Native element mineral

Elements that occur in nature as minerals in uncombined form

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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

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The following elements occur as native element minerals or alloys:[1]

* Aluminium
* Native aluminium
* Antimony
* Native antimony
* Arsenic
* Native arsenic
* Bismuth
* Native bismuth
* Cadmium
* Native cadmium
* Carbon
* Native carbon
* Chromium
* Native chromium
* Cobalt
* Native cobalt
* Copper
* Native copper
* Gold
* Native gold
* Indium
* Native indium
* Iridium
* Native iridium
* Iron
* Native iron
* Lead
* Native lead
* Manganese
* Native manganese
* Mercury
* Native mercury
* Molybdenum
* Native molybdenum
* Nickel
* Native nickel
* Niobium
* Native miobium
* Osmium
* Native osmium
* Palladium
* Native palladium
* Platinum
* Native platinum
* Rhenium
* Native rhenium
* Rhodium
* Native rhodium
* Selenium
* Native selenium
* Silicon
* Native silicon
* Silver
* Native silver
* Sulfur
* Native sulfur
* Tantalum
* Native tantalum
* Tellurium
* Native tellurium
* Tin
* Native tin
* Titanium
* Native titanium
* Tungsten
* Native tungsten
* Vanadium
* Native vanadium
* Zinc
* Native zinc

## Nickel–Strunz Classification -01- Native elements

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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[5,6] 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 [genitive: ινος inos], 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

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* 01.A Metals and intermetallic alloys
* 01.AA Copper-cupalite family: 05 native copper, 05 lead, 05 native gold, 05 native silver, 05 nickel, 05 aluminium; 10a auricupride, 10b tetra-auricupride; 15 novodneprite, 15 khatyrkite, 15 anyuiite; 20 cupalite, 25 hunchunite
* 01.AB Zinc-brass family (Cu-Zn alloys): 05 cadmium, 05 zinc, 05 titanium*, 05 rhenium*; 10a brass*, 10a zhanghengite, 10b danbaite, 10b tongxinite*
* 01.AC Indium-tin family: 05 indium, 10 tin; 15 yuanjiangite, 15 sorosite
* 01.AD Mercury-amalgam family: 00 amalgam*, 05 mercury; 10 belendorffite, 10 kolymite; 15a paraschachnerite, 15a schachnerite, 15b luanheite, 15c eugenite, 15d moschellandsbergite; 20a weishanite, 20b goldamalgam*; 25 potarite, 30 leadamalgam
* 01.AE Iron-chromium family: 05 kamacite? (iron var.), 05 iron, 05 chromium; 10 antitaenite*, 10 taenite, 10 tetrataenite; 15 chromferide, 15 wairauite, 15 ferchromide; 20 awaruite, 25 jedwabite
* 01.AF Platinum-group elements: 05 osmium, 05 rutheniridosmine, 05 ruthenium; 10 palladium, 10 iridium, 10 rhodium, 10 platinum
* 01.AG PGE-metal alloys: 05 garutiite, 05 hexaferrum; 10 atokite, 10 zvyagintsevite, 10 rustenburgite; 15 taimyrite, 15 tatyanaite; 20 paolovite; 25 plumbopalladinite, 25 stannopalladinite; 30 cabriite; 35 chengdeite, 35 isoferroplatinum; 40 ferronickelplatinum, 40 tetraferroplatinum, 40 tulameenite; 45 hongshiite*, 45 skaergaardite; 50 yixunite, 55 damiaoite, 60 niggliite, 65 bortnikovite, 70 nielsenite
* 01.B Metallic carbides, silicides, nitrides and phosphides
* 01.BA Carbides: 05 cohenite; 10 isovite, 10 haxonite; 15 tongbaite; 20 khamrabaevite, 20 niobocarbide, 20 tantalcarbide; 25 qusongite, 30 yarlongite
* 01.BB Silicides: zangboite; 05 mavlyanovite, 05 suessite; 10 perryite, 15 fersilicite*, 20 ferdisilicite*, 25 luobusaite, 30 gupeiite, 35 hapkeite, 40 xifengite
* 01.BC Nitrides: 05 roaldite, 10 siderazot, 15 carlsbergite, 15 osbornite
* 01.BD Phosphides: 05 schreibersite, 05 nickelphosphide; 10 barringerite, 10 monipite; 15 allabogdanite, 15 florenskyite, 15 andreyivanovite; 20 melliniite
* 01.C Metalloids and nonmetals
* 01.CA Arsenic group elements: 05 bismuth, 05 native antimony, 05 arsenic, 05 stibarsen; 10 arsenolamprite, 10 pararsenolamprite; 15 paradocrasite
* 01.CB Carbon-silicon family: 05a graphite, 05b chaoite, 05c fullerite; 10a diamond, 10b lonsdaleite, 15 silicon
* 01.CC Sulfur-selenium-iodine: 05 sulfur, 05 rosickyite; 10 tellurium, 10 selenium
* 01.D Nonmetallic carbides and nitrides
* 01.DA Nonmetallic carbides: 05 moissanite
* 01.DB Nonmetallic nitrides: 05 nierite, 10 sinoite
* 01.X Unclassified Strunz elements (metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
* 01.XX Unknown: 00 hexamolybdenum, 00 tantalum*, 00 brownleeite

## See also

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* Free element
* Gangue
* Native metal
* Native state

## References

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1. ^ "IMA-CNMNC List of Minerals" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-05-24.

* Stuart J. Mills; Frédéric Hatert; Ernest H. Nickel & Giovanni Ferraris (2009). "The standardisation of mineral group hierarchies: application to recent nomenclature proposals" (PDF). Eur. J. Mineral. 21 (5): 1073–1080\. Bibcode:2009EJMin..21.1073M. doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1994. hdl:2268/29163.
* Nickel, Ernest H.; Nichols, Monte C. (March 2009). "IMA-CNMNC List of Mineral Names" (PDF). IMA-CNMNC.
* Ferraiolo, Jim. "Nickel–Strunz (Version 10) Classification System". webmineral.com.
* Mineralsystematik nach Strunz 9. Auflage von 2001 (aktuell)
* Hr. Dr. Udo Neumann der Uni-Tuebingen (Systematik der Minerale)

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IMA–CNMNC / Nickel–Strunz IDs
Mineral categories (classes, subclasses, divisions)

"Special cases"
("native elements and organic minerals")|

* "Native elements" (IDs 1)
* Organic minerals (IDs 10)

"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)

* Oxides (IDs 4.A–E, e.g. pyrochlore supergroup and corundum group)

* Hydroxides (IDs 4.F–G)
* Arsenates(IV), sulfates(IV) and iodates (IDs 4.J–K)

* Tellurium oxysalts
* Vanadium oxides (IDs 4.H)

"Evaporites and similars"|

* Carbonates (IDs 5.A–E)
* Nitrates (IDs 5.N)
* Borates (IDs 6)
* Halides (IDs 3)

"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)

* Chromates(VI) (IDs 7.F)
* Molybdates, wolframates, niobates(VI) (IDs 7.G–H)

* Phosphates(V) (IDs 8)
* Arsenates, vanadates(V) (IDs 8)

* Monomeric, isolated silicates (IDs 9.A)
* Germanates (IDs 9.J)

* Silicate frameworks, tectosilicates

* Zeolite frameworks, zeolite family (IDs 9.G)

* Other feldspathoids: nephelines (IDs 9.FA.05)
* Cancrinite-sodalite groups (IDs 9.FB.)

* Other tectosilicates (IDs 9.FA. and 9.FB.15, e.g. feldspars)

* Other silicate frameworks

* Cyclosilicates (IDs 9.C)
* Phyllosilicates (IDs 9.E, e.g. clays)
* Silica family (IDs 4.DA.)

* Inosilicates

* Single chain inosilicates (IDs 9.D, e.g. pyroxenes)

* Ribbon or multiple chain inosilicates (IDs 9.D, e.g. amphiboles)

* Other non monomeric minerals

* Unclassified silicates (IDs 9.H)

* Sorosilicates (IDs 9.B, e.g. epidote and seidozerite supergroups)

* Polymeric, isolated silicates (IDs 9.A, e.g. olivine and gadolinite supergroups)

* Other inorganic polymers (e.g. polyoxometalates; "polyphosphates", IDs 8.F)

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