Mineral Classification

Mineral classification is the method of classifying minerals according to specific criteria, such as generic classification, usage classification, chemical classification and crystal chemistry classification. In general, minerals can be categorized as elemental minerals and compound minerals according to their chemical composition. An elemental substance is a mineral consisting of one element, such as diamond, which is made up of C, and natural gold, which is composed of Au. Compounds are composed of anions and cations and can be divided into different types according to these ions.

Type	Minerals
Native elements	Diamond, native gold, native arsenic
Sulphide minerals	Galena, cinnabar, sphalerite
Oxide minerals	Magnetite, corundum, bornite, quartz
Hydroxide minerals	Bauxite, limonite, valentinite
Halide minerals	Rock salt, potassium salt, fluorite
Carbonate minerals	Calcite, malachite, magnesite
Sulphate minerals	Barite, gypsum, celestite
Nitrate minerals	Natratine
Chromate minerals	Chromite...