Mainly renamed minerals and synonyms used by the Handbook of Mineralogy.^[1]

A edit

• A
  • Andorite IV: Quatrandorite; arrojadite-(BaFe): sigismundite;

B edit

• B
  • Boldyrevite: UM1941-01-F:AlCaHMgNa; Britholite-(Ce): Lessingite-(Ce)

C edit

• C
  • Chrysotile: Bostonite, Cyphoîte, Karystiolite, Krysolith, Kuphoite, Kupholite, Lefkasbestos, Picrosmine, Pikrosmin, Schweizerite, Ishkildite (var.);

D–E edit

• D
• E
  • Epidote-(Pb): Hancockite;

F–G edit

• F
  • Fraipontite: Zinalsite; Ferro-Ferritschermakite: Ferri-Ferrotschermakite;
• G
  • Gagarinite-(Ce): Zajacite-(Ce)

H–J edit

• H
  • Helvine: helvite; hinsdalite: orpheite; hydrokenoelsmoreite: alumotungstite, ferritungstite; hisingerite: sturtite;
• I
• J
  • Johnbaumite-M: fermorite, Jadeite;

K–L edit

• K
  • Karpatite: pendletonite (CNMMN, 1971), carpathite and coronene
• L
  • Litidionite: lithidionite

M edit

• M
  • Manganohörnesite: manganese-hörnesite

N-O edit

• N
  • Natrozippeite: sodium-zippeite; natroboltwoodite: sodium-boltwoodite;
• O
  • Osmium: iridosmine (var.);

P–R edit

• P
  • Pyrosmalite-Fe: Ferropyrosmalite
• Q
  • Qingheiite: Qinghelite; Qitianlingite: Qitianglinite; Quartz: Azetulite, Azeztulite, Dragonite, Konilite, Lodolite, Quartz-alpha, Quertz; Quartz varieties: Agate, Amberine, Amethyst, Ametrine, Apricotine,^[2] Aventurine, Azurchalcedony, Basanite, Bayate, Beekite, Binghamite, Bloodstone, Buhrstone, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Chert, Chrysojasper, Citrine, Cotterite, Creolite, Cubosilicite, Dallasite, Damsonite, Darlingite, Diackethyst, Eisenkiesel, El Doradoite, Flint, Haytorite, Herbeckite, Irnimite, Jasper, Kinradite, Myrickite, Onyx, Pastelite, Prase, Prasiolite, Quartzine, Quetzalitztli, Ribbonstone, Sard, Sardonyx, Schwimmstein, Seftonite
• R
  • Rutile: Cajuelite, Crispite, Dicksbergite, Edisonite, Gallitzinite, Paraedrite, Rutilite, Titankalk, Titanschorl; Rutile varieties: Ilmenorutile, Lusterite, Nigrine, Struverite; Römerite: Bückingite, Louderbackite, Roemerite;

S edit

• S
  • Stibiconite: hydroroméite; smolyaninovite: smolianinovite; sofiite: sophiite;

T edit

• T
  • Tadzhikite-(Ce): Tadzhikite-(Y); tantalite-(Fe): ferrotantalite; tantalite-(Mn): manganotantalite

U–Z edit

• U
  • Uzonite: Usonite;
• V
  • Veatchite-p: P-Veatchite;
• W
• X
  • Xanthoconite: Rittingerite, Xanthocone; Xonotlite: Calcium-Pectolite, Eakleite, Xenotlite, Xonaltite, Xonolite
• Y
  • Yttrotungstite-(Ce): Cerotungstite-(Ce)
• Z

Mainly minerals varieties used by the Handbook of Mineralogy.

1. Iridosmine*, an osmium variety, 01.AF.05 [1] [2] [3]
2. Plagioclase solid solution series:
   1. An0: albite; An20: oligoclase; An40: andesine; An60: labradorite; An80: bytownite; An100: anorthite
   2. Oligoclase, albite variety, 09.FA.35 [4] [5] [6]
   3. Andesine, albite variety, 09.FA.35 [7] [8] [9]
   4. Labradorite, anorthite variety, 09.FA.35 [10] [11] [12]
   5. Bytownite, anorthite variety, 09.FA.35 [13] [14] [15]
3. Ilmenorutile, a rutile variety, 04.DB.05 [16] [17] [18]
4. Incaite*, a franckeite variety, 02.HF.25b [19] [20] [21]
5. Kamacite, a native iron variety, 01.AE.05 [22] [23] [24]
6. Kerolite* (discredited 1979), a Ni-bearing variety of talc (?), 09.EC.05, [25] [26] [no]
7. Lewistonite* (discredited 1978), a carbonate-rich variety of fluorapatite, 08.BN.05 [27] [28] [no]
8. Metaberyllite* (Y: 1973, discredited 2006), a variety of beryllite, 09.AE.05, [29] [30] [no]
9. Potosiite*, a franckeite variety, 02.HF.25b [31] [32] [33]
10. Sakharovaite* (Y: 1956, discredited 2006), a Bi-bearing variety of jamesonite, 02.HB.15, [34] [35] [36]
11. Struverite*, a rutile variety, 04.DB.05 [37] [38] [39]

Doubtful procedures edit

Unnamed minerals, controversial discreditations edit

• Wolframoixiolite, a W-bearing variety of ixiolite, 04.DB.25; possibly a separate species.^[3][4]

• Scandian ixiolite (of von Knorring)^N, a Nb-bearing variety of ixiolite, 04.DB.25; possibly a separate species.^[5][6]
• Scandian ixiolite (of Bergstol)^N, a Sc-bearing variety of ixiolite, 04.DB.25; possibly a separate species.^[7][8]

• Ktenasite (Y: 1950) 07.DD.20, possibly a mineral group, under review (Leverett et al., 2009–2011).^[9]

• Unnamed (Zn-analogue of Ktenasite)^N.^[10]
• Unnamed (Co-analogue of Ktenasite)^N.^[11]
• Mg- or Cd-bearing varieties are also known.

• Loparite-(Ce) (Y: 1923) 04.CC.35, possibly a mineral group^[12]

• Mitchell R H, Burns P C, Chakhmouradian A R (2000) The crystal structures of loparite-(Ce), The Canadian Mineralogist 38, 145-152.
• Zubkova, N. V., Arakcheeva, A. V., Pushcharovskii, D. Y., Semenov, E. I., & Atencio, D. (2000). Crystal structure of loparite. Crystallography Reports, 45(2), 210-214.

• Calciogadolinite-Y? (Y: 1938) might be a calcian gadolinite.^[13][14]
• Clinotyrolite^N (monoclinic), both minerals might belong to a mineral group since tyrolite was shown to be monoclinic (pseudo-orthorhombic).^[15]
• Yttromicrolite-(Y) within the framework of nomenclature of Hogarth (1977): discreditation was not made by proper way (in the course of defamation of Crook, 1982).^[16]
• Pimelite* (Y: 1800, 1938) a nickel dominant smectite, is under review. Associations: nickel-bearing talc, yellow green nickeloan nontronite, red brown hematite stained nontronite, bright white montmorillonite.^[17][18][19]
• Tetranatrolite (discredited in 1999): might be identical to gonnardite, discreditation procedure apparently done without actually working on the type specimen or on any identified tetranatrolite itself.^[20][21][22]
• Yftisite-(Y) (discredited in 1987): but apparently the cell parameters are known (Balko & Bakakin, 1975).^[23]
• Buserite (IMA1970-024): dehydrates to birnessite, known synthetic compound.^[24][25][26]
• Zincobotryogen: it is discredited (IMA1967 s.p.) but its crystal structure has been solved (space group 14).^[27]
• Strontioborite: it is discredited (IMA1962 s.p.) but its crystal structure has been solved (space group 4).^[28]
• Aguilarite (Y: 1944, Ag₄SeS, 2.BA.55): it might be two solid solution series, a monoclinic 'acanthite-like' series (from Ag₂S - Ag₂S_0.4Se_0.6), and an orthorhombic 'naumannite-like' series (from Ag₂S_0.3Se_0.7 - Ag₂Se).^[29]

Controversial chemical formulas (IMA Master List) edit

(and/or possible "analytical" artifacts)

• Kobeite-Y (Y: 1950) 04.DG.05, the original analytical determinations contain between 14.91% and 17.08% ZrO₂ with only 1.99% and 1.59% SiO₂ respectively. The chemical formula (IMA version: (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆) doesn't contain Zr.

• Pavel Kartashov:
• If no Zr and U>Th then euxenite group, polycrase
• If no Zr and U<Th then aeschynite group, priorite, blomastrandin.^{[30][31][32][33]}

• Divalent sulfide. Mackinawite (Y: 1963) 02.CC.25 (IMA formula: (Fe,Ni)
  _1+xS (${\displaystyle 0\leq x\leq 0.07}$ )), sulfide anion (atoms per formula unit, apfu) might be too low due to analytical losses.^[34][35][36]
• Pseudo monovalent mercury, mindat.org changed the chemical formulas: there is mercury(II) and (dimercury) [Hg-Hg] now.

Notes:

• Claraite (IMA2016-L, IMA1981-023) 05.DA.30 (IMA formula: Cu²⁺₃CO₃(OH)₄·4H₂O), but after U. Kolitsch it has essential As and S.^[37]

• Kolitsch, U. & Brandstätter, F. (2012): 1743) Baryt, Chalkophyllit und Clarait vom Pengelstein bei Kitzbühel, Tirol. P. 149. in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2012): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LX. Carinthia II, 202./122., 123-180.
• Putz, H., Lechner, A. & Poeverlein, R. (2012): Erythrin und Clarait vom Pichlerstollen am Silberberg bei Rattenberg, Nordtirol. Lapis, 37 (1), 47-52; 62.
• New chemical formula: (Cu,Zn)₁₅(CO₃)₄(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₄·7H₂O.

• Cosalite (Y: 1868) 02.JB.10 (IMA formula: Pb₂Bi₂S₅). It might have copper as essential constituent (AM Clark, MH Hey (1993) Hey's mineral index: mineral species, varieties and synonyms), (Zak, L.; Megarskaya, L.; Mumme, W. G. (1992). "Rezbanyite from Ocna de fier (Vasko): a mixture of bismuthinite derivatives and cosalite". Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie. Monatshefte 1992: 69–79.).

• The general structural formula for cosalite can be expressed as: Cu_xAg_{(i + s)}Pb_{[8–2s–0.5(x + i)]}Bi_{(8 + s)}S₂₀.^[38]

• Mayenite (IMA2013-C, IMA1963-016): it can not be found in nature. Mayenite (stabilized by moisture) can be found in cement industry chemistry. Chlormayenite can be found in nature.

Suspended (IMA status) edit

• (IMA2000-026) (Mn,Li)₄(Ta,Sn)₄(Ta,Nb)₈O₃₂: IMA approval status is suspended, but it was incorrectly stated as approved in Grice, J.D. & Ferraris, G. (2001).^[39]
• (IMA1989-012), zhangpeishanite (of Shen), unnamed (cordylite-like (Ca□Ba₂Ce₄[CO₃]₈F₂).^[40]

Grandfathered (IMA valid species) edit

• Chrysocolla? (Theophrastus, 315 BC), it's suggested that it is mixture of spertiniite (Cu(OH)₂) and chalcedony or opal, it has similarities with copper-bearing allophane.^[41]
• Loranskite-(Y) (Y: 1899) it might be a fictional mineral, the type material is probably a mixture of euxenite and zircon.^[42][43]

Rejected or discredited minerals edit

• Possibly non-valid: bismutostibiconite, lazurite and lonsdaleite.
• Arsenosulvanite^D [40] [41] [42]
  • Probably colusite.
• Carbonate-apatites:
  • Carbonate-rich fluorapatite (discredited 2008) 08.BN.05 [43] [44] [45]
  • Carbonate-rich hydroxylapatite (discredited 2008) 08.BN.05 [46] [47] [48]
• Chelyabinskite^HQD (Y: 1988, rejected 1986) 07.DG.45 [49] [50] [no]
  • Possibly identical to thaumasite.
• Churchite-(Nd)^D (Y: 1983, IMA1987 s.p., IMA2015-C) 08.CJ.50 [51] [52] [no]
• Dienerite^D (Y: 1944, discredited 2006) 02.?? [53] [54] [55]
  • It was reported as microinclusions in a sobolevite grain, Norilsk deposit (2006).
• Ferrorhodsite (spinel, linnaeite: IMA1996-047, discredited 2018) 02.DA.05 [56] [57] [no]
• Fluorarrojadite-(BaNa)^N 08.BF.?? (IMA2005 s.p., red.) [no] [58] [no]
• Foshallasite^D [59] [60] [61]
• Heliophyllite^D (Y: 1888) 03.DC.65 [62] [63] [64]
• Imgreite^D (discredited 1968) [65] [66] [no]
• Natrofairchildite^D [67] [68] [69]
  • Probably nyerereite.
• Pseudo-autunite^D (Y: 1965) [70] [71] [no]
• Schirmerite^D (Y: 1874, redefined and discredited 2008) 02.JB.40d [72] [73] [74] ^[44]
• Spodiophyllite^D (IMA1998 s.p.) [75]
  • Possibly a mica related to tainiolite: Canadian Mineralogist 36 (1998), 905.
• Strontioborite^D (Y: 1960) 06.FC.10 [76] [77] [78]
• Vondechenite^D (IMA2016-065) 03.
• Wellsite^D [79] [80] [no]
  • Either barian phillipsite-Ca or calcian harmotome.
• Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)^D (Y: 1982) 05.BD.10 [81] [82] [no]
  • Note: probably huanghoite-(Ce) or kukharenkoite-(Ce).

Errors and synonyms edit

• Ankangite^D (IMA1986-026) 04.DK.05 [83] [84] [85]
  • Synonym of mannardite (discredited in 2012: IMA 2011-F).
• Aniyunwiyaite^D (IMA2018-054) 08. [86] [no] [no]
  • Synonym of kingsmountite.
• Annivite^D (tetrahedrite: IMA2018-K, IMA2008 s.p., 1854) 02.
• Basaluminite^D [87] [88] [89]
  • Synonym of felsőbányaite.
• Bobdownsite^D (IMA2008-037, discredited 2017) 08.AC.45 [90] [91] [no]
  • Synonym of merrillite.
• Brabantite^D (Y: 1981, discredited 2007) [92] [93] [94]
  • Synonym of cheralite.
• Brearleyite^D (IMA2013-C, IMA2010-062) 04.CC.20 [95] [no] [no]
  • Synonym of chlormayenite.
• Cadmoxite^D (IMA2012-037) 04.AB.?? [96] [no] [no]
  (IUPAC: Cadmium oxide)
  • The type material is uraninite: CNMNC Newsletter No. 17, October 2013
• Clinotyrolite^D (Y: 1980) 8.DM.10 [97] [no] [98]
  • Synonym of tangdanite.
• Cobaltogordaite^D (IMA2015-K, IMA2014-043) 07.D?. [99] [no] [no]
  • Thérèsemagnanite got redefined, same as thérèsemagnanite now.
• Coeruleolactite^D (n/a) [100] [no] [101]
  • Turquoise group, discredited 2006.
• Chromo-alumino-povondraite (IMA2009-088, IMA2013-089 with new type material) 09.CK.05 [102] [no] [no]
  • Former type material is chromdravite: CNMNC Newsletter No. 16, August 2013; Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (2013), 2695-2709.
• Diomignite^D (IMA2015-H, IMA1984-058a) 06.DD.05 [103] [104] [105]
  • Misidentification of zabuyelite.
• Eleonorite^D (beraunite: IMA2015-003) 8.0 [106] [no] [no]
  • Synonym of beraunite.
• Endellite^D [107] [108] [no]
  • Halloysite-10Å
• Fejerite^D (IMA2012-014, IMA2015-L) 03.??. [109] [no] [no]
  • Claringbullite got redefined, same as claringbullite now.
• Ferrotellurite^D (Y: 1877) 07.AB.10 [110] [no] [no]
  Note: type material is keystoneite.
• Fluorthalénite-(Y) (IMA2014-D, IMA1994-022) 09.BJ.20 [111] [112] [no]
  • Thalénite-(Y) got redefined, same as thalénite-(Y) now.
• Freibergite^D (tetrahedrite: IMA2018-K, 1853) 02.GB.05
• Lesukite (IMA2018-H, IMA1996-004) 03.BD.10 [113] [114] [no]
  • It is cadwaladerite.
• Marianoite^D (discredited 2020, IMA2005-005a) 9.BE.17 [115] [116] [117]
  • It is wöhlerite.
• Orpheite^D [118]^[45]
  • Identical to hinsdalite.
• Potassicmendeleevite-(Ce) (IMA2009-093, not approved) 09.??. [119]
• Steedeite^D (IMA2010-049, approval withdrawn 2011) 09.CA.15 [120] [no] [no]
  • Synonym of catapleiite.
• Surkhobite^D (IMA2007-A, IMA2006-E, IMA2002-037 Rd) 9.BE.67 [121] [no] [122]
  • Synonym of perraultite

Non minerals edit

• Ashanite^D [123] [no] [124]
  • Probably a mixture of several minerals including ixiolite, samarskite-(Y) and uranmicrolite.
• Boldyrevite^D (IMA2006-C, Y: 1941) 03.CF.10 [125] [126] [no]
  • It might be impure hydrokenoralstonite or gearksutite.
• Bursaite^D [127] [no] [128]
  • A mixture of two sulphosalts.
• Girdite^D (IMA2016-F, IMA1979-006) 04.JL.30 [129] [130] [131]
  • Two or more phases.
• Horsfordite^D (discredited IMA2006 s.p.) [132] [no] [133]
  • Smelter product, it has three phases.
• Iodine^D (Y: 1897, IMA2015-D) 01.AA.15 [134] [no] [no]
  • Type specimen description states that it is only a vapour production.^[46]
• Parajamesonite^D (discredited 2007) [135] [136] [137]
  • Either jamesonite or a mixture of jamesonite and argentian tetrahedrite (freibergite) and/or ramdohrite.
• Jeromite^D [138] [139] [140]
  • An amorphous As-S-Se phase of variable composition.
• Merumite^D [141]
  • A mixture of mainly eskolaite and bracewellite, grimaldiite, guyanaite and mcconnellite.
• Natromontebrasite^D (IMA2005-E) [142] [143] [144]
  • A mixture of amblygonite, lacroixite and wardite.
• Partzite^D (IMA2016-B, IMA2013 s.p., 1867) 04.??. [145] [146] [147]
  • A mixture of several phases, which include a member of the plumboroméite group and a chrysocolla-like amorphous phase.
• Percylite^D [148] [149] [no]
  • Mixture of boleite und pseudoboleite.
• Spodiosite^D (IMA2003-B, Y: 1872) [150] [151] [no]
  • A mixture of calcite, fluorapatite, serpentine group.
• Thorogummite^D (IMA2014-B, Y: 1889) 09.AD.30 [152] [153] [154]
  • Heterogeneous mixture of secondary, non-crystalline minerals, after the alteration, hydration, or metamictization of thorite.
• Tombarthite-(Y)^D (IMA2016-K, IMA1967-031) 09.AD.35 [155] [156] [157] ^{[permanent dead link]}
  • Many phases.
• Uhligite^D (IMA2006-C) 04.XX.?? [158] [159] [160]
  • Possibly impure perovskite or zirkelite.

Discredited mineral varieties edit

• Anatacamite^D (IMA2015-A, IMA2009-042) 03.DA.10d [161] [no] [no]
  • Twinned clinoatacamite.
• Bakerite^D (IMA2016-A, Y: 1903) 09.AJ.20 [162] [163] [164]
  • Gadolinite supergroup, datolite group was reviewed.
• Cheralite-(Ce)^D [165] [no] [166] ^{[permanent dead link]}
  • Ca-rich monazite-(Ce).
• Fupingqiuite^D (IMA2016-087) 08. [167] [no] [no]
  • Varulite variety.
• Hibschite^D (Y: 1906, IMA1983-B, voting proposal IMA2011-D) 09.AD.25 [168] [169] [170]
  • A variety of grossular.
• Hydrohetaerolite^D (Y: 1928, 2019 s.p.) 04.BB.10 [171] [172] [173]
  • A variety of hetaerolite.^[47]
• Luinaite-(OH)^D (distorted tourmaline: IMA2009-046, IMA21-L) 9.CK.05 [174] [no] [no]
  • A variety of schorl
• Magniotriplite^D (IMA2003-C) [175] [no] [176]
  • A variety of wagnerite.
• Matraite^D (IMA2006-C) [177] [178] [179]
  • A densely twinned columnar variety of sphalerite.
• Paraspurrite^D (IMA2009-B) [180] [181] [182]
  • Polysynthetically microtwinned spurrite.
• Tellurocanfieldite^D (IMA2012-013, approval withdrawn) [183]
  • Te-rich canfieldite.
• Viséite^D [184] [185] [186]
  • Si-bearing crandallite.

Discredited polytypes edit

See polytype section

Groups and pairs edit

• Zinnwaldite^G (Y: 1845) 09.EC.20 [187] [188] [189]
  • A series between siderophyllite and polylithionite.
• Hydrophilite^D (discredited IMA2006 s.p.) [190] [191] [192]
  • Its description is incomplete; it can be antarcticite as well as sinjarite.

Amphibole dump edit

Discredited, renamed and/or hypothetical amphiboles

• Aluminobarroisite^D (Y: 1978) 09.DE.20 [193] [194] [no]
  • Barroisite since 2012.
• Alumino-magnesiotaramite^N (IMA2006-024) 09.DE.20 [195]
  • It isn't an IMA approved mineral.
• Aluminotschermakite^D (Y: 1978) 09.DE.10 [196] [no] [no]
  • Tschermakite since 2012.
• Cannilloite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DE.10 [197] [no] [no]
  (Ca₃(Mg₄Al)(Si₅A_l3)O₂₂(OH)₂)
• Clinoferroholmquistite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DE.05 [198] [199] [no]
• Clinoholmquistite [200] [201] [202]
• Ferribarroisite^ch (Y: 1997, 2012) 09.D? [203] [no] [no]
• Ferric-nybøite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DE.25 [204] [no] [no]
• Ferri-ferrobarroisite (Y: 1918) 09.DE.20 [205] [206] [no]
• Ferri-ferrotschermakite (Y: 1918) 09.D?. [207] [208] [no]
• Ferrikaersutite (IMA2011-035) 09.?? [209] [no] [no]
• Ferri-magnesiotaramite (Y: 1997) 09.DE.20 [210] [211] [no]
• Ferritschermakite^ch (Y: 1949) 09.DE.10 [212] [213] [no]
• Ferrobarroisite^ch (Y: 1978) 09.DE.20 [214] [215] [216]
• Ferro-eckermannite^ch (Y: 1964) 09.DE.25 [217] [218] [no]
• Ferrokaersutite^ch (Y: 1978) 09.DE.15 [219] [220] [221]
• Ferroleakeite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DE.25 [222] [223] [no]
• Ferronybøite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.?? [224] [no] [no]
• Ferropedrizite^ch (Y: 2003) 09.DE.25 [225] [no] [no]
• Ferrowinchite^ch (Y: 1978) 09.DE.20 [226] [227] [no]
• Leakeite^ch (IMA2012 s.p., IMA1991-028 Rd) 09.DE.25 [228] [229] [230]
• Magnesiosadanagaite (IMA2002-051) 09.DE.15 [231] [232] [233]
• Magnesiotaramite (Y: 1978) 09.DE.20 [234] [235] [236]
• Manganocummingtonite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DE.05 [237] [238] [no]
• Manganogrunerite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DE.05 [239] [240] [241]
• Parvo-mangano-edenite (IMA2003-062) 09.DE.15 [242] [243] [no]
• Parvo-manganotremolite (IMA2004-045) 09.DE.10 [244] [245] [no]
• Pedrizite^H (Y: 2000) 09.DE.25 [246] [no] [no]
• Permanganogrunerite^H (Y: 1997) 09.DE.05 [247] [248] [no]
• Potassic-aluminosadanagaite (Y: 2003) 09.?? [no] [no] [no]
• Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite (IMA1986-007) 09.DD.05 [249] [250] [no]
• Sodicanthophyllite (Y: 1977) 09.DD.05 [251] [252] [no]
• Sodic-ferri-clinoferroholmquistite (IMA1995-045) 09.DE.25 [253] [254] [no]
• Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DD.05 [255] [256] [no]
• Sodic-ferrogedrite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DD.05 [257] [258] [no]
• Sodic-ferropedrizite^ch (Y: 2003) 09.DE.25 [259] [no] [no]
• Sodicgedrite^ch (Y: 1997) 09.DD.05 [260] [261] [no]
• Sodicpedrizite^ch (Y: 2003) 09.DE.25 [262] [no] [no]

Based on Nickel (1993).^[48]

Synonyms, discredited polytypes edit

Under construction

• Barbertonite^D (discredited 2011) [263] [264] [265]
  • Polytype of stichtite.
• Clinobarylite^D (IMA2013-E, IMA2002-015) 09.BB.15 [266] [267] [no]
  (IUPAC: Diberyllium barium sorosilicate, Si₂O₇)
  • Polytype barylite-1O.
• Clinomimetite^D (Y: 1993) 08.BN.05 [268] [269] [270]
  • Polytype mimetite-M (discredited 2010, IMA1990-043a).
• Johnbaumite-M^D [271] [272] [273]
  • Monoclinic polytype of johnbaumite.
• Lavinskyite-2O (IMA2012-028) 09.D? [274] [no] [no]
  (Chemical formula: K(LiCu)Cu₆(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄)
  • Lavinskyite-1M (liguriaite, IMA2014-035) 09.D? [275] [no] [no]
• Manasseite^D (2012, 1941) 05.DA.45 [276] [277] [278]^[49]
  (IUPAC: Hexamagnesium dialuminium carbonate hexadecahydroxyl tetrahydrate)
  • Polytype hydrotalcite-2H.
• Orthochamosite^D (Y: 1951) 09.EC.55 [279] [no] [no]
  • Possibly a polytype of chamosite. Its formal discreditation was forgotten. It was on the IMA Master List (October 2008).
  • Quote: "the varietal names of brunsvigite, corundophilite, daphnite, delessite, diabantite, grovesite, kiimmererite, kotchubeite, leuchtenbergite, orthochamosite, pennine, pseudothuringite, pycnochlorite, ripidolite, sheridanite, talc-chlorite and thuringite should be discarded."^[50][51]
• Parabariomicrolite^D (IMA2016-C, IMA1984-003) 04.FJ.20 [280] [281] [282]
  • Polytype hydrokenomicrolite-3R.
• Sjögrenite^D (discredited 2012, 1941) 05.DA.45 [283] [284] [285]
  (IUPAC: Hexamagnesium diiron(III) carbonate hexadecahydroxyl tetrahydrate)
  • Polytype pyroaurite-2H.
• Balangeroite 9.DH.35 [286]
  • Polytypes: -2M and -1A.
• Bariopharmacosiderite 8.DK.10 [287]
  • Polytypes: -C and -Q.
• Barylite 9.BB.15 [288]
  • Polytypes: -1O and -2O.
• Berborite 6.AB.10
  • Polytypes: -2H [289], -1T [290], -2T [291]
• Cayalsite-(Y) (IMA2011-094) 9.?? [292] [no] [no]
  • Polytypes: -1M, -1O
• Chamosite 9.EC.55 [293] [294] [295]
  • Clinochamosite
  • Orthochamosite [296] [297] [298]
• Chrysotile 9.ED.15 [299] [300] [none]
  • Clinochrysotile [301] [302] [303]
  • Orthochrysotile [304] [305] [306]
  • Parachrysotile [307] [308] [309]
• Clinotobermorite 9.DG.10 [310]
  • Polytypes: -2M [311] and -1A [312].
• Cualstibite (IMA1983-068) 4.FM.40 [313]
  (IUPAC: Pentacopper dialuminium triantimony(III) dodecaoxy hydroxyl dodecahydrate)
  • Cualstibite-1M* (syn. cyanophyllite, IMA1980-065, IMA2012-B) [314] [315] [316]
  • Cualstibite-1T [317]
• Dioskouriite (IMA2015-106) [318]
  • Polytypes: -2M, -2O
• Ericssonite (IMA1966-013) 9.BE.25 [319]
  • Ericssonite-2M
  • Ericssonite-2O* (syn. orthoericssonite, IMA1970-005, IMA2010-F) [320] [321] [322]
• Gageite 9.DH.35 [323]
  • Polytypes: -1A and -2M.
• Gersdorffite (1986 s.p. Rd) 2.EB.25 [324] [325] [326]
  (IUPAC: Nickel arsenide sulfide)
  • Gersdorffite-P2₁3 (Y: 1982, NiAsS)
  • Gersdorffite-Pa3 (Y: 1845, Ni(As,S)₂)
  • Gersdorffite-Pca2₁ (Y: 1982, NiAsS)
• Graphite 1.CB.05a
  • Polytypes: -2H, -3R
• Greenalite 9.ED.15
  • Polytypes: -1A, -1M, -2M1, -2Å, -3R, -3Å
• Hilgardite 6.ED.05 [327] [328] [329]
  • Hilgardite-1Tc [330] [331] ^{[permanent dead link]}
  • Hilgardite-3Tc [332] [333] ^{[permanent dead link]}
  • Hilgardite-4M [334] [335] ^{[permanent dead link]}
• Illite^G [336] [337] [none]^[52]
  • Polytypes: -1M [338], Illite1Md [339], -2M [340]
• Ivanukite-Na
  • Ivanyukite-Na-C (IMA2007-041) (titanosilicate) [341] [342] [no]
  • Ivanyukite-Na-T (Y: 2009) (titanosilicate) [343] [344] [no]
• Kaolinite 9.ED.05 [345] [346] [347]
  • Dickite [348] [349] [350]
  • Nacrite [351] [352] [353]
• Khinite, broad sense 4.FD.30
  • Khinite-3T* (syn. parakhinite, 1978-036, IMA 2008-C) [354] [355] [356]
  • Khinite-4O (syn. khinite, strict sense; 1978-035, IMA 2008-C Rd)
• Lamprophyllite 9.BE.25
  • Polytypes: -2M [357], -2O [358]
• Moissanite 01.DA.-- ("carborundum (synthetic)") [359]
  (IUPAC: silicon carbide)
  • A large number of polytypes are known, the majority of moissanite samples are 6H and 15R polytypes.
• Natroalunite (Y: 1902) 7.BC.10 [360] [361] [362]
  (IUPAC: Sodium trialuminium disulfate hexahydroxyl)
  • Natroalunite-2c (IMA1980-095) 7.BC.10 [363] [364] [365]
• Nechelyustovite 9.BE.55 [366]
  • Polytypes: -1M and -2M.
• Pearceite-Tac - Polybasite Series
  • Pearceite-Tac 2.GB.15 [367] [368] [369]
  • Polybasite 2.GB.15 [370] [371] [372]
    • Polybasite-Tac [373] [374] [375]
    • Pearceite-T2ac [376] [377] [378]
    • Pearceite-M2a2b2c [379]
    • Polybasite-T2ac [380]
    • Polybasite-M2a2b2c [381]
    • Nomenclature change: antimonpearceite was replaced by polybasite-Tac, arsenpolybasite-221 by pearceite-T2ac, arsenpolybasite-222 by pearceite-M2a2b2c, polybasite-221 by polybasite-T2ac, and polybasite-222 by polybasite-M2a2b2c.^[53]
• Plombièrite 9.DG.08 [382]
  • Polytypes: -4O [383] and -2M [384].
• Quintinite (IMA1992-028, IMA1998 s.p.) 5.DA.40 [385] [386] [none]
  • Quintinite-2H [387]
  • Quintinite-3T* (1992-029, 1998 s.p.) [388]
• Veatchite 6.EC.15 [389] [390] [391] ^[54]
  • Veatchite-A (IMA1978-030) [392] [393] [394] ^{[permanent dead link]}
  • Veatchite-1M (Y: 1959, veatchite-p) [395] [396] [397] ^{[permanent dead link]}
  • Veatchite-2M (Y: 1938) [398]
• Wagnerite (Y: 1821) [399]
  • Polytypes: -Ma2bc, -Ma3bc, -Ma5bc, -Ma7bc, -Ma9bc
• Wollastonite 9.DG.05 [400]
  • Polytypes: -1A [401], -2M [402], -3A [403], -4A [404], -5A [405], -7A [406]
• Wurtzite 2.CB.45 [407]
  • Polytypes: -10H, -15R, -4H, -6H, -8H
• Xonotlite 9.DG.35 [408]
  • Polytypes: -Ma2bc, -Ma2b2c, -M2a2bc
• Zaccagnaite 5.DA.45 [409]
  • Polytypes: -2H, -3R
• Zincowoodwardite 7.DD.35 [410]
  • Polytypes: -1T, -3R
• Zirconolite 4.DH.30 [411]
  • Polytypes: -2M [412], -3O [413], -3T [414]

Meta-autunite group edit

• Meta-autunite, 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Uramarsite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal

Natroautunite group edit

• Abernathyite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
• Chernikovite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
• Meta-ankoleite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
• Natrouranospinite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
• Trögerite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
• Uramphite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal

Carnotite family (partial) edit

• Carnotite, 4.HB.05, monoclinic
• Margaritasite, 4.HB.05, monoclinic
• Metavanuralite, 4.HB.20, triclinic
• Sengierite, 4.HB.10, monoclinic
• Strelkinite, 4.HB.30, orthorhombic
• Tyuyamunite, 4.HB.25, orthorhombic
• Vanuralite, 4.HB.20, monoclinic

Other hydrous families edit

• Przhevalskite (4H₂O), 8.EB.10, orthorhombic
• Metauramphite (6H₂O), questionable mineral
• Metauranocircite-I (6H₂O), 8.EB.10, monoclinic
• Lehnerite (8H₂O), 8.EB.05, tetragonal
• Metaheinrichite (8H₂O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Metakahlerite (8H₂O), 8.EB.10, triclinic
• Metakirchheimerite (8H₂O), 8.EB.10, triclinic
• Metanováčekite (8H₂O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Metarauchite (8H₂O), 8.EB.05, triclinic
• Metasaléeite (8H₂O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Metatorbernite (8H₂O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Metauranospinite (8H₂O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Metazeunerite (8H₂O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Threadgoldite (8H₂O), 8.EB.20, monoclinic
• Autunite (10-12H₂O), 8.EB.05, orthorhombic
• Bassetite ((H₂O)₁₀), 8.EB.10, monoclinic
• Heinrichite (10H₂O), 8.EB.05, monoclinic
• Metalodèvite (10H₂O), 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Nováčekite-II (10H₂O), n.d., monoclinic
• Rauchite (10H₂O), 8.EB.05, triclinic
• Saléeite ((H₂O)₁₀), 8.EB.05, monoclinic
• Uranocircite-II (10H₂O), n.d., tetragonal
• Uranospinite (10H₂O), 8.EB.05, tetragonal
• Kahlerite (12H₂O), 8.EB.10, monoclinic
• Nováčekite-I (12H₂O), 8.EB.05, triclinic
• Torbernite (12H₂O), 8.EB.05, tetragonal
• Zeunerite (12H₂O), 8.EB.05, tetragonal

The hydrotalcite supergroup might need another review.^[55]

Hydrotalcite group

• Desautelsite^A (1978-016), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg
₆Mn³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₆[CO
₃]·4H
₂O

• Droninoite^A (2008-003), chemical formula

Suggested: Ni
₆Fe³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₆Cl
₂·4H
₂O

• Hydrotalcite^G (Y: 1842), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₆Al₂(OH)₁₆[CO₃]·4H₂O

• Iowaite^A (1967-002), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg
₆Fe³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₆Cl
₂·4H
₂O

• Jamborite^Q (1971-037), chemical formula

Suggested: possibly Ni²⁺
₆Ni³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₆S·4H
₂O

• Meixnerite^A (1974-003), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg
₆Al
₂(OH)
₁₆(OH)
₂·4H
₂O

• Pyroaurite^Rd (Y: 1865), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg
₆Fe³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₆[CO
₃]·4H
₂O

• Reevesite^A (1966-025), chemical formula

Suggested: Ni
₆Fe³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₆[CO
₃]·4H
₂O

• Stichtite^Rd (Y: 1910), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg6Cr2(OH)16[CO₃]*4H2O

• Takovite^A (Y: 1957, 1977 s.p.), chemical formula

Suggested: Ni₆Al₂(OH)₁₆[CO₃]·4H₂O

• Woodallite^A (2000-042), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₆Cr₂(OH)₁₆Cl₂·4H₂O

Quintinite group

• Caresite^A (1992-030), chemical formula

Suggested: Fe³⁺
₄Al
₂(OH)
₁₂[CO
₃]·3H
₂O

• Charmarite^A (1992-026), chemical formula

Suggested: Mn₄Al₂(OH)₁₂[CO₃]·3H₂O

• Chlormagaluminite^A (1980-098), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₄Al₂(OH)₁₂Cl₂·2H₂O

• Comblainite^A (1978-009), chemical formula

Suggested: Ni
₄Co³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₂[CO
₃]·3H
₂O

• Quintinite^A (1992-028), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₄Al₂(OH)₁₂[CO₃]·3H₂O

• Zaccagnaite^A (1997-019), chemical formula

Suggested: Zn₄Al₂(OH)₁₂[CO₃]·3H₂O

Fougèrite group

• Fougèrite^Rd (2003-057), chemical formula

Suggested: Fe²⁺
₄Fe³⁺
₂(OH)
₁₂[CO
₃]·3H
₂O

• Mössbauerite^A (2012-049), chemical formula

Suggested: Fe³⁺
₆O
₄(OH)
₈[CO
₃]·3H
₂O

• Trébeurdenite^A (2012 s.p.), chemical formula

Suggested: Fe²⁺
₂Fe³⁺
₄O
₂(OH)
₁₀[CO
₃]·3H
₂O

Woodwardite group

• Honessite^A (1962 s.p.), chemical formula

Suggested: ${\displaystyle {\ce {(Ni_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Fe_{3\!+{\mathit {x}}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}}$  ${\displaystyle (x<0.5,n<3x/2)}$ 

• Woodwardite^G (Y: 1866), chemical formula

Suggested: ${\displaystyle {\ce {(Cu_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Al_{\mathit {x}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}}$  ${\displaystyle (x<0.5,n>3x/2)}$ 

• Zincowoodwardite^A (1998-026), chemical formula

Suggested: ${\displaystyle {\ce {(Zn_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Al_{\mathit {x}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}}$  ${\displaystyle (x<0.5,n<3x/2)}$ 

Cualstibite group

• Cualstibite^Rd (1983-068), chemical formula

Suggested: Cu₂Al(OH)₆[Sb(OH)₆]

• Omsite^A (2012-025), chemical formula

Suggested: Ni
₂Fe³⁺
(OH)
₆[Sb(OH)
₆]

• Zincalstibite^A (1998-033), chemical formula

Suggested: Zn₂Al(OH)₆[Sb(OH)₆]

Glaucocerinite group

• Carrboydite^Q (1974-033), chemical formula

Suggested: ${\displaystyle {\ce {(Ni_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Al_{\mathit {x}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}}$  ${\displaystyle (x<0.5,n>3x/2)}$ 

• Glaucocerinite^G (Y: 1932), chemical formula

Suggested: ${\displaystyle {\ce {(Zn_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Al_{\mathit {x}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}}$  ${\displaystyle (x<0.5,n>3x/2)}$ 

• Hydrohonessite^A (1980-037a), chemical formula

Suggested: ${\displaystyle {\ce {(Ni_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Fe_{3\!+{\mathit {x}}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}}$  ${\displaystyle (x<0.5,n>3x/2)}$ 

• Hydrowoodwardite^A (1996-038), chemical formula

Suggested: ${\displaystyle {\ce {(Cu_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Al_{\mathit {x}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}}$  ${\displaystyle (x<0.5,n>3x/2)}$ 

• Mountkeithite^A (1980-038), chemical formula

Suggested: ${\displaystyle {\ce {(Mg_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Fe_{3\!+{\mathit {x}}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}}$  ${\displaystyle (x<0.5,n>3x/2)}$ 

• Zincaluminite^Q (Y: 1881), chemical formula

Suggested: ${\displaystyle {\ce {(Zn_{1\!-{\mathit {x}}}Al_{\mathit {x}})(SO4)_{{\mathit {x}}/2}(OH)2.{\mathit {n}}H2O}}}$  ${\displaystyle (x<0.5,n>3x/2)}$ 

Wermlandite group

• Karchevskyite^A (2005-015a), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₁₈Al₉(OH)₅₄Sr₂(CO₃)₉(H₂O)₆(H₃O)₅

• Motukoreaite^Q (1976-033), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂·6H₂O, possibly more than one species

• Natroglaucocerinite^Q (1995-025), chemical formula

Suggested: possibly Zn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂·6H₂O

• Nikischerite^A (2001-039), chemical formula

Suggested: Fe²⁺
₆Al
₃(OH)
₁₈[Na(H
₂O)
₆](SO
₄)
₂·6H
₂O

• Shigaite^A (1984-057), chemical formula

Suggested: Mn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂·6H₂O

• Wermlandite^A (1970-007), chemical formula

Suggested: Mg₇Al₂(OH)₁₈[Ca(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂·6H₂O

Hydrocalumite group

• Hydrocalumite^G (Y: 1934), chemical formula

Suggested: Ca₄Al₂(OH)₁₂(Cl,CO₃,OH)₂·4H₂O, possibly multiple species

• Kuzelite^A (1996-053), chemical formula

Suggested: Ca₄Al₂(OH)₁₂(SO₄)·6H₂O

• List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association

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• Handbook of Mineralogy (Mineralogical Society of America)
• New minerals recently approved by the IMA-CNMNC