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International Mineralogical Association (IMA)/ CNMNC proposes a new hierarchical scheme (Mills et al., 2009). This list uses the Classification of Nickel–Strunz (10 ed, pending publication, mindat.org).
- Abbreviations:
- "*" - discredited (IMA/CNMNC status).
- "?" - questionable/doubtful (IMA/CNMNC status).
- "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)
- 03.C Aluminofluorides, 06 Borates, 08 Vanadates (04.H V[5,6] Vanadates), 09 Silicates:
- Neso: insular (from Greek νησος nēsos, island)
- Soro: grouping (from Greek σωροῦ sōros, heap, mound (especially of corn))
- Cyclo: ring
- Ino: chain (from Greek ις [genitive: ινος inos], fibre)
- Phyllo: sheet (from Greek φύλλον phyllon, leaf)
- Tekto: three-dimensional framework, tectosilicates are mostly aluminosilicates
- Nickel–Strunz code scheme: NN.XY.##x
- NN: Nickel–Strunz mineral class number
- X: Nickel–Strunz mineral division letter
- Y: Nickel–Strunz mineral family letter
- ##x: Nickel–Strunz mineral/group number, x add-on letter
Class: native elements[edit]
- 01.A Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
- 01.AA Copper-cupalite family: Native copper, category:Lead, Native gold, Native silver, category:Nickel, category:Aluminum; category:Auricupride, category:Tetra-auricupride; category:Novodneprite, category:Khatyrkite, category:Anyuiite; category:Cupalite, category:Hunchunite
- 01.AB Zinc-brass family (Cu-Zn alloys): category:Cadmium, category:Zinc, category:Titanium*, category:Rhenium*; category:Brass*, category:Zhanghengite, category:Danbaite, category:Tongxinite*
- 01.AC Indium-tin family: category:Indium, category:Tin; category:Yuanjiangite, category:Sorosite
- 01.AD Mercury-amalgam family: Amalgam*, Mercury; category:Belendorffite, category:Kolymite; category:Paraschachnerite, category:Schachnerite, category:Luanheite, category:Eugenite, category:Moschellandsbergite, category:Weishanite, category:Goldamalgam*, category:Potarite, category:Leadamalgam
- 01.AE Iron-chromium family: category:Kamacite?, category:Iron, category:Chromium; category:Antitaenite*, category:Taenite, category:Tetrataenite; category:Chromferide, category:Wairauite, category:Ferchromide; category:Awaruite, category:Jedwabite
- 01.AF Platinum-group elements: category:Osmium, category:Rutheniridosmine, category:Ruthenium; category:Palladium, category:Iridium, category:Rhodium, category:Platinum
- 01.AG PGE-metal alloys: IMA2008-055, category:Hexaferrum; category:Atokite, category:Zvyagintsevite, category:Rustenburgite; category:Taimyrite, category:Tatyanaite; category:Paolovite; category:Plumbopalladinite, category:Stannopalladinite; category:Cabriite; category:Chengdeite, category:Isoferroplatinum; category:Ferronickelplatinum, category:Tetraferroplatinum, category:Tulameenite; category:Hongshiite*, category:Skaergaardite; category:Yixunite, category:Damiaoite, category:Niggliite, category:Bortnikovite, category:Nielsenite
- 01.B Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides
- 01.BA Carbides: category:Cohenite; category:Isovite, category:Haxonite; category:Tongbaite; category:Khamrabaevite, category:Niobocarbide, category:Tantalcarbide; category:Qusongite, category:Yarlongite
- 01.BB Silicides: IMA2007-036; category:Mavlyanovite, category:Suessite; category:Perryite, category:Fersilicite*, category:Ferdisilicite*, category:Luobusaite, category:Gupeiite, category:Hapkeite, category:Xifengite
- 01.BC Nitrides: category:Roaldite, category:Siderazot, category:Carlsbergite, category:Osbornite
- 01.BD Phosphides: category:Schreibersite, category:Nickelphosphide; category:Barringerite, category:Monipite; category:Allabogdanite, category:Florenskyite, category:Andreyivanovite; category:Melliniite
- 01.C Metalloids and Nonmetals
- 01.CA Arsenic group elements: category:Bismuth (minerals), category:Antimony, category:Arsenic, category:Stibarsen; category:Arsenolamprite, category:Pararsenolamprite; category:Paradocrasite
- 01.CB Carbon-silicon family: category:Graphite, category:Chaoite, category:Fullerite; category:Diamonds, category:Lonsdaleite, category:Silicon
- 01.CC Sulfur-selenium-iodine: category:Sulfur, category:Rosickyite; category:Tellurium, category:Selenium
- 01.D Nonmetallic Carbides and Nitrides
- 01.DA Nonmetallic carbides: category:Moissanite
- 01.DB Nonmetallic nitrides: category:Nierite, category:Sinoite
- 01.X Unclassified Strunz Elements (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
- 01.XX Unknown: category:Hexamolybdenum, category:Tantalum*, category:Brownleeite
References[edit]
- Stuart J. Mills, Frédéric Hatert, Ernest H. Nickel, and Giovanni Ferraris (2009). "The standardisation of mineral group hierarchies: application to recent nomenclature proposals". Eur. J. Mineral. 21: 1073–1080. DOI:10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1994.
- Nickel-Strunz Classification - Primary Groups 10 ed (Mindat.org)