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:

Introduction • (Main synonyms)
A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I • J • K • L • M • N • O • P–Q • R • S • T • U–V • W–X • Y–Z

For recognised minerals see list of minerals (complete)

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;

K–L

K
- Karpatite: pendletonite (CNMMN, 1971), carpathite and coronene
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.

Iridosmine*, an osmium variety, 01.AF.05
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
Ilmenorutile, a rutile variety, 04.DB.05
Incaite*, a franckeite variety, 02.HF.25b
Kamacite, a native iron variety, 01.AE.05
Kerolite* (discredited 1979), a Ni-bearing variety of talc (?), 09.EC.05, [no]
Lewistonite* (discredited 1978), a carbonate-rich variety of fluorapatite, 08.BN.05 [no]
Metaberyllite* (Y: 1973, discredited 2006), a variety of beryllite, 09.AE.05, [no]
Potosiite*, a franckeite variety, 02.HF.25b
Sakharovaite* (Y: 1956, discredited 2006), a Bi-bearing variety of jamesonite, 02.HB.15,
Struverite*, a rutile variety, 04.DB.05

Doubtful procedures

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.

Loparite-(Ce) (Y: 1923) 04.CC.35, possibly a mineral group^[11]

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]
Clinotyrolite^N (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 - Ag₂S_0.4Se_0.6), and an orthorhombic ‘naumannite-like’ series (from Ag₂S_0.3Se_0.7 - 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.

Pavel Kartashov:
If no Zr and U>Th then euxenite group, polycrase
If no Zr and U<Th then aeschynite group, priorite, blomastrandin.^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]

Divalent sulfide. Mackinawite (Y: 1963) 02.CC.25 (IMA formula: (Fe,Ni)_{$1+ x$}S ( $0\leq x\leq 0.07$ )), 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. ).

The general structural formula for cosalite can be expressed as: Cu_$x$Ag_{$(i + s)$}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)

Chrysocolla? (Theophrastus, 315 BC), it's suggested that it is mixture of spertiniite (Cu(OH)₂) and chalcedony or opal, it has similarities with copper-bearing allophane.^[40]
Loranskite-(Y) (Y: 1899) it might be a fictional mineral, the type material is probably a mixture of euxenite and zircon.^[41]^[42]

Rejected or discredited minerals

Arsenosulvanite^D
- Probably colusite.
Carbonate-apatites:
- Carbonate-rich fluorapatite (discredited 2008) 08.BN.05
- Carbonate-rich hydroxylapatite (discredited 2008) 08.BN.05
Chelyabinskite^HQD (Y: 1988, rejected 1986) 07.DG.45 [no]
- Possibly identical to thaumasite.
Churchite-(Nd)^D (Y: 1983, IMA1987 s.p., IMA2015-C) 08.CJ.50 [no]
Dienerite^D (Y: 1944, discredited 2006) 02.??
- It was reported as microinclusions in a sobolevite grain, Norilsk deposit (2006).
Fluorarrojadite-(BaNa)^N 08.BF.?? (IMA2005 s.p., red.) [no] [no]
Foshallasite^D
Imgreite^D (discredited 1968) [no]
Natrofairchildite^D
- Probably nyerereite.
Pseudo-autunite^D (Y: 1965) [no]
Schirmerite^D (Y: 1874, redefined and discredited 2008) 02.JB.40d ^[43]
Spodiophyllite^D (IMA1998 s.p.)
- Possibly a mica related to tainiolite: Canadian Mineralogist 36 (1998), 905.
Strontioborite^D (Y: 1960) 06.FC.10
Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)^D (Y: 1982) 05.BD.10 [no]
- Note: probably huanghoite-(Ce) or kukharenkoite-(Ce).
Wellsite^D [no]
- Either barian phillipsite-Ca or calcian harmotome.

Errors and synonyms

Ankangite^D (IMA1986-026) 04.DK.05
- Synonym of mannardite (discredited in 2012: IMA 2011-F).
Basaluminite^D
- Synonym of felsőbányaite.
Bobdownsite^D (IMA2008-037, discredited 2017) 08.AC.45 [no]
- Synonym of merrillite.
Brabantite^D (Y: 1981, discredited 2007)
- Synonym of cheralite.
Brearleyite^D (IMA2013-C, IMA2010-062) 04.CC.20 [no] [no]
- Synonym of chlormayenite.
Cadmoxite^D (IMA2012-037) 04.AB.?? [no] [no]
(IUPAC: Cadmium oxide)
- The type material is uraninite: CNMNC Newsletter No. 17, October 2013
Cobaltogordaite^D (IMA2015-K, IMA2014-043) 07.D?. [no] [no]
- Thérèsemagnanite got redefined, same as thérèsemagnanite now.
Coeruleolactite^D (n/a) [no]
- Turquoise group, discredited 2006.
Chromo-alumino-povondraite (~~2009-088~~, 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.
Diomignite^D (IMA2015-H, IMA1984-058a) 06.DD.05
- Misidentification of zabuyelite.
Endellite^D [no]
- Halloysite-10Å
Fejerite^D (IMA2012-014, IMA2015-L) 03.??. [no] [no]
- Claringbullite got redefined, same as claringbullite now.
Fluorthalénite-(Y) (IMA2014-D, IMA1994-022) 09.BJ.20 [no]
- Thalénite-(Y) got redefined, same as thalénite-(Y) now.
Orpheite^D ^[44]
- Identical to hinsdalite.
Potassicmendeleevite-(Ce) (IMA2009-093, not approved) 09.??.
Steedeite^D (IMA2010-049, approval withdrawn 2011) 09.CA.15 [no] [no]
- Synonym of catapleiite.

Non minerals

Ashanite^D [no]
- Probably a mixture of several minerals including ixiolite, samarskite-(Y) and uranmicrolite.
Boldyrevite^D (IMA2006-C, Y: 1941) 03.CF.10 [no]
- It might be impure hydrokenoralstonite or gearksutite.
Bursaite^D [no]
- A mixture of two sulphosalts.
Girdite^D (IMA2016-F, IMA1979-006) 04.JL.30
- Two or more phases.
Horsfordite^D (discredited IMA2006 s.p.) [no]
- Smelter product, it has three phases.
Iodine^D (Y: 1897, IMA2015-D) 01.AA.15 [no] [no]
- Type specimen description states that it is only a vapour production.^[45]
Parajamesonite^D (discredited 2007)
- Either jamesonite or a mixture of jamesonite and argentian tetrahedrite (freibergite) and/or ramdohrite.
Jeromite^D
- An amorphous As-S-Se phase of variable composition.
Merumite^D
- A mixture of mainly eskolaite and bracewellite, grimaldiite, guyanaite and mcconnellite.
Natromontebrasite^D (IMA2005-E)
- A mixture of amblygonite, lacroixite and wardite.
Partzite^D (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.
Percylite^D [no]
- Mixture of boleite und pseudoboleite.
Spodiosite^D (IMA2003-B, Y: 1872) [no]
- A mixture of calcite, fluorapatite, serpentine group.
Thorogummite^D (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.
Uhligite^D (IMA2006-C) 04.XX.??
- Possibly impure perovskite or zirkelite.

Discredited mineral varieties

Anatacamite^D (IMA2015-A, IMA2009-042) 03.DA.10d [no] [no]
- Twinned clinoatacamite.
Bakerite^D (IMA2016-A, Y: 1903) 09.AJ.20
- Gadolinite supergroup, datolite group was reviewed.
Cheralite-(Ce)^D [no]
- Ca-rich monazite-(Ce).
Hibschite^D (Y: 1906, IMA1983-B, voting proposal IMA2011-D) 09.AD.25
- A variety of grossular.
Lonsdaleite^D (IMA2014 s.p., IMA1966-044) 01.CB.10b
- "Lonsdaleite is faulted and twinned cubic diamond".^[46]
Magniotriplite^D (IMA2003-C) [no]
- A variety of wagnerite.
Matraite^D (IMA2006-C)
- A densely twinned columnar variety of sphalerite.
Paraspurrite^D (IMA2009-B)
- Polysynthetically microtwinned spurrite.
Tellurocanfieldite^D (IMA2012-013, approval withdrawn)
- Te-rich canfieldite.
Viséite^D
- Si-bearing crandallite.

Discredited polytypes

See polytype section

Groups and pairs

Zinnwaldite^G (Y: 1845) 09.EC.20
- A series between siderophyllite and polylithionite.
Hydrophilite^D (discredited IMA2006 s.p.)
- Its description is incomplete; it can be antarcticite as well as sinjarite.

Amphibole dump

Discredited, renamed and/or hypothetical amphiboles

Aluminobarroisite^D (Y: 1978) 09.DE.20 [no]
- Barroisite since 2012.
Alumino-magnesiotaramite^N (IMA2006-024) 09.DE.20
- It isn't an IMA approved mineral.
Aluminotschermakite^D (Y: 1978) 09.DE.10 [no] [no]
- Tschermakite since 2012.
Cannilloite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DE.10 [no] [no]
(Ca₃(Mg₄Al)(Si₅A_l3)O₂₂(OH)₂)
Clinoferroholmquistite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DE.05 [no]
Clinoholmquistite
Ferribarroisite^ch (Y: 1997, 2012) 09.D? [no] [no]
Ferric-nybøite^ch (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]
Ferritschermakite^ch (Y: 1949) 09.DE.10 [no]
Ferrobarroisite^ch (Y: 1978) 09.DE.20
Ferro-eckermannite^ch (Y: 1964) 09.DE.25 [no]
Ferrokaersutite^ch (Y: 1978) 09.DE.15
Ferroleakeite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DE.25 [no]
Ferronybøite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.?? [no] [no]
Ferropedrizite^ch (Y: 2003) 09.DE.25 [no] [no]
Ferrowinchite^ch (Y: 1978) 09.DE.20 [no]
Leakeite^ch (IMA2012 s.p., IMA1991-028 Rd) 09.DE.25
Magnesiosadanagaite (IMA2002-051) 09.DE.15
Magnesiotaramite (Y: 1978) 09.DE.20
Manganocummingtonite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DE.05 [no]
Manganogrunerite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DE.05
Parvo-mangano-edenite (IMA2003-062) 09.DE.15 [no]
Parvo-manganotremolite (IMA2004-045) 09.DE.10 [no]
Pedrizite^H (Y: 2000) 09.DE.25 [no] [no]
Permanganogrunerite^H (Y: 1997) 09.DE.05 [no]
Potassic-aluminosadanagaite (Y: 2003) 09.?? [no] [no] [no]
Potassichastingsite^ch (Y: 2003) 09.D? [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-anthophyllite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DD.05 [no]
Sodic-ferrogedrite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DD.05 [no]
Sodic-ferropedrizite^ch (Y: 2003) 09.DE.25 [no] [no]
Sodicgedrite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DD.05 [no]
Sodicpedrizite^ch (Y: 2003) 09.DE.25 [no] [no]

Polytypes

Based on Nickel (1993).^[47]

Synonyms, discredited polytypes

Under construction

Barbertonite^D (discredited 2011)
- Polytype of stichtite.
Clinobarylite^D (IMA2013-E, IMA2002-015) 09.BB.15 [no]
(IUPAC: Diberyllium barium sorosilicate, Si₂O₇)
- Polytype barylite-1O.
Clinomimetite^D (Y: 1993) 08.BN.05
- Polytype mimetite-M (discredited 2010, IMA1990-043a).
Johnbaumite-M^D
- 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]
Manasseite^D (2012, 1941) 05.DA.45 ^[48]
(IUPAC: Hexamagnesium dialuminium carbonate hexadecahydroxyl tetrahydrate)
- Polytype hydrotalcite-2H.
Orthochamosite^D (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]
Parabariomicrolite^D (IMA2016-C, IMA1984-003) 04.FJ.20
- Polytype hydrokenomicrolite-3R.
Sjögrenite^D (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
- Clinochamosite
- Orthochamosite
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
Illite^G [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
- Dickite
- Nacrite
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

Arrojadite group

Arrojadite-(BaFe) (1994-033)
Arrojadite-(KFe) (Y: 1925)
Arrojadite-(KNa) (2005-047)
Arrojadite-(PbFe) (2005-056) [no]
Arrojadite-(SrFe) (2005-032) [no]
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) (2005-048) [no]
Fluorarrojadite-(BaFe) (2005-058a) [no]
Dump: arrojadite-(BaNa)^ch , arrojadite-(KFeNa)^ch , arrojadite-(NaFe)^ch , ferri-arrojadite-(BaNa)^ch , fluorarrojadite-(KNa)^ch , fluorarrojadite-(NaFe)^ch , fluorarrojadite-(BaNa) (2005 s.p., name was withdrawn)
IMA 2005-D, October 2005.^[54]^[55]

Hydrotalcite supergroup

The hydrotalcite supergroup might need another review.^[56]

Hydrotalcite group

Desautelsite^A (1978-016), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg
₆Mn³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₆[CO
₃]·4H
₂O

Droninoite^A (2008-003), chemical formula

Suggested: Ni
₆Fe³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₆Cl
₂·4H
₂O

Hydrotalcite^G (Y: 1842), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₆Al₂(OH)₁₆[CO₃]·4H₂O

Iowaite^A (1967-002), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg
₆Fe³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₆Cl
₂·4H
₂O

Jamborite^Q (1971-037), chemical formula

Suggested: possibly Ni²⁺
₆Ni³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₆S·4H
₂O

Meixnerite^A (1974-003), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg
₆Al
₂(OH)
₁₆(OH)
₂·4H
₂O

Pyroaurite^Rd (Y: 1865), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg
₆Fe³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₆[CO
₃]·4H
₂O

Reevesite^A (1966-025), chemical formula

Suggested: Ni
₆Fe³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₆[CO
₃]·4H
₂O

Stichtite^Rd (Y: 1910), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₆Cr₂(OH)₁₆[CO₃]·4H₂O

Takovite^A (Y: 1957, 1977 s.p.), chemical formula

Suggested: Ni₆Al₂(OH)₁₆[CO₃]·4H₂O

Woodallite^A (2000-042), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₆Cr₂(OH)₁₆Cl₂·4H₂O

Quintinite group

Caresite^A (1992-030), chemical formula

Suggested: Fe³⁺
₄Al
₂(OH)
₁₂[CO
₃]·3H
₂O

Charmarite^A (1992-026), chemical formula

Suggested: Mn₄Al₂(OH)₁₂[CO₃]·3H₂O

Chlormagaluminite^A (1980-098), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₄Al₂(OH)₁₂Cl₂·2H₂O

Comblainite^A (1978-009), chemical formula

Suggested: Ni
₄Co³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₂[CO
₃]·3H
₂O

Quintinite^A (1992-028), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₄Al₂(OH)₁₂[CO₃]·3H₂O

Zaccagnaite^A (1997-019), chemical formula

Suggested: Zn₄Al₂(OH)₁₂[CO₃]·3H₂O

Fougèrite group

Fougèrite^Rd (2003-057), chemical formula

Suggested: Fe²⁺
₄Fe³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₂[CO
₃]·3H
₂O

Mössbauerite^A (2012-049), chemical formula

Suggested: Fe³⁺
₆O
₄(OH)
₈[CO
₃]·3H
₂O

Trébeurdenite^A (2012 s.p.), chemical formula

Suggested: Fe²⁺
₂Fe³⁺
₄O
₂(OH)
₁₀[CO
₃]·3H
₂O

Woodwardite group

Honessite^A (1962 s.p.), chemical formula

Suggested:

{\ce {(Ni_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Fe_{3\!+{\mathit {x}}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}

(x<0.5,n<3x/2)

Woodwardite^G (Y: 1866), chemical formula

Suggested:

{\ce {(Cu_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Al_{\mathit {x}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}

(x<0.5,n>3x/2)

Zincowoodwardite^A (1998-026), chemical formula

Suggested:

{\ce {(Zn_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Al_{\mathit {x}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}

(x<0.5,n<3x/2)

Cualstibite group

Cualstibite^Rd (1983-068), chemical formula

Suggested: Cu₂Al(OH)₆[Sb(OH)₆]

Omsite^A (2012-025), chemical formula

Suggested: Ni
₂Fe³⁺
(OH)
₆[Sb(OH)
₆]

Zincalstibite^A (1998-033), chemical formula

Suggested: Zn₂Al(OH)₆[Sb(OH)₆]

Glaucocerinite group

Carrboydite^Q (1974-033), chemical formula

Suggested:

{\ce {(Ni_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Al_{\mathit {x}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}

(x<0.5,n>3x/2)

Glaucocerinite^G (Y: 1932), chemical formula

Suggested:

{\ce {(Zn_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Al_{\mathit {x}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}

(x<0.5,n>3x/2)

Hydrohonessite^A (1980-037a), chemical formula

Suggested:

{\ce {(Ni_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Fe_{3\!+{\mathit {x}}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}

(x<0.5,n>3x/2)

Hydrowoodwardite^A (1996-038), chemical formula

Suggested:

{\ce {(Cu_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Al_{\mathit {x}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}

(x<0.5,n>3x/2)

Mountkeithite^A (1980-038), chemical formula

Suggested:

{\ce {(Mg_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Fe_{3\!+{\mathit {x}}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}

(x<0.5,n>3x/2)

Zincaluminite^Q (Y: 1881), chemical formula

Suggested:

{\ce {(Zn_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Al_{\mathit {x}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}

(x<0.5,n>3x/2)

Wermlandite group

Karchevskyite^A (2005-015a), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₁₈Al₉(OH)₅₄Sr₂(CO₃)₉(H₂O)₆(H₃O)₅

Motukoreaite^Q (1976-033), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂·6H₂O, possibly more than one species

Natroglaucocerinite^Q (1995-025), chemical formula

Suggested: possibly Zn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂·6H₂O

Nikischerite^A (2001-039), chemical formula

Suggested: Fe²⁺
₆Al
₃(OH)
₁₈[Na(H
₂O)
₆](SO
₄)
₂·6H
₂O

Shigaite^A (1984-057), chemical formula

Suggested: Mn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂·6H₂O

Wermlandite^A (1970-007), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₇Al₂(OH)₁₈[Ca(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂·6H₂O

Hydrocalumite group

Hydrocalumite^G (Y: 1934), chemical formula

Suggested: Ca₄Al₂(OH)₁₂(Cl,CO₃,OH)₂·4H₂O, possibly multiple species

Kuzelite^A (1996-053), chemical formula

Suggested: Ca₄Al₂(OH)₁₂(SO₄)·6H₂O

Pyrochlore supergroup

Pyrochlore group (D atom is Nb-dominant): fluorcalciopyrochlore^ch, fluorkenopyrochlore^ch, fluornatropyrochlore^ch, fluorstrontiopyrochlore^ch, hydropyrochlore (red. kalipyrochlore), hydroxycalciopyrochlore^ch, hydroxymanganopyrochlore, kenoplumbopyrochlore^ch, oxycalciopyrochlore (red. stibiobetafite), oxynatropyrochlore^ch, oxyplumbopyrochlore^ch, oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y)^ch
Microlite group (D atom is Ta-dominant): fluorcalciomicrolite, fluornatromicrolite (IMA1998-018), hydrokenomicrolite^ch, hydromicrolite^ch, hydroxycalciomicrolite, hydroxykenomicrolite (red. cesstibtantite), kenoplumbomicrolite^ch, oxycalciomicrolite^ch, oxynatromicrolite, oxystannomicrolite (red. stannomicrolite), oxystibiomicrolite (red. stibiomicrolite)
Romeite group (D atom is Sb-dominant): fluorcalcioromeite, fluornatroromeite^ch, hydroxycalcioromeite (red. lewisite (mineral)), hydroxyferroromeite, oxycalcioromeite^ch, oxyplumboroméite (IMA2013-042), stibiconite (IMA2013 s.p.)
Betafite group (D atom is Ti-dominant): oxycalciobetafite^ch, oxyuranobetafite^ch
Elsmoreite group (D atom is W-dominant): hydrokenoelsmoreite (red. elsmoreite; alumotungstite/ferritungstite), hydroxykenoelmosreite, fluornatrocoulsellite (renamed coulsellite), hydrokenoralstonite (renamed ralstonite)
Unassigned: bindheimite^Q (IMA2013 s.p.), bismutostibiconite (IMA2013 s.p.)^Q, jixianite^Q (IMA2013 s.p.), monimolite^Q (IMA2013 s.p.), stetefeldtite^Q (IMA2013 s.p.)

The following mineral names are now discarded: alumotungstite, cesstibtantite, ferritungstite, kalipyrochlore, partzite, plumboelsmoreite, stannomicrolite, stibiobetafite and stibiomicrolite.^[57]^[58]
- Bariomicrolite*
- Bariopyrochlore*
- Bismutomicrolite*
- Bismutopyrochlore*
- Calciobetafite*
- Ceriopyrochlore-(Ce)*
- Cuproroméite (IMA2013 s.p.)
- Natrobistantite* (1982-016) 04.DH.15
- Plumbobetafite*
- Plumbomicrolite*
- Plumbopyrochlore*
- Strontiopyrochlore* [no]
- Uranmicrolite* 04.DH.15
- Uranpyrochlore* 04.DH.15
- Yttrobetafite-(Y)* 04.DH.15
- Yttropyrochlore-(Y)* 04.DH.15

External links

Mindat.org (The Mineral Database)
Webmineral.com
Handbook of Mineralogy (Mineralogical Society of America)
New minerals recently approved by the IMA-CNMNC

References

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[1] IMA Database of Mineral Properties

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[17] Spangenberg, Kurt (1938) Die wasserhaltigen Nickelsilicate, Cent. Mineral. Abt. A., p. 360-364

[18] George T. Faust (1966) The Hydrous Nickel-Magnesium Silicates - The Garnierite Group, American Mineralogist, 51, p. 279-298

[19] ↑

[20] Lee, Yongjae, Hriljac, Joseph A., Parise, John B., and Vogt, Thomas (2006) Pressure-induced hydration in zeolite tetranatrolite. American Mineralogist: 91: 247-251.

[21] Seryotkin, Yu,V. & Bakakin, V.V. (2007) The reversibility of the paranatrolite-tetranatrolite transformation. European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 593-598.

[22] ↑

[23] Mindat.org - Buserite

[24] Burns R G, Burns V E, Stockman H W (1983). "A review of the todorokite-buserite problem: implications to the mineralogy of marine manganese nodules". American Mineralogist. 68: 972–980.

[25] Golden, D.C., C.C. Chen, and J.B. Dixon (1987). "Transformation of birnessite to buserite, todorokite, and manganite under mild hydrothermal treatment". Clays and Clay Minerals. 35 (4): 271–280. doi:10.1346/ccmn.1987.0350404.

[26] Susse P (1968). "Die Kristallstruktur des Botryogens". Acta Crystallographica. B 24 (6): 760–767. doi:10.1107/s0567740868003171.

[27] Brovkin A A, Zayakina N V, Brovkina V S (1975). "Crystal structure of strontioborite Sr[B8O11(OH)4]". Soviet Physics - Crystallography. 20: 563–566.

[28] Bindi, L. & Pingitore, N.E. (2013) On the symmetry and crystal structure of aguilarite, Ag4SeS. Mineralogican Magazine, 77, 21-31

[29] ↑

[30] ↑

[31] ↑

[32] ↑

[33] Wolthers, M., Van Der Gaast, S.J., and Rickard, D. (2003). "The structure of disordered mackinawite". American Mineralogist. 88: 2007–2015.

[34] Wolthers, M., Charlet, L., Van Der Linde, P.R., Rickard, D., and Vamn Der Weijden, C.H. (2005). "Surface chemistry of disordered mackinawite (FeS)". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 69 (14): 3469–3481. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2005.01.027.

[35] David Rickard, A. Griffith, A. Oldroyd, I.B. Butler, E. Lopez-Capel, D.A.C. Manning, D.C. Apperley (15 December 2006). "The composition of nanoparticulate mackinawite, tetragonal iron(II) monosulfide". Chemical Geology. 235 (3–4): 286–298. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2006.07.004.

[36] ↑

[37] Topa, D. and Makovicky, E. (2010). "The crystal chemistry of cosalite based on new electron-microprobe data and single-crystal determinations of the structure". The Canadian Mineralogist. 48 (5): 1081–1107. doi:10.3749/canmin.48.5.1081.

[38] IMA2000-026

[39] IMA1989-012

[40] ↑

[41] ↑

[42] ↑

[43] Moëlo Y, Makovicky E, Mozgova N N, Jambor J L, Cook N, Pring A, Paar W, Nickel E H, Graeser S, Karup-Møller S, Balic-Zunic T, Mumme W G, Vurro F, Topa D, Bindi L, Bente K, Shimizu M (2008). "Sulfosalt systematics: a review. Report of the sulfosalt sub-committee of the IMA Commission on Ore Mineralogy". European Journal of Mineralogy. 20: 7–46. doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1778.

[44] V. Mladenova, U. Kolitsch, T. Kenkman, L. Hecht and R.-T. Schmitt (2010): Reinvestigation of the type material of orpheite: is it a valid mineral species? Poster, 20th General Meeting of the IMA (IMA2010), Budapest, Hungary, August 21–27; abstract in CD of Abstracts, p. 498

[45] MinDat - iodine

[46] Németh P, Garvie L A J, Aoki T, Dubrovinskaia N, Dubrovinsky L, Buseck P R (2014) Lonsdaleite is faulted and twinned cubic diamond and does not exist as a discrete material. Nature Communications 5 Article 5447, 1-5

[47] Nickel, E H (1993). "Standardization of polytype suffixes". Mineralogical Magazine. 57 (389): 756–756. doi:10.1180/minmag.1993.057.389.25.

[48] Mills S J, Christy A G, Génin J M R, Kameda T, Colombo F (2012). "Nomenclature of the hydrotalcite supergroup: natural layered double hydroxides". Mineralogical Magazine. 76 (5): 1289–1336. doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.5.10.

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IMA–CNMNC / Nickel–Strunz IDs Mineral categories (classes, subclasses, divisions)
"Special cases" ("native elements and organic minerals")	"Native elements" (IDs 1) Organic minerals (IDs 10)
"Sulfides and oxides"	Sulfides (IDs 2.A–F) Sulfosalts; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites (IDs 2.G) Sulfosalts; sulfarsenates, sulfantimonates (IDs 2.K) Other sulfosalts (IDs 2.H–J and 2.L–M) Oxides (IDs 4.A–E, e.g. pyrochlore supergroup and corundum group) Hydroxides (IDs 4.F–G) "Arsenites", "sulfites" and iodates (IDs 4.J–K) Tellurium oxysalts Vanadium oxides (IDs 4.H)
"Evaporites and similars"	Carbonates (IDs 5.A–E) Nitrates (IDs 5.N) Borates (IDs 6) Halides (IDs 3)
"Mineral structures with tetrahedral units" (sulfate anion, phosphate anion, silicon, etc.)	Monomeric minerals (similar to nesosilicates) Sulfates (IDs 7.A–E) Thiosulphates (IDs 7.J) Chromates (IDs 7.F) Molybdates, wolframates, niobates (IDs 7.G–H) Phosphates (IDs 8) Arsenates, vanadates (IDs 8) Monomeric, isolated silicates (IDs 9.A) Germanates (IDs 9.J) Silicate frameworks, tectosilicates Zeolite frameworks, zeolite family (IDs 9.G) Other zeolitic frameworks, nepheline and cancrinite-sodalite groups (IDs 9.FB. and 9.FA.05) Other tectosilicates (IDs 9.FA. and 9.FB.15, e.g. feldspars) Other silicate frameworks Cyclosilicates (IDs 9.C) Phyllosilicates (IDs 9.E, e.g. clays) Silica family (IDs 4.DA.) Inosilicates Single chain inosilicates (IDs 9.D, e.g. pyroxenes) Ribbon or multiple chain inosilicates (IDs 9.D, e.g. amphiboles) Other non monomeric minerals Unclassified silicates (IDs 9.H) Sorosilicates (IDs 9.B, e.g. epidote and seidozerite supergroups) Polymeric, isolated silicates (IDs 9.A, e.g. olivine and gadolinite supergroups) Other inorganic polymers (e.g. polyoxometalates; "polyphosphates", IDs 8.F)

List of minerals (synonyms)

List of main synonyms

A

B

C

D–E

F–G

H–J

K–L

M

N-O

P–R

S

T

U–Z

Mineral varieties

Doubtful procedures

Unnamed minerals, controversial discreditations

Controversial chemical formulas (IMA Master List)

Suspended (IMA status)

Grandfathered (IMA valid species)

Rejected or discredited minerals

Errors and synonyms

Non minerals

Discredited mineral varieties

Discredited polytypes

Groups and pairs

Amphibole dump

Polytypes

Synonyms, discredited polytypes

Arrojadite group

Hydrotalcite supergroup

Pyrochlore supergroup

Further reading

External links

References