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+NH4

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3-Sb5+O4

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2-Te6+O4

2-Te4+O3

-I5+O3

2-W6+O4

2+U6+O2

4-SiO4

2-SiO3

6-Si3O9

-CH3COO

-HCOO

2-C2O4

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sulfides with halide, oxide, hydroxide, H2O - - With As, (Sb), S - - With alkalies (without Cl, etc.) - - With Cl, Br, I (halide-sulfides) - - With O, OH, H2O - Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites - - Neso-sulfarsenites, etc. without additional S - - Neso-sulfarsenites, etc. with additional S - - Poly-sulfarsenites - Sulfosalts of SnS archetype - - With Cu, Ag, Fe (without Pb) - - With Cu, Ag, Fe, Sn and Pb - - With only Pb - - With Tl - - With alkalies, H2O - - With SnS and PbS archetype structure units - Sulfosalts of PbS archetype - - Galena derivatives with little or no Pb - - Galena derivatives, with Pb - - Galena derivatives, with Tl - Sulfarsenates, Sulfantimonates - - Sulfarsenates with (As,Sb)S4 tetrahedra - - Sulfarsenates with additional S - Unclassified Sulfosalts - - Without essential Pb - - With essential Pb - Oxysulfosalts - - Oxysulfosalts of Alkalies and Alkali Earths Halides - Simple halides, without H2O - - M:X = 1:1, 2:3, 3:5, etc. - - M:X = 1:2 - - M:X = 1:3 - Simple halides, with H2O - - M:X = 1:1 and 2:3 - - M:X = 1:2 - - M:X = 1:3 - - Simple halides with H2O and additional OH - Complex halides - - Borofluorides - - Neso-aluminofluorides - - Soro-aluminofluorides - - Ino-aluminofluorides - - Phyllo-aluminofluorides - - Tekto-aluminofluorides - - Aluminofluorides with CO3, SO4, PO4 - - Silicofluorides - - With MX6 complexes; M = Fe, Mn, Cu - - Halides of Bi, etc. - Oxyhalides, hydroxyhalides and related double halides - - With Cu, etc., without Pb - - With Pb, Cu, etc. - - With Pb (As,Sb,Bi), without Cu - - With Hg - - With Rare-Earth Elements Oxides (hydroxides, V[5,6] Vanadates, Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites, Selenites, Tellurites, Iodates) - Metal: Oxygen = 2:1 and 1:1 - - Cation:Anion (M:O) = 2:1 (and 1.8:1) - - M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with small to medium-sized cations only - - M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with large cations (+- smaller ones) - Metal: Oxygen = 3:4 and similar - - With small and medium-sized cations - - With only medium-sized cations - - With medium-sized and large cations - - With only large cations - Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar - - With small cations - - With medium-sized cations - - With large and medium-sized cations - Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar - - With small cations: Silica family - - With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra - - With medium-sized cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra - - With medium-sized cations; frameworks of edge-sharing octahedra - - With medium-sized cations; with various polyhedra - - With large (+- medium-sized) cations; dimers and trimers of edgesharing octahedra - - With large (+- medium-sized) cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra - - With large (+- medium-sized) cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra - - With large (+- medium-sized) cations; polyhedral frameworks - - With large (+- medium-sized) cations; tunnel structures - - With large (+- medium-sized) cations; fluorite-type structures - - With large (+- medium-sized) cations; unclassified - Metal: Oxygen = < 1 :2 - Hydroxides (without V or U) - - Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; corner-sharing tetrahedra - - Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; insular octahedra - - Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; corner-sharing octahedra - - Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; chains of edge-sharing octahedra - - Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra - - Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; various polyhedra - - Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; unclassified - - Hydroxides with H2O +- (OH); insular octahedra - - Hydroxides with H2O +- (OH); corner-sharing octahedra - - Hydroxides with H2O +- (OH); chains of edge-sharing octahedra - - Hydroxides with H2O +- (OH); sheets of edge-sharing octahedra - - Hydroxides with H2O +- (OH); unclassified - - Hydroxides with H2O±(OH); frameworks of corner and/or face-sharing octahedra - Uranyl Hydroxides - - Without additional cations - - With additional cations (K, Ca, Ba, Pb, etc.); with mainly UO2(O,OH)5 pentagonal polyhedra - - With additional cations; with mainly UO2(O,OH)6 hexagonal polyhedra - V[5,6] Vanadates - - V[>4] Nesovanadates - - Uranyl Sorovanodates - - [6]-Sorovanadates - - Inovanadates - - Phyllovanadates - - Tektovanadates - - Unclassified V oxides - Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites; iodates - - Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, without H2O - - Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; with additional anions, without H2O - - Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, with H2O - - Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; with additional anions, with H2O - - Sulfites - - Selenites without additional anions, without H2O - - Selenites with additional anions, without H2O - - Selenites without additional anions, with H2O - - Selenites with additional anions, with H2O - - Tellurites without additional anions, without H2O - - Tellurites with additional anions, without H2O - - Tellurites without additional anions, with H2O - - Tellurites with additional anions, with H2O - Iodates: Trigonal [IO3] pyramids (mostly). - - Iodates without additional anions, without H2O - - Iodates with additional anions, without H2O - - Iodates without additional anions, with H2O - - Iodates with additional anions, with H2O Carbonates (nitrates) - Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O - - Alkali carbonates - - Alkali-earth (and other M2+) carbonates - - Alkali and alkali-earth carbonates - - With rare-earth elements (REE) - Carbonates with additional anions, without H2O - - With Cu, Co, Ni, Zn, Mg, Mn - - With alkalies, etc. - - With alkali-earth cations - - With rare earth elements (REE) - - With Pb, Bi - - With (Cl), SO4, PO4, TeO3 - Carbonates without additional anions, with H2O - - With medium-sized cations - - With large cations (alkali and alkali-earth carbonates) - - With rare earth elements (REE) - Carbonates with additional anions, with H2O - - With medium-sized cations - - With large and medium-sized cations - - With large cations - Uranyl Carbonates - - UO2:CO3 > 1:1 - - UO2:CO3 = 1:1 - - UO2:CO3 < 1:1 - 1:2 - - UO2:CO3 = 1:3 - - UO2:CO3= 1:4 - - UO2:CO3 = 1:5 - - With SO4 or SiO4 - NITRATES - - Without OH or H2O - - With OH - - With H2O - - With OH (etc.) and H2O Borates - Monoborates - - BO3, without additional anions; 1(D). - - BO3, with additional anions; 1(D) + OH, etc. - - B(O,OH)4, without and with additional anions; 1(T), 1(T)+OH, etc - Diborates - - Neso-diborates with double triangles B2(O,OH)5; 2(2D); 2(2D) + OH, etc. - - Neso-diborates with double tetrahedra B2O(OH)6; 2(2T) - - Ino-diborates with triangles and/or tetrahedra - - Tektodiborates with tetrahedra - Triborates - - Neso-triborates - - Ino-triborates - - Phyllo-triborates - Tetraborates - - Neso-tetraborates - - Ino-tetraborates - - Phyllo-tetraborates - - Tekto-tetraborates - Pentaborates - - Neso-pentaborates - - Ino-pentaborates - - Phyllo-pentaborates - - Tekto-pentaborates - Hexaborates - - Neso-hexaborates - - Ino-hexaborates - - Phyllo-hexaborates - Heptaborates and other megaborates - - Tekto-heptaborates - - Phyllo-nonborates, etc. - - Tekto-dodecaborates - - Mega-tektoborates - Unclassified borates Sulfates (selenates, Tellurates, Chromates, Molybdates, Wolframates) - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without additional anions, without H2O - - With small cations - - With medium-sized cations - - With medium-sized and large cations - - With only large cations - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, without H2O - - With small cations - - With medium-sized cations - - With medium-sized and large cations - - With only large cations - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without additional anions, with H2O - - With small cations - - With only medium-sized cations - - With medium-sized and large cations - - With only large cations - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O - - With small cations - - With only medium-sized cations; insular octahedra and finite units - - With only medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra - - With only medium-sized cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra - - With only medium-sized cations; unclassified - - With large and medium-sized cations - - With large and medium-sized cations; with NO3, CO3, B(OH)4, SiO4 or IO3 - Uranyl sulfates - - Without cations - - With medium-sized cations - - With medium-sized and large cations - Chromates - - Without additional anions - - With additional O,V, S, Cl - - With PO4, AsO4, SiO4 - - Dichromates - Molybdates, Wolframates and Niobates - - Without additional anions or H2O - - With additional anions and/or H2O - Uranium and uranyl molybdates and wolframates - - With U4+ - - With U6+ - Thiosulfates - - Thiosulfates of Pb Phosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates - Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O - - With small cations (some also with larger ones) - - With medium-sized cations - - With medium-sized and large cations - - With only large cations - Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O - - With small and medium-sized cations - - With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 about 1:1 - - With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 > 1:1 and < 2:1 - - With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4= 2:1 - - With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 > 2:1 - - With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4< 0.5:1 - - With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.5:1 - - With medium-sized and large cations, (OH,etc.):RO4 = 1:1 - - With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4= 1:5:1 - - With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 2:1, 2.5:1 - - With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 3:1 - - With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 4:1 - - With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1 - - With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 about 1:1 - Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O - - With small and large/medium cations - - With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O = 1:1 - - With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O = 1:1.5 - - With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O = 1:2 - - With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O about 1:2.5 - - With large and medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O > 1:1 - - With large and medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O = 1:1 - - With large and medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O < 1:1 - - With only large cations - Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O - - With small (and occasionally larger) cations - - With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4< 1:1 - - With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 1:1 and < 2:1 - - With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4= 2:1 - - With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 3:1 - - With only medium-sized cations, (OH,etc.):RO4 > 3:1 - - With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4< 0.5:1 - - With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 < 1:1 - - With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 1:1 - - With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 > 1:1 and < 2:1 - - With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 2:1 - - With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 > 2:1 - - With only large cations - - With CO3, SO4, SiO4 - Uranyl phosphates and arsenates - - UO2:RO4 = 1:2 - - UO2:RO4 = 1:1 - - UO2:RO4 = 3:2 - - Unclassified - Polyphosphates, Polyarsenates, [4]-Polyvanadates - - Polyphosphates, etc., without OH and H2O; dimers of corner-sharing RO4 tetrahedra. - - Polyphosphates, etc., with OH only - - Polyphosphates, etc., with H2O only - - Polyphosphates, etc., with OH and H2O - - Ino-[4]-vanadates Silicates (germanates) - Nesosilicates - - Nesosilicates without additional anions; cations in tetrahedral [4] coordination - - Nesosilicates without additional anions; cations in [4] and greater coordination - - Nesosilicates without additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] coordination - - Nesosilicates without additional anions; cations in [6] and/or greater coordination - - Nesosilicates with additional anions (O,OH,F,H2O); cations in tetrahedral [4] coordination - - Nesosilicates with additional anions; cations in [4], [5] and/or only [6] coordination - - Nesosilicates with additional anions; cations in > [6] +- [6] coordination - - Nesosilicates with CO3, SO4, PO4, etc. - - Nesosilicates with BO3 triangles and/or B[4], Be[4] tetrahedra, cornersharing with SiO4 - - Uranyl neso- and polysilicates - Sorosilicates - - Si2O7 groups, without non-tetrahedral anions; cations in tetrahedral [4] coordination - - Si2O7 groups, without non-tetrahedral anions; cations in tetrahedral [4] and greater coordination - - Si2O7 groups, without non-tetrahedral anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination - - Si2O7 groups, with additional anions; cations in tetrahedral [4] and greater coordination - - Si2O7 groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination - - Sorosilicates with mixed SiO4 and Si2O7 groups; cations in tetrahedral [4] and greater coordination - - Sorosilicates with mixed SiO4 and Si2O7 groups; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination - - Sorosilicates with Si3O10, Si4O11, etc. anions; cations in tetrahedral [4] and greater coordination - - Sorosilicates with Si3O10, Si4O11, etc. anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination - - Unclassified sorosilicates - Cyclosilicates - - [Si3O9]6- 3-membered single rings (dreier-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions - - [Si3O9]6- 3-membered single rings, with insular complex anions - - [Si3O9]6- - branched 3-membered single rings - - [Si3O9]6- 3-membered double rings - - [Si4O12]8- 4-membered single rings (vierer-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions - - [Si4O12]8- 4-membered single rings, with insular complex anions - - [Si4O12]8- branched 4-membered single rings - - [Si4O12]8- 4-membered double rings - - [Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings (sechser-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions - - [Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings, with insular complex anions - - [Si6O18]12- branched 6-membered single rings - - [Si6O18]12- 6-membered double rings (sechser-Doppelringe) - - [Si8O24]16- 8-membered rings - - [Si9O27]18- 9-membered rings - - 12-membered and larger rings - Inosilicates - - Inosilicates with 2-periodic single chains, Si2O6; pyroxene family - - Inosilicates with 2-periodic single chains, Si2O6; Pyroxene-related minerals - - Inosilicates with branched 2-periodic single chains; Si2O6 + 2SiO3 Si4O12 - - Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si4O11; Orthoamphiboles - - Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si4O11; Clinoamphiboles - - Inosilicates with 2-periodic multiple chains - - Inosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chains - - Inosilicates with 4-periodic single chains, Si4O12 - - Inosilicates with 4-periodic double and triple chains - - Inosilicates with 5-periodic single chains - - Inosilicates with 5-periodic double chains, Si10O28 - - Inosilicates with 6-periodic single chains - - Inosilicates with 6-periodic double chains - - Inosilicates with 7-, 8-, 10-, 12- and 14-periodic chains - - Transitional ino-phyllosilicate structures - - Modular Inosilicate-Sorosilicate Structures - Phyllosilicates - - Single nets of tetrahedra with 4-, 5-, (6-), and 8-membered rings - - Double nets with 4- and 6-membered rings - - Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets - - Phyllosilicates with kaolinite layers composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets - - Single tetrahedral nets of 6-membered rings connected by octahedral nets or octahedral bands - - Single nets with 6-membered rings, connected by M[4], M[8], etc. - - Double nets with 6-membered and larger rings - - Transitional structures between phyllosilicate and other silicate units - - Unclassified phyllosilicates - Tektosilicates without zeolitic H2O - - Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions - - Tektosilicates with additional anions - Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O; zeolite family - - Zeolites with T5O10 Units – The Fibrous Zeolites - - Chains of single connected 4-membered rings - - Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings - - Chains of 6-membered rings – tabular zeolites - - Chains of T10O20 Tetrahedra - - Other Rare Zeolites - - Unclassified zeolites - Unclassified silicates - - With Alkali and Alkali-earth Elements - - With Ti, V, Cr - - With Mn, Fe - - With Co, Ni - - With Cu, Zn - - With Nb, Ta, Zr - - With REE, Th - - With Pb - Germanates Organic Compounds - Salts of organic acids - - Formates, Acetates, etc. - - Oxalates - - Benzine Salts - - Cyanates - Hydrocarbons - - Hydrocarbons - Miscellaneous Organic Minerals - - Miscellaneous Organic Minerals
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