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List of IMA recognized minerals and groupings
overview of the classification of minerals (silicates) and includes mostly International Mineralogical Association (IMA) recognized minerals and its groupings
Classification of silicate minerals
Classification_of_silicate_minerals
Rock-forming minerals with predominantly silicate anions
Silicate minerals are rock-forming minerals made up of silicate groups. They are the largest and most important class of minerals and make up approximately
Silicate_mineral
List of IMA recognized minerals and groupings
overview of the classification of non-silicate minerals and includes mostly International Mineralogical Association (IMA) recognized minerals and its groupings
Classification of non-silicate minerals
Classification_of_non-silicate_minerals
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List_of_minerals
Scheme for categorizing minerals
unclassified silicates Subclass: germanates Classification of non-silicate minerals Classification of silicate minerals Hey's Mineral Index Timeline of the discovery
Nickel–Strunz_classification
Index of articles associated with the same name
broad classes: Classification of non-silicate minerals Classification of silicate minerals Classification of organic minerals List of minerals Media related
Classification_of_minerals
Class of minerals containing sulfide or disulfide as the major anion
Classification of non-silicate minerals Classification of silicate minerals http://www.minerals.net/mineral/sort-met.hod/group/sulfgrp.htm Minerals.net
Sulfide_mineral
Chemical compound naturally occurring as the mineral larnite
Calcium silicate can refer to several silicates of calcium including: CaO·SiO2, wollastonite (CaSiO3) 2CaO·SiO2, larnite (Ca2SiO4) 3CaO·SiO2, alite or
Calcium_silicate
Crystalline chemical element or compound formed by geologic processes
Minerals are classified by key chemical constituents; the two dominant systems are the Dana classification and the Strunz classification. Silicate minerals
Mineral
Fiber made from spun molten minerals
high-temperature mineral wool made from different types of minerals. The mineral chosen results in different material properties and classification temperatures
Mineral_wool
Rare yttrium-bearing inosilicate mineral
structure includes silicate nanotubules. List of minerals named after people "Ashcroftine-(Y)" (PDF). Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineral Data Publishing. 2001
Ashcroftine-(Y)
One of the main minerals in the Earth's lower mantle
change from spinel structure minerals with an olivine composition to silicate perovskite with ferropericlase. Natural silicate perovskite was discovered
Silicate_perovskite
Group of inosilicate minerals
petrographic thin section. Minerals portal List of minerals Classification of silicate minerals "Amphibole". Dictionary of Geology. Retrieved 2013-01-21
Amphibole
Mineral which contains a borate anion group
Minerals are minerals which contain a borate anion group. The borate (BO3) units may be polymerised similar to the SiO4 unit of the silicate mineral class
Borate_mineral
mineral species (the sum of all mutations c. 120 per year) are officially approved by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification
List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association
List_of_minerals_recognized_by_the_International_Mineralogical_Association
Silicate mineral or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron
Mafic is a term used in geology to describe silicate minerals, magmas, and igneous rocks that are rich in magnesium and iron, while being relatively low
Mafic
Chemical reaction adding water to a mineral's crystal structure
Mineral hydration is also a process in the regolith that results in conversion of silicate minerals into clay minerals.[citation needed] Some mineral
Mineral_hydration
Phyllosilicate mineral in the pyrophyllite-talc group
Talc, or talcum, is a clay mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. Talc in powdered form, often combined
Talc
discovery of the natural form of minerals which have previously been only synthesized in the laboratory. For instance, the natural calcium silicate perovskite
Diamond_inclusions
Sedimentary rocks made of mineral or rock fragments
millimeters. However, the term can also be used to refer to a family of sheet silicate minerals. Silt refers to particles that have a diameter between .062 and
Clastic_rock
Mineral grouping of silica-poor tectosilicates
group Lazurite – Alumino-silicate mineral whose blue colour is due to a sulfide species and not copper Nosean – Mineral of the feldspathoid group Sodalite –
Feldspathoid
Elements that occur in nature as minerals in uncombined form
Native element minerals are those elements that occur in nature in uncombined form with a distinct mineral structure. The elemental class includes metals
Native_element_mineral
Class of minerals containing oxygen
oxide mineral class includes those minerals in which the oxide anion (O2−) is bonded to one or more metal alloys. The hydroxide-bearing minerals are typically
Oxide_mineral
Phyllosilicate clay mineral
earthy, usually white, mineral (dioctahedral phyllosilicate clay), produced by the chemical weathering of aluminium silicate minerals like feldspar. It has
Kaolinite
Geochemical classification
the silicate minerals formed by lithophile elements, chalcophile elements separated below the lithophiles at the time of the first crystallization of the
Goldschmidt_classification
Fine-grained aluminium phyllosilicates
sheet silicate (phyllosilicate) minerals, now grouped together as clay minerals. Their structure is based on flat hexagonal sheets similar to those of the
Clay_mineral
Mineral made of silicon and oxygen
chemical formula of SiO2. Therefore, quartz is classified structurally as a framework silicate mineral and compositionally as an oxide mineral. Quartz is the
Quartz
Phyllosilicate mineral
Okenite (CaSi2O5·2H2O) is a silicate mineral that is usually associated with zeolites. It most commonly is found as small white "cotton ball" formations
Okenite
Mineral
is a copper silicate mineral with chemical composition of Cu5Si6O17·7(H2O). It occurs as a retrograde metamorphic phase in a calc-silicate and sulfide
Gilalite
Silicate mineral group containing cerium
in 2002. Earth sciences portal Classification of minerals List of minerals Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine
Cerite
Phyllosilicate mineral
Ussingite is a silicate mineral with formula Na2AlSi3O8(OH). It was named for Niels Viggo Ussing (1864–1911), Copenhagen, Denmark. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC
Ussingite
Sorosilicate mineral
Thortveitite is a rare mineral consisting of scandium yttrium silicate (Sc,Y)2Si2O7. It is the most widespread scandium mineral, but natural thortveitite
Thortveitite
Mineral
margaritasite. Minerals portal List of minerals List of minerals named after people Mineral evolution Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols"
Weeksite
occurs as a major constituent of some jadeitites and as an accessory mineral of some iron meteorites. Associated minerals include cliftonite (graphite)
Kosmochlor
Silicate mineral
Topaz is a silicate mineral made of aluminum and fluorine with the chemical formula Al2SiO4(F, OH)2. It is used as a gemstone in jewelry and other adornments
Topaz
straw yellow to brown silicate mineral. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system. It is the vanadium rich variety of carpholite (Mn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4)
Vanadiocarpholite
Mineral classification
Dana's classification is a mineral classification developed by James Dwight Dana. It is based on the chemical composition and structure of minerals. It is
Dana_classification_system
Mineral of magnesium iron silicate
The mineral olivine (/ˈɒl.ɪˌviːn/) is a magnesium iron silicate with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe)2SiO4. It is a type of nesosilicate or orthosilicate
Olivine
Colorless silicate mineral
is a colorless silicate mineral named after the place where it was discovered, Álamos, Sonora, Mexico. It is a rare secondary mineral occurring in the
Alamosite
Silicate mineral
chemical composition (Mg,Fe2+ ) 2(Mg,Fe2+ ) 5Si 8O 22(OH) 2, magnesium iron silicate hydroxide. Monoclinic cummingtonite is compositionally similar and polymorphic
Cummingtonite
Minerals with a dominant fluoride, chloride, bromide, or iodide anion
Halide minerals are those minerals with a dominant halide anion (F−, Cl−, Br− and I−). Complex halide minerals may also have polyatomic anions. Examples
Halide_mineral
Tectosilicate mineral
calcium boron silicate mineral with a chemical formula of CaB2(SiO4)2. It has a Mohs hardness of 7 to 7.5 and a specific gravity of 3.0. The mineral has an orthorhombic
Danburite
Gemstone: beryllium aluminium silicate
(/ˈbɛrəl/ BERR-əl) is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Be3Al2(SiO3)6. Well-known varieties of beryl include emerald
Beryl
Inosilicate alteration mineral in metamorphosed limestone and in skarn
Tobermorite is a calcium silicate hydrate mineral with chemical formula: Ca5Si6O16(OH)2·4H2O or Ca5Si6(O,OH)18·5H2O. Two structural varieties are distinguished:
Tobermorite
Apachite is a copper silicate mineral with a general formula of Cu9Si10O29·11H2O. The name is associated with the Apache tribe residents of the area near the
Apachite
the minerals in each rock. The chemical elements were discovered in identified minerals and with the help of the identified elements the mineral crystal
Timeline of the discovery and classification of minerals
Timeline_of_the_discovery_and_classification_of_minerals
Phyllosilicate mineral
Sanbornite: Sanbornite mineral information and data Sanbornite Mineral Data Rogers, A.F. (1932) Sanbornite, a new barium silicate mineral from Mariposa County
Sanbornite
Hard, coarse-grained, hydrothermally altered metamorphic rocks
-manganese-aluminium silicate minerals, which are also referred to as calc-silicate minerals. These minerals form as a result of alteration which occurs
Skarn
Calcium silicate mineral
Larnite is a calcium silicate mineral with the formula Ca2SiO4. It is the calcium member of the olivine group of minerals. It was first described from
Larnite
Rare calcium uranium silicate hydrate mineral
uranotile, is a rare calcium uranium silicate hydrate mineral that forms from the oxidation of other uranium-bearing minerals. It has a yellow color and is radioactive
Uranophane
Group of phyllosilicate minerals
Micas (/ˈmaɪkəz/) are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into
Mica
Phyllosilicate mineral
sodium silicate mineral (NaSi7O13(OH)3·4(H2O)) which precipitates from alkali brines as an evaporite phase. It forms as soft (Mohs hardness of 2) white
Magadiite
Steacyite is a complex silicate mineral containing thorium and uranium; formula Kvariable(Ca,Na)2(Th,U)Si8O20. It forms small brown or yellow green crystals
Steacyite
Nickel phyllosilicate of the serpentine group
commonly includes two or more of the following minerals: serpentine, talc, sepiolite, smectite, or chlorite, and Ni-Mg silicates, with or without alumina,
Garnierite
Igneous rock-forming feldspar mineral
triclinic microcline. The chemical compound name is potassium aluminium silicate, and it is known as E number reference E555. Microcline may be chemically
Microcline
Change of minerals in pre-existing rocks without melting into liquid magma
creation of new mineral crystals different from the protolith. Chemical reactions digest the minerals of the protolith which yields new minerals. This is
Metamorphism
Hafnium neosilicate mineral
nesosilicate mineral with the idealized chemical formula HfSiO4. It is the mineral form of hafnium silicate and one of the few known minerals with essential
Hafnon
(Ca2Cu2Si3O8(OH)4 or Ca2Cu2Si3O10 · 2 H2O) is a light blue copper silicate mineral. It is somewhat scarce. It has a monoclinic crystal system, vitreous
Kinoite
Cyclosilicate mineral group
tourmaline mineral group is chemically one of the most complicated groups of silicate minerals. Its composition varies widely because of isomorphous
Tourmaline
Rare zeolite mineral
Nabesite is a rare silicate mineral of the zeolite group with the chemical formula Na2BeSi4O10·4(H2O). It occurs as colorless to white orthorhombic crystals
Nabesite
Rare silicate mineral
rare silicate mineral named after the Jinshajiang river in China. Its currently accepted formula is BaNaFe4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F. It gives a name of the
Jinshajiangite
Borosilicate mineral
Bakerite is the common name given to hydrated calcium boro-silicate hydroxide, a borosilicate mineral (chemical formula Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3·(H2O)) that occurs
Bakerite
Type of sedimentary rock
composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary
Sandstone
Sedimentary rocks containing 15 wt.% or more iron
example of a mineral in iron-rich rock containing carbonates is siderite and an example of minerals in an iron-rich rock containing silicate is chamosite
Iron-rich_sedimentary_rocks
Mineral
They occur in pegmatites of Darai-Pioz alkaline massif, Tajikistan – a locality known for many rare minerals. The minerals are associated with aegirine
Carbokentbrooksite
Mineral, silicate
Aminoffite is a mineral of the silicate class. It was first described in 1937 and received its name to honor the Swedish mineralogist and artist Gregori
Aminoffite
Silicate mineral
Combeite is a rare silicate mineral with the formula Na2Ca2Si3O9. It has a trigonal crystal system. It was first described in 1957 for an occurrence in
Combeite
Phyllosilicate mineral in the serpentine subgroup
uncommon silicate mineral which has been reported from a variety of locations worldwide. Amesite has the first reported natural occurrence of the 6R polytype
Amesite
Mineral, semi-precious stone
/ˈɡɑːrnɪt/) are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. Garnet minerals, while sharing similar
Garnet
Iron(II) oxide (FeO) mineral formed under reducing conditions
satisfying both the need to remove all Fe3+ and to maintain iron outside of silicate minerals. In nature, carbonate rocks, potentially carbonatite, kimberlites
Wüstite
lead zinc silicate (PbCa3Zn4(SiO4)4) related to beryllonite and trimerite that used to be called calcium larsenite. It was named in honor of Esper F. Larsen
Esperite
Mineral composed of calcium–zinc silicate
Clinohedrite is a rare silicate mineral. Its chemical composition is a hydrous calcium-zinc silicate; CaZn(SiO4)·H2O. It crystallizes in the monoclinic
Clinohedrite
Type of Silicate Mineral found in Russia
Taikanite is a silicate mineral. It was named after the Taikan Range, Russia, its type locality. Taikanite is a mineral with a color that ranges from emerald
Taikanite
Copper silicate hydroxide mineral
Shattuckite is a copper silicate hydroxide mineral with formula Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic – dipyramidal crystal system and usually
Shattuckite
Copper manganese silicate mineral
Abswurmbachite is a copper manganese silicate mineral ((Cu,Mn2+)Mn3+6O8SiO4). It was first described in 1991 and named after Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach (born
Abswurmbachite
Igneous rock rich in silica and feldspar
mafic rocks, which are richer in magnesium and iron. Felsic refers to silicate minerals, magma, and rocks which are enriched in the lighter elements such
Felsic
Pink variety of quartz
pink, translucent variety of quartz with a massive habit. Its color is due to microscopic inclusions of a fibrous silicate mineral related to dumortierite
Rose_quartz
Davemaoite is a high-pressure calcium silicate perovskite (CaSiO3) mineral with a distinctive cubic crystal structure. It is named after geophysicist Ho-kwang
Davemaoite
Rare silicate mineral in the ilmenite group of minerals
Akimotoite is a rare silicate mineral in the ilmenite group of minerals, with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe)SiO3. It is polymorphous with pyroxene and with
Akimotoite
Geologic Feature
concentrated in a selected volume of rock, which become supersaturated and then precipitate ore minerals. In some occurrences, minerals can be extracted for a profit
Hydrothermal_mineral_deposit
Phyllosilicate mineral
Ekanite is an uncommon silicate mineral with chemical formula Ca 2ThSi 8O 20 or (Ca,Fe,Pb) 2(Th,U)Si 8O 20. It is a member of the steacyite group. It is
Ekanite
Type of sedimentary rock
hardness of less than 4, well below common silicate minerals) and because limestone bubbles vigorously when a drop of dilute hydrochloric acid is dropped on
Limestone
Barium-rich feldspar mineral
Zussman, J. (2001). Rock-Forming Minerals: Volume 4A: Framework Silicates: Feldspars (2nd ed.). Geological Society of London. p. 928. ISBN 9781862390812
Hyalophane
Rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
simplified compositional classification, igneous rock types are categorized into felsic or mafic based on the abundance of silicate minerals in the Bowen's Series
Igneous_rock
Sodium titanium silicate mineral
Lorenzenite is a rare sodium titanium silicate mineral with the formula Na2Ti2Si2O9 It is an orthorhombic mineral, variously found as colorless, grey,
Lorenzenite
Rare silicate mineral
Chibaite is a rare silicate mineral. It is a silica clathrate with formula SiO 2•n(CH 4,C 2H 6,C 3H 8,i-C 4H 10) (n = 3/17 (max)). The mineral is cubic (diploidal
Chibaite
Zirconium silicate mineral
-kən/) is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates and is a source of the metal zirconium. Its chemical name is zirconium(IV) silicate, and its
Zircon
it is a manganese silicate of the pyrosmalite group which means the compositional similarities are too great to be an approved mineral. Brokenhillite structure
Brokenhillite
Rare mineral
Joaquinite-(Ce) is a rare silicate mineral with the chemical formula NaBa2Ce2Fe2+Ti2Si8O26(OH)·2H2O. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system with orthorhombic
Joaquinite-(Ce)
Type of igneous rock rich in alkali feldspar
granite. Other incorporated silicate minerals may include, very minor amounts of plagioclase feldspar, mica in the form of muscovite and/or biotite, and
Alkali_feldspar_granite
Feldspathoid mineral in the cancrinite group
Sacrofanite is a rare silicate mineral that has the general formula of (Na,Ca)9(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,CO3,OH,Cl)4·n(H2O). It was approved as a mineral by the International
Sacrofanite
Feldspar mineral series
-klayz) is a series of tectosilicate (framework silicate) minerals within the feldspar group. Rather than referring to a particular mineral with a specific
Plagioclase
Silicate mineral
dissolved) or bismuth blende (obsolete) is one of the rarest minerals in nature. The composition is bismuth silicate with the calculation formula[clarification
Eulytine
Feldspathoid mineral in the sodalite group
and the two minerals are occasionally found together in the same sample. Tugtupite occurs as vitreous, transparent to translucent masses of tetragonal
Tugtupite
Calcium oxides and/or hydroxides
List of Minerals – A Work in Progress" (PDF). The New IMA List of Minerals. IMA – CNMNC (Commission on New Minerals Nomenclature and Classification). Archived
Lime_(material)
Rare silicate mineral containing niobium
Nenadkevichite is a rare silicate mineral containing niobium with the chemical formula (Na,Ca)(Nb,Ti)Si2O7·2H2O. It forms brown to yellow to rose colored
Nenadkevichite
Microporous, aluminosilicate mineral group
group of several microporous, crystalline aluminosilicate minerals commonly used as commercial adsorbents and catalysts. They mainly consist of silicon
Zeolite
Nesosilicate mineral of manganese
Braunite is a silicate mineral containing both di- and tri-valent manganese with the chemical formula: Mn2+Mn3+6[O8|SiO4]. Common impurities include iron
Braunite
Nesosilicate mineral
Mindat w/ locations Deer, W.; Howie, R.; Zussman, J. (1997). Rock-forming Minerals: Volume 1A, Second Edition, Orthosilicates. Bath, UK: The Geological Society
Humite
Sulfide minerals of a metal and a semi-metal
Sulfosalt minerals are sulfide minerals with the general formula AmBnXp, where A represents a metal such as copper, lead, silver, iron, and rarely mercury
Sulfosalt_mineral
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