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Nickel-Strunz Classification

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Minerals arranged by the Nickel-Strunz (Ver10) Classification System.

Nickel-Strunz classification courtesy of James A. Ferraiolo. Jim's scholarship on mineral classification goes back to 1982 when he published A Systematic Classification of Nonsilicate Minerals that updated the Dana (7th Edition) numbers. For additional information on the Nickel-Strunz classification, please visit this link.

01 Elements
01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
01.B - Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides
01.C - Metalloids and Nonmetals
01.D - Nonmetallic Carbides and Nitrides
02 Sulfides
02.A - Simple Sulfides, Selenides, etc
02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar)
02.D - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3
02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:2
02.F - Sulfides of Arsenic, Alkalies; Sulfides with Halide, Oxide, Hydroxide, H2O
02.H - Sulfosalts of SnS Archetype
02.J - Sulfosalts of PbS Archetype
02.K - Sulfarsenates, Sulfantimonates
02.L - Unclassified Sulfosalts
03 Halogenides
03.A - Simple Halides, Without H2O
03.B - Simple Halides, with H2O
03.C - Complex Halides
03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides
04 Oxides and Hydroxides
04.A - Metal:Oxygen = 2.1 and 1:1
04.B - Metal:Oxygen = 3:4 and similar
04.C - Metal:Oxygen = 2:3, 3:5, and Similar
04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
04.E - Metal:Oxygen = < 1:2
04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U)
04.G - Uranyl Hydroxides
04.H - V[5+,6+] Vanadates
04.J - Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites,
04.K - Iodates
05 Carbonates and Nitrates
05.A - Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O
05.B - Carbonates with additional anions, without H2O
05.C - Carbonates without Additional Anions, with H2O
05.D - Carbonates with Additional Anions, with H2O
05.E - Uranyl Carbonates
05.N - Nitrates
06 Borates
06.A - Monoborates
06.B - Diborates
06.C - Triborates
06.D - Tetraborates
06.E - Pentaborates
06.F - Hexaborates
06.G - Heptaborates and other Megaborates
06.H - Unclassified Borates
07 Sulphates
07.A - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without Additional Anions, without H2O
07.B - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with Additional Anions, without H2O
07.C - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without Additional Anions, with H2O
07.D - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O
07.E - Uranyl Sulfates
07.F - Chromates
07.G - Molybdates, Wolframates and Niobates
07.H - Uranium and Uranyl Molybdates and Wolframates
07.J - Thiosulfates
08 Phosphates
08.A - Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O
08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O
08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O
08.D - Phosphates, etc
08.E - Uranyl Phosphates and Arsenates
08.F - Polyphosphates, Polyarsenates, [4]-Polyvanadates
09 Silicates
09.A - Nesosilicates (Isolated tetrahedron) structures
09.B - Sorosilicates  (dimer) structures
09.C - Cyclosilicates
09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)
09.E - Phyllosilicates
09.F - Tektosilicates without Zeolitic H2O
09.G - Tektosilicates with Zeolitic H2O
09.H - Unclassified Silicates
09.J - Germanates
10 Organic Compounds
10.A - Salts of Organic Acids
10.B - Hydrocarbons
10.C - Miscellaneous Organic Minerals

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