according to E.H. Nickel & M.C. Nichols (2009), H. Strunz & E.H. Nickel (2001)
6. BORATES
6.H: Unclassified borates
| 6.HA. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6.HA.05. Chelkarite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Chelkarite | CaMgB3O4Cl2 · 7 H2O | orth., Pbca | G | ||||||||||||||
| 6.HA.10. Braitschite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Braitschite-(Ce) | (Ca,Na)6(Ce,La,Ca)2B24O42(OH)6 · 3 H2O (?) | hex. | IMA 1967-029 | ||||||||||||||
| 6.HA.15. Satimolite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Satimolite | KNa2Al4B6O15Cl3 · 13 H2O | orth. | IMA 1967-023 | ||||||||||||||
| 6.HA.20. Iquiqueite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Iquiquite | K3Na4MgB24O39(OH)(CrO4) · 12 H2O | trig., P31c | IMA 1984-019 | ||||||||||||||
| 6.HA.25. Wardsmithite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Wardsmithite | Ca5MgB24O42 · 30 H2O | hex. or ps.-hex. | IMA 1967-030 | ||||||||||||||
| 6.HA.30. Korzhinskite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Korzhinskite | CaB2O4 · 0.5 H2O | mon., P2/m | A | ||||||||||||||
| 6.HA.35. Halurgite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Halurgite | Mg2B8O10(OH)8 · H2O | mon., P2/c | A | ||||||||||||||
| 6.HA.40. Ekaterinite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Ekaterinite | Ca2B4O7(Cl,OH)2 · 2 H2O (?) | hex., P6 | IMA 1979-067 | ||||||||||||||
| 6.HA.45. Vitimite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Vitimite | Ca6B14O19(SO4)(OH)14 · 5 H2O | mon. | IMA 2001-057 | ||||||||||||||
| 6.HA.50. Canavesite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Canavesite | Mg2(HBO3)(CO3) · 5 H2O | mon. | FOTO | IMA 1977-025 | |||||||||||||
| 6.HA.55. Qilianshanite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Qilianshanite | NaH4(CO3)(BO3) · 2 H2O | mon., C2 | IMA 1992-008 | ||||||||||||||
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in bold: grandfathered, IMA accepted, renamed and redefined (with IMA approval) minerals,
in normal letters: minerals published without IMA approval, questionable minerals, polytypes
G = Grandfathered minerals: original description preceded the establishment of the CNMNC in 1959, and generally regarded as a valid species
A or IMA No. = Minerals approved by the CNMNC
Rd = Redefinition of the mineral approved by the CNMNC
Rn = Renamed with approval by the CNMNC
GROUP = a name used to designate a group of species
N = Mineral published without approval of the CNMNC
Q = Questionable mineral
H = Hypothetical mineral (synthetic, anthropogenic, etc.)
D = Discredited by the CNMNC
Poly = Polytype
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