diamond Category:Gold
==== Class: Native elements ==== Category:Carbide minerals Osbornite group carbides and nitrides Osbornite TiN, Khamrabaevite (Ti,V,Fe)C, Niobocarbide (Nb,Ta)C, Tantalcarbide TaC Category:Phosphide minerals Barringerite group phosphides Barringerite (Fe,Ni)2P, Schreibersite (Fe,Ni)3P, Nickelphosphide (Ni,Fe)3P, Allabogdanite (Fe,Ni)2P, Melliniite (Ni,Fe)4P, Monipite MoNiP Copper group/ Gold group Gold Au, Silver Ag, Copper Cu, Lead Pb, Aluminium Al, Maldonite Au2Bi Silver Amalgam Alloys Amalgam* Ag2Hg3, Moschellandsbergite Ag2Hg3, Schachnerite Ag1.1Hg0.9, Paraschachnerite Ag3Hg2, Luanheite Ag3Hg, Eugenite Ag9Hg2, Weishanite (Au,Ag)3Hg2 Iron-Nickel group Iron Fe, Kamacite? alpha-(Fe,Ni), Taenite gamma-(Fe,Ni), Tetrataenite FeNi, Awaruite Ni2Fe to Ni3Fe, Nickel Ni, Wairauite CoFe Suessite group silicides Suessite (Fe,Ni)3Si, Gupeiite Fe3Si, Xifengite Fe5Si3, Hapkeite Fe2Si, Luobusaite Fe0.83Si2, Mavlyanovite Mn5Si3, Brownleeite MnSi Platinum group (Space group Fm3m) Platinum Pt, Iridium (Ir,Os,Ru,Pt), Rhodium (Rh,Pt), Palladium Pd,Pt Osmium group (Space group P63/mmc) Osmium (Os,Ir), Ruthenium (Ru,Ir,Os), Rutheniridosmine (Ir,Os,Ru), Hexaferrum (Fe,Os,Ru,Ir), Hexamolybdenum (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os), IMA2008-055 (Ni,Fe,Ir) Tetraferroplatinum group (Space group P4/mmm) Tetraferroplatinum PtFe, Tulameenite Pt2FeCu, Ferronickelplatinum Pt2FeNi, Potarite PdHg Isoferroplatinum group (Space group Pm3m) Isoferroplatinum (Pt,Pd)3(Fe,Cu), Rustenburgite (Pt,Pd)3Sn, Atokite (Pd,Pt)3Sn, Zvyagintsevite Pd3Pb, Chengdeite Ir3Fe, Yixunite Pt3In Arsenic group Arsenic As, Antimony Sb, Stibarsen SbAs, Bismuth Bi, Stistaite SnSb Carbon polymorph group (IMA-CNMNC discourages a grouping of diamond and graphite, Mills et al. (2009)) Graphite C, Chaoite C, Fullerite C60, (Diamond C, Lonsdaleite C)
=== Category 02 ===
Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Sulfarsenates, Sulfantimonates, Selenides, Tellurides
==== Class: Sulfide minerals - including Selenides and Tellurides ==== Chalcocite-Digenite group ([Cu]2−x S] formulae) Chalcocite Cu2S, Djurleite Cu31S16, Digenite Cu9S5, Roxbyite Cu1.78S, Anilite Cu7S4, Geerite Cu8S5, Spionkopite Cu1.4S Joseite group (Trigonal: R-3m) Joseite Bi4(S,Te)3, Joseite-B Bi4(S,Te)3, Ikunolite Bi4(S,Se)3, Laitakarite Bi4(Se,S)3, Pilsenite Bi4Te3, Poubaite PbBi2Se2(Te,S)2, Rucklidgeite (Bi,Pb)3Te4, Babkinite Pb2Bi2(S,Se)3 Pentlandite group (Isometric: Fm3m) Pentlandite (Fe,Ni)9S8, Argentopentlandite Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8, Cobaltpentlandite Co9S8, Shadlunite (Pb,Cd)(Fe,Cu)8S8, Manganoshadlunite (Mn,Pb)(Cu,Fe)8S8, Geffroyite (Ag,Cu,Fe)9(Se,S)8 Galena group (Isometric: Fm3m, IMA-CNMNC discourages the use of this grouping, Mills et al. (2009)) Galena PbS, Clausthalite PbSe, Altaite PbTe, Alabandite MnS, Oldhamite (Calcium sulfide) (Ca,Mg,Fe)S, Niningerite (Mg,Fe2+,Mn)S, Borovskite Pd3SbTe4, Crerarite (Pt,Pb)Bi3(S,Se)4−x (x~0.7), Keilite (Fe,Mn,Mg,Ca,Cr)S Sphalerite group (Isometric: F4-3m) Sphalerite (Zn,Fe)S, Stilleite ZnSe, Metacinnabar HgS, Tiemannite HgSe, Coloradoite HgTe, Hawleyite CdS, Rudashevskyite (Fe,Zn)S Wurtzite group (Hexagonal: P63mc) Wurtzite (Zn,Fe)S, Greenockite CdS, Cadmoselite CdSe, Rambergite MnS Nickeline group (Hexagonal: P63/mmc) Nickeline NiAs, Breithauptite NiSb, Sederholmite NiSe, Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb), Sudburyite (Pd,Ni)Sb, Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi), Sobolevskite PdBi, Stumpflite Pt(Sb,Bi), Langisite (Co,Ni)As, Freboldite CoSe, Achavalite FeSe, Sorosite Cu(Sn,Sb), Vavrinite Ni2SbTe2 Chalcopyrite group (Tetragonal: I-42d) Chalcopyrite CuFeS2, Eskebornite CuFeSe2, Gallite CuGaS2, Roquesite CuInS2, Lenaite AgFeS2, Laforetite AgInS2 Stannite group (Tetragonal: I-42m) A2BCS type Stannite Cu2FeSnS4, Cernyite Cu2CdSnS4, Briartite Cu2(Zn,Fe)GeS4, Kuramite Cu3SnS4, Sakuraiite (Cu,Zn,Fe,In,Sn)4S4, Hocartite Ag2FeSnS4, Pirquitasite Ag2ZnSnS4, Velikite Cu2HgSnS4, Kesterite Cu2(Zn,Fe)SnS4, Ferrokesterite Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4, Barquillite Cu2CdGeS4 Thiospinel group, AB2X4 (Isometric: Fd3m) Bornhardtite Co2+(Co3+)2Se4, Cadmoindite CdIn2S4, Carrollite Cu(Co,Ni)2S4, Cuproiridsite CuIr2S4, Cuprorhodsite CuRh2S4, Daubréelite Fe2+Cr2S4, Ferrorhodsite (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4, Fletcherite (mineral) Cu(Ni,Co)2S4, Florensovite Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4, Greigite Fe2+(Fe3+)2S4, Indite Fe2+In2S4, Kalininite ZnCr2S4, Linnaeite Co2+(Co3+)2S4, Malanite Cu(Pt,Ir)2S4, Polydymite NiNi2S4, Siegenite (Ni,Co)3S4, Violarite Fe2+(Ni3+)2S4, Trustedtite Ni3Se4, Tyrrellite (Cu,Co,Ni)3Se4 Tetradymite group (Trigonal: R-3m) Tetradymite Bi2Te2S, Tellurobismuthite Bi2Te3, Tellurantimony Sb2Te3, Paraguanajuatite Bi2(Se,S)3, Kawazulite Bi2(Te,Se,S)3, Skippenite Bi2Se2(Te,S), Vihorlatite Bi24Se17Te4 Pyrite group (Isometric: Pa3) Pyrite FeS2, Vaesite NiS2, Cattierite CoS2, Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2, Trogtalite CoSe2, Villamaninite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2, Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8, Krutaite CuSe2, Hauerite MnS2, Laurite RuS2, Aurostibite AuSb2, Krutovite NiAs2, Sperrylite PtAs2, Geversite Pt(Sb,Bi)2, Insizwaite Pt(Bi,Sb)2, Erlichmanite OsS2, Dzharkenite FeSe2, Gaotaiite Ir3Te8, Mayingite IrBiTe Marcasite group (Orthorhombic: Pnnm) Marcasite FeS2, Ferroselite FeSe2, Frohbergite FeTe2, Hastite? CoSe2, Mattagamite CoTe2, Kullerudite NiSe2, Omeiite (Os,Ru)As2, Anduoite (Ru,Os)As2, Lollingite FeAs2, Seinajokite (Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)2, Safflorite (Co,Fe)As2, Rammelsbergite NiAs2, Nisbite NiSb2 Cobaltite group (Cubic or pseudocubic crystals) Cobaltite CoAsS, Gersdorffite NiAsS, Ullmannite NiSbS, Willyamite (Co,Ni)SbS, Tolovkite IrSbS, Platarsite (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS, Irarsite (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS, Hollingworthite (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS, Jolliffeite (Ni,Co)AsSe, Padmaite PdBiSe, Michenerite (Pd,Pt)BiTe, Maslovite PtBiTe, Testibiopalladite PdTe(Sb,Te), Changchengite IrBiS, Milotaite PdSbSe, Kalungaite PdAsSe Arsenopyrite group (Monoclinic: P21/c (Pseudo-orthorhombic)) Arsenopyrite FeAsS, Gudmundite FeSbS, Osarsite (Os,Ru)AsS, Ruarsite RuAsS, Iridarsenite (Ir,Ru)As2, Clinosafflorite (Co,Fe,Ni)As2 Molybdenite group Drysdallite Mo(Se,S)2, Molybdenite MoS2, Tungstenite WS2 Skutterudite group Ferroskutterudite (Fe,Co)As3; Nickelskutterudite NiAs2-3; Skutterudite (Co,Fe,Ni)As2-3; Kieftite CoSb3
==== Class: Sulfosalt minerals ====
Colusite group Colusite Cu12-13V(As,Sb,Sn,Ge)3S16, Germanocolusite Cu13V(Ge,As)3S16, Nekrasovite Cu+26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32, Stibiocolusite Cu13V(Sb,As,Sn)3S16 Cylindrite group Cylindrite Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14, Franckeite (Pb,Sn)6Fe2+Sn2Sb2S14, Incaite Pb4Sn4FeSb2S15, Potosiite Pb6Sn2FeSb2S14, Abramovite Pb2SnInBiS7, Coiraite (Pb,Sn)12.5As3Sn5FeS28 Hauchecornite group (Tetragonal: P4/nnn or I4/mmm) Hauchecornite Ni9Bi(Sb,Bi)S8, Bismutohauchecornite Ni9Bi2S8, Tellurohauchecornite Ni9BiTeS8, Arsenohauchecornite Ni18Bi3AsS16, Tucekite Ni9Sb2S8 Tetrahedrite group (Isometric: I-43m) Tetrahedrite (Cu,Fe)12Sb4S13, Tennantite (Cu,Fe)12As4S13, Freibergite (Ag,Cu,Fe)12(Sb,As)4S13, Hakite (Cu,Hg)3(Sb,As)(Se,S)3, Giraudite (Cu,Zn,Ag)12(As,Sb)4(Se,S)13, Goldfieldite Cu12(Te,Sb,As)4S13, Argentotennantite (Ag,Cu)10(Zn,Fe)2(As,Sb)4S13 Proustite group Proustite Ag3AsS3, Pyrargyrite Ag3SbS3 Aikinite group (Orthorhombic containing Pb, Cu, Bi, and S) Aikinite PbCuBiS3, Krupkaite PbCuBi3S6, Gladite PbCuBi5S9, Hammarite Pb2Cu2Bi4S9 (?), Friedrichite Pb5Cu5Bi7S18, Pekoite PbCuBi11(S,Se)18, Lindstromite Pb3Cu3Bi7S15, Salzburgite Cu1.6Pb1.6Bi6.4S12 Lillianite group (Orthorhombic, AmBnS6 where A=Pb, Ag, Mn and B=Sb, Bi) Lillianite Pb3Bi2S6, Bursaite? Pb5Bi4S11, Gustavite PbAgBi3S6 (?), Andorite PbAgSb3S6, Uchucchacuaite AgPb3MnSb5S12, Ramdohrite Ag3Pb6Sb11S24, Roshchinite Ag19Pb10Sb51S96 or Pb(Ag,Cu)2(Sb,As)5S10, Fizelyite Pb14Ag5Sb21S48 Matildite group Matildite AgBiS2, Bohdanowiczite AgBiSe2, Volynskite AgBiTe2, Zlatogorite CuNiSb2 Sartorite group Sartorite PbAs2S4, Guettardite Pb(Sb,As)2S4, Twinnite Pb(Sb,As)2S4, Marumoite Pb32As40S92 Pavonite group (Monoclinic: C/2c bismuth sulfosalts) Pavonite (Ag,Cu)(Bi,Pb)3S5, Makovickyite Ag1.5Bi5.5S9, Benjaminite (Ag,Cu)3(Bi,Pb)7S12, Mummeite Cu0.58Ag3.11Pb1.10Bi6.65S13, Borodaevite Ag5(Bi,Sb)9S16, Cupropavonite AgPbCu2Bi5S10, Cupromakovickyite Cu4AgPb2Bi9S18, Kudriavite (Cd,Pb)Bi2S4, IMA2008-058 Ag5Bi13S22, IMA2005-036 Cu8Pb4Ag3Bi19S38