Minerals by Chemical GroupingsCochise College
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Minerals by Chemical Groupings
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Roger Weller,
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last edited: 2/18/08
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Arsenates
adamite,
koettigite,
mimetite,
pyromorphite
Arsenides
arsenopyrite,
loellingite,
niccolite,
skutterudite,
smaltite
Borates
borax,
colemanite,
howlite,
kernite,
meyerhofferite,
tincalconite,
ulexite
Carbonates
aragonite,
aurichalcite,
azurite,
bastnaesite,
calcite,
cerussite,
cobaltoandolomite,
dolomite,
ferroan
dolomite,
magnesite,
malachite,
manganocalcite,
rhodochrosite,
shortite,
siderite,
smithsonite,
stichtite,
strontianite,
trona,
weloganite,
witherite
Chromates
chromite,
crocoite
Halides
atacamite,
carnallite,
connellite,
cryolite,
fluorite,
halite,
hanksite,
sulphohalite,
sylvite
Molybdates
wulfenite
Native Elements
antimony,
arsenic,
bismuth,
copper,
diamond,
gold,
graphite,
josephinite,
platinum,
silver,
sulfur
Niobates
columbite,
dysanalite
Nitrates
soda
niter
Oxides/Hydroxides
bauxite,
bixbyite,
brookite,
brucite,
cassiterite,
chrysoberyl,
coesite,
corundum,
cristobalite,
cuprite,
diaspore,
franklinite,
goethite,
hausmannite,
hematite,
hydrohaeterolite,
ilmenite,
limonite,
litharge,
magnetite,
minium,
opal,
psilomelane,
pyrolusite,
quartz,
ramsdellite,
rutile,
spinel,
stibiconite,
uraninite,
zincite
Phosphates
amblygonite,
anapaite,
apatite,
autunite,
brazilianite,
collophanite,
erythrite,
monazite,
torbernite,
triphyllite,
turquoise,
variscite,
vivianite,
wavellite
Silicates-General
acmite,
actinolite,
andalusite,
anthophyllite,
asbestos,
augite,
axinite,
barkevikite,
beryl,
biotite,
braunite,
bronzite,
cancrinite,
chlorite,
chondrodite,
chrysocolla,
cordierite,
cummingtonite,
danburite,
diopside,
dioptase,
dravite,
dumortierite,
edenite,
enstatite,
epidote,
eudialyte,
fluorichterite,
garnet,
garnierite,
glauconite,
glaucophane,
hedenbergite,
hemimorphite,
hexagonite,
hiddenite,
hornblende,
hypersthene,
illite,
jade,
jadeite,
johannsenite,
kaolinite, kornerupine,
kyanite,
lapis
lazuli,
lepidolite,
leucite,
mica
group,
monticellite,
montmorillonite,
muscovite,
olivine,
nepheline,
paragonite,
pectolite,
phenacite,
phlogopite,
pyrophyllite,
rhodonite,
riebeckite,
serpentine,
sillimanite,
sodalite,
spodumene,
staurolite,
sugulite,
talc,
thorite,
titanite,
topaz,
tourmaline,
tremolite,
uralite,
vermiculite,
vesuvianite,
wollastonite,
zircon,
zoisite
Silicates-Feldspars
adularia,
albite,
anorthoclase,
anorthite,
bytownite,
feldspar
group,
labradorite,
oligoclase,
orthoclase
Silicates- Zeolites and Related
analcite,
apophyllite,
chabazite,
clinoptilolite,
datolite,
heulandite,
mesolite,
mordenite,
natrolite,
okenite,
prehnite,
pumpellyite,
scolecite,
stilbite,
thomsonite
Sulfides
acanthite,
alabandite,
bornite,
boulangerite,
chalcocite,
chalcopyrite,
cinnabar,
colusite,
cosalite,
covellite,
enargite,
galena,
greenockite,
jamesonite,
marcasite,
meneghinite,
millerite,
molybdenite,
orpiment,
pentlandite,
pyrargyrite,
pyrite,
pyrrhotite,
realgar,
sphalerite,
stibnite,
tetrahedrite,
zinkenite
Sulfates
anglesite,
anhydrite,
alunite,
barite,
brochantite,
celestite,
chalcanthite,
chalcoalumite,
cyanotrichite,
gypsum,
glauberite,
krohnkite,
linarite
Tantalates
tantalite
Tellurides
altaite,
hessite
Tungstates
huebnerite,
scheelite,
wolframite
Vanadates
carnotite,
cavansite,
mottramite,
vanadinite,
volborthite