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minerals
Carbon-based mineral species (oxalates, hydrocarbons, resins).
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minerals · Organic Mineral minerals
Mineraloid
Amber
C₁₀H₁₆O (fossil resin)
Organic Mineral
Amorphous
Mohs 2–2.5
Abelsonite
NiC₃₁H₃₂N₄
Organic Mineral
Triclinic
Mohs 3
Acetamide
CH₃CONH₂
Organic Mineral
Hexagonal
Mohs 1–1.5
Allantoin
C₄H₆N₄O₃
Organic Mineral
Mohs 1.5
Alterite
Zn₂Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₄(C₂O₄)₂(OH)₄·17H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Ammineite
CuCl₂·2NH₃
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
Mohs 1
Antipinite
KNa₃Cu₂(C₂O₄)₄
Organic Mineral
Triclinic
Mohs 2
A
Argesite
(NH₄)₇Bi₃Cl₁₆
Organic Mineral
Hexagonal
Barberiite
(NH₄)BF₄
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
B
Bojarite
Cu₃(N₃C₂H₂)₃(OH)Cl₂·6H₂O
Organic Mineral
Cubic
Mohs 2
Bosoite
SiO₂·nCₓH₂ₓ₊₂
Organic Mineral
Hexagonal
Mohs 6.5–7
B
Branchite
C₂₀H₃₄
Organic Mineral
Triclinic
B
Brontesite
(NH₄)₃PbCl₅
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
C
Calclacite
Ca(CH₃COO)Cl·5H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
C
Caoxite
Ca(C₂O₄)·3H₂O
Organic Mineral
Triclinic
Carpathite
C₂₄H₁₂
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 1
Chanabayaite
Cu₂Cl(N₃C₂H₂)₂(NH₃,Cl,H₂O, )₄
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2
Chibaite
SiO₂·n(CH₄,C₂H₆,C₃H₈,C₄H₁₀) (nmaₓ = 3/17)
Organic Mineral
Cubic
Mohs 5.5–7
C
Cohenite
CFe₃
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
Mohs 5.5–6
C
Coskrenite-(Ce)
Ce₂(SO₄)₂(C₂O₄)·8H₂O
Organic Mineral
Triclinic
D
Dashkovaite
Mg(HCOO)₂·2H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 1
D
Davidbrownite-(NH4)
(NH₄)₅(V⁴⁺O)₂(C₂O₄)[PO₂.₇₅(OH)₁.₂₅]₄·3H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 2
D
Dendoraite-(NH4)
(NH₄)₂NaAl(C₂O₄)(PO₃OH)₂(H₂O)₂
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Deveroite-(Ce)
Ce₂(C₂O₄)₃·10H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 2–2.5
D
Dinite
C₂₀H₃₆
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
E
Earlandite
Ca₃(C₆H₅O₇)₂·4H₂O
Organic Mineral
Triclinic
E
Edscottite
Fe₅C₂
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
E
Ernstburkeite
Mg(CH₃SO₃)₂·12H₂O
Organic Mineral
Hexagonal
Mohs 2
Evenkite
C₂₃H₄₈
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
Mohs 1
F
Falottaite
MnC₂O₄·3H₂O
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2.5
Fichtelite
C₁₉H₃₄
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 1
Fiemmeite
Cu₂(C₂O₄)(OH)₂·2H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Flagstaffite
C₁₀H₂₂O₃
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
Formicaite
Ca(CHOO)₂
Organic Mineral
Tetragonal
Mohs 1
Freitalite
C₁₄H₁₀
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 1
G
Glushinskite
Mg(C₂O₄)·2H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 2
Guanine
C₅H₃(NH₂)N₄O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Haxonite
(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆
Organic Mineral
Cubic
Hoelite
C₁₄H₈O₂
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 1.43
Hoganite
Cu(CH₃COO)₂·H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 1.5
Humboldtine
Fe²⁺(C₂O₄)·2H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 1.5–2
Idrialite
C₂₂H₁₄
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
Mohs 1–1.5
I
Isovite
(Cr,Fe)₂₃C₆
Organic Mineral
Cubic
Mineraloid
Jet
C — fossilized wood
Organic Mineral
Amorphous
Mohs 2.5–4
Joanneumite
Cu(C₃N₃O₃H₂)₂(NH₃)₂
Organic Mineral
Mohs 1
Julienite
Na₂Co(SCN)₄·8H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Katsarosite
Zn(C₂O₄)·2H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Khamrabaevite
TiC
Organic Mineral
Cubic
Kishonite
VH₂
Organic Mineral
Cubic
Kladnoite
C₆H₄(CO)₂NH
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
K
Kratochvílite
C₁₃H₁₀
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
K
Kyanoxalite
Na₇(Al₅₋₆Si₆₋₇O₂₄)(C₂O₄)₀.₅₋₁.₀·5H₂O
Organic Mineral
Hexagonal
Mohs 5–5.5
Lazaraskeite
Cu(C₂H₃O₃)₂
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 2
L
Levinsonite-(Y)
YAl(SO₄)₂(C₂O₄)·12H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Lindbergite
Mn(C₂O₄)·2H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5
M
Magnesioalterite
Mg₂Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₄(C₂O₄)₂(OH)₄·17H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Marchettiite
C₅H₇N₅O₃
Organic Mineral
Triclinic
Melanophlogite
C₂H₁₇O₅·Si₄₆O₉₂
Organic Mineral
Cubic
Mohs 6.5–7
Mellite
Al₂C₆(COO)₆·16H₂O
Organic Mineral
Tetragonal
Mohs 2–2.5
M
Metauroxite
(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)(OH)₂(H₂O)₂
Organic Mineral
Triclinic
Mohs 2
M
Middlebackite
Cu₂C₂O₄(OH)₂
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 2
Minguzzite
K₃Fe³⁺(C₂O₄)₃·3H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Moolooite
Cu(C₂O₄)·nH₂O
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
N
Natrosulfatourea
Na₂(SO₄)[CO(NH₂)₂]
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
Mohs 1.5
Natroxalate
Na₂(C₂O₄)
Organic Mineral
Mohs 3
Niobocarbide
NbC
Organic Mineral
Cubic
Mohs 5
N
Novgorodovaite
Ca₂(C₂O₄)Cl₂·2H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5
Oxammite
(NH₄)₂(C₂O₄)·H₂O
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2.5
P
Paceite
CaCu(CH₃COO)₄·6H₂O
Organic Mineral
Tetragonal
Mohs 1.5
P
Panichiite
(NH₄)₂SnCl₆
Organic Mineral
Cubic
P
Phoxite
(NH₄)₂Mg₂(C₂O₄)(PO₃OH)₂(H₂O)₄
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5
P
Phylloretine
C₁₈H₁₈
Organic Mineral
P
Pigotite
Al₄C₆H₅O₁₀·13H₂O
Organic Mineral
Q
Qusongite
WC
Organic Mineral
Hexagonal
Ravatite
C₁₄H₁₀
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 1
R
Refikite
C₂₀H₃₄O₂
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
R
Relianceite-(K)
K₄Mg(V⁴⁺O)₂(C₂O₄)(PO₃OH)₄(H₂O)₁₀
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5
Salammoniac
(NH₄)Cl
Organic Mineral
Cubic
Mohs 1–2
Simonellite
C₁₉H₂₄
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
S
Slyudyankaite
Na₂₈Ca₄(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆(S₆)₁/₃(CO₂)·2H₂O
Organic Mineral
Triclinic
S
Stanevansite
Mg(C₂H₃O₃)₂·2H₂O
Organic Mineral
S
Stepanovite
NaMgFe³⁺(C₂O₄)₃·9H₂O
Organic Mineral
Hexagonal
Mohs 2
Tantalcarbide
TaC
Organic Mineral
Cubic
Mohs 6–7
T
Thebaite-(NH4)
(NH₄)₃Al(C₂O₄)(PO₃OH)₂(H₂O)
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 1.5–2
Tinnunculite
C₅H₄N₄O₃·2H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Tongbaite
Cr₃C₂
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
Mohs 8.5
Triazolite
NaCu₂(N₃C₂H₂)₂(NH₃)₂Cl₃·4H₂O
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2
Tsaregorodtsevite
N(CH₃)₄Si₄(SiAl)O₁₂
Organic Mineral
Orthorhombic
Mohs 6
Urea
CO(NH₂)₂
Organic Mineral
Tetragonal
U
Uricite
C₅H₄N₄O₃
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 1.5
U
Uroxite
[(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)(OH)₂(H₂O)₂]·H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 2
Wampenite
C₁₈H₁₆
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 1
Weddellite
Ca(C₂O₄)·2H₂O
Organic Mineral
Tetragonal
Mohs 4
W
Wheatleyite
Na₂Cu(C₂O₄)₂·2H₂O
Organic Mineral
Triclinic
Mohs 1–2
Whewellite
Ca(C₂O₄)·H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5–3
Y
Yarlongite
(Cr₄Fe₄Ni)C₄
Organic Mineral
Hexagonal
Mohs 5.5–6
Z
Zhemchuzhnikovite
NaMgAl(C₂O₄)₃·9H₂O
Organic Mineral
Hexagonal
Mohs 2
Zugshunstite-(Ce)
CeAl(SO₄)₂(C₂O₄)·12H₂O
Organic Mineral
Monoclinic