Wikidata:Mineralogy task force/Notability of minerals

Notability of Native element class minerals

Native metals and intermetallic alloys edit

Mineral IMA number/
year
S Number
of loc.
GRT C, HOM M, a/s vs, E G
Aluminium (native) 1980-085a A 2.0E+01 0,0,t ,s
Copper (native) old G 3.4E+03 0,0,t ,s
Electrum 77 AD var. 1.4E+03 n/a ,s
Gold (native) old G 2.6E+04 0,0,t ,s
Lead (native) old G 1.9E+02 0,0,t ,s
Nickel (native) 1966-039 A 3.2E+01 0,0,0 ,s
Nisnite 2009-083 A 1.0E+00 0,0,0 ,s auricupride
Silver (native) old G 5.1E+03 0,0,t ,s
Auricupride 1950 G 1.6E+01 0,0,0 ,s auricupride
Tetra-auricupride 1982-005 A 1.6E+01 0,0,0 ,s tulameenite
Cuproauride 1939 Q 2.0E+00 0,0,0 ,0
Anyuiite 1987-053 A 5.0E+00 0,0,0 ,s khatyrkite
Khatyrkite 1983-085 A 2.0E+00 0,0,0 ,s khatyrkite
Novodneprite 2002-032a A 1.0E+00 0,0,0 ,s khatyrkite
Iodine 1897 Q 0.0E+00 0,0,0 ,s v,
Cupalite 1983-084 A 2.0E+00 0,0,0 ,s
Hunchunite 1991-033 A 3.0E+00 0,0,0 ,s
Magnesium (native) 1991 N 3.0E+00 0,0,0 ,0 ,s
Cadmium (native) 1980-086 A 4.0E+00 0,0,0 ,h ,s
Zinc (native) 1857 G 4.5E+01 0,0,t ,h ,s
Titanium (native) 2010-044 A 9.0E+00 0,0,0 ,0 ,s
Danbaite 1981-041 A 1.0E+00 0,0,0 ,h ,s
Zhanghengite 1985-049 A 1.0E+00 0,0,0 ,h ,s
α-Brass 1989 N 1.6E+01 0,0,0 ,0 ,s
Tongxinite 1990 N 1.0E+01 0,0,0 ,0 ,s
Zinccopperite 1998 N 1.0E+00 0,0,0 ,0 ,s
Indium (native) 1964 A 7.0E+00 0,0,0 ,h ,s
Tin (native) 1944 G 6.3E+01 0,0,0 ,h ,s
Eta-bronze 2008 N 6.0E+00 0,0,0 ,0 ,s
Sorosite 1994-047 A 5.0E+00 0,0,0 ,0 ,0 nickeline
Yuanjiangite 1993-028 A 2.0E+00 0,0,0 ,0 ,s nickeline
Mercury (native) c. 15 BC .0E+00
Belendorffite 1989-024 A .0E+00
Kolymite 1979-046 A .0E+00
Eugenite 1981-037 A .0E+00
Luanheite 1983-083 A .0E+00
Moschellandsbergite 1938 .0E+00
Paraschachnerite 1971-056 A .0E+00
Schachnerite 1971-055 A .0E+00
Weishanite 1982-076 A .0E+00
Potarite 1928 .0E+00
Leadamalgam 1981-042 A .0E+00
Molybdenum (native) 2007 N 8.0E+00
Chromium (native) 1980-094 A .0E+00
Iron (native) old .0E+00
Kamacite var. .0E+00
Tungsten (native) 2011-004 A .0E+00
Taenite 1861 .0E+00
Tetrataenite 1979-076 A .0E+00
Chromferide 1984-021 A .0E+00
Ferchromide 1984-022 A .0E+00
Wairauite 1964-015 A .0E+00
Awaruite 1885 .0E+00 auricupride
Jedwabite 1995-043 A .0E+00
Osmium (native) .0E+00
Rutheniridosmine .0E+00
Ruthenium (native) .0E+00
Iridium (native) .0E+00
Palladium (native) .0E+00
Platinum (native) .0E+00
Rhodium (native) .0E+00
Hexaferrum .0E+00
Garutiite .0E+00
Atokite 1974-041 .0E+00 auricupride
Rustenburgite .0E+00
Zvyagintsevite 1966-006 .0E+00 auricupride
Taimyrite-I .0E+00
Tatyanaite .0E+00
Paolovite .0E+00
Plumbopalladinite .0E+00
Stannopalladinite .0E+00
Cabriite .0E+00
Chengdeite 1994-023 .0E+00 auricupride
Isoferroplatinum 1974-012a .0E+00 auricupride
Ferronickelplatinum .0E+00 tulameenite
Tetraferroplatinum .0E+00 tulameenite
Tulameenite .0E+00 tulameenite
Hongshiite .0E+00
Skaergaardite .0E+00
Yixunite 1995-042 .0E+00 auricupride
Damiaoite .0E+00 fluorite
Niggliite .0E+00 nickeline
Bortnikovite .0E+00
Nielsenite .0E+00
Notes:
  • Gold-palladium series and palladium-silver series
  • Tulameenite-tetraferroplatinum is possibly a solid solution series


Metalloids and nonmetals edit

Mineral IMA number/
year
S Number
of loc.
GRT C, HOM M, a/s vs, E G
Antimony (native) .0E+00
Arsenic (native) .0E+00
Bismuth (native) .0E+00
Stibarsen .0E+00
Arsenolamprite .0E+00
Pararsenolamprite .0E+00
Paradocrasite .0E+00
Chaoite .0E+00
Graphite .0E+00
Fullerite .0E+00
Diamond .0E+00
Lonsdaleite .0E+00
Silicon (native) .0E+00
Rosickýite .0E+00
Sulphur (native) .0E+00
Selenium (native) .0E+00
Tellurium (native) .0E+00


Carbides, silicides, nitrides and phosphides edit

Mineral IMA number/
year
S Number
of loc.
GRT C, HOM M, a/s vs, E G
Cohenite .0E+00
Haxonite .0E+00
Isovite .0E+00
Tongbaite .0E+00
Khamrabaevite .0E+00 tantalcarbide
Niobocarbide .0E+00 tantalcarbide
Tantalcarbide .0E+00 tantalcarbide
Qusongite .0E+00
Yarlongite .0E+00
Zangboite .0E+00
Suessite .0E+00
Mavlyanovite .0E+00
Perryite .0E+00
FersiliciteN .0E+00
Naquite .0E+00
FerdisiliciteN .0E+00
Linzhiite .0E+00
Luobusaite .0E+00
Gupeiite .0E+00
Hapkeite .0E+00
Xifengite .0E+00
Roaldite .0E+00
Siderazot .0E+00
Carlsbergite .0E+00
Osbornite .0E+00
Comancheite Rd .0E+00
Schreibersite .0E+00
Nickelphosphide .0E+00
Barringerite .0E+00
Monipite .0E+00
Florenskyite .0E+00
Allabogdanite .0E+00
Andreyivanovite .0E+00
Melliniite .0E+00
Moissanite .0E+00
Nierite .0E+00
Sinoite .0E+00



Notes:
  • IMA number/ year: last IMA number/ oldest publication year
  • Mineral status and/or rank (S): grandfathered (G); questionable (Q); published without approval (N); approved, valid (A); revalidated (R); discredited mineral, invalid name and others (D); discredited mineral (polytype) (P); discredited mineral (non mineral) (nm); renamed (Rn); redefined (Rd); hypothetical, synthetic, anthropogenic mineral (H); mineral variety (var. or V); mineral variety, intermediate member of a solid solution series (I)
  • Number of localities (Number of loc.), MinDat (no antropogenic sources)
  • Lists: gemstone minerals (G), rock-forming minerals (R), textbook minerals (T), RRUFF Project
  • Interesting for mineral collections (C): Rupert Hochleitner (2009) Der neue Kosmos-Mineralienführer, ISBN: 978-3-440-11803-0
  • John W. Anthony, Richard A. Bideaux, Kenneth W. Bladh, and Monte C. Nichols, Eds., Handbook of Mineralogy (HOM or h), Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA. handbookofmineralogy.org
  • Mining/ mines (M), mineral of commercial interest, economic geology, mineralienatlas.de
  • Known anthropogenic/synthetic compound (a/s or s), type material is possibly a volcanic sublimate (vs or v, e.g.: Tolbachik volcano, Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture); Vulcano Island, La Fossa crater), type material of extraterrestrial origin (E)
  • Mineral group (G)
  • 'n/a' is a common abbreviation in tables and lists for not applicable