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 (, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ) "PGE" – Platinum-group element (, , , , , )

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 , Khamrabaevite , Niobocarbide , Tantalcarbide :Category:Phosphide minerals Barringerite group phosphides Barringerite , Schreibersite , Nickelphosphide , Allabogdanite , Melliniite , Monipite Copper group/ Gold group Gold , Silver , Copper , Lead , Aluminium , Maldonite Silver Amalgam Alloys Amalgam* , Moschellandsbergite , Schachnerite , Paraschachnerite , Luanheite , Eugenite , Weishanite Iron-Nickel group Iron , Kamacite? alpha-(, ), Taenite gamma-(, ), Tetrataenite , Awaruite to , Nickel , Wairauite Suessite group silicides Suessite , Gupeiite , Xifengite , Hapkeite , Luobusaite , Mavlyanovite , Brownleeite Platinum group (Space group Fm3m) Platinum , Iridium (, , , ), Rhodium (, ), Palladium (, ) Osmium group (Space group P63/mmc) Osmium (, ), Ruthenium (, , ), Rutheniridosmine (, , ), Hexaferrum (, , , ), Hexamolybdenum (, , , , ), IMA2008-055 (, , ) Tetraferroplatinum group (Space group P4/mmm) Tetraferroplatinum , Tulameenite , Ferronickelplatinum , Potarite Isoferroplatinum group (Space group Pm3m) Isoferroplatinum , Rustenburgite , Atokite , Zvyagintsevite , Chengdeite , Yixunite Arsenic group Arsenic , Antimony , Stibarsen , Bismuth , Stistaite Carbon polymorph group (IMA-CNMNC discourages a grouping of diamond and graphite, Mills et al. (2009)) Graphite , Chaoite , Fullerite , (Diamond , Lonsdaleite )

Category 02

Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Sulfarsenates, Sulfantimonates, Selenides, Tellurides

Class: Sulfide minerals - including Selenides and Tellurides Chalcocite-Digenite group ( formulae) Chalcocite , Djurleite , Digenite , Roxbyite , Anilite , Geerite , Spionkopite Joseite group (Trigonal: R-3m) Joseite , Joseite-B , Ikunolite , Laitakarite , Pilsenite , Poubaite , Rucklidgeite , Babkinite Pentlandite group (Isometric: Fm3m) Pentlandite , Argentopentlandite , Cobaltpentlandite , Shadlunite , Manganoshadlunite , Geffroyite Galena group (Isometric: Fm3m, IMA-CNMNC discourages the use of this grouping, Mills et al. (2009)) Galena , Clausthalite , Altaite , Alabandite , Oldhamite (Calcium sulfide) , Niningerite , Borovskite , Crerarite (x~0.7), Keilite Sphalerite group (Isometric: F4-3m) Sphalerite , Stilleite , Metacinnabar , Tiemannite , Coloradoite , Hawleyite , Rudashevskyite Wurtzite group (Hexagonal: P63mc) Wurtzite , Greenockite , Cadmoselite , Rambergite Nickeline group (Hexagonal: P63/mmc) Nickeline , Breithauptite , Sederholmite , Hexatestibiopanickelite , Sudburyite , Kotulskite , Sobolevskite , Stumpflite , Langisite , Freboldite , Achavalite , Sorosite , Vavrinite Chalcopyrite group (Tetragonal: I-42d) Chalcopyrite , Eskebornite , Gallite , Roquesite , Lenaite , Laforetite Stannite group (Tetragonal: I-42m) type Stannite , Cernyite , Briartite , Kuramite , Sakuraiite , Hocartite , Pirquitasite , Velikite , Kesterite , Ferrokesterite , Barquillite Thiospinel group, (Isometric: Fd3m) Bornhardtite , Cadmoindite , Carrollite , Cuproiridsite , Cuprorhodsite , Daubréelite , Ferrorhodsite , Fletcherite (mineral) , Florensovite , Greigite , Indite , Kalininite , Linnaeite , Malanite , Polydymite , Siegenite , Violarite , Trustedtite , Tyrrellite Tetradymite group (Trigonal: R-3m) Tetradymite , Tellurobismuthite , Tellurantimony , Paraguanajuatite , Kawazulite , Skippenite , Vihorlatite Pyrite group (Isometric: Pa3) Pyrite , Vaesite , Cattierite , Penroseite , Trogtalite , Villamaninite , Fukuchilite , Krutaite , Hauerite , Laurite , Aurostibite , Krutovite , Sperrylite , Geversite , Insizwaite , Erlichmanite , Dzharkenite , Gaotaiite , Mayingite Marcasite group (Orthorhombic: Pnnm) Marcasite , Ferroselite , Frohbergite , Hastite? , Mattagamite , Kullerudite , Omeiite , Anduoite , Lollingite , Seinajokite , Safflorite , Rammelsbergite , Nisbite Cobaltite group (Cubic or pseudocubic crystals) Cobaltite , Gersdorffite , Ullmannite , Willyamite , Tolovkite , Platarsite , Irarsite , Hollingworthite , Jolliffeite , Padmaite , Michenerite , Maslovite , Testibiopalladite , Changchengite , Milotaite , Kalungaite Arsenopyrite group (Monoclinic: P21/c (Pseudo-orthorhombic)) Arsenopyrite , Gudmundite , Osarsite , Ruarsite , Iridarsenite , Clinosafflorite Molybdenite group Drysdallite , Molybdenite , Tungstenite Skutterudite group Ferroskutterudite ; Nickelskutterudite ; Skutterudite ; Kieftite

Class: Sulfosalt minerals

Colusite group Colusite , Germanocolusite , Nekrasovite , Stibiocolusite Cylindrite group Cylindrite , Franckeite , Incaite , Potosiite , Abramovite , Coiraite Hauchecornite group (Tetragonal: P4/nnn or I4/mmm) Hauchecornite , Bismutohauchecornite , Tellurohauchecornite , Arsenohauchecornite , Tucekite Tetrahedrite group (Isometric: I-43m) Tetrahedrite , Tennantite , Freibergite , Hakite , Giraudite , Goldfieldite , Argentotennantite Proustite group Proustite , Pyrargyrite Aikinite group (Orthorhombic containing , , , and ) Aikinite , Krupkaite , Gladite , Hammarite (?), Friedrichite , Pekoite , Lindstromite , Salzburgite Lillianite group (Orthorhombic, where A=Pb, Ag, Mn and B=Sb, Bi) Lillianite , Bursaite? , Gustavite (?), Andorite , Uchucchacuaite , Ramdohrite , Roshchinite or , Fizelyite Matildite group Matildite , Bohdanowiczite , Volynskite , Zlatogorite Sartorite group Sartorite , Guettardite , Twinnite , Marumoite Pavonite group (Monoclinic: C/2c bismuth sulfosalts) Pavonite , Makovickyite , Benjaminite , Mummeite , Borodaevite , Cupropavonite , Cupromakovickyite , Kudriavite , IMA2008-058 , IMA2005-036

Category 03

Halogenides, Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides Atacamite group Polymorths of : Atacamite, Botallackite, Clinoatacamite, Paratacamite Gillardite , Haydeeite , Herbertsmithite , Kapellasite Fluorite group Fluorite , Fluorocronite , Frankdicksonite , Tveitite-(Y) (x~0.3), IMA2009-014 Halite group (IMA-CNMNC discourages the use of this grouping, Mills et al. (2009)) Halite , Sylvite , Villiaumite , Carobbiite , Griceite Chlorargyrite group Bromargyrite , Chlorargyrite , Marshite , Miersite , Nantokite Lawrencite group Chloromagnesite , Lawrencite , Scacchite , Tolbachite Matlockite group Bismoclite , Daubréeite , Laurionite , Paralaurionite , Rorisite , Zavaritskite , Matlockite Challacolloite group Challacolloite , Hephaistosite , Steropesite , Panichiite Chukhrovite group Chukhrovite-() , Chukhrovite-() , Meniaylovite , Chukhrovite-()

Category 04

Oxides and Hydroxides, Vanadates, Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites, Iodates :Category:Vanadate minerals Periclase group (Isometric: Fm3m, IMA-CNMNC discourages the use of this grouping, Mills et al. (2009)) Periclase , Bunsenite , Manganosite , Monteponite , Lime , Wustite , Hongquiite Hematite group/ Corundum group (Rhombohedral: R-3c) Corundum (Sapphire, Ruby), Eskolaite , Hematite , Karelianite , Tistarite Perovskite group Perovskite , Latrappite , Loparite-(Ce) , Lueshite , Tausonite , Isolueshite , Barioperovskite , Lakargiite Ilmenite group Ilmenite , Geikielite , Pyrophanite , Ecandrewsite , Melanostibite , Brizziite-III , Akimotoite Rutile group (Tetragonal: P4/mnm) Rutile , Ilmenorutile , Struverite? , Pyrolusite , Cassiterite , Plattnerite , Argutite , Squawcreekite? Multiple Oxides with groups/ Magnetoplumbite group Hibonite , Yimengite , Hawthorneite , Magnetoplumbite , Haggertyite , Nezilovite , Batiferrite , Barioferrite , Plumboferrite x = , IMA2009-027 Cryptomelane group (Hard black, fine-grained) Hollandite , Cryptomelane , Manjiroite , Coronadite , Strontiomelane , Henrymeyerite Aeschynite group Aeschynite-(Ce) , Nioboaeschynite-(Ce) , Aeschynite-(Y) , Tantalaeschynite-(Y) , Aeschynite-(Nd) , Nioboaeschynite-(Nd) , Nioboaeschynite-(Y) Crichtonite group () Landauite , Loveringite , Crichtonite , Senaite , Davidite-(La) , Davidite-(Ce) , Mathiasite , Lindsleyite , Dessauite , Cleusonite , Gramaccioliite-(Y)

Spinel group

Aluminum subgroup Spinel , Galaxite , Hercynite , Gahnite Iron subgroup Magnesioferrite , Jacobsite , Magnetite , Franklinite , Trevorite , Cuprospinel , Brunogeierite Chromium subgroup Magnesiochromite , Manganochromite , Chromite , Nichromite , Cochromite , Zincochromite Vanadium subgroup Vuorelainenite , Coulsonite , Magnesiocoulsonite Titanium subgroup Qandilite , Ulvospinel Taaffeite group Magnesiotaaffeite-2N2S , Magnesiotaaffeite-6N3S , Ferrotaaffeite-6N3S Kusachiite , Iwakiite , Hausmannite , Hetaerolite , Hydrohetaerolite , Minium , Chrysoberyl , Marokite , Filipstadite , Tegengrenite , Yafsoanite , Xieite

Nickel-Strunz 04.DH mineral family IMA/CMNMC revised the Pyrochlore supergroup 2010. Pyrochlore supergroup Pyrochlore group (D atom is Nb) Fluorcalciopyrochlore , Fluorkenopyrochlore , Fluornatropyrochlore , Fluorstrontiopyrochlore , Hydropyrochlore , Hydroxycalciopyrochlore , Kenoplumbopyrochlore , Oxycalciopyrochlore , Oxynatropyrochlore , Oxyplumbopyrochlore , Oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y) Microlite group (D atom is Ta) Fluorcalciomicrolite , Fluornatromicrolite , Hydrokenomicrolite , Hydromicrolite , Hydroxykenomicrolite , Kenoplumbomicrolite , Oxycalciomicrolite , Oxystannomicrolite , Oxystibiomicrolite Romeite group (D atom is Sb) Cuproromeite , Fluorcalcioromeite , Fluornatroromeite , Hydroxycalcioromeite , Oxycalcioromeite , Oxyplumboromeite , Stibiconite Betafite group (D atom is Ti): Calciobetafite , Oxyuranobetafite Elsmoreite group (D atom is W): Hydrokenoelsmoreite Cesstibtantite group Cesstibtantite , Natrobistantite Brannerite-Thorutite series, Orthobrannerite-Thorutite series: Brannerite , Orthobrannerite , Thorutite

Class: Hydroxides and oxides containing hydroxyl

Diaspore group (Orthorhombic, Pnma or Pnmd) Diaspore , Goethite , Groutite , Montroseite , Bracewellite , Tsumgallite Brucite group (Rhombohedral: P-3m1) Brucite , Amakinite , Pyrochroite , Portlandite , Theophrastite Wickmanite group (Cubic or Trigonal, 2+ cations containing Sn) Wickmanite , Schoenfliesite , Natanite , Vismirnovite , Burtite , Mushistonite (Tetragonal: P42/n) Stottite , Tetrawickmanite , Jeanbandyite , Mopungite

Category 05

Carbonates and Nitrates Calcite group (Trigonal: R-3c) Calcite , Magnesite >, Siderite , Rhodochrosite , Spherocobaltite , Smithsonite , Otavite , Gaspeite Aragonite group (Orthorhombic: Pmcn) Aragonite , Witherite , Strontianite , Cerussite Dolomite group Ankerite , Dolomite , Kutnohorite , Minrecordite Burbankite group Hexagonal Burbankite , Khanneshite , Calcioburbankite , Sanromanite Monoclinic Rémondite-() , Petersenite-(Ce) , Rémondite-() Rosasite group