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There are several schemes  of '''mineral classification''' in common use, usually derived from published guides to mineralogy. The [[International Mineralogical Association]] (IMA), which governs [[mineral nomenclature]], has also proposed the outlines of a unified scheme but, as of December 2009, the details have yet to be finalised.
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There are several schemes  of '''mineral classification''' in common use, usually derived from published guides to mineralogy. The [[International Mineralogical Association]] (IMA), which governs [[mineral nomenclature]] through its Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC), has also proposed the outlines of a unified scheme but, as of December 2009, the details have yet to be finalised: it seems likely that it will be a modified version of the [[Strunz classification]].<ref>{{citation | first1 = Stuart J. | last1 = Mills | first2 = Frédéric | last2 = Hatert | first3 = Ernest H. | last3 = Nickel | first4 = Giovanni | last4 = Ferraris | year = 2009 | title = The standardisation of mineral group hierarchies: application to recent nomenclature proposals | url = http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ima-cnmnc/Mills%20et%20al%202009%20Groups%20EJM%20October.pdf | journal = Eur. J. Mineral. | volume = 21 | pages = 1073–80}}.</ref>
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*Mineral class.
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**Mineral subclass.
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***Mineral family.
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****Mineral supergroup.
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*****Mineral group.
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******Mineral subgroup or mineral series.
  
 
==Strunz classification==
 
==Strunz classification==
 
{{main|Strunz classification}}
 
{{main|Strunz classification}}
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{{citation | first = Hugo | last = Strunz | year = 1941 | title = Mineralogische Tabellen}}.<ref>{{title = Strunz Classification | url = http://webmineral.com/help/StrunzClass.shtml | publisher = WebMineral.com | accessdate = 2009-12-04}}.</ref>
  
 
==Dana classification==
 
==Dana classification==
 
{{main|Dana classification}}
 
{{main|Dana classification}}
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{{citation | first1 = Richard V. | last1 = Gaines | first2 = H. Catherine | last2 = Skinner | first3 = Eugene E. | last3 = Foord | first4 = Brian | last4 = Mason | first5 = Abraham | last5 = Rosenzweig | first6 = Vandall T. | last6 = King | year = 1997 | title = Dana's New Mineralogy | publisher = Wiley | location = New York | isbn = 047119310-0}}.<ref>{{citation | title = Minerals Arranged by the New Dana Classification | url = http://webmineral.com/danaclass.shtml | publisher = WebMineral.com | accessdate = 2009-12-04}}.</ref>
  
 
==Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals==
 
==Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals==
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{{citation | first1 = A. | last1 = Clark | year = 1993 | title = Hey's Mineral Index | edition = 3rd | publisher = Chapman & Hall | location = London}}.<ref>{{citation | title = Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals | url = http://www.mindat.org/cim.php | publisher = MinDat.org | accessdate = 2009-12-04}}.</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 14:36, 4 December 2009

There are several schemes of mineral classification in common use, usually derived from published guides to mineralogy. The International Mineralogical Association (IMA), which governs mineral nomenclature through its Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC), has also proposed the outlines of a unified scheme but, as of December 2009, the details have yet to be finalised: it seems likely that it will be a modified version of the Strunz classification.[1]

  • Mineral class.
    • Mineral subclass.
      • Mineral family.
        • Mineral supergroup.
          • Mineral group.
            • Mineral subgroup or mineral series.

Strunz classification

Strunz, Hugo Mineralogische Tabellen, 1941.[2]

Dana classification

Gaines, Richard V.; Skinner, H. Catherine; Foord, Eugene E.; Mason, Brian; Rosenzweig, Abraham; King, Vandall T. Dana's New Mineralogy; Wiley: New York, 1997. ISBN 047119310-0.[3]

Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals

Clark, A. Hey's Mineral Index, 3rd ed.; Chapman & Hall: London, 1993.[4]

References

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