Minerals By Class
Minerals can be organized, mainly according to their chemistry, into the following classes
- Elements Class: The Metals and their alloys and the Nonmetals.
- Sulfides Class: The Sulfides, the Selenides, the Tellurides, the Arsenides, the Antimonides, the Bismuthinides and the Sulfosalts.
- Halides Class: The Fluorides, the Chlorides and the Iodides.
- Oxides Class: The Oxides and the Hydroxides.
- Carbonates Class: The Carbonates, the Nitrates and the Borates.
- Sulfates Class: The Sulfates, the Sulfites, the Chromates, the Molybdates, the Selenates, the Selenites, the Tellurates, the Tellurites and the Tungstates (or the Wolframates).
- Phosphates Class: The Phosphates, the Arsenates, the Vanadates and the Antimonates.
- Silicates Class: The Silicates (the largest class).
- The Organics Class: The "Minerals" composed of organic chemicals!
- The Mineraloids: The "Minerals" that lack crystal structure!
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