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native element mineral

{{Short description|Elements that occur in nature as minerals in uncombined form}}

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Native element minerals are those elements that occur in nature in uncombined form with a distinct mineral structure. The elemental class includes metals, intermetallic compounds, alloys, metalloids, and nonmetals. The Nickel–Strunz classification system also includes the naturally occurring phosphides, silicides, nitrides, carbides, and arsenides.

Elements

The following elements occur as native element minerals or alloys:{{Cite web |url=http://nrmima.nrm.se//IMA_Master_List_2016-03.pdf |title=IMA-CNMNC List of Minerals |access-date=2016-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423101753/http://nrmima.nrm.se//IMA_Master_List_2016-03.pdf |archive-date=2016-04-23 |url-status=dead }}

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Nickel–Strunz Classification -01- Native elements

This list uses the Classification of Nickel–Strunz (mindat.org, 10 ed, pending publication).

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  • "*" – 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)
  • Tecto: 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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See also

References

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  • {{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 |hdl=2268/29163 }}
  • {{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 }}
  • {{Cite web |title=Nickel–Strunz (Version 10) Classification System |url=http://webmineral.com/strunz/strunz.php |publisher=webmineral.com |first=Jim |last=Ferraiolo }}
  • [http://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/Mineralsystematik%20nach%20Strunz%209.%20Auflage Mineralsystematik nach Strunz 9. Auflage von 2001 (aktuell)]
  • Hr. Dr. Udo Neumann der Uni-Tuebingen ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110128145506/http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/uni/emi/alt/sammlung/SysMin1.htm Systematik der Minerale])

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