List of minerals (synonyms)

The International Mineralogical Association (IMA) is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go through the official naming procedure, although some minerals published previously have been either confirmed or discredited since that date.

This list contains mineral synonyms, varieties and polytypes. The list is divided into groups:

For recognised minerals, see list of minerals approved by IMA.

  • Abbreviations:
    • "*" – discredited (IMA/CNMNC status).
    • "?" – questionable/doubtful (IMA/CNMNC, mindat.org or mineralienatlas.de status).
    • N – published without approval of the IMA/CNMNC.
    • I – intermediate member of a solid-solution series.
    • H – hypothetical mineral (synthetic, anthropogenic, etc.)
      • ch – incomplete description, hypothetical solid solution end member.
    • group – a name used to designate a group of species, sometimes only a mineral group name.
    • no – no link available.
    • red. – redefinition of ...
    • Y: 1NNN – year of publication.
    • Y: old – known before publications were available.

List of main synonyms

Mainly renamed minerals and synonyms used by the Handbook of Mineralogy.[1]

A
  • A
    • Andorite IV: Quatrandorite; arrojadite-(BaFe): sigismundite;

B
  • B
    • Boldyrevite: UM1941-01-F:AlCaHMgNa; Britholite-(Ce): Lessingite-(Ce)

C
  • C
    • Chrysotile: Bostonite, Cyphoîte, Karystiolite, Krysolith, Kuphoite, Kupholite, Lefkasbestos, Picrosmine, Pikrosmin, Schweizerite, Ishkildite (var.); Clinozoisite-(Sr): Niigataite;

D–E
  • D
  • E
    • Epidote-(Pb): Hancockite;

F–G
  • F
    • Fraipontite: Zinalsite; Ferro-Ferritschermakite: Ferri-Ferrotschermakite;
  • G
    • Gagarinite-(Ce): Zajacite-(Ce)

H–J
  • H
    • Helvine: helvite; hinsdalite: orpheite; hydrokenoelsmoreite: alumotungstite, ferritungstite; hisingerite: sturtite;
  • I
    • J
      • Johnbaumite-M: fermorite,Jadeite;

    K–L
    • K
    • L
      • Litidionite: lithidionite

    M
    • M
      • Manganohörnesite: manganese-hörnesite

    N-O
    • N
      • Natrozippeite: sodium-zippeite; natroboltwoodite: sodium-boltwoodite;
    • O
      • Osmium: iridosmine (var.);

    P–R
    • P
      • Pyrosmalite-Fe: Ferropyrosmalite
    • Q
      • Qingheiite: Qinghelite; Qitianlingite: Qitianglinite; Quartz: Azetulite, Azeztulite, Dragonite, Konilite, Lodolite, Quartz-alpha, Quertz; Quartz varieties: Agate, Amberine, Amethyst, Ametrine, Apricotine, Aventurine, Azurchalcedony, Basanite, Bayate, Beekite, Binghamite, Bloodstone, Buhrstone, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Chert, Chrysojasper, Citrine, Cotterite, Creolite, Cubosilicite, Dallasite, Damsonite, Darlingite, Diackethyst, Eisenkiesel, El Doradoite, Flint, Haytorite, Herbeckite, Irnimite, Jasper, Kinradite, Myrickite, Onyx, Pastelite, Prase, Prasiolite, Quartzine, Quetzalitztli, Ribbonstone, Sard, Sardonyx, Schwimmstein, Seftonite
    • R
      • Rutile: Cajuelite, Crispite, Dicksbergite, Edisonite, Gallitzinite, Paraedrite, Rutilite, Titankalk, Titanschorl; Rutile varieties: Ilmenorutile, Lusterite, Nigrine, Struverite; Römerite: Bückingite, Louderbackite, Roemerite;

    S
    • S
      • Stibiconite: hydroroméite; smolyaninovite: smolianinovite; sofiite: sophiite;

    T
    • T
      • Tadzhikite-(Ce): Tadzhikite-(Y); tantalite-(Fe): ferrotantalite; tantalite-(Mn): manganotantalite

    U–Z
    • U
      • Uzonite: Usonite;
    • V
      • Veatchite-p: P-Veatchite;
    • W
      • X
        • Xanthoconite: Rittingerite, Xanthocone; Xonotlite: Calcium-Pectolite, Eakleite, Xenotlite, Xonaltite, Xonolite
      • Y
        • Yttrotungstite-(Ce): Cerotungstite-(Ce)
      • Z

        Mineral varieties

        Mainly minerals varieties used by the Handbook of Mineralogy.

        1. Iridosmine*, an osmium variety, 01.AF.05
        2. Plagioclase solid solution series:
          1. An0: albite; An20: oligoclase; An40: andesine; An60: labradorite; An80: bytownite; An100: anorthite
          2. Oligoclase, albite variety, 09.FA.35
          3. Andesine, albite variety, 09.FA.35
          4. Labradorite, anorthite variety, 09.FA.35
          5. Bytownite, anorthite variety, 09.FA.35
        3. Ilmenorutile, a rutile variety, 04.DB.05
        4. Incaite*, a franckeite variety, 02.HF.25b
        5. Kamacite, a native iron variety, 01.AE.05
        6. Kerolite* (discredited 1979), a Ni-bearing variety of talc (?), 09.EC.05, [no]
        7. Lewistonite* (discredited 1978), a carbonate-rich variety of fluorapatite, 08.BN.05 [no]
        8. Metaberyllite* (Y: 1973, discredited 2006), a variety of beryllite, 09.AE.05, [no]
        9. Potosiite*, a franckeite variety, 02.HF.25b
        10. Sakharovaite* (Y: 1956, discredited 2006), a Bi-bearing variety of jamesonite, 02.HB.15,
        11. Struverite*, a rutile variety, 04.DB.05

        Unnamed minerals, controversial discreditations
        • Wolframoixiolite, a W-bearing variety of ixiolite, 04.DB.25; possibly a separate species.[2][3]
        • Scandian ixiolite (of von Knorring)N, a Nb-bearing variety of ixiolite, 04.DB.25; possibly a separate species.[4][5]
        • Scandian ixiolite (of Bergstol)N, a Sc-bearing variety of ixiolite, 04.DB.25; possibly a separate species.[6][7]
        • Ktenasite (Y: 1950) 07.DD.20, possibly a mineral group, under review (Leverett et al., 2009–2011).[8]
        • Unnamed (Zn-analogue of Ktenasite)N.[9]
        • Unnamed (Co-analogue of Ktenasite)N.[10]
        • Mg- or Cd-bearing varieties are also known.
        • Mitchell R H, Burns P C, Chakhmouradian A R (2000) The crystal structures of loparite-(Ce), The Canadian Mineralogist 38, 145-152.
        • Zubkova, N. V., Arakcheeva, A. V., Pushcharovskii, D. Y., Semenov, E. I., & Atencio, D. (2000). Crystal structure of loparite. Crystallography Reports, 45(2), 210-214.
        • Calciogadolinite-Y? (Y: 1938) might be a calcian gadolinite.[12][13]
        • ClinotyroliteN (monoclinic), both minerals might belong to a mineral group since tyrolite was shown to be monoclinic (pseudo-orthorhombic).[14]
        • Yttromicrolite-(Y) within the framework of nomenclature of Hogarth (1977): discreditation was not made by proper way (in the course of defamation of Crook, 1982).[15]
        • Pimelite* (Y: 1800, 1938) a nickel dominant smectite, is under review. Associations: nickel-bearing talc, yellow green nickeloan nontronite, red brown hematite stained nontronite, bright white montmorillonite.[16][17][18]
        • Tetranatrolite (discredited in 1999): might be identical to gonnardite, discreditation procedure apparently done without actually working on the type specimen or on any identified tetranatrolite itself.[19][20][21]
        • Yftisite-(Y) (discredited in 1987): but apparently the cell parameters are known (Balko & Bakakin, 1975).[22]
        • Buserite (IMA1970-024): dehydrates to birnessite, known synthetic compound.[23][24][25]
        • Zincobotryogen: it is discredited (IMA1967 s.p.) but its crystal structure has been solved (space group 14).[26]
        • Strontioborite: it is discredited (IMA1962 s.p.) but its crystal structure has been solved (space group 4).[27]
        • Aguilarite (Y: 1944, Ag4SeS, 2.BA.55): it might be two solid solution series, a monoclinic ‘acanthite-like’ series (from Ag2S - Ag2S0.4Se0.6), and an orthorhombic ‘naumannite-like’ series (from Ag2S0.3Se0.7 - Ag2Se).[28]


        Controversial chemical formulas (IMA Master List)
        (and/or possible "analytical" artifacts)
        • Kobeite-Y (Y: 1950) 04.DG.05, the original analytical determinations contain between 14.91% and 17.08% ZrO2 with only 1.99% and 1.59% SiO2 respectively. The chemical formula (IMA version: (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6) doesn't contain Zr.
        • Divalent sulfide. Mackinawite (Y: 1963) 02.CC.25 (IMA formula: (Fe,Ni)1+xS ()), sulfide anion (atoms per formula unit, apfu) might be too low due to analytical losses.[33][34][35]
        • Pseudo monovalent mercury, mindat.org changed the chemical formulas: there is mercury(II) and (dimercury) [Hg-Hg] now.
        Notes:
        • Claraite (IMA2016-L, IMA1981-023) 05.DA.30 (IMA formula: Cu2+3CO3(OH)4·4H2O), but after U. Kolitsch it has essential As and S.[36]
        • Kolitsch, U. & Brandstätter, F. (2012): 1743) Baryt, Chalkophyllit und Clarait vom Pengelstein bei Kitzbühel, Tirol. P. 149. in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2012): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LX. Carinthia II, 202./122., 123-180.
        • Putz, H., Lechner, A. & Poeverlein, R. (2012): Erythrin und Clarait vom Pichlerstollen am Silberberg bei Rattenberg, Nordtirol. Lapis, 37 (1), 47-52; 62.
        • New chemical formula: (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14·7H2O.
        • Cosalite (Y: 1868) 02.JB.10 (IMA formula: Pb2Bi2S5). It might have copper as essential constituent (AM Clark, MH Hey (1993) Hey's mineral index: mineral species, varieties and synonyms), (Zak, L., Megarskaya, L., Mumme, W. G. (1992). "Rezbanyite from Ocna de fier (Vasko): a mixture of bismuthinite derivatives and cosalite". Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie. Monatshefte 1992: 69–79.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)).
        • The general structural formula for cosalite can be expressed as: CuxAg(i + s)Pb[8–2s–0.5(x + i)]Bi(8 + s)S20.[37]
        • Mayenite (IMA2013-C, IMA1963-016): it can not be found in nature. Mayenite (stabilized by moisture) can be found in cement industry chemistry. Chlormayenite can be found in nature.

        Suspended (IMA status)
        • (IMA2000-026) (Mn,Li)4(Ta,Sn)4(Ta,Nb)8O32: IMA approval status is suspended, but it was incorrectly stated as approved in Grice, J.D. & Ferraris, G. (2001).[38]
        • (IMA1989-012), zhangpeishanite (of Shen), unnamed (cordylite-like (Ca□Ba2Ce4[CO3]8F2).[39]

        Grandfathered (IMA valid species)

        Rejected or discredited minerals
        • Possibly non-valid: bismutostibiconite, lazurite and lonsdaleite.
        • ArsenosulvaniteD
          • Probably colusite.
        • Carbonate-apatites:
          • Carbonate-rich fluorapatite (discredited 2008) 08.BN.05
          • Carbonate-rich hydroxylapatite (discredited 2008) 08.BN.05
        • ChelyabinskiteHQD (Y: 1988, rejected 1986) 07.DG.45 [no]
        • Churchite-(Nd)D (Y: 1983, IMA1987 s.p., IMA2015-C) 08.CJ.50 [no]
        • DieneriteD (Y: 1944, discredited 2006) 02.??
          • It was reported as microinclusions in a sobolevite grain, Norilsk deposit (2006).
        • Ferrorhodsite (spinel, linnaeite: IMA1996-047, discredited 2018) 02.DA.05 [no]
        • Fluorarrojadite-(BaNa)N 08.BF.?? (IMA2005 s.p., red.) [no] [no]
        • FoshallasiteD
        • HeliophylliteD (Y: 1888) 03.DC.65
        • ImgreiteD (discredited 1968) [no]
        • NatrofairchilditeD
        • Pseudo-autuniteD (Y: 1965) [no]
        • SchirmeriteD (Y: 1874, redefined and discredited 2008) 02.JB.40d  [43]
        • SpodiophylliteD (IMA1998 s.p.)
          • Possibly a mica related to tainiolite: Canadian Mineralogist 36 (1998), 905.
        • StrontioboriteD (Y: 1960) 06.FC.10
        • VondecheniteD (IMA2016-065) 03.
        • WellsiteD [no]
          • Either barian phillipsite-Ca or calcian harmotome.
        • Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)D (Y: 1982) 05.BD.10 [no]

        Errors and synonyms
        • AnkangiteD (IMA1986-026) 04.DK.05
          • Synonym of mannardite (discredited in 2012: IMA 2011-F).
        • AniyunwiyaiteD (IMA2018-054) 08. [no] [no]
          • Synonym of kingsmountite.
        • AnniviteD (tetrahedrite: IMA2018-K, IMA2008 s.p., 1854) 02.
        • BasaluminiteD
        • BobdownsiteD (IMA2008-037, discredited 2017) 08.AC.45 [no]
        • BrabantiteD (Y: 1981, discredited 2007)
        • BrearleyiteD (IMA2013-C, IMA2010-062) 04.CC.20 [no] [no]
        • CadmoxiteD (IMA2012-037) 04.AB.?? [no] [no]
          (IUPAC: Cadmium oxide)
          • The type material is uraninite: CNMNC Newsletter No. 17, October 2013
        • ClinotyroliteD (Y: 1980) 8.DM.10 [no]
          • Synonym of tangdanite.
        • CobaltogordaiteD (IMA2015-K, IMA2014-043) 07.D?. [no] [no]
          • Thérèsemagnanite got redefined, same as thérèsemagnanite now.
        • CoeruleolactiteD (n/a) [no]
        • Chromo-alumino-povondraite (IMA2009-088, IMA2013-089 with new type material) 09.CK.05 [no] [no]
          • Former type material is chromdravite: CNMNC Newsletter No. 16, August 2013; Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (2013), 2695-2709.
        • DiomigniteD (IMA2015-H, IMA1984-058a) 06.DD.05
        • EndelliteD [no]
        • FejeriteD (IMA2012-014, IMA2015-L) 03.??. [no] [no]
          • Claringbullite got redefined, same as claringbullite now.
        • FerrotelluriteD (Y: 1877) 07.AB.10 [no] [no]
          Note: type material is keystoneite.
        • Fluorthalénite-(Y) (IMA2014-D, IMA1994-022) 09.BJ.20 [no]
          • Thalénite-(Y) got redefined, same as thalénite-(Y) now.
        • FreibergiteD (tetrahedrite: IMA2018-K, 1853) 02.GB.05
        • Lesukite (IMA2018-H, IMA1996-004) 03.BD.10 [no]
        • MarianoiteD (discredited 2020, IMA2005-005a) 9.BE.17
          • It is wöhlerite.
        • OrpheiteD [44]
          • Identical to hinsdalite.
        • Potassicmendeleevite-(Ce) (IMA2009-093, not approved) 09.??.
        • SteedeiteD (IMA2010-049, approval withdrawn 2011) 09.CA.15 [no] [no]
        • SurkhobiteD (IMA2007-A, IMA2006-E, IMA2002-037 Rd) 9.BE.67 [no]
          • Synonym of perraultite

        Non minerals
        • AshaniteD [no]
        • BoldyreviteD (IMA2006-C, Y: 1941) 03.CF.10 [no]
          • It might be impure hydrokenoralstonite or gearksutite.
        • BursaiteD [no]
          • A mixture of two sulphosalts.
        • GirditeD (IMA2016-F, IMA1979-006) 04.JL.30
          • Two or more phases.
        • HorsforditeD (discredited IMA2006 s.p.) [no]
          • Smelter product, it has three phases.
        • IodineD (Y: 1897, IMA2015-D) 01.AA.15 [no] [no]
        • ParajamesoniteD (discredited 2007)
          • Either jamesonite or a mixture of jamesonite and argentian tetrahedrite (freibergite) and/or ramdohrite.
        • JeromiteD
          • An amorphous As-S-Se phase of variable composition.
        • MerumiteD
        • NatromontebrasiteD (IMA2005-E)
        • PartziteD (IMA2016-B, IMA2013 s.p., 1867) 04.??.
          • A mixture of several phases, which include a member of the plumboroméite group and a chrysocolla-like amorphous phase.
        • PercyliteD [no]
          • Mixture of boleite und pseudoboleite.
        • SpodiositeD (IMA2003-B, Y: 1872) [no]
        • ThorogummiteD (IMA2014-B, Y: 1889) 09.AD.30
          • Heterogeneous mixture of secondary, non-crystalline minerals, after the alteration, hydration, or metamictization of thorite.
        • Tombarthite-(Y)D (IMA2016-K, IMA1967-031) 09.AD.35
          • Many phases.
        • UhligiteD (IMA2006-C) 04.XX.??

        Discredited mineral varieties
        • AnatacamiteD (IMA2015-A, IMA2009-042) 03.DA.10d [no] [no]
          • Twinned clinoatacamite.
        • BakeriteD (IMA2016-A, Y: 1903) 09.AJ.20
          • Gadolinite supergroup, datolite group was reviewed.
        • Cheralite-(Ce)D [no]
        • FupingqiuiteD (IMA2016-087) 08. [no] [no]
          • Varulite variety.
        • HibschiteD (Y: 1906, IMA1983-B, voting proposal IMA2011-D) 09.AD.25
        • HydrohetaeroliteD (Y: 1928, 2019 s.p.) 04.BB.10
          • A variety of hetaerolite.[46]
        • MagniotripliteD (IMA2003-C) [no]
        • MatraiteD (IMA2006-C)
        • ParaspurriteD (IMA2009-B)
          • Polysynthetically microtwinned spurrite.
        • TellurocanfielditeD (IMA2012-013, approval withdrawn)
        • ViséiteD

        Discredited polytypes
        See polytype section

        Groups and pairs

        Amphibole dump
        Discredited, renamed and/or hypothetical amphiboles
        • AluminobarroisiteD (Y: 1978) 09.DE.20 [no]
          • Barroisite since 2012.
        • Alumino-magnesiotaramiteN (IMA2006-024) 09.DE.20
          • It isn't an IMA approved mineral.
        • AluminotschermakiteD (Y: 1978) 09.DE.10 [no] [no]
        • Cannilloitech (Y: 1997) 09.DE.10 [no] [no]
          (Ca3(Mg4Al)(Si5Al3)O22(OH)2)
        • Clinoferroholmquistitech (Y: 1997) 09.DE.05 [no]
        • Clinoholmquistite
        • Ferribarroisitech (Y: 1997, 2012) 09.D? [no] [no]
        • Ferric-nybøitech (Y: 1997) 09.DE.25 [no] [no]
        • Ferri-ferrobarroisite (Y: 1918) 09.DE.20 [no]
        • Ferri-ferrotschermakite (Y: 1918) 09.D?. [no]
        • Ferrikaersutite (IMA2011-035) 09.?? [no] [no]
        • Ferri-magnesiotaramite (Y: 1997) 09.DE.20 [no]
        • Ferritschermakitech (Y: 1949) 09.DE.10 [no]
        • Ferrobarroisitech (Y: 1978) 09.DE.20
        • Ferro-eckermannitech (Y: 1964) 09.DE.25 [no]
        • Ferrokaersutitech (Y: 1978) 09.DE.15
        • Ferroleakeitech (Y: 1997) 09.DE.25 [no]
        • Ferronybøitech (Y: 1997) 09.?? [no] [no]
        • Ferropedrizitech (Y: 2003) 09.DE.25 [no] [no]
        • Ferrowinchitech (Y: 1978) 09.DE.20 [no]
        • Leakeitech (IMA2012 s.p., IMA1991-028 Rd) 09.DE.25
        • Magnesiosadanagaite (IMA2002-051) 09.DE.15
        • Magnesiotaramite (Y: 1978) 09.DE.20
        • Manganocummingtonitech (Y: 1997) 09.DE.05 [no]
        • Manganogruneritech (Y: 1997) 09.DE.05
        • Parvo-mangano-edenite (IMA2003-062) 09.DE.15 [no]
        • Parvo-manganotremolite (IMA2004-045) 09.DE.10 [no]
        • PedriziteH (Y: 2000) 09.DE.25 [no] [no]
        • PermanganogruneriteH (Y: 1997) 09.DE.05 [no]
        • Potassic-aluminosadanagaite (Y: 2003) 09.?? [no] [no] [no]
        • Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite (IMA1986-007) 09.DD.05 [no]
        • Sodicanthophyllite (Y: 1977) 09.DD.05 [no]
        • Sodic-ferri-clinoferroholmquistite (IMA1995-045) 09.DE.25 [no]
        • Sodic-ferro-anthophyllitech (Y: 1997) 09.DD.05 [no]
        • Sodic-ferrogedritech (Y: 1997) 09.DD.05 [no]
        • Sodic-ferropedrizitech (Y: 2003) 09.DE.25 [no] [no]
        • Sodicgedritech (Y: 1997) 09.DD.05 [no]
        • Sodicpedrizitech (Y: 2003) 09.DE.25 [no] [no]

        Polytypes
        Main article: Polymorphism (materials science)

        Based on Nickel (1993).[47]

        Synonyms, discredited polytypes
        Under construction
        • BarbertoniteD (discredited 2011)
        • ClinobaryliteD (IMA2013-E, IMA2002-015) 09.BB.15 [no]
          (IUPAC: Diberyllium barium sorosilicate, Si2O7)
          • Polytype barylite-1O.
        • ClinomimetiteD (Y: 1993) 08.BN.05
          • Polytype mimetite-M (discredited 2010, IMA1990-043a).
        • Johnbaumite-MD
          • Monoclinic polytype of johnbaumite.
        • Lavinskyite-2O (IMA2012-028) 09.D? [no] [no]
          (Chemical formula: K(LiCu)Cu6(Si4O11)2(OH)4)
          • Lavinskyite-1M (liguriaite, IMA2014-035) 09.D? [no] [no]
        • ManasseiteD (2012, 1941) 05.DA.45 [48]
          (IUPAC: Hexamagnesium dialuminium carbonate hexadecahydroxyl tetrahydrate)
        • OrthochamositeD (Y: 1951) 09.EC.55 [no] [no]
          • Possibly a polytype of chamosite. Its formal discreditation was forgotten. It was on the IMA Master List (October 2008).
          • Quote: "the varietal names of brunsvigite, corundophilite, daphnite, delessite, diabantite, grovesite, kiimmererite, kotchubeite, leuchtenbergite, orthochamosite, pennine, pseudothuringite, pycnochlorite, ripidolite, sheridanite, talc-chlorite and thuringite should be discarded."[49][50]
        • ParabariomicroliteD (IMA2016-C, IMA1984-003) 04.FJ.20
          • Polytype hydrokenomicrolite-3R.
        • SjögreniteD (discredited 2012, 1941) 05.DA.45
          (IUPAC: Hexamagnesium diiron(III) carbonate hexadecahydroxyl tetrahydrate)
          • Polytype pyroaurite-2H.
        • Balangeroite 9.DH.35
          • Polytypes: -2M and -1A.
        • Bariopharmacosiderite 8.DK.10
          • Polytypes: -C and -Q.
        • Barylite 9.BB.15
          • Polytypes: -1O and -2O.
        • Berborite 6.AB.10
          • Polytypes: -2H , -1T , -2T
        • Cayalsite-(Y) (IMA2011-094) 9.?? [no] [no]
          • Polytypes: -1M, -1O
        • Chamosite 9.EC.55
        • Chrysotile 9.ED.15 [none]
          • Clinochrysotile
          • Orthochrysotile
          • Parachrysotile
        • Clinotobermorite 9.DG.10
          • Polytypes: -2M and -1A .
        • Cualstibite (IMA1983-068) 4.FM.40
          (IUPAC: Pentacopper dialuminium triantimony(III) dodecaoxy hydroxyl dodecahydrate)
          • Cualstibite-1M* (syn. cyanophyllite, IMA1980-065, IMA2012-B)
          • Cualstibite-1T
        • Dioskouriite (IMA2015-106)
          • Polytypes: -2M, -2O
        • Ericssonite (IMA1966-013) 9.BE.25
          • Ericssonite-2M
          • Ericssonite-2O* (syn. orthoericssonite, IMA1970-005, IMA2010-F)
        • Gageite 9.DH.35
          • Polytypes: -1A and -2M.
        • Gersdorffite (1986 s.p. Rd) 2.EB.25
          (IUPAC: Nickel arsenide sulfide)
          • Gersdorffite-P213 (Y: 1982, NiAsS)
          • Gersdorffite-Pa3 (Y: 1845, Ni(As,S)2)
          • Gersdorffite-Pca21 (Y: 1982, NiAsS)
        • Graphite 1.CB.05a
          • Polytypes: -2H, -3R
        • Greenalite 9.ED.15
          • Polytypes: -1A, -1M, -2M1, -2Å, -3R, -3Å
        • Hilgardite 6.ED.05
          • Hilgardite-1Tc
          • Hilgardite-3Tc
          • Hilgardite-4M
        • IlliteG [none][51]
          • Polytypes: -1M , Illite1Md , -2M
        • Ivanukite-Na
          • Ivanyukite-Na-C (IMA2007-041) (titanosilicate) [no]
          • Ivanyukite-Na-T (Y: 2009) (titanosilicate) [no]
        • Kaolinite 9.ED.05
        • Khinite, broad sense 4.FD.30
          • Khinite-3T* (syn. parakhinite, 1978-036, IMA 2008-C)
          • Khinite-4O (syn. khinite, strict sense; 1978-035, IMA 2008-C Rd)
        • Lamprophyllite 9.BE.25
          • Polytypes: -2M , -2O
        • Moissanite 01.DA.-- ("carborundum (synthetic)")
          (IUPAC: silicon carbide)
          • A large number of polytypes are known, the majority of moissanite samples are 6H and 15R polytypes.
        • Natroalunite (Y: 1902) 7.BC.10
          (IUPAC: Sodium trialuminium disulfate hexahydroxyl)
          • Natroalunite-2c (IMA1980-095) 7.BC.10
        • Nechelyustovite 9.BE.55
          • Polytypes: -1M and -2M.
        • Pearceite-Tac - Polybasite Series
          • Pearceite-Tac 2.GB.15
          • Polybasite 2.GB.15
            • Polybasite-Tac
            • Pearceite-T2ac
            • Pearceite-M2a2b2c
            • Polybasite-T2ac
            • Polybasite-M2a2b2c
            • Nomenclature change: antimonpearceite was replaced by polybasite-Tac, arsenpolybasite-221 by pearceite-T2ac, arsenpolybasite-222 by pearceite-M2a2b2c, polybasite-221 by polybasite-T2ac, and polybasite-222 by polybasite-M2a2b2c.[52]
        • Plombièrite 9.DG.08
          • Polytypes: -4O and -2M .
        • Quintinite (IMA1992-028, IMA1998 s.p.) 5.DA.40 [none]
          • Quintinite-2H
          • Quintinite-3T* (1992-029, 1998 s.p.)
        • Veatchite 6.EC.15  [53]
          • Veatchite-A (IMA1978-030)
          • Veatchite-1M (Y: 1959, veatchite-p)
          • Veatchite-2M (Y: 1938)
        • Wagnerite (Y: 1821)
          • Polytypes: -Ma2bc, -Ma3bc, -Ma5bc, -Ma7bc, -Ma9bc
        • Wollastonite 9.DG.05
          • Polytypes: -1A , -2M , -3A , -4A , -5A , -7A
        • Wurtzite 2.CB.45
          • Polytypes: -10H, -15R, -4H, -6H, -8H
        • Xonotlite 9.DG.35
          • Polytypes: -Ma2bc, -Ma2b2c, -M2a2bc
        • Zaccagnaite 5.DA.45
          • Polytypes: -2H, -3R
        • Zincowoodwardite 7.DD.35
          • Polytypes: -1T, -3R
        • Zirconolite 4.DH.30
          • Polytypes: -2M , -3O , -3T

        Hydrous diuranyl di(RO4) family

        Meta-autunite group
        • Meta-autunite, 8.EB.10, tetragonal
        • Uramarsite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal

        Natroautunite group
        • Abernathyite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
        • Chernikovite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
        • Meta-ankoleite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
        • Natrouranospinite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
        • Trögerite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
        • Uramphite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal

        Carnotite family (partial)
        • Carnotite, 4.HB.05, monoclinic
        • Margaritasite, 4.HB.05, monoclinic
        • Metavanuralite, 4.HB.20, triclinic
        • Sengierite, 4.HB.10, monoclinic
        • Strelkinite, 4.HB.30, orthorhombic
        • Tyuyamunite, 4.HB.25, orthorhombic
        • Vanuralite, 4.HB.20, monoclinic

        Other hydrous families
        • Przhevalskite (4H2O), 8.EB.10, orthorhombic
        • Metauramphite (6H2O), questionable mineral
        • Metauranocircite-I (6H2O), 8.EB.10, monoclinic
        • Lehnerite (8H2O), 8.EB.05, tetragonal
        • Metaheinrichite (8H2O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
        • Metakahlerite (8H2O), 8.EB.10, triclinic
        • Metakirchheimerite (8H2O), 8.EB.10, triclinic
        • Metanováčekite (8H2O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
        • Metarauchite (8H2O), 8.EB.05, triclinic
        • Metasaléeite (8H2O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
        • Metatorbernite (8H2O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
        • Metauranospinite (8H2O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
        • Metazeunerite (8H2O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
        • Threadgoldite (8H2O), 8.EB.20, monoclinic
        • Autunite (10-12H2O), 8.EB.05, orthorhombic
        • Bassetite ((H2O)10), 8.EB.10, monoclinic
        • Heinrichite (10H2O), 8.EB.05, monoclinic
        • Metalodèvite (10H2O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
        • Nováčekite-II (10H2O), n.d., monoclinic
        • Rauchite (10H2O), 8.EB.05, triclinic
        • Saléeite ((H2O)10), 8.EB.05, monoclinic
        • Uranocircite-II (10H2O), n.d., tetragonal
        • Uranospinite (10H2O), 8.EB.05, tetragonal
        • Kahlerite (12H2O), 8.EB.10, monoclinic
        • Nováčekite-I (12H2O), 8.EB.05, triclinic
        • Torbernite (12H2O), 8.EB.05, tetragonal
        • Zeunerite (12H2O), 8.EB.05, tetragonal

        Hydrotalcite supergroup

        The hydrotalcite supergroup might need another review.[54]

        Hydrotalcite group
        • DesautelsiteA (1978-016), chemical formula
        Suggested: Mg
        6        Mn3+
        2        (OH)
        16        [CO
        3        ]·4H
        2        O
        • DroninoiteA (2008-003), chemical formula
        Suggested: Ni
        6        Fe3+
        2        (OH)
        16        Cl
        2        ·4H
        2        O
        Suggested: Mg6Al2(OH)16[CO3]·4H2O
        • IowaiteA (1967-002), chemical formula
        Suggested: Mg
        6        Fe3+
        2        (OH)
        16        Cl
        2        ·4H
        2        O
        • JamboriteQ (1971-037), chemical formula
        Suggested: possibly Ni2+
        6        Ni3+
        2        (OH)
        16        S·4H
        2        O
        • MeixneriteA (1974-003), chemical formula
        Suggested: Mg
        6        Al
        2        (OH)
        16        (OH)
        2        ·4H
        2        O
        • PyroauriteRd (Y: 1865), chemical formula
        Suggested: Mg
        6        Fe3+
        2        (OH)
        16        [CO
        3        ]·4H
        2        O
        • ReevesiteA (1966-025), chemical formula
        Suggested: Ni
        6        Fe3+
        2        (OH)
        16        [CO
        3        ]·4H
        2        O
        Suggested: Mg6Cr2(OH)16[CO3]·4H2O
        • TakoviteA (Y: 1957, 1977 s.p.), chemical formula
        Suggested: Ni6Al2(OH)16[CO3]·4H2O
        • WoodalliteA (2000-042), chemical formula
        Suggested: Mg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2·4H2O
        Quintinite group
        • CaresiteA (1992-030), chemical formula
        Suggested: Fe3+
        4        Al
        2        (OH)
        12        [CO
        3        ]·3H
        2        O
        • CharmariteA (1992-026), chemical formula
        Suggested: Mn4Al2(OH)12[CO3]·3H2O
        • ChlormagaluminiteA (1980-098), chemical formula
        Suggested: Mg4Al2(OH)12Cl2·2H2O
        • ComblainiteA (1978-009), chemical formula
        Suggested: Ni
        4        Co3+
        2        (OH)
        12        [CO
        3        ]·3H
        2        O
        Suggested: Mg4Al2(OH)12[CO3]·3H2O
        Suggested: Zn4Al2(OH)12[CO3]·3H2O
        Fougèrite group
        Suggested: Fe2+
        4        Fe3+
        2        (OH)
        12        [CO
        3        ]·3H
        2        O
        • MössbaueriteA (2012-049), chemical formula
        Suggested: Fe3+
        6        O
        4        (OH)
        8        [CO
        3        ]·3H
        2        O
        • TrébeurdeniteA (2012 s.p.), chemical formula
        Suggested: Fe2+
        2        Fe3+
        4        O
        2        (OH)
        10        [CO
        3        ]·3H
        2        O
        Woodwardite group
        • HonessiteA (1962 s.p.), chemical formula
        Suggested:
        • WoodwarditeG (Y: 1866), chemical formula
        Suggested:
        • ZincowoodwarditeA (1998-026), chemical formula
        Suggested:
        Cualstibite group
        • CualstibiteRd (1983-068), chemical formula
        Suggested: Cu2Al(OH)6[Sb(OH)6]
        • OmsiteA (2012-025), chemical formula
        Suggested: Ni
        2        Fe3+
        (OH)
        6        [Sb(OH)
        6        ]
        • ZincalstibiteA (1998-033), chemical formula
        Suggested: Zn2Al(OH)6[Sb(OH)6]
        Glaucocerinite group
        • CarrboyditeQ (1974-033), chemical formula
        Suggested:
        • GlaucoceriniteG (Y: 1932), chemical formula
        Suggested:
        • HydrohonessiteA (1980-037a), chemical formula
        Suggested:
        • HydrowoodwarditeA (1996-038), chemical formula
        Suggested:
        • MountkeithiteA (1980-038), chemical formula
        Suggested:
        • ZincaluminiteQ (Y: 1881), chemical formula
        Suggested:
        Wermlandite group
        • KarchevskyiteA (2005-015a), chemical formula
        Suggested: Mg18Al9(OH)54Sr2(CO3)9(H2O)6(H3O)5
        Suggested: Mg6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2·6H2O, possibly more than one species
        • NatroglaucoceriniteQ (1995-025), chemical formula
        Suggested: possibly Zn6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2·6H2O
        • NikischeriteA (2001-039), chemical formula
        Suggested: Fe2+
        6        Al
        3        (OH)
        18        [Na(H
        2        O)
        6        ](SO
        4        )
        2        ·6H
        2        O
        Suggested: Mn6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2·6H2O
        • WermlanditeA (1970-007), chemical formula
        Suggested: Mg7Al2(OH)18[Ca(H2O)6](SO4)2·6H2O
        Hydrocalumite group
        • HydrocalumiteG (Y: 1934), chemical formula
        Suggested: Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2·4H2O, possibly multiple species
        • KuzeliteA (1996-053), chemical formula
        Suggested: Ca4Al2(OH)12(SO4)·6H2O

        Further reading
        • Subcommittee on zeolite minerals of the IMA/CNMNC
          • Douglas S. Coombs; Alberto Alberti; Thomas Armbruster; Gilberto Artioli; Carmine Colella; Ermanno Galli; Joel D. Grice; Friedrich Liebau; Joseph A. Mandarino; Hideo Minato; Ernest H. Nickel; Elio Passaglia; Donald R. Peacor; Simona Quartieri; Romano Rinaldi; Malcolm I. Ross; Richard A. Sheppard; Ekkehart Tillmanns & Giovanna Vezzalini (December 1997). "Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the subcommittee on zeolites of the international mineralogical association, commission on new minerals and mineral names". The Canadian Mineralogist. 35: 1571–1606.
        • "Subcommittee on amphiboles of the IMA/CNMNC"
          • Leake, Bernard E. (November 1978). "Nomenclature of amphiboles". The Canadian Mineralogist. 16: 501–520.
          • Hawthorne, Frank C. (May 1983). "The crystal chemistry of the amphiboles". The Canadian Mineralogist. 21 (2): 173–480.
          • Joseph A. Mandarino (1998). "The Second List of Additions and Corrections to the Glossary of Mineral Species (1995): The Amphibole Group". The Mineralogical Record. 29 (3): 169–174.
          • Bernard E. Leake; Alan R. Woolley; Charles E. S. Arps; William D. Birch; M. Charles Gilbert; Joel D. Grice; Frank C. Hawthorne; Akira Kato; Hanan J. Kisch; Vladimir G. Krivovichev; Kees Linthout; Jo Laird; Joseph A. Mandarino; Walter V. Maresch; Ernest H. Nickel; Nicholas M. S. Rock; John C. Schumacher; David C. Smith; Nick C. N. Stephenson; Luciano Ungaretti; Eric J. W. Whittaker & Guo Youzhi (February 1997). "Nomenclature of amphiboles: Report of the subcommittee on amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, commission on new minerals and mineral names". The Canadian Mineralogist. 35: 219–246.
          • Bernard E. Leake; Alan R. Woolley; William D. Birch; Ernst A.J. Burke; Giovanni Ferraris; Joel D. Grice; Frank C. Hawthorne; Hanan J. Kisch; Vladimir G. Krivovichev; John C. Schumacher; Nicholas C.N. Stephenson & Eric J.W. Whittaker (December 2003). "Nomenclature of amphiboles: additions and revisions to the International Mineralogical Association's 1997 recommendations". The Canadian Mineralogist. 41 (6): 1355–1362. doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.6.1355.
          • Burke, Ernst A.J.; Leake, Bernard E. (December 2004). "Named amphiboles: A new category of amphiboles recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA), and the proper order of prefixes to be used in amphibole names". The Canadian Mineralogist. 42 (6): 1881–1884. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.549.4442. doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.6.1881.
          • Bernard E. Leake; Alan R. Woolley; William D. Birch; Ernst A.J. Burke; Giovanni Ferraris; Joel D. Grice; Frank C. Hawthorne; Hanan J. Kisch; Vladimir G. Krivovichev; John C. Schumacher; Nicholas C.N. Stephenson & Eric J.W. Whittaker (2004). "Nomenclature of amphiboles: additions and revisions to the International Mineralogical Association's amphibole nomenclature". American Mineralogist. 89 (5–6): 883–887.
          • Hawthorne, Frank C.; Oberti, Roberta (October 2007). "Classification of the Amphiboles". Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry. 67 (1): 55–88. doi:10.2138/rmg.2007.67.2.
          • Frank C. Hawthorne, Roberta Oberti, George E. Harlow, Walter V. Maresch, Robert F. Martin, John C. Schumacher, Mark D. Welch (2012). "Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup". American Mineralogist. 97 (11–12): 2031–2048. doi:10.2138/am.2012.4276.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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