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Additionally, the term "all" is a shortcut to place every unspecified element in the NONE OF category...the string "C all" will return results that are composed entirely of Carbon.

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desirability
- -1 = not yet examined
- 0 = not needed
- 1 = low priority
- 2 = if excellent sample
- 3 = if visible
- 4 = high priority
IMA Status
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- Discredited
- Grandfathered
- Pending publication
- Questionable mineral species
- Redefined
- Renamed
Mineral Groups
- Asbestos
- Fleischers Glossary 2008
  - adelite-descloizite
    - adelite subgroup
    - descloizite subgroup
  - aenigmatite
  - aeschynite
  - aikinite
  - alluaudite
  - alum
  - alunite-jarosite
    - alunite subgroup
    - beudantite subgroup
    - dussertite subgroup
    - florencite subgroup
    - jarosite subgroup
    - plumbogummite subgroup
    - svanbergite subgroup
  - amblygonite
  - amphibole
    - group 1 Mg-Fe-Mn-Li
    - group 2 Ca
    - group 3 Na-Ca
    - group 4 Na
    - group 5 Na-Ca-Mg-Fe-Mn-Li
  - ancylite
  - andalusite
  - apatite
  - aphthitalite
  - apophyllite
  - aragonite
  - argyrodite
  - arsenic
  - arseniosiderite
  - arsenopyrite
  - arthurite
  - astrophyllite
  - atacamite
  - atelestite
  - aubertite
  - autunite
  - axinite
  - bafertisite
  - Bastnäsite
  - benitoite
  - benjaminite
  - berlinite
  - berthierite
  - beryl
  - berzeliite
  - bjarebyite
  - Blödite
  - boracite
  - bournonite
  - brackebuschite
  - bradleyite
  - braunite
  - brucite
  - bukovite
  - burbankite
  - calcioferrite
  - calcite
  - calomel
  - cancrinite-sodalite
    - cancrinite subgroup
    - sodalite subgroup
  - carnotite
  - carpholite
  - celestine
  - cervantite
  - chalcanthite
  - chalcoalumite
  - chalcophanite
  - chalcopyrite
  - chevkinite
  - chlorite
  - cobaltite
  - cobaltomenite
  - columbite-euxenite
    - columbite subgroup
    - euxenite subgroup
  - cooperite
  - copiapite
  - copper
  - coronadite
  - crichtonite
  - cylindrite
  - danburite
  - derbylite
  - devilline
  - diaspore
  - dickinsonite
  - djerfisherite
  - dolomite
  - Dufrénite
  - dugganite
  - dumortierite
  - dundasite
  - durangite
  - epidote
  - epistolite
  - epsomite
  - ettringite
  - eucairite
  - eudialyte
  - fairfieldite
  - feldspar
  - fergusonite
  - fernandinite
  - fillowite
  - fleischerite
  - franconite
  - gadolinite-datolite
    - datolite subgroup
    - gadolinite subgroup
  - gainesite
  - galena
  - ganophyllite
  - garnet
  - germanite
  - gillespite
  - halite
  - halotrichite
  - hauchecornite
  - hausmannite
  - hellandite
  - hematite
  - herderite
  - hexahydrite
  - hilairite
  - hogbomite
  - howieite
  - humboldtine
  - humite
    - humite subgroup
    - reinhardbraunsite subgroup
  - hureaulite
  - hydromagnesite
  - hydrotalcite
  - ilesite
  - ilmenite
  - inderite
  - iraqite
  - iron
  - jahnsite
  - jarlite
  - joaquinite
  - kaolinite-serpentine
    - kaolinite subgroup
    - serpentine subgroup
  - kieserite
  - kittatinnyite
  - kobellite
  - koechlinite
  - koritnigite
  - labuntsovite
  - lamprophyllite
  - langbeinite
  - langite
  - lanthanite
  - lapieite
  - lawsonite
  - lazulite
  - lead
  - leucophosphite
  - lindackerite
  - linnaeite
  - lithidionite
  - lovozerite
  - ludwigite
  - manasseite
  - mantienneite
  - Marcasite-Löllingite
    - Löllingite subgroup
    - marcasite subgroup
  - matildite
  - matlockite
  - mckelveyite
  - medenbachite
  - melanterite
  - melilite
  - melonite
  - mica
    - brittle micas
    - interlayer-deficient micas
    - true micas
  - milarite
  - mixite
  - modderite
  - molybdenite
  - monazite
  - mooreite
  - nantokite
  - nepheline
  - neptunite
  - nickeline
  - nigerite
  - nordite
  - northupite
  - nowackiite
  - olivenite
  - olivine
  - orthopinakiolite
  - osmium
  - ottrelite
  - overite
  - palygorskite
  - parisite
  - pentlandite
  - periclase
  - perovskite
  - pharmacolite
  - pharmacosiderite
  - phosphosiderite
  - phosphuranylite
  - picromerite
  - pinakiolite
  - plagionite
  - platinum
  - plumboferrite
  - polybasite
  - preisingerite
  - pumpellyite
  - pyrite
  - pyrochlore
    - betafite subgroup
    - microlite subgroup
    - pyrochlore subgroup
  - pyrosmalite
  - pyroxene
  - quintinite
  - rasvumite
  - reddingite
  - remondite
  - retzian
  - reyerite
  - rhabdophane
  - rhodonite
  - rosasite
  - roscherite
  - roselite
  - rosenbuschite
  - rossite
  - rutile
  - samarskite
  - scapolite
  - scheelite
  - schoepite
  - schreyerite
  - scorodite
  - sepiolite
  - skutterudite
  - smectite
  - spangolite
  - sphalerite
  - spinel
  - stannite
  - staurolite
  - stewartite
  - stibiconite
  - stibnite
  - stottite
  - strunzite
  - synchysite
  - taaffeite
  - talc
  - tantalcarbide
  - tapiolite
  - taramellite
  - tennantite
  - tetradymite
  - thortveitite
  - titanite
  - tourmaline
  - triphylite
  - triplite
  - trippkeite
  - tritomite
  - tsumcorite
  - tuhualite
  - tulameenite
  - turquoise
  - uraninite
  - valleriite
  - vesuvianite
  - vivianite
  - wagnerite
  - wardite
  - welinite
  - wickmanite
  - wicksite
  - wilkmanite
  - willemite
  - wodginite
  - wolframite
  - wollastonite
  - woodwardite
  - wurtzite
  - wyllieite
  - Wöhlerite
  - xenotime
  - zemannite
  - zeolite
    - brewsterite series
    - chabazite series
    - clinoptilolite series
    - dachiardite series
    - erionite series
    - faujasite series
    - ferrierite series
    - gmelinite series
    - heulandite series
    - levyne series
    - mazzite series
    - paulingite series
    - phillipsite series
    - stilbite series
    - thomsonite series
  - zinc
  - zippeite
  - zircon
  - zvyagintsevite
- Gemstones
  - Extremely rare
  - Rare
  - Readily available
  - Unlikely available
- Native Element
- Organic
- Rock-forming
- Structural groups
  - Acanthite
  - Acetate
  - Adelite
  - Adranosite
  - Aeschynite
  - Ajoite
  - Akrochordite
  - Albertiniite
  - Alcaparrosaite
  - Aldermanite
  - Allactite
  - allanite
  - Allargentum
  - Allophane
  - Alluaudite
    - Bobfergusonite
    - Manitobaite
    - Wyllieite
  - Alstonite
  - Alterite
  - Alum
  - Aluminite
  - Alumohydrocalcite
  - Alunite
    - Alunite
    - beudantite
    - crandallite
  - Alvanite
  - Amarantite
  - Amorphous
  - Amphibole
    - amphiboles calcic
    - amphiboles Mg-Fe-Mn-Li
    - amphiboles Na-Ca-Mg-Fe-Mn-Li
    - amphiboles sodic
    - amphiboles sodic-calcic
  - Analcime
  - Anastasenkoite
  - Ancylite
  - Andalusite
  - Andyrobertsite
  - Anthoinite
  - Anthonyite
  - Apatite
  - Aphthitalite
  - Apophyllite
  - Aragonite
  - Aramayoite
  - Aravaipaite
  - Arcanite
  - Ardennite
  - Argyrodite
  - Arisite
  - Arrojadite
  - Arsenic
  - Arseniosiderite
  - Arsenoclasite
  - Arsenolamprite
    - Claudetite
  - Arsenolite
  - Arsenopyrite
  - Arsmirandite
  - Arthurite
  - Artinite
  - Asisite
  - Astrophyllite
    - Astrophyllite
    - Devitoite
    - Kupletskite
  - Atacamite
  - Atelestite
  - Atheneite
  - Aubertite
  - Auricupride
  - Autunite
  - Axinite
  - Backite
  - Baddeleyite
  - Baotite
  - Baratovite
  - Barringerite
  - Baryte
  - Bastnäsite
  - Batisite
  - Bavenite
  - Benitoite
  - Beraunite
  - Berdesinskiite
  - Berthierite
  - Beryl
  - Beryllonite
  - Betpakdalite
  - Biphosphammite
  - Biraite
  - Bismutite
  - Bixbyite
  - Bjarebyite
  - Blödite
  - Boracite
  - Botryogen
  - Bournonite
  - Bouškaite
  - Bowieite
  - Brackebuschite
  - Bradleyite
  - Brannerite
  - Braunite
  - Brewsterite
  - Brianroulstonite
  - Brochantite
  - Brookite
  - Brownleeite
  - Brownmillerite
  - Brucite
  - Buckhornite
  - Bukovite
  - Bulachite
  - Burbankite
  - Burgessite
  - Bussyite
  - Calaverite
  - Calcioferrite
    - Schoonerite
  - Calcite
    - Dolomite
  - Caledonite
  - Calzirtite
  - Cancrinite
  - Cancrinite-sodalite
  - Carbocernaite
  - Carletonite
  - Carminite
  - Carnallite
  - Carpholite
  - Catapleiite
  - Cerchiaraite
  - Cerite
  - Cetineite
  - Chabazite
  - Chabournéite
  - Chalcanthite
  - Chalcoalumite
  - Chalcophyllite
  - Chalcopyrite
  - Chalcostibite
  - Chenevixite
  - Chenite
  - Cherokeeite
  - Chevkinite
  - Childrenite
  - Chlorite
  - Chloritoid
  - Chlorophoenicite
  - Chlorothionite
  - Chrisstanleyite
  - Chukhrovite
  - Churchite
  - Claringbullite
  - Clay
  - Clinocervantite
  - Clinozoisite
  - Cobaltite
  - Cobaltomenite
  - Columbite
  - Compreignacite
  - Connellite
  - Copiapite
  - Copper
  - Coquimbite
  - Cordylite
  - Coronadite
  - Corrensite
  - Corundum
  - Covellite
  - Crichtonite
  - Cristobalite
  - Cryptochalcite
  - Cuatrocapaite
  - Cubanite
  - Cyanotrichite
  - Cylindrite
  - Dachiardite
  - Dadsonite
  - Danburite
  - Dansite
  - Delrioite
  - Demicheleite
  - Dervillite
  - Descloizite
  - Devilline
  - Diamond
  - Diaspore
  - Digenite
  - Djerfisherite
  - Dmisteinbergite
  - Dobrovolskyite
  - dollaseite
  - Domeykite
  - Dongchuanite
  - Dufrénite
  - Dugganite
  - Dumortierite
  - Dundasite
  - Edingtonite
  - Edtollite
  - Ellenbergerite
  - Elpidite
  - Enargite
  - Epidote
  - Epsomite
  - Ericssonite
  - Erionite
  - Ershovite
  - Ettringite
  - Euchlorine
  - Eudialyte
  - Fairchildite
  - Fairfieldite
  - Feldspar
  - Ferdowsiite
  - Feroxyhyte
  - Ferrierite
  - Fettelite
  - Fianelite
  - Fillowite
  - Fleischerite
  - Fluckite
  - Fluocerite
  - Fluorite
  - Flurlite
  - Formate
  - Fornacite
  - Fritzscheite
  - Gadolinite
  - Gagarinite
  - Gaidonnayite
  - Gajardoite
  - Galkhaite
  - Ganomalite
  - Garnet
  - Gatelite
  - Gelosaite
  - Geocronite
  - Germanite
  - Gillespite
  - Gilmarite
  - Gismondine
  - Glycolate
  - Gmelinite
  - Graftonite
  - Gravegliaite
  - Guarinoite
  - Guilleminite
  - Gypsum
  - Gyrolite
  - Görgeyite
  - Günterblassite
  - Halotrichite
  - Harkerite
  - Harmotome
  - hauchecornite
  - Haxonite
  - Hellandite
  - Hematolite
  - Hereroite
  - Heulandite
  - Hewettite
  - Hexahydrite
  - Hilgardite
  - Hogbömite
    - Ferrohögbomite
    - Magnesiohogbömite
    - Nigerite
      - Ferronigerite
      - Magnesionigerite
      - Zinconigerite
    - Zincohögbomite
  - Holtedahlite
  - Hopeite
  - Howardevansite
  - Hulsite
  - Humboldtine
  - Humite
  - Hureaulite
  - Hyalotekite
  - Hydrotalcite
  - Ilinskite
  - Ilvaite
  - Iranite
  - Iron
  - Isomertieite
  - Itelmenite
  - Ivanyukite
  - Jacutingaite
  - Jahnsite
  - Jalpaite
  - Jarlite
  - Jeffbenite
  - Jeppeite
  - Jingwenite
  - Joaquinite
  - Johannite
  - Jorgkellerite
  - Junoite
  - Kanonerovite
  - Kaolinite
  - Katiarsite
  - Katoptrite
  - Kaňkite
  - Keyite
  - Khademite
  - Khatyrkite
  - Kieserite
  - Kingstonite
  - Klebelsbergite
  - Klyuchevskite
  - Kobellite
  - Koritnigite
  - Kornerupine
  - Kotoite
  - Kozyrevskite
  - Kristiansenite
  - Ktenasite
  - Kuvaevite
  - Labuntsovite
  - Lammerite-β
  - Langbeinite
  - Lanthanite
  - Lapieite
  - Larderellite
  - Lasalite
  - Latiumite
  - Laueite
  - Lawsonite
  - Lazulite
  - Leifite
  - Lemoynite
  - Lepersonnite
  - Lepidocrocite
  - Leucophosphite
  - Leydetite
  - Libethenite
  - Lillianite
  - Linarite
  - Lindackerite
  - Lingunite
  - Lipscombite
  - Liroconite
  - Litidionite
  - Lovozerite
    - Imandrite
    - Koashvite
    - Zirsinalite–Lovozerite
  - Lucabindiite
  - Ludwigite
  - Lyonsite
  - Lévyne
  - Löllingite
  - Madocite
  - Magnetoplumbite
  - Magnussonite
  - Malachite
  - Maletoyvayamite
  - Malhmoodite
  - Malladrite
  - Mandarinoite
  - Manganostibite
  - Marcasite
  - Margarosanite
  - Markeyite
  - Mathesiusite
  - Matlockite
  - Mayenite
  - Mckelveyite
  - Medaite
  - Medenbachite
  - Melanterite
  - Melilite
  - Melonite
  - Mendeleevite
  - Meneghinite
  - Menezesite
  - Meta-autunite
  - Metavoltine
  - Mica
  - Milarite
  - Millerite
  - Millosevichite
  - Minasragrite
  - Minium
  - Mixite
  - Modderite
  - Mohite
  - Molybdenite
  - Molybdophyllite
  - Monazite
  - Moraskoite
  - Mordenite
  - Murdochite
  - Nabimusaite
  - Nadorite
  - Nafeasite
  - Natroautunite
  - Natrochalcite
    - Helmutwinklerite
  - Natrolite
  - Naumannite
  - Neptunite
  - Neyite
  - Nickeline
  - Nolanite
  - Nordgauite
  - Nordite
  - Northupite
  - Not in a structural group
  - Nowackiite
  - Nuwaite
  - Odintsovite
  - Ohmilite
  - Okanoganite
  - Olivine
    - Sarcopside
  - Orpiment
  - Overite
  - Owyheeite
  - Oxalate
  - Ozerovaite
  - Palmierite
  - Palygorskite
  - Pandoraite
  - Paqueite
  - Parahopeite
  - Paralstonite
  - Parisite
  - Pascoite
  - Paulkerrite
  - Pavonite
  - Pectolite
  - Pentlandite
  - Percleveite
  - Perettiite
  - Perhamite
  - Perovskite
  - Pertsevite
  - Peterandresenite
  - Petrovicite
  - Pharmacosiderite
  - Phenakite
  - Philipsburgite
  - Phosphocyclite
  - Phosphofibrite
  - Phosphophyllite
  - Phosphosiderite
  - Phosphovanadylite
  - Phosphuranylite
  - Picromerite
  - Plancheite
  - Polybasite
  - Post-spinel
  - Potarite
  - Pottsite
  - Prehnite
  - Pseudobrookite
  - Pumpellyite
  - Pyracmonite
  - Pyrite
  - Pyrochlore
    - betafite
    - Elsmoreite
    - microlite
    - Pyrochlore
    - Roméite
  - Pyrophyllite
  - Pyrosmalite
  - Pyroxene
  - Quadratite
  - Quartz
  - Radekškodaite
  - Ramsdellite
  - Raspite
  - Reddingite
  - Retzian
  - Rhabdoborite
  - Rhabdophane
  - Rhodesite
  - Rhodizite
  - Rhodonite
  - Rinneite
  - Rockbridgeite
  - Rocksalt
  - Roscherite
  - Roselite
  - Rosenbergite
  - Routhierite
  - Rowlandite
  - Ruizite
  - Rutile
  - Römerite
  - Sabieite
  - Samarskite
  - Saneroite
  - Santite
  - Sapphirine
  - Sartorite
  - Scacchite
  - Scapolite
  - Scheelite
  - Schieffelinite
  - Schoepite
  - Schreyerite
  - Schubnelite
  - Seelite
  - Seidozerite
    - Bafertisite
    - Lamprophyllite
      - Bornemanite
    - Murmanite
    - Rinkite
  - Sengierite
  - Sepiolite
  - Serpentine
  - Sincosite
  - Skutterudite
  - Smectite-vermiculite
  - Smolyaninovite
  - Sodalite
  - Souzalite
  - Spangolite
  - Sphalerite
  - Spinel
  - Spurrite-Afwillite
  - Stannite
  - Stannoidite
  - Starkeyite
  - Staurolite
  - Steacyite
  - Stepanovite
  - Sternbergite
  - Stewartite
  - Stibnite
  - Stilbite
  - Stillwaterite
  - Stilpnomelane
  - Straczekite
  - Strunzite
  - Struvite
  - Sulphur
  - Svornostite
  - Symplesite
  - Syngenite
  - Taaffeite
    - Ferrotaaffeite
    - Magnesiotaaffeite
  - Talc
  - Tamarugite
  - Tapiolite
  - Taranakite
  - Tarbuttite
  - Tengerite
  - Terskite
  - Tetradymite
  - Tetrahedrite
  - Thalhammerite
  - Thermessaite
  - Thomsonite
  - Thortveitite
  - Tikhonenkovite
  - Titanite
    - Amblygonite
  - Tivanite
  - Tobermorite
  - Tochilinite
  - Topaz
  - Tourmaline
  - Tridymite
    - Nepheline
  - Triplite
  - Tundrite
  - Tungstite
  - Turquoise
  - Tyrolite
  - Ullmannite
  - Umbite
  - Ursilite
  - Uytenbogaardtite
  - Valleriite
  - Vauxite
  - Veatchite
  - Vergasovaite
  - Vesuvianite
  - Veszelyite
  - Viitaniemiite
  - Vitusite
  - Vivianite
  - Volborthite
  - Voltaite
  - Vurroite
  - Wadsleyite
  - Wagnerite
  - Walentaite
  - Wardite
  - Warwickite
  - Watkinsonite
  - Wavellite
  - Weberite
  - Weissbergite
  - Welinite
  - Wickenburgite
  - Wicksite
  - Wilkmanite
  - Wolframite
  - Wollastonite
  - Woodwardite
  - Wurtzite
  - Wöhlerite
  - Wölsendorfite
  - Xanthoconite
  - Xifengite
  - Yttrotungstite
  - Yurmarinite
  - Zadovite
  - Zemannite
  - Zinkenite
  - Zinkosite
  - Zippeite
  - Zircon
  - Zirconolite
  - Zorite
- Textbook minerals
- Zeolite
not a mineral
Not an IMA approved mineral
Origins
- Asteroid
- biomineral
- Comet
- Earth
- Mars
- Meteorite
- Moon
- Synthetic
water soluble

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Valence Elements:

This field is supposed to store Chemical Elements, and therefore gets searched differently than other fields in ODR.

Elements entered without a prefix will be interpreted as requiring ALL OF them.

Any elements prefixed with the "!" character will be interpreted as requiring NONE OF them.

If you have at least two elements prefixed with the "~" (tilde) character, then this will be interpreted as requiring AT LEAST ONE OF them.

As an example, the string "C O ~N ~H !Na !Ca" will return results that have ALL OF(C, O), and have AT LEAST ONE OF(N, H), and NONE OF(Na, Ca).

Additionally, the term "all" is a shortcut to place every unspecified element in the NONE OF category...the string "C all" will return results that are composed entirely of Carbon.

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