1 | ELEMENTOS (Metales and aleacciones intermetálicas; metaloides and no metales; carbures, siliciuros, nitruros, fosfuros) |
2 | SULFUROS y SULFOSALES (sulfuros, selenuros, teleruros; arseniuros, antimoniuros, bismutidos; sulfoarsenitos, sulfoantimonitos, sulfbismutitos, etc.) |
3 | HALUROS |
4 | OXIDOS (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadatos, arsenitos, antimonitos, bismuthitos, sulfitos, selenitos, telluritos, iodatos) |
5 | CARBONATOS (NITRATOS) |
6 | BORATOS |
7 | SULFATOS (selenatos, teluratos, cromatos, molibdatos, wolframatos) |
8 | FOSPHATOS, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
9 | SILICATOS (Germanatos) |
10 | COMPUESTOS ORGÁNICOS |
This classification is based on the Nickel-Strunz 9th Edition (2001), expanded on by Jim Ferraiolo and others, and now extended and maintained by mindat.org
2.A | Alloys |
2.B | Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1) |
2.C | Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar) |
2.D | Metal Sulfides, M: S = 3 :4 and 2:3 |
2.E | Metal Sulfides, M: S <= 1:2 |
2.F | Sulfides of arsenic, alkalies; sulfides with halide, oxide, hydroxide, H2O |
2.G | Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites |
2.H | Sulfosalts of SnS archetype |
2.J | Sulfosalts of PbS archetype |
2.K | Sulfarsenates, Sulfantimonates |
2.L | Unclassified Sulfosalts |
2.M | Oxysulfosalts |
2.A Alloys
2.AA | Alloys of metalloids with Cu, Ag, Au |
2.AB | Ni-metalloid alloys |
2.AC | Alloys of metalloids with PGE |
2.AA Alloys of metalloids with Cu, Ag, Au
2.AA.10a ALGODONITA (Cu1-xAsx)
2.B Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
2.BA | With Cu, Ag, Au |
2.BB | With Ni |
2.BC | With Rh, Pd, Pt, etc. |
2.BD | With Hg, Tl |
2.BE | With Pb (Bi) |
2.BA With Cu, Ag, Au
2.BA.05 CALCOSINA Cu2S
2.C Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
2.CA | With Cu |
2.CB | With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc. |
2.CC | With Ni, Fe, Co, PGE, etc. |
2.CD | With Sn, Pb, Hg, etc. |
2.CB With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
2.CB.05a ESFALERITA ZnS
2.CB.10a Calcopirita CuFeS2
2.CB.30 GERMANITA Cu13Fe2Ge2S16
2.CB.45 GREENOCKITA CdS
2.CD With Sn, Pb, Hg, etc.
2.CD.10 GALENA PbS
2.CD.15a CINABRIO HgS
2.D Metal Sulfides, M: S = 3 :4 and 2:3
2.DA | M:S = 3:4 |
2.DB | M:S = 2:3 |
2.DC | Variable M:S |
2.DB M:S = 2:3
2.DB.05 ESTIBINA Sb2S3
2.E Metal Sulfides, M: S <= 1:2
2.EA | M:S = 1:2 – With Cu, Ag, Au |
2.EB | M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc. |
2.EC | M:S = 1:>2 |
2.EA M:S = 1:2 – With Cu, Ag, Au
2.EA.10 CALAVERITA AuTe2
2.EA.30 MOLIBDENITA MoS2
2.EB M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.
2.EB.05a ESPERRYLITA PtAs2
2.EB.05a PIRITA FeS2
2.EB.05.A SPERRYLITA PtAs2
2.EB.35 RHENIITA ReS2
2.EB.10a MARCASITA FeS2
2.F Sulfides of arsenic, alkalies; sulfides with halide, oxide, hydroxide, H2O
2.FA | With As, (Sb), S |
2.FB | With alkalies (without Cl, etc.) |
2.FC | With Cl, Br, I (halide-sulfides) |
2.FD | With O, OH, H2O |
2.FA With As, (Sb), S
2.FA.15a REJALGAR As4S4
2.FD With O, OH, H2O
2.FD.05 KERMESITA Sb2S2O
2.G Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites
2.GA | Neso-sulfarsenites, etc. without additional S |
2.GB | Neso-sulfarsenites, etc. with additional S |
2.GC | Poly-sulfarsenites |
2.GA Neso-sulfarsenites, etc. without additional S
2.GA.50 BOURNONITA PbCuSbS3
2.GA.05 PROUSTITA Ag3AsS3
2.GB Neso-sulfarsenites, etc. with additional S
2.GB.10 ESTEFANITA Ag5SbS4
2.H Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
2.HA | With Cu, Ag, Fe (without Pb) |
2.HB | With Cu, Ag, Fe, Sn and Pb |
2.HC | With only Pb |
2.HD | With Tl |
2.HE | With alkalies, H2O |
2.HF | With SnS and PbS archetype structure units |
2.HD With Tl
2.HD.45 HUTCHINOSITA TlPbAs5S9 Arsenic (As) may be replaced by Antimony (Sb); the extent of the solid-solution range is unknown.
2.HF With SnS and PbS archetype structure units
2.HF.25a CILINDRITA Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14
2.J Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
2.JA | Galena derivatives with little or no Pb |
2.JB | Galena derivatives, with Pb |
2.JC | Galena derivatives, with Tl |
2.JA Galena derivatives with little or no Pb
2.JA.05.i LIVINGSTONITA HgSb4S6(S2)
2.JB Galena derivatives, with Pb
2.JB.30a JORDANITA Pb14As6S23
2.JC Galena derivatives, with Tl
2.JC.25e GALENOBISMUTITA PbBi2S4