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The Mineral Classes


Minerals are organized according to chemistry into the following
classes and subclasses.

Carbonates Class:
Carbonates
Uranyl Carbonates
Rare Earth Carbonates
Aragonite Group:
Calcite Group:
Dolomite Group:
Rosasite Group:

Carbonates Subclasses:
Borates
Iodates
Nitrates

Elements Class:
Metals Subclass
Gold Group:
Platinum Group:
Metallic Alloys
Iron-nickel Group:
Non-metals Subclass
Arsenic Group:
Carbon Group:

Halides Class:

Mineraloids Class:
Some specimens which are not true minerals

Oxides Class:
Pyrochlore Group:
Rutile Group:
Spinel Group:
Subclass: Hydroxides

Phosphates Class:
Apatite Group:
Uranyl Phosphates
subclass: Arsenates
Uranyl Arsenates
subclass: Vanadates
Arsenites
subclass: Antimonates

Sulfates Class:
Alunite Group:
Barite Group:
Beudantite Group:
Chalcanthite Group:
Halotrichite Group:
Kieserite Group:
Melanterite Group:
Rozenite Group:
Subclass: Chromates
Subclass: Molybdenates
Subclass: Selenates and Selenites
Subclass: Tellurates and Tellurites
Subclass: Tungstates
Subclass: Sulfites

Sulfides Class:
Subclass: Sulfosalts
Subclass: Selenides
Subclass: Tellurides
Subclass: Antimonides
Subclass: Arsenides

Silicates Class:
Nesosilicates (single tetrahedrons)
The Datolite Group:
The Euclase Group:
Garnet Group:
The Humite Group:
The Olivine Group:
The Phenakite Group:
The Trimerite Group:
The Uranophane Group:
The Zircon Group:
Sorosilicates (double tetrahedrons)
Epidote group:
Inosilicates (single and double chains)
Pyroxene Group:
Amphibole Group:
Anthophyllite Subgroup:
Tremolite Subgroup:
Richterite Subgroup:
Glaucophane Subgroup:
Cyclosilicates (rings)
The Benitoite Group:
Milarite-Osumilite Group:
Tourmaline Group:
Phyllosilicates (sheets)
Apophyllite Group:
Clay Group:
Chlorite Group:
Mica Group:
The Serpentine Group:
Tectosilicates (frameworks)
Feldspar Group:
Feldspathoid Group:
Quartz Group:
Zeolite Group:


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