according to E.H. Nickel & M.C. Nichols (2007), H. Strunz & E.H. Nickel (2001)
3. HALIDES
(Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides, Iodides)
3.B: Simple Halides, with H2O
| 3.BA. Simple Halides with H2O, M : X = 1 : 1 and 2 : 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3.BA.05. Hydrohalite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Hydrohalite | NaCl · 2 H2O | cub., F-43m | G | ||||||||||||||
| 3.BA.10. Carnallite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6 H2O | orth., Pbnn | ENTDECKUNG | G | |||||||||||||
| 3.BB. Simple Halides with H2O, M : X = 1 : 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3.BB.05. Eriochalcite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Eriochalcite | CuCl2 · 2 H2O | orth., Pbmn | FOTO | G | |||||||||||||
| 3.BB.10. Rokühnite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Rokühnite | FeCl2 · 2 H2O | mon., C2/m | IMA 1979-036 | ||||||||||||||
| 3.BB.15. Bischofite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6 H2O | mon., C2/m | FOTO | ENTDECKUNG | G | ||||||||||||
| 3.BB.20. Nickelbischofite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickelbischofite | NiCl2 · 6 H2O | mon., C2/m | FOTO | IMA 1978-056 | |||||||||||||
| 3.BB.25. Sinjarite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Sinjarite | CaCl2 · 2 H2O | tetr. | IMA 1979-041 | ||||||||||||||
| 3.BB.30. Antarcticite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Antarcticite | CaCl2 · 6 H2O | trig., P321 | IMA 1965-015 | ||||||||||||||
| 3.BB.35. Tachyhydrite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Tachyhydrite | CaMg2Cl6 · 12 H2O | trig., R-3 | FOTO | ENTDECKUNG | G | ||||||||||||
| 3.BB.40. Ammineite group * | |||||||||||||||||
| Ammineite * | CuCl2 · 2 NH3 | orth. | IMA 2008-032 | ||||||||||||||
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| 3.BC. Simple Halides with H2O, M : X = 1 : 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3.BC.05. Chloraluminite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Chloraluminite | AlCl3 · 6 H2O | trig., R-3c | G | ||||||||||||||
| 3.BD. Simple Halides with H2O and additional OH | |||||||||||||||||
| 3.BD.05. Cadwaladerite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Cadwaladerite | Al(OH)2Cl · 4 H2O | amorph. or cub. | Q | ||||||||||||||
| 3.BD.10. Lesukite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Lesukite | Al2(OH)5Cl · 2 H2O | cub., Im-3m | FOTO | IMA 1996-004 | |||||||||||||
| unnamed | Al5(OH)12Cl3 · 7.5 H2O | trig. | FOTO | - | |||||||||||||
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| 3.BD.15. Korshunovskite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Korshunovskite | Mg2(OH)3Cl · 4 H2O | tric., P-1 or P1 | FOTO | IMA 1980-083 | |||||||||||||
| 3.BD.20. Nepskoeite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Nepskoeite | Mg4(OH)7Cl · 6 H2O | orth., Pcmm (?) | IMA 1996-016 | ||||||||||||||
| 3.BD.25. Koenenite group | |||||||||||||||||
| Koenenite | [Mg7Al4(OH)22][Na4Mg2Cl12] | trig., 2 cells, R-3m and P-3m1 | FOTO | G | |||||||||||||
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* new, not in Nickel & Nichols (2009)
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
Hydrohalit, Carnallit, Eriochalcit, Rokühnit, Bischofit, Nickelbischofit, Sinjarit, Antarcticit, Tachyhydrit, Chloraluminit, Cadwaladerit, Lesukit, Korshunovskit, Nepskoeit, Koenenit
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