Minerals arranged by the Strunz Classification System.
Strunz classification courtesy of GEOLIB
with updates from MinDAT, Athena,
and MinMax).
- I Elements
- I/A
- Metallic and intermetallic compounds, Carbides, Nitrides, Phosphides and
Silicides
- I/B
- Semimetals and nonmetals
- II Sulfides
- II/A - Alloys and
alloylike compounds, with Copper, Silver, Gold and Nickel
- II/B - Sulfides
with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium > 1:1, Copper sulfides Chalcocite
group
- II/C - Sulfides
with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium = 1:1
- II/D - Sulfides
with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper,
Silver, Gold
- II/E - Sulfosalts
(S : As,Sb,Bi = x), Sulfosalts with predominant Iron and Copper x = 2.0
- II/F - Sulfides
with nonmetallic properties, Arsenic-Sulfides
- III Halogenides
- III/A - Simple
halogenides, without water Metal : Halogen = 1 : 1
- III/B - Double
halogenides without water, with [BF4]1-,[SiF6]2- and
[AlF6]3-
- III/C - Double
halogenides with water, Fluorides
- III/D -
Oxi-halogenides with Mg - Mn - Cu - Zn - Sn
- IV Oxides and Hydroxides
- IV/A - Oxides
with metal : oxygen = 1:1 and 2:1 (M2O,MO)
- IV/B - Oxides
with metal : oxygen = 3:4 (spinel type M3O4 and related), Aluminate-Spinels
- IV/C - Oxides
with metal : oxygen = 2:3 (M2O3 and related compounds)
- IV/D - Oxides
with metal : oxygen = 1:2 (MO2 and related compounds)
- IV/E - Oxides
with metal : oxygen < 1:2 (M2O5, MO3)
- IV/F - Hydroxides
and oxidic hydrates, water-bearing oxides with layered structure
- IV/G - Vanadium
oxides (with V4+/5+), group-vanadates
- IV/H - Uranyl
([UO2]2+) hydroxides and hydrates
- IV/J - Arsenides
with [AsO3]3- groups
- IV/K - Sulfides,
selenides, tellurides with [XO3]2- groups and related structures
- IV/L - Iodates
with [IO3]1- groups
- V Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates
- V/A - Nitrates [NO3]1-
- V/B - Waterfree
carbonates [CO3]2- without unfamiliar anions
- V/C - Waterfree
carbonates with unfamiliar anions
- V/D - Water-bearing
carbonates without unfamiliar anions
- V/E - Water-bearing
carbonates with unfamiliar anions
- V/F -
Uranylcarbonates ([UO2]2+ - [CO3]2-)
- V/G - "Insel"
borates [BO3]3- "inseln"
- V/H - Group
borates. Planary groups [B2O5]4- to [B2O7]2-
- V/J - Chain borates
with [B2O4]2- to [B6O10]2-
- V/K - Layered
borates with complex groups [Bx(O,OH)y]
- V/L - Shelly
borates with [BO2]1- to [B6O10]2-
- VI Sulfates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
- VI/A
- Waterfree sulfates [SO4]2- without unfamiliar anions.
cations of medium size
- VI/B
- Waterfree sulfates [SO4]2- with unfamiliar anions.
cations of medium size
- VI/C
- Water-bearing sulfates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size
- VI/D
- Water-bearing sulfates with unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size
- VI/F
- Chromates [CrO4]2-
- VI/G
- Molybdates [MoO4]2- and wolframates [WO4]2-
- VII Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
- VII/A
- Waterfree phosphates [PO4]3- without unfamiliar
anions, cations of small size: Li, Be, Al
- VII/B
- Waterfree phosphates with unfamiliar anions F, Cl, O, OH, cations of very
small size: Li, Be
- VII/C
- VII/C Water-bearing phosphates without unfamiliar
anions. cations of medium and small size: Be and Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mg
- VII/D
- Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, mostly cations of small
size: Be, Li
- VII/E
- Uranylphosphates and uranylvanadates with [UO2]2+ -
[PO4 | AsO4]3- and [UO2]2+
- [V2O8]6-
- VIII Silicates
- VIII/A - Nesosilicates
(Isolated tetrahedron) structures
- VIII/B - Nesosubsilicates (Isolated
- semi-isolated tetrahedron) structures
- VIII/C - Sorosilicates (dimer)
structures
- VIII/D - Unclassified
silicate structures
- VIII/E - Cyclosilicates (ring)
structures
- VIII/F - Inosilicates (chain and
band) structures
- VIII/G - Intermediate (layered -
chain) structures.
- VIII/H - Phyllosilicates (layered)
structures
- VIII/J - Tectosilicates (network)
structures
- IX Organic Compounds
- IX/A
- Oxalates. Salts from organic acids. [C2O4]2-
arranged after increasing cation size
- IX/B
- Nitrogen-free compounds with C and water, chain structures
- IX/C
- Resins and other compounds
- IX/D
- Compounds with N, C and water
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