Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals
All
CIM references are taken from the THIRD EDITION of Hey's Mineral Index, by A.
Clark, Dept. of Mineralogy, Natural History Museum, London.
Book Information: 852
pages. hard cover. Published by Chapman & Hall, London 1993.
Hey's Mineral Index
groups all minerals into one of 32 groups based on their chemistry. mindat.org
allows you to search for minerals using these groupings.
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below to view subgroups or minerals in each of Hey's groups.
Primary Groups
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| 1 | Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au) |
| 2 | Carbides, Nitrides, Silicides and Phosphides |
| 3 | Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1) |
| 4 | Oxysulphides |
| 5 | Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6) |
| 6 | Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides |
| 7 | Oxides and Hydroxides |
| 8 | Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates |
| 9 | Borates |
| 10 | Borates with other anions |
| 11 | Carbonates |
| 12 | Carbonates with other anions |
| 13 | Nitrates |
| 14 | Silicates not Containing Aluminum |
| 15 | Silicates of Aluminum |
| 16 | Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals |
| 17 | Silicates Containing other Anions |
| 18 | Niobates and Tantalates |
| 19 | Phosphates |
| 20 | Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions) |
| 21 | Vanadates (and vanadates with arsenate or phosphate) |
| 22 | Phosphates, Arsenates or Vanadates with other Anions |
| 23 | Arsenites |
| 24 | Antimonates and Antimonites |
| 25 | Sulphates |
| 26 | Sulphates with Halide |
| 27 | Sulphites, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates |
| 28 | Selenites, Selenates, Tellurites, and Tellurates |
| 29 | Iodates |
| 30 | Thiocyanates |
| 31 | Oxalates, Citrates, Mellitates and Acetates |
