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''Dana's System of Mineralogy'' (7th Edition), is the standard [[mineral]] reference. Every mineral species included belongs in one of fifteen classes, beginning with "[[Native Elements|native elements]]" and ending with "[[silicates]]." The minerals are classified on the basis of their [[crystal]] [[chemistry]] -- that is, their chemical makeup and [[crystal structure]]. Chesterman, p. 343
These are the fifteen mineral classes:
#[[Native Elements]]
#[[Sulfides, Arsenides and Tellurides]]
#[[Sulfosalts]]
#[[Simple Oxides]]
#[[Hydroxides]]
#[[Multiple Oxides]]
#[[Halides]]
#[[Carbonates]]
#[[Borates]]
#[[Sulfates]]
#[[Chromates]]
#[[Phosphates, Arsenates, and Vanadates]]
#[[Vanadium Oxysalts]]
#[[Molybdates and Tungstates]]
#[[Silicates]]
Chesterman, Contents
=Sources=
*Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)
These are the fifteen mineral classes:
#[[Native Elements]]
#[[Sulfides, Arsenides and Tellurides]]
#[[Sulfosalts]]
#[[Simple Oxides]]
#[[Hydroxides]]
#[[Multiple Oxides]]
#[[Halides]]
#[[Carbonates]]
#[[Borates]]
#[[Sulfates]]
#[[Chromates]]
#[[Phosphates, Arsenates, and Vanadates]]
#[[Vanadium Oxysalts]]
#[[Molybdates and Tungstates]]
#[[Silicates]]
Chesterman, Contents
=Sources=
*Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)