Minerals By Class
Minerals can be organized, mainly according to their chemistry, into the following classes:
| CLASS | Consisting of: | |
| Carbonates | The Carbonates, the Nitrates and the Borates | |
| Elements | The Metals and their alloys and the Nonmetals | |
| Halides | The Fluorides, the Chlorides and the Iodides | |
| Oxides | The Oxides and the Hydroxides | |
| Phosphates | The Phosphates, the Arsenates, the Vanadates and the Antimonates | |
| Silicates | The Silicates (the largest class) | |
| Sulfates | The Sulfates, the Sulfites, the Chromates, the Molybdates, the Selenates, the Selenites, the Tellurates, the Tellurites and the Tungstates (or the Wolframates) | |
| Sulfides | The Sulfides, the Selenides, the Tellurides, the Arsenides, the Antimonides, the Bismuthinides and the Sulfosalts | |
| Mineraloids | The "Minerals" that lack crystal structure! | |
| Organics | The "Minerals" composed of organic chemicals! |
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