Classification of silicate minerals explained

This list gives an overview of the classification of minerals (silicates) and includes mostly International Mineralogical Association (IMA) recognized minerals and its groupings. This list complements the List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association series of articles and List of minerals. Rocks, ores, mineral mixtures, non-IMA approved minerals and non-named minerals are mostly excluded.

Classification of minerals

Introduction

The grouping of the New Dana Classification and of the mindat.org is similar only, and so this classification is an overview only. Consistency is missing too on the group name endings (group, subgroup, series) between New Dana Classification and mindat.org. Category, class and supergroup name endings are used as layout tools in the list as well.

Abbreviations

"*" – mineral not IMA-approved.
"^Q" – doubtful/questionable.
Rn – renaming.
Rd – redefinition.
"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).
"s.p." – special procedure.

Category '9': silicate minerals

See main article: Silicate minerals.

Unclassified silicates

Subclass '9.A': nesosilicates

Zircon group: (a group of simple tetragonal silicates where M = tetravalent Zr, Th, or Hf)
- Hafnon, Stetindite, Thorite, Zircon, Coffinite, Thorogummite, IMA2008-035
Olivine group
- - Calcio-Olivine, Fayalite, Forsterite, Laihunite, Liebenbergite, Olivine, Tephroite Phenakite group
    - - Phenakite, Willemite, Eucryptite Sillimanite subgroup
      - Sillimanite, Mullite (x=0.17 to 0.59), Boromullite Andalusite subgroup
        Andalusite, Kanonaite, Yoderite Kyanite Titanite group
  - Titanite, Malayaite, Vanadomalayaite Cerite group
  - Cerite-(Ce), Cerite-(La), Aluminocerite-(Ce) Silicate apatites
  - Ellestadite*, Britholite-(Ce), Britholite-(Y), Ellestadite-(F), Ellestadite-(OH), Ellestadite-(Cl), Mattheddleite, Karnasurtite-(Ce) (?), Fluorbritholite-(Ce), Fluorcalciobritholite Uranophane group
- Kasolite, Uranophane, Sklodowskite, Cuprosklodowskite, Boltwoodite, Natroboltwoodite, Oursinite, Swamboite, Uranophane-beta
Datolite group
- Datolite series
  - - - Datolite, Hingganite-(Ce), Hingganite-(Y), Hingganite-(Yb), Calcybeborosilite-(Y) Homilite series
    - Bakerite, Gadolinite-(Ce), Gadolinite-(Y), Calciogadolinite?, Homilite, Minasgeraisite-(Y) Hellandite group
- Hellandite-(Y)
- Tadzhikite-(Y)
- Tadzhikite-(Ce)
- Hellandite-(Ce)
  - - - Mottanaite-(Ce) Ciprianiite Piergorite-(Ce) Vicanite group

"Garnet" supergroup

Nesosilicate insular groups only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination
Garnet group, (X = Ca, Fe, etc., Z = Al, Cr, etc., T = Si, As, V, etc.)
- Pyralspite series
  - - - Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Knorringite, Majorite, Calderite Ugrandite series
  - Andradite, Grossular, Uvarovite, Goldmanite, Yamatoite?
- Schorlomite – Kimzeyite series
  - - - Schorlomite, Kimzeyite, Morimotoite Hydrogarnet
  - Hibschite (x=0.2 to 1.5), Katoite (x=1.5 to 3)
- Tetragonal hydrogarnet

"Humite" supergroup

Nesosilicate insular groups and O, OH, F, and with cations in [6] coordination only
Topaz group
- - Topaz, Krieselite Humite, general formula
- Chondrodite series
  - - - Alleghanyite, Chondrodite, Reinhardbraunsite, Ribbeite, Kumtyubeite Humite series
      - Humite, Leucophoenicite, Manganhumite, Chegemite Clinohumite series
        Clinohumite, Jerrygibbsite, Sonolite, Hydroxylclinohumite Norbergite Chloritoid group

Subclass '9.B': sorosilicates

Epidote supergroup,
- Epidote group
  - - - Clinozoisite, Niigataite, Epidote, Hancockite, Mukhinite, Piemontite, Piemontite-(Sr), Tweddillite Allanite group
      - Allanite-(Ce), Allanite-(La), Allanite-(Y), Dissakisite-(Ce), Dissakisite-(La), Ferriallanite-(Ce), Manganiandrosite-(Ce), Manganiandrosite-(La), Vanadoandrosite-(Ce) Dollaseite group
  - Dollaseite-(Ce), Khristovite-(Ce), Mills et al. (2009)

Subclass '9.C': cyclosilicates

Tourmaline group
- Alkali-Deficient Tourmaline subgroup - Foitite subgroup
 - Foitite [][(Fe2+)2(Al,Fe3+)][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Magnesiofoitite [][Mg2(Al,Fe3+)][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Rossmanite [][LiAl2][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Oxy-Rossmanite [][LiAl2]Al₆(OH)₃O(BO₃)₃[Si6O18]
- Calcic Tourmaline subgroup - Liddicoatite subgroup
 - Liddicoatite [Ca][Li2Al][Al6][(OH)3|F|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Uvite CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₄, Feruvite [Ca][(Fe2+,Mg)3][MgAl5][(OH)3|F|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Hydroxyuvite (IMA2000-030 was not approved, but suspended) CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
- Ferric Tourmaline subgroup - Buergerite subgroup
 - Buergerite [Na][(Fe3+)3][Al6][O3|F|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Povondraite [Na][(Fe3+)3][(Fe3+)4Mg2][(OH)3|O|(BO3)3|Si6O18]
- Lithian Tourmaline subgroup - Elbaite subgroup
 - Olenite NaAl₉B₃Si₆O₂₇O₃OH, Oxy-Dravite Na(MgAl₂)(MgAl₅)Si₆O₁₈(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O, Elbaite Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(OH)₃(OH)(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈
- Sodic Tourmaline subgroup - Schorl subgroup
 - Dravite [Na][Mg3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Fluor-Dravite NaMg₃Al₆(OH)₃F(BO₃)₃(Si₆O₁₈), Schorl [Na][(Fe2+)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Schorl-(F) [Na][(Fe2+)3][Al6][(OH)3|F,OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Chromdravite [Na][Mg3][(Cr3+,Fe3+)6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Vanadiumdravite [Na][Mg3][(V3+)6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18]
Eudialyte group
- Carbokentbrooksite (Na,[])₁₂(Na,Ce)₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃Nb(Si₂₅O₇₃)(OH)₃(CO₃)•H₂O
- Eudialyte Na₄(Ca,Ce)₂(Fe²⁺,Mn,Y)ZrSi₈O₂₂(OH,Cl)₂ (?)
- Feklichevite Na₁₁Ca₉(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺)₂Zr₃Nb[Si25O73](OH,H₂O,Cl,O)₅
- Ferrokentbrooksite Na₁₅Ca₆(Fe,Mn)₃Zr₃NbSi₂₅O₇₃(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,F,OH)₂
- Georgbarsanovite Na₁₂(Mn,Sr,REE)₃Ca₆(Fe²⁺)₃Zr₃NbSi₂₅O₇₆Cl₂•H₂O
- Golyshevite (Na,Ca)₁₀Ca₉(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺)₂Zr₃NbSi₂₅O₇₂(CO₃)(OH)₃•H₂O
- Ikranite (Na,H₃O)₁₅(Ca,Mn,REE)₆(Fe³⁺)₂Zr₃([],Zr)([],Si)Si₂₄O₆₆(O,OH)₆Cl•2-3H₂O
- Johnsenite-(Ce) Na₁₂(Ce,REE,Sr)₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃W(Si₂₅O₇₃)(CO₃)(OH,Cl)₂
- Kentbrooksite (Na,REE)₁₅(Ca,REE)₆Mn²⁺Zr₃NbSi₂₅O₇₄F₂•2H₂O
- Khomyakovite Na₁₂Sr₃Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃W(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(OH,Cl)₂
- Manganokhomyakovite Na₁₂Sr₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃W(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(OH,Cl)₂
- Mogovidite Na₉(Ca,Na)₆Ca₆Fe₂Zr₃[]Si₂₅O₇₂(CO₃)(OH)₄
- Oneillite Na₁₅Ca₃Mn₃(Fe²⁺)₃Zr₃Nb(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(OH,Cl)₂
- Raslakite Na₁₅Ca₃Fe₃(Na,Zr)₃Zr₃(Si,Nb)(Si₂₅O₇₃)(OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)
- Rastsvetaevite Na₂₇K₈Ca₁₂Fe₃Zr₆Si₅₂O₁₄₄(O,OH,H₂O)₆Cl₂
- Taseqite Na₁₂Sr₃Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃NbSi₂₅O₇₃(O,OH,H₂O)₃Cl₂
- Zirsilite-(Ce) (Na,[])₁₂(Ce, Na)₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃Nb(Si₂₅O₇₃)(OH)₃(CO₃)•H₂O
- Alluaivite Na₁₉(Ca,Mn²⁺)₆(Ti,Nb)₃(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₁₀O₂₈)₂Cl•2H₂O
- Andrianovite Na₁₂(K,Sr,Ce)₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃Nb(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,H₂O,OH)₅
- Aqualite (H₃O)₈(Na,K,Sr)₅Ca₆Zr₃Si₂₆O₆₆(OH)₉Cl
- Dualite Na₃₀(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)₁₂(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)₆Zr₃Ti₃MnSi₅₁O₁₄₄(OH,H₂O,Cl)₉
- Labyrinthite (Na,K,Sr)₃₅Ca₁₂Fe₃Zr₆TiSi₅₁O₁₄₄(O,OH,H₂O)₉Cl₃, Mills et al. (2009)

Subclass '9.D': inosilicates

Single chain inosilicates

Astrophyllite group
- Astrophyllite K₂Na(Fe²⁺,Mn)₇Ti₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄
- Magnesioastrophyllite K₂Na[Na(Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn)Mg2]Ti₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄F
- Hydroastrophyllite (H₃O,K)₂Ca(Fe³⁺,Mn)_5-6Ti₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄F
- Niobophyllite K₂Na(Fe²⁺,Mn)₇(Nb,Ti)₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄(F,O)
- Zircophyllite K₂(Na,Ca)(Mn,Fe²⁺)₇(Zr,Nb)₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄F
- Kupletskite K₂Na(Mn,Fe²⁺)₇(Ti,Nb)₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄F
- Kupletskite-(Cs) (Cs,K)₂Na(Mn,Fe²⁺,Li)₇(Ti,Nb)₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄F
- Niobokupletskite K₂Na(Mn,Zn,Fe)₇(Nb,Zr,Ti)₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄(O,F), Mills et al. (2009)
Sapphirine supergroup
- Sapphirine group
 - Khmaralite (Mg,Al,Fe)₁₆(Al,Si,Be)₁₂O₄₀, Sapphirine (Mg,Al)₈(Al,Si)₆O₂₀
- Aenigmatite group
 - Aenigmatite (Na,Ca)₄(Fe²⁺,Ti,Mg)₁₂Si₁₂O₄₀, Krinovite NaMg₂CrSi₃O₁₀, Wilkinsonite Na₂(Fe²⁺)₄(Fe³⁺)₂Si₆O₂₀
- Rhoenite group
 - Dorrite Ca₂Mg₂(Fe³⁺)₄(Al,Fe³⁺)₄Si₂O₂₀, Hogtuvaite (Ca,Na)2(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Ti,Mg,Mn)₆(Si,Be,Al)₆O₂₀, Makarochkinite Ca₂(Fe²⁺)₄Fe³⁺TiSi₄BeAlO₂₀, Rhonite Ca₂(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)₆(Si,Al)₆O₂₀, Serendibite Ca₂(Mg,Al)₆(Si,Al,B)₆O₂₀, Welshite Ca₄Mg₉Sb₃O₄[Si6Be3AlFe2O36]
- Surinamite (Mg,Fe²⁺)₃Al₄BeSi₃O₁₆, Mills et al. (2009)

= Pyroxene supergroup

Orthopyroxene group
- Donpeacorite (Mn²⁺,Mg)Mg[SiO3]₂, Enstatite MgSiO₃, Ferrosilite, FeSiO₃
Clinopyroxene group
- Aegirine NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆, Augite (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6], Clinoenstatite MgSiO₃, Clinoferrosilite Fe²⁺SiO₃, Diopside CaMg[Si2O6], Esseneite CaFe³⁺[AlSiO6], Grossmanite CaTi³⁺AlSiO₆, Hedenbergite CaFe²⁺[Si2O6], Jadeite Na(Al,Fe³⁺)[Si2O6], Jervisite (Na,Ca,Fe²⁺)(Sc,Mg,Fe²⁺)[Si2O6], Johannsenite CaMn²⁺[Si2O6], Kanoite Mn²⁺(Mg,Mn²⁺)[Si2O6], Kosmochlor NaCr[Si2O6], Kushiroite CaAl[Si2O6], Namansilite NaMn3+[Si2O6], Natalyite Na(V³⁺,Cr)[Si2O6], Petedunnite Ca(Zn,Mn²⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)[Si2O6], Pigeonite (Mg,Fe²⁺,Ca)(Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆, Spodumene LiAlSi₂O₆

Multiple chain inosilicates

Note: the amphibole subcommittee (CNMNC/ IMA) published many reports (IMA 1978 s.p., IMA 1997 s.p., IMA 2003 s.p., IMA 2012 s.p.), renaming and redefining many minerals. Working draft: rruff.info, mindat.org and mineralienatlas.de are not up to date yet.

= Amphibole supergroup

w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole: calcic subgroup
- Cannilloite root name: fluoro-cannilloite CaCa₂Mg₄Al(Si₅Al₃)O₂₂(OH)₂ (1993-033, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from cannilloite)
- Edenite root name: edenite Na[Ca2][Mg5][(OH)2|AlSi7O22] (1839, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), ferro-edenite [Na][Ca2][(Fe2+)5][(OH)2|AlSi7O22] (1946, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), fluoro-edenite Na[Ca2][Mg5][(F,OH)2|AlSi7O22] (IMA 1994-059, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
- Hastingsite root name: hastingsite [Na][Ca2][(Fe2+)4Fe3+][(OH)2|Al2Si6O22] (1896, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), magnesio-fluoro-hastingsite (Na,K)Ca₂(Mg,Fe³⁺,Ti)₅(Si,Al)₈O₂₂F₂ (IMA 2005-002, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-magnesiohastingsite), magnesio-hastingsite Na[Ca2][Mg4Fe3+][(OH)2|Al2Si6O22] (1928, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from magnesiohastingsite), potassic-fluoro-hastingsite KCa2((Fe²⁺)₂,Mg₂,Fe³⁺)S₅(Si₆Al₂)₈O₂₂F₂ (IMA 2005-006, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-potassichastingsite), potassic-chloro-hastingsite KCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂Cl₂ (IMA 2005-007, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from chloro-potassicpargasite, syn. dashkesanite), potassic-magnesio-hastingsite (K,Na)Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₅(Si,Al)₈O₂₂(OH,Cl)₂ (IMA 2004-027b, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassic-magnesiohastingsite)
- Joesmithite PbCa₂(Mg,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₅Si₆Be₂O₂₂(OH)₂ (1968, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
- Magnesio-hornblende root name: ferro-hornblende [Ca2][(Fe2+)4Al][(OH)2|AlSi7O22] (1930, IMA 1978 s.p., IMA 1997 s.p. Rn from ferro-hornblende, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferrohornblende), magnesio-hornblende [Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|AlSi7O22] (1965, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from magnesiohornblende)
- Pargasite root name: chromio-pargasite (IMA 2011-023, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ehimeite), ferro-pargasite [Na][Ca2][(Fe2+)4Al][(OH)2|Al2Si6O22] (1961, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferropargasite), fluoro-pargasite NaCa₂(Mg₃Fe²⁺Al)₅(Si₆Al₂O₂₂)F₂ (IMA 2003-050, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoropargasite), pargasite [Na][Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|Al2Si6O22] (1815, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), potassic-chloro-pargasite KCa₂((Fe²⁺)₃MgFe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)S₈O₂₂Cl₂ (IMA 2001-036, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from chloro-potassichastingsite), potassic-ferro-pargasite KCa₂((Fe²⁺)₄Al)Si₆Al₂O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 2007-053, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassic-ferropargasite), potassic-fluoro-pargasite (IMA 2009-091, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-potassic-pargasite), potassic-pargasite [K][Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|Al2Si6O22] (IMA 1994-046, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassicpargasite)
- Sadanagaite root name: potassic-ferro-ferri-sadanagaite [K][Ca2][(Fe2+)3(Fe3+)2][(OH)2|Al3Si5O22] (IMA 1997-035, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassic-ferrisadanagaite), potassic-ferro-sadanagaite KCa₂Fe²⁺₃(Al,Fe³⁺)₂(Si₅Al₃)O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 1980-027, 2004 Rd, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd Rn from sadanagaite, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassicsadanagaite), potassic-sadanagaite (K,Na)Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Ti)₅[(Si,Al)8O22] (IMA 1982-102, 2004 Rd, IMA 2003 s.p. Rn from magnesio-sadanagaite, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassic-magnesiosadanagaite), sadanagaite [Na][Ca2][Mg3Al2][(OH)2|Al3Si5O22] (1984, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd Rn from sadanagaite, IMA 2002-051, 2004 Rn from potassic-magnesiosadanagaite, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from magnesiosadanagaite)
- Tremolite-actinolite root name: actinolite Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂ (1794, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), ferro-actinolite [Ca2][(Fe2+,Mg)5][(OH)2|Si8O22] (1946, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), tremolite [Ca2][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22] (1789, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
- Tschermakite root name: tschermakite [Ca2][Mg3Fe3+Al][(OH)2|Al2Si6O22] (1945, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole: lithium subgroup
- Clino-holmquistite root name: clino-ferro-ferri-holmquistite ☐Li₂((Fe³⁺)₂(Fe²⁺)₃)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 1997 s.p., 2001-066, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferri-clinoferroholmquistite)
- Holmquistite root name: ferro-holmquistite ☐(Li₂(Fe²⁺)₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 2004-030, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), holmquistite ☐(Li₂Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1913, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
- Pedrizite root name: ferri-pedrizite NaLi₂((Fe³⁺)₂Mg₂Li)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 2001-032, IMA 2003 s.p. discredited, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd revalidated), ferro-ferri-pedrizite NaLi₂((Fe³⁺)₂(Fe²⁺)₃)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 2003 s.p., IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from sodic-ferro-ferripedrizite), ferro-fluoro-pedrizite NaLi₂(Fe²⁺)₂Al₂Li)Si₈O₂₂F₂ (IMA 2008-070, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-sodic-ferropedrizite), fluoro-pedrizite NaLi₂(Mg₂Al₂Li)Si₈O₂₂F₂ (IMA 2004-002, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-sodic-pedrizite)
w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole: Mg-Fe-Mn subgroup
- Anthophyllite root name: anthophyllite ☐Mg₇Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1801, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), ferro-anthophyllite ☐(Fe²⁺)₇Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1821, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), proto-anthophyllite (Mg,Fe)₇Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 2001-065, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), protoferro-anthophyllite (Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₂(Fe²⁺,Mg)₅(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₂ (IMA 1986-006, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite (Mn²+,Fe²+)₂(Fe²⁺,Mg)₅(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₂ (IMA 1986-007, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
- Gedrite root name: ferro-gedrite ☐(Fe²⁺)₅Al₂Si₆Al₂O₂₂(OH)₂ (1939, IMA 1978 s.p. Rn, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferrogedrite), gedrite ☐Mg₅Al₂Si₆Al₂O₂₂(OH)₂ (1836, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
- Minerals: cummingtonite ☐Mg₇Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1824, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), grunerite ☐(Fe²⁺)₇Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1853, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole: sodic subgroup
- Arfvedsonite root name: arfvedsonite NaNa₂((Fe²⁺)₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1823, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), magnesio-arfvedsonite NaNa₂(Mg₄Fe²⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1957, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite NaNa₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₄Fe³⁺[Si8O22](F,OH)₂ (IMA 1998-056, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-magnesio-arfvedsonite), potassic-arfvedsonite KNa₂(Fe²⁺)₄Fe³⁺Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 2003-043, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite KNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂F₂ (IMA 1985-023, 2006 Rn from potassium fluor-magnesio-arfvedsonite, 2010 Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite)
- Eckermannite root name: eckermannite NaNa₂(Mg₄Al)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1942, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), mangano-ferri-eckermannite NaNa₂(Mn²⁺)₄(Fe³⁺,Al)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1968-028, IMA 1997 s.p., IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from kôzulite)
- Glaucophane root name: ferro-glaucophane ☐Na₂((Fe²⁺)₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1957, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferroglaucophane), glaucophane ☐Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1963, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
- Leakeite root name: ferri-fluoro-leakeite NaNa₂(Mg₂Fe³⁺₂Li)Si₈O₂₂F₂ (IMA 2009-085, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoroleakeite), ferri-leakeite Na(NaLi)(Mg₂(Fe³⁺)₂Li)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 2001-069, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferriwhittakerite), ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite NaNa₂((Fe²⁺)₂(Fe³⁺)₂Li)Si₈O₂₂F₂ (IMA 1993-026, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-ferroleakeite), fluoro-leakeite NaNa₂(Mg₂Al₂Li)Si₈O₂₂F₂ (IMA 2009-012, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-aluminoleakeite), potassic-ferri-leakeite KNa₂Mg₂(Fe³⁺)₂LiSi₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 2001-049, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassicleakeite), potassic-leakeite KNa₂(Mg₂Al₂Li)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (2002, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), potassic-mangani-leakeite KNa₂(Mg₂Mn³⁺₂Li)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 1992-032, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from kornite)
- Nybøite root name: ferro-ferri-nybøite NaNa₂(Fe²⁺)₃(Fe³⁺)₂(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 1997 s.p., IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferric-ferronyboite), fluoro-nybøite NaNa₂(Al₂Mg₃)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(F,OH)₂ (IMA 2002-010, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoronybøite), nybøite NaNa₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₇AlO₂₂(OH)₂ (1981, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
- Riebeckite root name: fluoro-riebeckite ☐Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂F₂ (1966, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), magnesio-riebeckite ☐Na₂[(Mg,Fe2+)3(Fe3+)2]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1957, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), riebeckite ☐Na₂((Fe²⁺)₃(Fe³⁺)₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (1888, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole: sodic-calcic subgroup
- Barroisite root name: barroisite [CaNa][Mg3AlFe3+][(OH)2|AlSi7O22] (1922, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
- Katophorite root name: ferri-fluoro-katophorite Na(NaCa)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₇Al)O₂₂F₂ (IMA 2012 s.p.), ferri-katophorite Na₂Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)₄Fe³⁺(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 1978 s.p., IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferrikatophorite), ferro-katophorite Na(NaCa)(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂ (1894, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn), katophorite Na(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂ (1894, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
- Richterite root name: ferro-richterite Na[CaNa][(Fe2+)5][(OH)2|Si8O22] (1946, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferrorichterite), fluoro-richterite Na(CaNa)Mg₅[Si8O22]F₂ (IMA 1992-020, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluororichterite), potassic-fluoro-richterite K[CaNa][Mg5][(F,OH)2|Si8O22] (IMA 1986-046, IMA 2004 s.p. Rn from potassium-fluorrichterite, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-potassicrichterite), richterite Na[CaNa][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22] (1865, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
- Taramite root name: ferro-taramite Na[CaNa][(Fe2+)3Al2][(OH)2|Al2Si6O22] (IMA 2006-023, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from aluminotaramite), fluoro-taramite Na₂CaMg₃Al₂(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂F₂ (IMA 2006-025, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-alumino-magnesiotaramite), potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite K(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 1964-003, IMA 1978 s.p. Rn from mboziite, IMA 1997 s.p. Rn from ferri-taramite, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferritaramite, Erratum 2013 Rd Rn from ferro-ferri-taramite), potassic-ferro-taramite K(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 2007-015, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassic-aluminotaramite), taramite Na₂CaMg₃Al₂(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 2006-024, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from alumino-magnesiotaramite)
- Winchite root name: ferri-winchite (☐,Na)(Na,Ca)₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₄Fe³⁺[Si8O22](OH)₂ (IMA 2004-034, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferriwinchite), ferro-winchite [CaNa][(Fe2+)4(Al,Fe3+)][(OH)2|Si8O22] (IMA 1978 s.p., IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferrowinchite), winchite [CaNa][Mg4(Al,Fe3+)][(OH)2|Si8O22] (1906, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole: Na-Mg-Fe-Mn subgroup
- Ghoseite root name: ferri-ghoseite Na(NaMn²⁺)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ (IMA 2003-066, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from parvowinchite)
w(O)-dominant amphibole group
- Kaersutite root name: ferri-kaersutite NaCa₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺Ti)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂ (IMA 2011-035, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferrikaersutite), kaersutite NaCa₂(Mg₄Ti)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₃(OH) (IMA 1997 s.p., IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
- Minerals: mangani-dellaventuraite NaNa₂(Mg₂,Mn³⁺,Li,Ti)Si₈O₂₂O₂ (IMA 2003-061, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from dellaventuraite), mangano-mangani-ungarettiite NaNa₂((Mn²⁺)₂(Mn³⁺)₃)Si₈O₂₂O₂ (IMA 1994-004, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ungarettiite)

Subclass '9.E': phyllosilicates

- - - / Kaolinite-Serpentine group
/ Montmorillonite group
Pyrophyllite-Talc group
Chlorite group: Clinochlore, Nimite, Pennantite, Baileychlore, Cookeite, Donbassite, Gonyerite, Odinite, Sudoite, Orthochamosite

Subclass '9.F': tectosilicates

Tectosilicates without zeolitic H₂O

- Feldspar family
Feldspathoid family
- Sodalite group
- Helvine group

Tectosilicates with zeolitic H₂O

Category:Zeolite group
Alflarsenite NaCa₂Be₃Si₄O₁₃(OH)•2H₂O
Zeolites with T₅O₁₀ Units – fibrous zeolites
- Natrolite subgroup
 - Gonnardite (Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O, Mesolite Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀·8H₂O, Natrolite Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀·2H₂O, Paranatrolite Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀·3H₂O, Scolecite CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀·3H₂O
- Tetranatrolite? Na₂[Al2Si3O10]•2H₂O, Thomsonite-Sr (Sr,Ca)₂Na[Al5Si5O20]•7H₂O, Thomsonite-Ca NaCa₂Al₅Si₅O₂₀•6H₂O, Kalborsite K6Al₄Si₆BO₂₀(OH)₄Cl, Edingtonite BaAl₂Si₃O₁₀•4H₂O
Chains of single connected 4-membered rings
- Ammonioleucite (NH₄,K)AlSi₂O₆, Leucite KAlSi₂O₆, Analcime NaAlSi₂O₆•H₂O, Hsianghualite Ca₃Li₂Be₃(SiO₄)₃F₂, Lithosite K₆Al₄Si₈O₂₅•H₂O, Pollucite (Cs,Na)₂Al₂Si₄O₁₂•H₂O, Wairakite CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂•2H₂O, Laumontite CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂•4H₂O, Yugawaralite CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆•4H₂O, Roggianite Ca₂[Be(OH)2Al2Si4O13]•2.5H₂O, Goosecreekite CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆•5H₂O, Montesommaite (K,Na)₉Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄•10H₂O, Partheite Ca₂Al₄Si₄O₁₅(OH)₂•4H₂O
Chains of doubly connected 4-membered rings
- Amicite K₂Na₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆•5H₂O, Garronite Na₂Ca₅Al₁₂Si₂₀O₆₄•27H₂O, Gobbinsite (Na₂,Ca)₂K₂Al₆Si₁₀O₃₂•12H₂O, Gismondine Ca₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆•9H₂O, Harmotome (Ba,Na,K)_(1-2)(Si,Al)₈O₁₆•6H₂O, Phillipsite-Na (Na,K,Ca)_(1-2)(Si,Al)₈O₁₆•6H₂O, Phillipsite-Ca (Ca,K,Na)_(1-2)(Si,Al)₈O₁₆•6H₂O, Phillipsite-K (K,Na,Ca)_(1-2)(Si,Al)₈O₁₆•6H₂O, Merlinoite (K,Ca,Na,Ba)₇Si₂₃Al₉O₆₄•23H₂O, Mazzite-Mg K₂CaMg₂(Al,Si)₃₆O₇₂•28H₂O, Mazzite-Na Na₈Al₈Si₂₈O₇₂•30H₂O, Perlialite K₈Tl₄Al₁₂Si₂₄O₇₂•20H₂O, Boggsite NaCa₂(Al₅Si₁₉O₄₈)•17H₂O, Paulingite-Ca (Ca,K,Na,Ba)₅[Al10Si35O84]•34H₂O, Paulingite-K (K₂,Ca,Na₂,Ba)₅Al₁₀Si₃₅O₉₀•45H₂O, Paulingite-Na (Na₂,K₂,Ca,Ba)₅Al₁₀Si₃₅O₉₀•45H₂O
Chains of 6-membered rings – tabular zeolites
- Gmelinite-Ca (Ca,Na₂)Al₂Si₄O₁₂•6H₂O, Gmelinite-K (K,Na,Ca)₆(Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈)•22H₂O, Gmelinite-Na (Na₂,Ca)Al₂Si₄O₁₂•6H₂O, Chabazite-K (K₂,Ca,Na₂,Mg)[Al2Si4O12]•6H₂O, Chabazite-Ca (Ca_0.5,Na,K)₄[Al4Si8O24]•12H₂O, Chabazite-Na (Na₂,K₂,Ca,Mg)[Al2Si4O12]•6H₂O, Chabazite-Sr (Sr,Ca,K₂,Na₂)[Al2Si4O12]•6H₂O, Herschelite? (Na,Ca,K)AlSi₂O₆•3H₂O, Willhendersonite KCaAl₃Si₃O₁₂•5H₂O, Levyne-Ca (Ca,Na₂,K₂)Al₂Si₄O₁₂•6H₂O, Levyne-Na (Na₂,Ca,K₂)Al₂Si₄O₁₂•6H₂O, Bellbergite (K,Ba,Sr)₂Sr₂Ca₂(Ca,Na)₄Al₁₈Si₁₈O₇₂•30H₂O, Erionite-Ca (Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al4Si14O36]•15H₂O, Erionite-K (K₂,Ca,Na₂)₂[Al4Si14O36]•15H₂O, Erionite-Na (Na₂,K₂,Ca)₂[Al4Si14O36]•15H₂O, Wenkite Ba₄Ca₆(Si,Al)₂₀O₃₉(OH)₂(SO₄)₃•nH₂O (?), Offretite (K₂,Ca,Mg)_2.5Al₅Si₁₃O₃₆•15H₂O, Faujasite-Ca (Ca,Na₂,Mg)_3.5[Al7Si17O48]•32H₂O, Faujasite-Mg (Mg,Na₂,Ca)_3.5[Al7Si17O48]•32H₂O, Faujasite-Na (Na₂,Ca,Mg)_3.5[Al7Si17O48]•32H₂O, Maricopaite Pb₇Ca₂(Si,Al)₄₈O₁₀₀•32H₂O, Mordenite (Ca,Na₂,K₂)Al₂Si₁₀O₂₄•7H₂O, Dachiardite-Ca (Ca,Na₂,K₂)₅Al₁₀Si₃₈O₉₆•25H₂O, Dachiardite-Na (Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄Al₄Si₂₀O₄₈•13H₂O, Epistilbite CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆•5H₂O, Ferrierite-K (K,Na)₂Mg(Si,Al)₁₈O₃₆•9H₂O, Ferrierite-Mg (Mg,Na,K)₂Mg(Si,Al)₁₈O₃₆•9H₂O, Ferrierite-Na (Na,K)₂Mg(Si,Al)₁₈O₃₆•9H₂O, Bikitaite Li₂[Al2Si4O12]•2H₂O
Chains of T₁₀O₂₀ tetrahedra
- Clinoptilolite-Na (Na,K,Ca)_(2-3)Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆•12H₂O, Clinoptilolite-K (Na,K,Ca)_(2-3)Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆•12H₂O, Clinoptilolite-Ca (Ca,Na,K)_(2-3)Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆•12H₂O, Heulandite-Ba (Ba,Ca,K,Na,Sr)₅Al₉Si₂₇O₇₂•22H₂O, Heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na)_(2-3)Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆•12H₂O, Heulandite-K (K,Na,Ca)_(2-3)Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆•12H₂O, Heulandite-Na (Na,Ca)_(2-3)Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆•12H₂O, Heulandite-Sr (Sr,Na,Ca)_(2-3)Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆•12H₂O, Stilbite-Ca NaCa₄[Al8Si28O72]•H₂O, Stilbite-Na Na₃Ca₃[Al8Si28O72]•H₂O, Barrerite (Na,K,Ca)₂Al₂Si₇O₁₈•6H₂O, Stellerite CaAl₂Si₇O₁₈•7H₂O, Brewsterite-Ba (Ba,Sr)Al₂Si₆O₁₆•5H₂O, Brewsterite-Sr (Sr,Ba)Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂•10H₂O
Other rare zeolites
- Terranovaite (Na,Ca)₈(Si₆₈Al₁₂)O₁₆₀•29H₂O, Gottardiite Na₃Mg₃Ca₅Al₁₉Si₁₁₇O₂₇₂•93H₂O, Lovdarite K₂Na₆Be₄Si₁₄O₃₆•9H₂O, Gaultite Na₄Zn₂Si₇O₁₈•5H₂O, Chiavennite CaMnBe₂Si₅O₁₃(OH)₂•2H₂O, Tschernichite (Ca,Na)(Si₆Al₂)O₁₆•(4-8)H₂O, Mutinaite Na₃Ca₄Si₈₅Al₁₁O₁₉₂•60H₂O, Tschortnerite Ca₄(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)₃Cu₃(OH)₈[Si12Al12O48]•H₂O,, Thornasite Na₁₂Th₃[Si8O19]₄•18H₂O, Direnzoite NaK₆MgCa₂(Al₁₃Si₄₇O₁₂₀)•36H₂O
Unclassified zeolites
- Cowlesite CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀•(5-6)H₂O, Mountainite (Ca,Na₂,K₂)₂Si₄O₁₀•3H₂O

Subclass: Germanates

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