These tables are intended to list of all known carbonate-bearing minerals for which names have been approved by the International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals and New Mineral Names. Table II lists the carbonate-bearing minerals that contain halides or sulfate. If you spot an error or a missing mineral, or if you have some other comment or query, please contact Bruce Railsback.
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Introduction to these tables.
Table I: The pure carbonate minerals.
Table III: The carbonate-bearing minerals with phosphate, borate, arsenate, or silicate.
Table IV: The carbonate-bearing minerals with multiple other anions.
Table V: Recently recognized carbonate-bearing minerals.
Under each of the following headings, minerals are listed in order of increasing charge on the most highly charged cation.
| Carbonate-Bearing Minerals with Other Anions | ||||
| Mineral Name | Chemical Formula | Notes (1) | ref (2) | No. (3) |
| CHLORIDE-BEARING CARBONATES | ||||
| Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl | MA | x | 12.1.1 |
| Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl | x | x | 7.2.1 |
| Defernite | Ca3CO3(OH,Cl)4.H2O | x | x | 7.3.1 |
| Tatarskite | Ca6Mg2(SO4)2(CO3)2Cl4(OH)4.7H2O | MA | x | 12.4.1 |
| Sakhaite | Ca12Mg4(CO3)4(BO3)7Cl(OH)2 | MA | x | 12.4.2 |
| Chlorartinite [96-005] | Mg2(CO3)Cl(OH).3(H2O) | x | x | 7.5.1 |
| Philolithite [96-020] | Pb12Mn(Mn,Mg)4(Mg,Mn)2SO4(CO3)4O6Cl4(OH)12 | MA | x | 12.5.1 |
| Barstowite | Pb4CO3Cl6.H2O | x | x | 7.6.1 |
| Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 | x | x | 7.6.2 |
| Holdawayite | Mn6(CO3)2(OH)7(Cl,OH) | x | x | 7.6.3 |
| Ashburtonite | HPb4Cu4Si4O12(HCO3)4(OH)4Cl | MA | x | 12.6.1 |
| Wherryite | Pb4Cu(SO4)2CO3(Cl,OH)2O | MA | x | 12.6.2 |
| Reederite-(Y) | (Na,Mn,Fe)15(Y,REE)2(CO3)9(SO3F)Cl | MA | 1985 | 12.7.1 |
| Mineevite-(Y) | Na25Ba(Y,Gd,Dy)2(CO3)11(HCO3)4(SO4)2F2Cl | MA | x | 12.7.2 |
| Chlormagaluminite | (MgFe)4Al2(OH)12(Cl2,CO3).2H2O | x | x | 7.8.1 |
| Tunisite | NaCa2Al4(CO3)4(OH)8Cl | x | x | 7.8.2 |
| Davyne | (Na,Ca,K)8Al6Si6O24(Cl,SO4,CO3)2-3 | MA | x | 12.8.1 |
| Vishnevite | (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,CO3,Cl2)2-4.nH2O | MA | x | 12.8.2 |
| Liottite | (Ca,Na)4(Si,Al)6O12(SO4,CO3,OH,Cl)2.nH2O | MA | x | 12.8.3 |
| Microsommite | (Na,Ca,K)7-8(Si,Al)12O24(Cl,SO4,CO3)2-3 | MA | x | 12.8.6 |
| Afghanite | (Na,Ca,K)8(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,Cl,CO3)3.H2O | MA | x | 12.8.7 |
| Franzinite | (Na,Ca)7(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,CO3,OH,Cl)3.H2O | MA | x | 12.8.8 |
| Sacrofanite | (Na,Ca,K)9(Si,Al)12O24[(OH)2,SO4,CO3,Cl2]3.nH2O | MA | x | 12.8.9 |
| Harkerite | Ca24Mg8Al2Si8(O,OH)32(BO3)8(CO3)8(H2O,Cl) | MA | x | 12.8.10 |
| SULFATE-BEARING CARBONATES | ||||
| Burkeite | Na6CO3(SO4)2 | x | x | 8.1.1 |
| Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl | MA | x | 12.1.1 |
| Tychite | Na6Mg2SO4(CO3)4 | x | x | 8.2.1 |
| Ferrotychite | Na6(Fe,Mn,Mg)2SO4(CO3)4 | x | x | 8.2.2 |
| Manganotychite | Na6Mn2SO4(CO3)4 | x | x | 8.2.3 |
| Rapidcreekite | Ca2SO4CO3.4H2O | x | x | 8.3.1 |
| Thaumasite | Ca3SiCO3SO4(OH)6.12H2O | x | x | 12.3.3 |
| Tatarskite | Ca6Mg2(SO4)2(CO3)2Cl4(OH)4.7H2O | x | x | 12.4.1 |
| Philolithite [96-020] | Pb12Mn(Mn,Mg)4(Mg,Mn)2SO4(CO3)4O6Cl4(OH)12 | MA | x | 12.5.1 |
| Leadhillite | Pb4SO4(CO3)2(OH)2 | x | x | 8.6.1 |
| Susannite | Pb4SO4(CO3)2(OH)2 | x | x | 8.6.2 |
| Macphersonite | Pb4SO4(CO3)2(OH)2 | x | x | 8.6.3 |
| Caledonite | Cu2Pb5(SO4)3CO3(OH)6 | x | x | 8.6.4 |
| Paraotwayite | Ni(OH)2-x(SO4,CO3)0.5x | x | x | 8.6.5 |
| Nakauriite | Cu8(SO4)4CO3(OH)6.48H2O | x | x | 8.6.6 |
| Schulenbergite | (Cu,Zn)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10.3H2O | x | x | 8.6.7 |
| Brianyoungite | Zn3(SO4,CO3)(OH)4 | 1993 | MM57:665 | 8.6.8 |
| Wherryite | Pb4Cu(SO4)2CO3(Cl,OH)2O | MA | x | 12.6.2 |
| Gartrellite | Pb(Cu,Fe)2(AsO4,SO4)2(CO3,H2O)0.7 | MA | x | 12.6.3 |
| Reederite-(Y) | (Na,Mn,Fe)15(Y,REE)2(CO3)9(SO3F)Cl | MA | 1985 | 12.7.1 |
| Mineevite-(Y) | Na25Ba(Y,Gd,Dy)2(CO3)11(HCO3)4(SO4)2F2Cl | MA | x | 12.7.2 |
| Abenakiite | Na26(REE)6(SiO3)6(PO4)6(CO3)6(SO2)O | MA | 1995 | 12.7.4 |
| Nasledovite | PbMn3Al4(CO3)4SO4O5.5H2O | x | x | 8.8.1 |
| Motukoreaite | NaMg19Al12(CO3)6.5(SO4)4(OH)54.28H2O | x | x | 8.8.2 |
| Carbonate-cyanotrychite | Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12.2H2O | x | x | 8.8.3 |
| Carrboydite | (Ni,Cu)14Al9(SO4,CO3)6(OH)43.7H2O | x | x | 8.8.4 |
| Davyne | (Na,Ca,K)8Al6Si6O24(Cl,SO4,CO3)2-3 | MA | x | 12.8.1 |
| Vishnevite | (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,CO3,Cl2)2-4.nH2O | MA | x | 12.8.2 |
| Liottite | (Ca,Na)4(Si,Al)6O12(SO4,CO3,OH,Cl)2.nH2O | MA | x | 12.8.3 |
| Latiumite | K2Ca6(Si,Al)11O25(SO4,CO3) | MA | x | 12.8.4 |
| Tuscanite | K(Ca,Na)6(Si,Al)10O22[SO4,CO3,(OH)2].H2O | MA | x | 12.8.5 |
| Microsommite | (Na,Ca,K)7-8(Si,Al)12O24(Cl,SO4,CO3)2-3 | MA | x | 12.8.6 |
| Afghanite | (Na,Ca,K)8(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,Cl,CO3)3.H2O | MA | x | 12.8.7 |
| Franzinite | (Na,Ca)7(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,CO3,OH,Cl)3.H2O | MA | x | 12.8.8 |
| Sacrofanite | (Na,Ca,K)9(Si,Al)12O24[(OH)2,SO4,CO3,Cl2]3.nH2O | MA | x | 12.8.9 |
| Camerolaite | Cu4Al2[HSbO4,SO4](OH)10CO3.2H2O | MA | x | 12.8.11 |
| Kegelite | Pb8Al4Si8(SO4)2(CO3)4(OH)8O20 | MA | x | 12.8.12 |
| Silvialite | Ca4Al6Si6O24(SO4)0.6(CO3)0.4 | 1999 | MM63:321; AM85:264 |
12.8.13 |
| Hauckite | Fe3+3(Mg,Mn)24Zn18(SO4)4(CO3)2(OH)81 | x | error in HMI | 8.9.1 |
| Mountkeithite | (Mg,Ni)11(Fe3+,Cr,Al)3(OH)24(SO4,CO3)3.5.11H2O | x | x | 8.9.2 |
| Jouravskite | Ca3Mn4+(SO4,CO3)2(OH)6.13H2O | x | x | 8.10.1 |
| Schrockingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F.10H2O | MA | x | 12.11.1 |
| FLUORIDE-BEARING CARBONATES | ||||
| Sheldrickite | NaCa3(CO3)2F3.H2O | 1997 | MR28:486; AM82:1262 | 9.2.1 |
| Rouvilleite | Na3(Ca,Mn,Fe)2(CO3)3F | x | x | 9.2.2 |
| Carletonite | KNa4Ca4Si8O18(CO3)4(OH,F).H2O | MA | x | 12.2.1 |
| Brenkite | Ca2CO3F2 | x | x | 9.3.1 |
| Carbonate-fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3F | MA | x | 12.3.1 |
| Fukalite | Ca4Si2O6CO3(OH,F)2 | MA | x | 12.3.2 |
| Bastnasite-(Ce) | (Ce,La)CO3F | x | x | 9.7.1 |
| Bastnasite-(La) | (La,Ce)CO3F | x | x | 9.7.2 |
| Bastnasite-(Y) | (Y,Ce)CO3F | x | x | 9.7.3 |
| Parisite-(Ce) | Ca(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2 | x | x | 9.7.4 |
| Parisite-(Nd) | Ca(Nd,Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2 | x | x | 9.7.5 |
| Synchsite-(Ce) | Ca(Ce,La)(CO3)2F | x | x | 9.7.6 |
| Synchsite-(Y) | Ca(Y,Ce)(CO3)2F | x | x | 9.7.7 |
| Synchsite-(Nd) | Ca(Nd,Y,Gd)(CO3)2F | x | x | 9.7.8 |
| Rontgenite-(Ce) | Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3 | x | x | 9.7.9 |
| Cordylite-(Ce) | Ba(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2 | x | x | 9.7.10 |
| Baiyuneboite-(Ce) | NaBaCe2(CO3)4F | x | (5) | 9.7.11 |
| Huanghoite-(Ce) | BaCe(CO3)2F | x | x | 9.7.12 |
| Zhonghuacerite-(Ce) | Ba2Ce(CO3)3F | x | x | 9.7.13 |
| Cebaite-(Ce) | Ba3Ce2(CO3)5F2 | x | (6) | 9.7.14 |
| Kukharenkoite-(Ce) | Ba2Ce(CO3)3F | 1997 | AM82:1039 | 9.7.15 |
| Hydroxyl-bastnasite-(Ce) | (Ce,La)CO3(OH,F) | x | x | 9.7.16 |
| Hydroxyl-bastnasite-(Nd) | (Nd,Ce,La)CO3(OH,F) | x | x | 9.7.17 |
| Hydroxyl-bastnasite-(La) | (La,Ce)CO3(OH,F) | x | x | 9.7.18 |
| Horvathite-(Y) | NaYCO3F2 | 1997 | CM35:743 | 9.7.19 |
| Lukechangite-(Ce) | Na3Ce2(CO3)4F | 1997 | AM82:1255 | 9.7.20 |
| Reederite-(Y) | (Na,Mn,Fe)15(Y,REE)2(CO3)9(SO3F)Cl | MA | 1985 | 12.7.1 |
| Mineevite-(Y) | Na25Ba(Y,Gd,Dy)2(CO3)11(HCO3)4(SO4)2F2Cl | MA | x | 12.7.2 |
| Daqingshanite-(Ce) | (Sr,Ca,Ba)3(Ce,La)PO4(CO3)3-x(OH,F)x | MA | error in HMI | 12.7.3 |
| Stenonite | (Sr,Ba,Na)2AlCO3F5 | x | x | 9.8.1 |
| Barentsite | Na7AlH2(CO3)4F4 | x | x | 9.8.2 |
| Montroyalite | Sr4Al8(CO3)3(OH.F)26.10-11H2O | x | x | 9.8.3 |
| Kettnerite | CaBiOCO3F | x | x | 9.9.1 |
| Thorbastnaisite | Th(Ca,Ce)(CO3)2F2.3H2O | x | x | 9.10.1 |
| Albrechtschraufite | Ca4Mg(UO2)2(CO3)6F2.17H2O | x | x | 9.11.1 |
| Schrockingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F.10H2O | MA | x | 12.11.1 |
Footnotes:
1 Notes for Railsback's use. "MA" Indicates a carbonate-bearing mineral with multiple other anions and thus one listed in the last section of the table.
2 For minerals that post-date Clark's (1993) Hey's Mineral Index, volume and page on which they are reported in American Mineralogist (or other publication as noted).
3 Column number.row number.mineral number in Figure 1 of Railsback's 1999 paper on "Patterns in the compositions, properties, and geochemistry of carbonate minerals"(Carbonates and Evaporites, v. 14, p. 1-20).
5 Baiyuneboite-(Ce) may be identical to Cordylite-(Ce), and approval of the name was withdrawn (AM 75:240). It is nonetheless retained as a separate mineral here, simply to maintain consistency with many other mineral lists.
6 Cebaite-(Ce) was never approved by the CNMMN but is included here for the sake of consistency with most mineral lists.