Mineral Class List

Native Elements

Diamond
Graphite

Sulfides and Sulfosalts

Chalcopyrite
Galena
Marcasite
Pyrite
Sphalerite

Oxides and Hydroxides

Anatase
Bauxite
Boehmite
Brookite
Corundum
Diaspore
Gibbsite
Goethite
Hematite
Limonite
Magnetite
Rutile

Halides

Fluorite
Halite

Carbonates, Nitrates, and Borates

Azurite
Calcite
Dolomite
Malachite

Sulfates, Chromates, Molybdates, and Tungstates

Barite
Gypsum
Selenite (gypsum)

Phosphates, Arsenates, and Vanadates

Apatite

Silicates

  • Nesosilicates
  • Olivine
    Topaz

  • Sorosilicates
  • Cyclosilicates
  • Inosilicates
  • Actinolite
    Amphibole
    Augite
    Hornblende
    Pyroxene
    Tremolite

  • Phyllosilicates
  • Biotite
    Lepidolite
    Mica
    Muscovite
    Phlogopite
    Serpentine
    Talc

  • Tektosilicates
  • Albite
    Anorthite
    Cristobalite
    Feldspar
    Microcline
    Orthoclase
    Plagioclase
    Quartz
    Tridymite