Carbonate minerals are those minerals containing the carbonate ion, CO32-.
Calcite group: trigonal
Calcite CaCO3
Gaspéite (Ni,Mg,Fe2+)CO3
Magnesite MgCO3
Otavite CdCO3
Rhodochrosite MnCO3
Siderite FeCO3
Smithsonite ZnCO3
Spherocobaltite CoCO3
Aragonite group: orthorhombic
Aragonite CaCO3
Cerussite PbCO3
Strontianite SrCO3
Witherite BaCO3
Rutherfordine UO2CO3
Natrite Na2CO3
Dolomite group: trigonal
Ankerite CaFe(CO3)2
Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2
Huntite Mg3Ca(CO3)4
Minrecordite CaZn(CO3)2
Barytocalcite BaCa(CO3)2
Carbonate with hydroxide: monoclinic
Azurite Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hydrocerussite Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite Cu2CO3(OH)2
Rosasite (Cu,Zn)2CO3(OH)2
Phosgenite Pb2(CO3)Cl2
Hydrozincite Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Aurichalcite (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hydromagnesite Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2.4H2O
Ikaite CaCO3·6(H2O)
Lansfordite MgCO3·5(H2O)
Monohydrocalcite CaCO3·H2O
Natron Na2CO3·10(H2O)
Zellerite Ca(UO2)(CO3)2·5(H2O)
The carbonate class in both the Dana and the Strunz classification systems include the nitrates.
IMA-CNMNC proposes a new hierarchical scheme (Mills et al., 2009). 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)
Tekto: 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
05.A Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O
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