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e-Rocks Mineral Database

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The e-Rocks database holds over 500K mineral items and 2.5 Million photos, developed over 15 years. It is an excellent resource to explore minerals and their localities in reference to collecting and commerce.

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Strunz Grouping

This list contains all valid mineral names arranged by Strunz grouping, by exploring this list you will see our minerals compared to the Strunz classification.

Name Search

This section lets you explore our database of minerals by name, variety or colloquialism - plus other items in our database.

Strunz Title Formula Items
5.CA.05 Nesquehonite

MgCO3·3H2O

64
5.CA.10 Lansfordite

MgCO3·5H2O

25
5.CA.20 Hellyerite

NiCO3·6H2O

47
5.CB.05 Thermonatrite

Na2CO3·H2O

57
5.CB.10 Natron

Na2CO3·10H2O

15
5.CB.15 Trona

Na3H(CO3)2·2H2O

87
5.CB.20 Monohydrocalcite

CaCO3·H2O

45
5.CB.25 Ikaite

CaCO3·6H2O

74
5.CB.30 Pirssonite

Na2Ca(CO3)2·2H2O

83
5.CB.35 Gaylussite

Na2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O

72
5.CB.40 Chalconatronite

Na2Cu(CO3)2·3H2O

80
5.CB.45 Baylissite

K2Mg(CO3)2·4H2O

1
5.CB.50 Tuliokite

Na6BaTh(CO3)6·6H2O

8
5.CC. Bainbridgeite-(YCe)

Na2Ba2YCe(CO3)6 · 3H2O

17
5.CC.05 Donnayite-(Y)

NaCaSr3Y(CO3)6·3H2O

161
5.CC.05 Ewaldite

Ba(Na,Ca,Y,Ce,K)(CO3)2·2.6H2O

84
5.CC.05 Mckelveyite-(Y)

NaCaBa3Y(CO3)6·3H2O

71
5.CC.05 Weloganite

Na2Sr3Zr(CO3)6·3H2O

296
5.CC.10 Tengerite-(Y)

Y2(CO3)3·2-3H2O

93
5.CC.15 Kimuraite-(Y)

Ca(Y,Nd)2(CO3)4·6H2O

71
5.CC.15 Lokkaite-(Y)

Ca(Y,Gd,Nd,Dy)4(CO3)7·9H2O

43
5.CC.20 Shomiokite-(Y)

Na3Y[CO3]3·3H2O

96
5.CC.25 Calkinsite-(Ce)

(Ce,La)2(CO3)3·4H2O

5
5.CC.25 Lanthanite-(Ce)

(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)3·8H2O

84
5.CC.25 Lanthanite-(La)

(La,Ce)2(CO3)3·8H2O

17
5.CC.25 Lanthanite-(Nd)

(Nd,La)2(CO3)3·8H2O

46
5.CC.30 Adamsite-(Y)

NaY[CO3]2·6H2O

180
5.CC.35 Decrespignyite-(Y)

Cu(Y,REE)4(CO3)4(OH)5Cl·2H2O

178