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Feldspar structural group (rruff.info)
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| Name | ID | IMA | S | "Variety" | R | Commons | Wikis | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| albite | 9.FA.35 | Y: 1815 | G | - | 3 | 531 | 41 | 7785 |
| anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Y: 1823 | G | - | 3 | 11 | 31 | 801 |
| buddingtonite | 9.FA.30 | 1963-001 | Rd | - | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| celsian | 9.FA.30 | Y: 1895 | G | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 69 |
| filatovite | 8.AC.85 | 2002-052 | A | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| microcline | 9.FA.30 | Y: 1830 | G | orthoclase | 3 | 229 | 22 | 4313 |
| orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | Y: 1823 | G | - | 3 | 290 | 39 | 2017 |
| reedmergnerite | 9.FA.35 | Y: 1955 | G | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| rubicline | 9.FA.30 | 1996-058 | A | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| sanidine | 9.FA.30 | Y: 1808 | G | orthoclase | 2 | 0 | 16 | 488 |
| anorthoclase | 9.FA.30 | Y: 1964 | V | albite | - | 3 | 7 | 163 |
| andesine | 9.FA.35 | Y: 1892 | V | albite | - | 2 | 22 | 360 |
| labradorite | 9.FA.35 | Y: 1823 | V | anorthite | - | 40 | 27 | 363 |
| bytownite | 9.FA.35 | Y: 1915 | V | anorthite | - | 4 | 19 | 112 |
Gypsum structural group (rruff.info)
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| Name | Rn | ID | IMA | S | R | Commons | Wikis | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ardealite | - | 8.CJ.50 | Y: 1932 | G | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| brushite | - | 8.CJ.50 | Y: 1865 | G | 0 | 0 | 7 | 79 |
| churchite series | - | - | - | - | - | (2) | (3) | (64) |
| churchite-(Nd) | 1987 | 8.CJ.50 | Y: 1983 | A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| churchite-(Y) | 1987 | 8.CJ.50 | Y: 1865 | G | 0 | 2 | 2 | 63 |
| gypsum | - | 7.CD.40 | old | G | 3 | 486 | 62 | 5956 |
| pharmacolite | - | 8.CJ.50 | Y: 1800 | G | 0 | 3 | 9 | 94 |
Apatite supergroup (Pasero, M. et al., 2010; rruff.info)
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| Name | Rn | IMA | S | group | R | Commons | Wikis | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alforsite | - | 1980-039 | A | apatite | 0 | - | 6 | 6 |
| apatite series | - | - | - | apatite | - | - | 46 | (2853) |
| chlorapatite | 2008, 2010 | Y: 1860 | G | apatite | 2 | - | 1 | 99 |
| fluorapatite | 1860, 2008, 2010 | Y: 1786 | G | apatite | 3 | - | 6 | 2473 |
| hydroxylapatite | 1912, 2008, 2010 | Y: 1856 | G | apatite | 1 | - | 18 | 281 |
| johnbaumite | - | 1980-B | A | apatite | 0 | - | 1 | 7 |
| johnbaumite-M | 2010 | Y: 1911 | V | apatite | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| mimetite | - | Y: 1832 | G | apatite | 3 | - | 13 | 1011 |
| mimetite-M | 2010 | 1990-043a | V | apatite | - | - | 1 | 11 |
| pyromorphite | - | Y: 1813 | G | apatite | 3 | - | 20 | 1534 |
| stronadelphite | - | 2008-068, 2010 s.p. | A | apatite | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| svabite | - | Y: 1891 | G | apatite | 0 | - | 1 | 15 |
| turneaureite | - | 1983-063 | A | apatite | 0 | - | 1 | 6 |
| vanadinite | - | Y: 1838 | G | apatite | 3 | - | 26 | 614 |
| belovite-(Ce) | - | Y: 1954 | Rd | belovite | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| belovite-(La) | - | 1995-023 | Rd | belovite | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| carlgieseckeite-(Nd) | - | 2010-036 | A | belovite | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| deloneite | 2010 | 1995-036 | Rd | belovite | 0 | - | 1 | 1 |
| fluorcaphite | - | 1996-022 | Rd | belovite | 0 | - | 2 | 6 |
| fluorstrophite | - | Y: 1962 | G | belovite | 0 | - | 1 | 11 |
| kuannersuite-(Ce) | - | 2002-013 | Rd | belovite | 0 | - | 1 | 1 |
| britholite-(Ce) | 1987 | Y: 1901 | Rd | britholite | 0 | - | 1 | 102 |
| britholite-(Y) | 1987 | Y: 1938 | Rd | britholite | 0 | - | 2 | 27 |
| fluorbritholite-(Ce) | - | 1991-027 | Rd | britholite | 0 | - | 1 | 8 |
| fluorbritholite-(Y) | - | 2009-005 | A | britholite | 0 | - | 0 | 2 |
| fluorcalciobritholite | - | 2006-010 | Rd | britholite | 0 | - | - | 3 |
| tritomite-(Ce) | 1987 | Y: 1850 | G | britholite | 0 | - | 1 | 20 |
| tritomite-(Y) | 1962 | Y: 1961 | A | britholite | 0 | - | 1 | 6 |
| fluorellestadite | 2008, 2010 | Y: 1937, 1987-002 | Rd | ellestadite | 0 | - | 2 | 20 |
| hydroxylellestadite | 2008, 2010 | Y: 1937, 1970-026 | Rd | ellestadite | 0 | - | 1 | 14 |
| mattheddleite | - | 1985-019 | A | ellestadite | 0 | - | 1 | 31 |
| aiolosite | - | 2008-015 | A | hedyphane | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| caracolite | - | Y: 1886 | Rd | hedyphane | 0 | - | 1 | 10 |
| cesanite | - | 1980-023 | A | hedyphane | 0 | - | 0 | 2 |
| fluorphosphohedyphane | - | 2008-068, 2010 s.p. | A | hedyphane | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| hedyphane | - | Y: 1830 | G | hedyphane | 0 | - | 2 | 38 |
| morelandite | - | 1977-035 | Rd | hedyphane | 0 | - | 1 | 1 |
| phosphohedyphane | - | 2005-026 | A | hedyphane | 0 | - | 1 | 39 |
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| Name | Rn | IMA | S | group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hydroxylmattheddleite | - | 2010 s.p. | H | ellestadite |
| hydroxylhedyphane | - | 2010 s.p. | H | hedyphane |
| hydroxylphosphohedyphane | - | 2010 s.p. | H | hedyphane |
- Notes: britholite-(Y) (1987 Rn abukumalite), johnbaumite-M (2010 Rn fermorite), mimetite-M (2010 Rn clinomimetite), tritomite-(Y) (1962 Rn spencite), vanackerite (2011-114)
Kaolinite-serpentine group (Fleischer's Glossary, 2008)
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| Name | Rn | IMA | S | "Variety" | Subgroup | R | Commons | Wikis | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| antigorite | - | Y: 1840 | G | - | kaolinite | 1 | 9 | 6 | 554 |
| chrysotile | - | Y: 1834 | G | - | kaolinite | 1 | 26 | 17 | 903 |
| dickite | - | Y: 1930 | G | kaolinite | kaolinite | 1 | 7 | 7 | 526 |
| (halloysite pair) | 1980 | - | - | - | kaolinite | - | 10 | (14) | (36) |
| halloysite-10Å | 1980 | Y: 1943 | G | - | kaolinite | 0 | - | 2 | 15 |
| halloysite-7Å | 1980 | Y: 1826 | G | - | kaolinite | 1 | - | 2 | 21 |
| kaolinite | - | Y: 1867 | G | - | kaolinite | 1 | 24 | 34 | 3759 |
| lizardite | - | Y: 1956 | G | - | kaolinite | 2 | 7 | 3 | 269 |
| nacrite | - | Y: 1807 | G | kaolinite | kaolinite | 1 | 7 | 10 | 98 |
| odinite | - | 1988-015 | A | - | kaolinite | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| allophane | - | Y: 1816 | G | - | serpentine | 0 | 8 | 12 | 422 |
| amesite | - | Y: 1876 | G | - | serpentine | 1 | 5 | 6 | 58 |
| berthierine | - | Y: 1872 | G | - | serpentine | 0 | 18 | 4 | 39 |
| brindleyite | - | 1975-009a | A | - | serpentine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| cronstedtite | - | Y: 1821 | G | - | serpentine | 0 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
| fraipontite | - | Y: 1927 | G | - | serpentine | 0 | 3 | 5 | 41 |
| greenalite | - | Y: 1903 | G | - | serpentine | 1 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| kellyite | - | 1974-002 | A | - | serpentine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| manandonite | - | Y: 1912 | G/ Rd | - | serpentine | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| népouite | - | Y: 1907 | G | - | serpentine | 0 | 10 | 5 | 50 |
| pecoraite | - | 1969-005 | A | - | serpentine | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
Tourmaline structural group (Henry, D. J. et al., 2010; rruff.info)
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| Name | Rn | IMA | S | Tourmaline | R | Commons | Wikis | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| luinaite-(OH) | – | 2009-046 | A | distorted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| chromium-dravite | 2011 | 1982-055 | A | X-site alkali | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| chromo-alumino-povondraite | – | 2009-088 | A | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| darrellhenryite | – | 2012-026 | A | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| dravite | – | Y: 1884 | G | X-site alkali | 3 | 32 | 7 | 523 |
| elbaite | – | Y: 1913 | G | X-site alkali | 3 | > k | 12 | 527 |
| fluor-buergerite | 2011 | 1965-005 | A | X-site alkali | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| fluor-dravite | – | 2009-089 | A | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| fluor-elbaite | – | 2011-071 | A | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| fluor-schorl | – | 2010-067 | A | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| fluor-tsilaisite | – | 2012-044 | A | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| olenite | – | 1985-006 | Rd | X-site alkali | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| oxy-chromium-dravite | – | 2011-097 | A | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| oxy-dravite | – | 2012-004a | A | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| oxy-schorl | – | 2011-011 | A | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| oxy-vanadium-dravite | 2013 | 1999-050 | Rd | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| povondraite | 1993 | 1990-E | Rd | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| schorl | – | Y: 1505 | G | X-site alkali | 3 | 685 | 5 | 2,460 |
| tsilaisite | – | 2011-047 | A | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| vanadio-oxy-chromium-dravite | – | 2012-034 | A | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| vanadio-oxy-dravite | – | 2012-074 | A | X-site alkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| feruvite | – | 1987-057 | Rd | X-site calcic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| fluor-liddicoatite | 2011 | 1976-041 | Rd | X-site calcic | 2 | 73 | 2 | 9 |
| fluor-uvite | 2011 | Y: 1930 | G/ Rd | X-site calcic | 2 | 148 | 0 | 9 |
| uvite | – | 2000-030a | A | X-site calcic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| foitite | – | 1992-034 | A | X-site vacant | 0 | 7 | 1 | 67 |
| magnesio-foitite | 2011 | 1998-037 | A | X-site vacant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| rossmanite | – | 1996-018 | A | X-site vacant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
Garnet structural group (Grew, E. S. et al., 2013; rruff.info)
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| Name | Rn | ID | IMA | S | R | Commons | Wikis | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cryolithionite | - | 3.CB.05 | Y: 1904 | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| yafsoanite | - | 4.CC.25 | 1981-022 | Rd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| berzeliite | - | 8.AC.25 | Y: 1840 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| manganberzeliite | 1894 | 8.AC.25 | Y: 1878 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| palenzonaite | - | 8.AC.25 | 1986-011 | A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| schäferite | - | 8.AC.25 | 1997-048 | A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| almandine | - | 9.AD.25 | old | G | 3 | 126 | 31 | 2056 |
| andradite | - | 9.AD.25 | Y: 1868 | G | 3 | 489 | 14 | 1432 |
| bitikleite | 2013 | 9.AD.25 | 2009-052 | A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| calderite | - | 9.AD.25 | Y: 1909 | G | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| dzhuluite | 2013 | 9.AD.25 | 2010-064 | A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| elbrusite-(Zr) | - | 9.AD.25 | 2009-051 | A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| eringaite | - | 9.AD.25 | 2009-054 | A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| goldmanite | - | 9.AD.25 | 1963-003 | A | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
| grossular | - | 9.AD.25 | Y: 1811 | G | 3 | 424 | 17 | 1378 |
| henritermierite | - | 9.AD.25 | 1968-029 | A | 1 | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| hibschite | - | 9.AD.25 | Y: 1906 | A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| holtstamite | - | 9.AD.25 | 2003-047 | A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| irinarassite | - | 9.AD.25 | 2010-073 | A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| katoite | - | 9.AD.25 | 1982-080a | A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| kerimasite | - | 9.AD.25 | 2009-029 | A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| kimzeyite | - | 9.AD.25 | Y: 1961 | G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| knorringite | - | 9.AD.25 | 1968-010 | A | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| majorite | - | 9.AD.25 | 1969-018 | A | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| menzerite-(Y) | - | 9.AD.25 | 2009-050 | A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| momoiite | - | 9.AD.25 | 2009-026 | A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| morimotoite | - | 9.AD.25 | 1992-017 | A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| pyrope | - | 9.AD.25 | Y: 1803 | G | 3 | 16 | 25 | 299 |
| schorlomite | - | 9.AD.25 | Y: 1846 | G | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
| spessartine | - | 9.AD.25 | Y: 1832 | G | 3 | 833 | 17 | 1044 |
| toturite | - | 9.AD.25 | 2009-033 | A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| usturite | 2013 | 9.AD.25 | 2009-053 | A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| uvarovite | - | 9.AD.25 | Y: 1832 | G | 3 | 98 | 19 | 202 |
Table structure, abbreviations and notes
- Mineral name
- Renaming year (Rn)
- Nickel-Strunz ID (10 ed, pending publication, mindat.org; ID)
- IMA number or year, broad sense (IMA)
- IMA status, broad sense (S): grandfathered (G), approved (A), doubtful or questionable (Q), redefined (Rd), renamed (Rn), no approval/ no submission (N), mineral variety (V)
- "Mineral variety", broad sense (V)
- Mineral series
- Mineral subgroup
- Mineral group
- Rruff.info tags (R)
- Gemstones: readily available gemstones, unlikely available gemstones, rare gemstones, extremely rare gemstones
- Rock-forming minerals
- Textbook minerals
- Commons.wikimedia.org: ca. number of items
- Number of interwikis (Wikis)
- Number of locations on mindat.org (Locations)
- '> k': more than 1,000 items
- Edited: June 2013