carbonate mineral

{{Short description|Minerals containing the carbonate ion}}

File:Calcite-Dolomite-39571.jpg; {{nowrap|6.2 × 6 × 3.3 cm}}]]

Carbonate minerals are those minerals containing the carbonate ion, {{chem|CO|3|2-}}.

Carbonate divisions

=Anhydrous carbonates=

File:Chalcopyrite-Quartz-Rhodochrosite-hbru-07c.jpg, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado; {{nowrap|5.2 × 4.2 × 2.3 cm}}]]

File:Rosasite-Smithsonite-283222.jpg, Silver Bill Mine, Dragoon Mts, Cochise County, Arizona; {{nowrap|4.8 × 4.1 × 2.4 cm}}]]

=Anhydrous carbonates with compound formulas=

File:Chalcopyrite-Dolomite-Calcite-230184.jpg, Cherokee County, Kansas; {{nowrap|12.0 × 9.7 × 4.3 cm}}]]

=Carbonates with hydroxyl or halogen=

File:Azurite-Malachite-114132.jpg; {{nowrap|5.1 × 3.9 × 2.4 cm}}]]

=Hydrated carbonates=

The carbonate class in both the Dana and the Strunz classification systems include the nitrates.[http://webmineral.com/dana/5_Carbonates.shtml Dana Classification on Webmineral].[http://webmineral.com/strunz/strunz.php Strunz Classification on Webmineral].

Nickel–Strunz classification -05- carbonates

Image:Hanksite.JPG, Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl, one of the few minerals that is considered a carbonate and a sulfate]]

Image:Thin section microscopy Siilinjärvi R216 10840 carbonate.jpg of a thin section containing carbonate vein in mica rich rock. In cross-polarized light on left, plane-polarized light on right.]]

IMA-CNMNC proposes a new hierarchical scheme (Mills et al., 2009).{{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 |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=2011-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217063745/http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ima-cnmnc/Mills%20et%20al%202009%20Groups%20EJM%20October.pdf |archive-date=2011-02-17 |url-status=dead }} This list uses the classification of Nickel–Strunz (mindat.org, 10 ed, pending publication).

  • 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 Greek νησος nēsos, island)
  • Soro: grouping (from Greek σωροῦ sōros, heap, mound (especially of corn))
  • Cyclo: ring
  • Ino: chain (from Greek ις [genitive: ινος inos], fibre)
  • Phyllo: sheet (from Greek φύλλον phyllon, 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

= Class: carbonates =

References

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  • Hurlbut, Cornelius S.; Klein, Cornelis, 1985, Manual of Mineralogy, 20th ed., {{ISBN|0-471-80580-7}}
  • {{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 |author1=Ernest H. Nickel |author2=Monte C. Nichols |date=March 2009 |access-date=2011-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320163443/http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ima-cnmnc/IMA2009-01%20UPDATE%20160309.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-20 |url-status=dead }}

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