Oxide mineral#Class: hydroxides

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{{Short description|Class of minerals containing oxygen}}

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The oxide mineral class includes those minerals in which the oxide anion (O2−) is bonded to one or more metal alloys. The hydroxide-bearing minerals are typically included in the oxide class. Minerals with complex anion groups such as the silicates, sulfates, carbonates and phosphates are classed separately.

Simple oxides

  • {{chem2|X2O}} form
  • Cuprite {{chem2|Cu2O}}
  • Ice {{chem2|H2O}}

Nickel–Strunz class 4: oxides

IMA-CNMNC proposes a new hierarchical scheme (Mills et al., 2009). This list uses it to modify the Nickel–Strunz classification (mindat.org, 10 ed, pending publication).{{original research?|date=May 2025}}

  • Abbreviations:
  • "*": discredited (IMA/CNMNC status)
  • "?": questionable/doubtful (IMA/CNMNC status)
  • "REE": Rare-earth element (Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu)
  • "PGE": Platinum-group element (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt)
  • 03.C Aluminofluorides, 06 Borates, 08 Vanadates (04.H V[5,6] Vanadates), 09 Silicates:
  • Neso: insular (from {{Langx|el|νησος|translit=nēsos|lit=island}})
  • Soro: grouping (from {{Langx|el|σωροῦ|links=no|translit=sōros}}; heap, mound (especially of corn))
  • Cyclo: ring
  • Ino: chain (from {{Langx|el|ις|links=no}} [genitive: {{Langx|el|ινος|translit=inos|label=none}}], fibre)
  • Phyllo: sheet (from {{Langx|el|φύλλον|links=no|translit=phyllon|lit=leaf}})
  • Tekto: three-dimensional framework
  • Nickel–Strunz code scheme: NN.XY.##x
  • NN: Nickel–Strunz mineral class number
  • X: Nickel–Strunz mineral division letter
  • Y: Nickel–Strunz mineral family letter
  • ##x: Nickel–Strunz mineral/group number, x add-on letter

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References

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  • Palache, Charles, Harry Berman and Clifford Frondel, 1944, The System of Mineralogy, Wiley, 7th ed. Vol. 1, p. 490 ff.
  • Klein, Cornelis and Cornelius S. Hurlbut, Jr., 1985, Manual of Mineralogy, Wiley, 20th ed., pp. 295–318
  • [http://webmineral.com/dana/3_Oxides.shtml Webmineral Dana Oxides]
  • {{Cite journal |title=The standardisation of mineral group hierarchies: application to recent nomenclature proposals |author1=Stuart J. Mills |author2=Frédéric Hatert |author3=Ernest H. Nickel |author4=Giovanni Ferraris |name-list-style=amp |url=http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ima-cnmnc/Mills%20et%20al%202009%20Groups%20EJM%20October.pdf |journal=Eur. J. Mineral. |year=2009 |pages=1073–1080 |doi=10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1994 |volume=21 |issue=5 |bibcode=2009EJMin..21.1073M |access-date=2011-01-27 |archive-date=2011-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217063745/http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ima-cnmnc/Mills%20et%20al%202009%20Groups%20EJM%20October.pdf |url-status=dead }}
  • {{Cite web |url=http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ima-cnmnc/IMA2009-01%20UPDATE%20160309.pdf |title=IMA-CNMNC List of Mineral Names |publisher=IMA-CNMNC |first1=Ernest H. |last1=Nickel |first2=Monte C. |last2=Nichols |authorlink1=Ernest Henry Nickel |authorlink2=Monte C. Nichols |date=March 2009 |access-date=2011-01-27 |archive-date=2012-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326100410/http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ima-cnmnc/IMA2009-01%20UPDATE%20160309.pdf |url-status=dead }}
  • {{Cite web |title=Nickel–Strunz (Version 10) Classification System |url=http://webmineral.com/strunz/strunz.php |publisher=webmineral.com |first=Jim |last=Ferraiolo }}

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