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Native copper
Native gold
Native silver
Native sulfur
Diamond (native carbon)

Native element minerals are those elements that occur in nature in uncombined form with a distinct mineral structure. The elemental class includes metals, intermetallic compounds, alloys, metalloids, and nonmetals. The Nickel–Strunz classification system also includes the naturally occurring phosphides, silicides, nitrides, carbides, and arsenides.

Elements

The following elements occur as native element minerals or alloys:

Nickel–Strunz Classification -01- Native elements

This list uses the Classification of Nickel–Strunz (mindat.org, 10 ed, pending publication).

Abbreviations
  • "*" – discredited (IMA/CNMNC status).
  • "?" – questionable/doubtful (IMA/CNMNC status).
  • "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)
  • 03.C Aluminofluorides, 06 Borates, 08 Vanadates (04.H V Vanadates), 09 Silicates:
    • Neso: insular (from Greek νησος nēsos, island)
    • Soro: grouping (from Greek σωροῦ sōros, heap, mound (especially of corn))
    • Cyclo: ring
    • Ino: chain (from Greek ις , fibre)
    • Phyllo: sheet (from Greek φύλλον phyllon, leaf)
    • Tecto: three-dimensional framework
Nickel–Strunz code scheme
NN.XY.##x:
  • NN: Nickel–Strunz mineral class number
  • X: Nickel–Strunz mineral division letter
  • Y: Nickel–Strunz mineral family letter
  • ##x: Nickel–Strunz mineral/group number, x add-on letter

Class: native elements

See also

References

  1. "IMA-CNMNC List of Minerals" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
IMA–CNMNC / Nickel–Strunz IDs
Mineral categories (classes, subclasses, divisions)
"Special cases"
("native elements and organic minerals")
"Sulfides and oxides"
  • Sulfides (IDs 2.A–F)
  • Sulfosalts; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites (IDs 2.G)
  • Sulfosalts; sulfarsenates, sulfantimonates (IDs 2.K)
  • Other sulfosalts (IDs 2.H–J and 2.L–M)
  • Tellurium oxysalts
  • Vanadium oxides (IDs 4.H)
"Evaporites and similars"
"Mineral structures with tetrahedral units"
(sulfate anion, phosphate anion,
silicon, etc.)
  • Monomeric minerals (similar to nesosilicates)
  • Sulfates(VI) (IDs 7.A–E)
  • Thiosulphates (IDs 7.J)
  • Silicate frameworks, tectosilicates
  • Other tectosilicates (IDs 9.FA. and 9.FB.15, e.g. feldspars)
  • Other silicate frameworks
  • Inosilicates
  • Ribbon or multiple chain inosilicates (IDs 9.D, e.g. amphiboles)
  • Other non monomeric minerals
  • Unclassified silicates (IDs 9.H)
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