Mineral group
In
mineral species with essentially the same crystal structure and composed of chemically similar elements.[1]
For example, the
aluminum Al3+
may replace some silicon
atoms Si4+may replace some silicon
in the backbone, with extra B or C cations to balance the charges.
List of groups]
- Alunite group
- Amphibole group
- Aragonite group
- Arsenic minerals
- Blodite group
- Calcite group
- Cancrinite group
- Clay minerals group
- Descloizite group
- Dolomite group
- Epidote group
- Feldspar group
- Feldspathoid
- Garnet group
- Hematite group
- Humite group
- Ilmenite group
- Langbeinites
- Mica group
- Pyroxene group
- Rutile group
- Serpentine group
- Smectite group
- Sodalite group
- Spinel group
- Tetradymite group
See also
References
Amphibole group
Mica group
Serpentine group
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