HOME
FOTO ATLAS
SYSTEMATIK


SYSTEMATIC of the MINERALS / SYSTEMATIK der MINERALE

           according to E.H. Nickel & M.C. Nichols (2007), H. Strunz & E.H. Nickel (2001)



4. OXIDES, HYDROXIDES
(Oxides, Hydroxides, V[5,6]-Vanadates, Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismutites, Sulfites, Selenites, Tellurites, Iodates)


4.F: Hydroxides


4.FA. Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; corner-sharing tetrahedra

4.FA.05. Behoite group

Behoite Be(OH)2 orth., P212121 FOTO     IMA 1969-031
Clinobehoite Be(OH)2 mon., P21 IMA 1988-024



4.FA.10. Wülfingite group

Wülfingite Zn(OH)2 orth., P212121 FOTOIMA 1983-070
Sweetite Zn(OH)2 tetr., P41212 (?) FOTOIMA 1983-011
Ashoverite Zn(OH)2 tetr., P41/amd (?) FOTOIMA 1986-008






4.FB. Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; insular octahedra

4.FB.05. Sakhovite group

Sakhovite Hg4SbO3(OH)3 mon., Im IMA 1980-069



4.FB.10. Cualstibite group

Cualstibite Cu2AlSb(OH)12 trig. IMA 1983-068
Zincalstibite Zn2AlSb(OH)12 trig., P-3 IMA 1998-033






4.FC. Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; framework of corner-sharing octahedra

4.FC.05. Söhngeite group

Söhngeite Ga(OH)3 cub., Im-3 FOTOA
Dzhalindite In(OH)3 cub., Im-3 A
Bernalite Fe(OH)3 orth., Immm, ps.-cub. A



4.FC.10. Schoenfliesite group

Schoenfliesite MgSn(OH)6 cub., Pn-3 A
Natanite FeSn(OH)6 cub., Pn-3 FOTOA
Wickmanite FeSn(OH)6 cub., Pn-3 A
Mushistonite CuSn(OH)6 cub., Pn-3m FOTOA
Vismirnovite ZnSn(OH)6 cub., Pn-3m A
Burtite CaSn(OH)6 cub., Pn-3 A



4.FC.15. Stottite group

Stottite FeGe(OH)6 tetr., P42/n G
Jeanbandyite FeSn(OH)6 tetr., P42/n FOTOA
Tetrawickmanite MnSn(OH)6 tetr., P42/n FOTOA
Mopungite NaSb(OH)6 tetr., P42/n FOTOA



4.FC.20. Nigerite group

Ferronigerite-2N1S (Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH) trig., P-3m1 Rn
Ferronigerite-6N6S (Al,Fe,Zn)3(Al,Sn,Fe)8O15(OH) trig., R-3m FOTORn
Magnesionigerite-2N1S (Mg,Al,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH) trig., P-3m1 Rn
Magnesionigerite-6N6S (Mg,Al,Zn)3(Al,Sn,Fe)8O15(OH) trig., Rn
Zinconigerite-2N1S (Zn,Al,Fe)2(Al,Fe)6O11(OH) trig. H
Zinconigerite-6N6S (Zn,Al,Fe)3(Al,Fe)8O15(OH) trig., R-3m N

Ferronigerite-2N1S, originally described as Nigerite, renamed.
Ferronigerite-6N6S, originally described as Nigerite-24R, renamed.
Magnesionigerite-2N1S, originally described as Pengzhizhongite-6R, renamed.
Magnesionigerite-6N6S, originally described as Pengzhizhongite-24R, renamed.



4.FC.25. Taaffeite group

Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S BeMg3Al8O16 hex., P63mc Rn
Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S BeMg2Al6O12 trig., R-3m Rn
Ferrotaaffeite-6N'3S BeFe2Al6O12 trig., R-3m Rn

Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S, originally described as Taaffeite, renamed.
Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S, originally described as Musgravite, renamed.
Ferrotaaffeite-6N'3S, originally described as Pehrmanite, renamed.






4.FD. Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; chains of edge-sharing octahedra

4.FD.05. Spertiniite group

Spertiniite Cu(OH)2 orth., Cmc21 A



4.FD.10. Diaspore group

Diaspore AlOOH . orth., Pbnm G
Goethite FeOOH . orth., Pbnm A
Groutite MnOOH . orth., Pbnm G
Montroseite VOOH . orth., Pbnm FOTOG
Bracewellite CrOOH . orth., Pbnm A
Guyanaite CrOOH . orth., Pnnm A
Tsumgallite GaOOH . orth., Pbnm A



4.FD.15. Manganite group

Manganite MnOOH mon., B21/d FOTOENTDECKUNGG



4.FD.20. Yttrotungstite group

Yttrotungstite-(Y) Y(W,Fe,Si,Al)2(O,OH,H2O)9 mon., P21/m FOTOA
Yttrotungstite-(Ce) CeW2O6(OH)3 mon., P21/m or P21 Rn



4.FD.25. Frankhawthorneite group

Frankhawthorneite Cu2Te6+O4(OH)2 mon., P21/n A



4.FD.30. Khinite group

Khinite Cu3PbTeO4(OH)6 orth., Fddd A
Parakhinite Cu3PbTeO6(OH)2 trig., P32 A






4.FE. Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra

4.FE.05. Brucite group

Brucite Mg(OH)2 trig., P-3m1 FOTOG
Pyrochroite Mn(OH)2 trig., P-3m1 FOTOG
Amakinite Fe(OH)2 trig., P-3m1 A
Theophrastite Ni(OH)2 trig., P-3m1 A
Portlandite Ca(OH)2 trig., P-3m1 FOTOG



4.FE.10. Gibbsite group

Gibbsite Al(OH)3 mon., P21/n FOTOA
Bayerite Al(OH)3 mon., P21/n G
Doyleite Al(OH)3 tric., P-1 A
Nordstrandite Al(OH)3 tric., I-1 FOTOA



4.FE.15. Böhmite group

Böhmite AlOOH orth., Cmcm A
Lepidocrocite  /  Lepidokrokit FeOOH orth., Cmc21 A



4.FE.20. Heterogenite group

Heterogenite   (Heterogenite-3R) CoOOH trig., R-3m FOTOENTDECKUNGA
     Heterogenite-2H CoOOH hex., P63/mmc Poly
Grimaldiite CrOOH trig., R-3m A



4.FE.25. Lithiophorite group

Lithiophorite (Al,Li)Mn4+O2(OH)2 trig., R-3m ENTDECKUNGG
Feitknechtite MnOOH trig., P-3m1 A



4.FE.30. Quenselite group

Quenselite PbMn3+O2(OH) mon., P2/a G



4.FE.35. Ferrihydrite group

Ferrihydrite Fe4 - 5(OH,O)12 hex. FOTOA



4.FE.40. Feroxyhyte group

Feroxyhyte FeOOH hex. A
Vernadite (Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · n H2O hex. Q



4.FE.45. Quetzalcoatlite group

Quetzalcoatlite Cu3Zn6Te2O12(OH)6 · (Ag,Pb,Ɛ)Cl trig., P-31m FOTOA






4.FF. Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; various polyhedra

4.FF.05. Hydroromarchite group

Hydroromarchite Sn3O2(OH)2 tetr., P-421c A



4.FG. Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; unclassified

4.FG.05. Janggunite group

Janggunite (Mn4+,Mn2+,Fe3+>)6O8(OH)6 orth. A



4.FG.10. Cesàrolite group

Cesàrolite PbMn4+3O6(OH)2 hex. G



4.FG.15. Kimrobinsonite group

Kimrobinsonite Ta(OH)3(O,CO3) cub. A



4.FH. Hydroxides with H2O +/- (OH); insular octahedra

4.FH.05. Bottinoite group

Bottinoite NiSb2(OH)12 · 6 H2O trig., P3 A
Brandholzite MgSb2(OH)12 · 6 H2O trig., P3 A



4.FJ. Hydroxides with H2O +/- (OH); corner-sharing octahedra

4.FJ.05. Sidwillite group

Sidwillite MoO3 · 2 H2O mon., P21/n A
Meymacite WO3 · 2 H2O amorphous FOTORd



4.FJ.10. Tungstite group

Tungstite WO3 · H2O orth., Pmnb FOTOG



4.FJ.15. Hydrotungstite group

Hydrotungstite WO2(OH)2 · H2O mon. G
Ilsemannite Mo3O8 · n H2O (?) amorphous FOTOQ



4.FJ.20. Parabariomicrolite group

Parabariomicrolite BaTa4(OH)2O10 · 2 H2O trig., R-3m A






4.FK. Hydroxides with H2O +/- (OH); chains of edge-sharing octahedra

4.FK.05. Bamfordite group

Bamfordite FeMo2O6(OH)3 · H2O tric., P1 or P-1 A



4.FL. Hydroxides with H2O +/- (OH); sheets of edge-sharing octahedra

4.FL.05. Meixnerite group

Meixnerite [Mg6Al2(OH)16][(OH)2 · 4 H2O] trig., R-3m A
Fougerite [Fe6Fe2(OH)16][(OH)2 · 4 H2O] trig., R-3m IMA 2003-057
Iowaite [Mg6Fe2(OH)16][Cl2 · 4 H2O] trig., R-3m A
IMA 2008-003 [Mg3Fe(OH)8][Cl · 2 H2O] trig., R-3m (?) IMA 2008-003
Woodallite [Mg6Cr2(OH)16][Cl2 · 4 H2O] trig., R-3m A
Muskoxite Mg7Fe4(OH)26 · H2O (?) trig., R-3m A
Jamborite Ni(OH,S,O)2 · n H2O (?) hex. A
Akdalaite (Al2O3)4 - 5 · H2O hex., P63mc IMA 1969-002

IMA 2004-051, "tohdite" (discredited) = akdalaite.



4.FL.10. Hydrocalumite group

Hydrocalumite [Ca4Al2(OH)12][(Cl,CO3,OH)2-x · 4 H2O] mon., P2/c G



4.FL.15. Kuzelite group

Kuzelite [Ca4Al2(OH)12][(SO4) · 6 H2O] trig., R-3 or R3 A



4.FL.20. Chalcophanite group

Chalcophanite ZnMn4+3O7 · 3 H2O trig., R-3 G
Ernienickelite NiMn4+3O7 · 3 H2O trig., R-3 or R3 FOTOA
Aurorite (Mn2+,Ag,Ca)Mn4+3O7 · 3 H2O trig., R-3 or R3 A
Jianshuiite MgMn4+3O7 · 3 H2O tric., P-1 A



4.FL.25. Woodruffite group

Woodruffite Zn2Mn5O12 · 3 H2O trig., R-3 G



4.FL.30. Asbolane group

Asbolane MnO2 · (Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x · n H2O] hex., P-3m1 FOTOG



4.FL.35. Buserite group

Buserite Na4Mn14O27 · 21 H2O (?) orth. A (?)



4.FL.40. Takanelite group

Takanelite (Mn2+,Ca)0.2Mn4+O2 · 0.7 H2O hex. FOTOA
Ranciéite (Ca,Mn2+)0.2Mn4+O2 · 0.6 H2O hex. FOTOG



4.FL.45. Birnessite group

Birnessite (Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5 H2O mon., C2/m FOTOG



4.FL.50. Chenxianite group

Chenxianite AlMn11O16(OH)9 trig. N



4.FL.55. Cianciulliite group

Cianciulliite Mn(Mg,Mn)2Zn2(OH)10 · 2 - 4 H2O mon., C2/m A



4.FL.60. Jensenite group

Jensenite Cu3TeO6 · 2 H2O mon., P21/n A



4.FL.65. Leisingite group

Leisingite (Cu,Mg,Zn)2(Mg,Fe)TeO6 · 6 H2O trig., P-31m FOTOA



4.FL.70. group deleted




4.FL.75. Cafetite group

Cafetite CaTi2O5 · H2O orth. A



4.FL.80. Mourite group

Mourite UO2Mo5O16 · 5 H2O mon., P2/a or Pa A



4.FL.85. Deloryite group

Deloryite Cu4UO2Mo2O8(OH)6 mon., C2/m A



4.FM. Hydroxides with H2O +/- (OH); unklassified octahedra

4.FM.05. group deleted




4.FM.10. group deleted




4.FM.15. Franconite group

Franconite Na2Nb4O11 · 9 H2O mon. A
Hochelagaite (Ca,Na,Sr)Nb4O11 · 8 H2O mon. A
Ternovite (Mg,Ca)Nb4O11 · 8 - 12 H2O mon., P2 or Pm A



4.FM.20. group deleted




4.FM.25. Belyankinite group

Belyankinite Ca1 - 2(Ti,Zr,Nb)5O12 · 9 H2O (?) (?) FOTOQ
Manganbelyankinite (Mn,Ca)(Ti,Nb)5O12 · 9 H2O (?) amorphous Q
Gerasimovskite (Mn,Ca)(Nb,Ti)5O12 · 9 H2O amorphous G



4.FM.30. Silhydrite group

Silhydrite Si3O6 · H2O orth. A



4.FM.35. Cuzticite group

Cuzticite Fe2TeO6 · 9 H2O hex. A



4.FM.40. Cyanophyllite group

Cyanophyllite Cu5Al2Sb3O12(OH) · 12 H2O orth., Pmmb A





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



© Thomas Witzke / Stollentroll (2007 - 2008)


TD>
HOME
FOTO ATLAS
SYSTEMATIK