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New Carbon Minerals

New carbon minerals verified since December 2015

 

How many new carbon minerals can collectors find by 2019? Click on the names to read more about the new mineral and the team behind its discovery. Red boxes indicate minerals with chemistry predicted by the research.

 
Last update from the IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification: May 2019

Abellaite

1
Abellaite

Tinnunculite

2
Tinnunculite

3
Marklite

4
Middlebackite

Leószilárdite. Photographer Travis Olds.

5
Leószilárdite

Ewingite. Photographer Travis Olds.

6
Ewingite

Braunerite, via Mindat

7
Braunerite

8
Parisite-(La)

roymillerite

9
Roymillerite

Markeyite

10
Markeyite

stracherite

11
Stracherite

wampenite

12
Wampenite

Triazolite crystals

13
Triazolite

Somersetite, courtesy of Oleg Siidra

14
Somersetite

Marchettiite

15
Marchettiite

Ramazzoite

16
Ramazzoite

Paddlewheelite photo by Travis Olds

17
Paddlewheelite

Phoxite

18
Phoxite

fiemmeite

19
Fiemmeite

meyrowitzite

20
Meyrowitzite

Alterite. Malcom Alter, via Rruff.

21
Alterite

aravaite

22
Aravaite

23
Akopovaite

Uroxite

24
Uroxite

pseudomarkeyite-3.5mmFOV

25
Pseudomarkeyite

Šlikite

26
Šlikite

davidbrownite-1.14mmFOV

27
Davidbrownite-(NH4)

Edscottite

28
Edscottite

Lazaraskeite

29
Lazaraskeite

Natromarkeyite

30
Natromarkeyite

31
Metauroxite

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