IMA reports

The IMA-CNMMN has published over the past years in several mineralogical journals many official reports which contain the rules and regulations about all aspects of the mineral systematics, including:

Definition of a mineral
Definitions of type mineral specimens
Discreditation of mineral species
End-member formula
Guidelines for polymorphs and polysomes
Mineral symbols
Names, prefixes and suffixes, and adjectival modifiers
Procedures and guidelines on mineral nomenclature
Solid solutions in mineral nomenclature

These reports are available in the CNMNC booklet.

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Nomenclature reports (IMA and non-IMA) not included in the compilation

Can. Mineral., 40 (2002), 1721-1735

Report of the IMA-IUCr Joint Committee on Nomenclature (polytypes): Am. Mineral., 62 (1977), 441-445.
Nomenclature for regular interstratifications: Am. Mineral., 67 (1982), 394-398.
Nomenclature of rare-earth minerals: Am. Mineral., 51 (1966), 152-158, and Am. Mineral., 73 (1988), 422-423.
Modular classification of sulphosalts: Neues Jahrb. Mineral., Abhandl., 160 (1989), 269-297.
Site populations in minerals: terminology and presentation: Can. Mineral., 33 (1995), 907-911.
Nomenclature relevant to clay mineralogy: Clays and Clay Minerals, 54 (2006), 761-772 and Clay Minerals, 41 (2006), 863-877.
Mass discreditation of GQN minerals: Can. Mineral., 44 (2006), 1557-1560

Recent IMA reports on mineral groups

NOMENCLATURE/CLASSIFICATION REPORTS ON MINERAL SUPERGROUPS, OR GROUPS, APPROVED BY THE CNMNC
(from 2010 onwards date of approval taken from the CNMNC Newsletters)

• July 2024: Nolanite supergroup

Bosi, F., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2024): CNMNC Newsletter 80. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36, 599-604.

• July 2024: Kröhnkite supergroup

Bosi, F., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2024): CNMNC Newsletter 80. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36, 599-604.

• February 2024: Ancylite supergroup

Bosi, F., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2024): CNMNC Newsletter 78. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36, 361-367.

• July 2023: Dongchuanite group
Bosi, F., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2023): CNMNC Newsletter 74. European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 659-664.

•    June 2023: Paulkerrite group
Grey, I.E., Boer, S., MacRae, C.M., Wilson, N.C., Mumme, W.G., Bosi, F. (2023) Crystal-chemistry of type paulkerrite and establishment of the paulkerrite group nomenclature. European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 909–919.

•    May 2023: Cerite group
Bosi, F., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2023): CNMNC Newsletter 73. European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 397-402.

•    April 2023: Minium group
Bosi, F., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2023): CNMNC Newsletter 73. European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 397-402.

•    December 2022: Akrochordite group
Bosi, F., Miyawaki, R., U, Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2023): CNMNC Newsletter 71. European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 75-79.

•    October 2022: Kristiansenite group
Miyawaki, R., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2022): CNMNC Newsletter 70. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34, 591-601.

•    October 2022: Mckelveyite group
Miyawaki, R., U, Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2022): CNMNC Newsletter 70. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34, 591-601.

•    October 2022: Triphylite group
Lyalina, L.M., Selivanova, E.A., Hatert, F. (2023): Nomenclature of the triphylite group of minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 427-437.

•    June 2022: Columbite supergroup
Chukanov, N.V., Pasero, M., Aksenov, S.M., Britvin, S.N., Zubkova, N.V., Li, Y., Witzke, T. (2023): Columbite supergroup of minerals: nomenclature and classification. Mineralogical Magazine, 87, 18-33.

•    September 2021: Chabournéite group
Miyawaki, R., U, Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2021): CNMNC Newsletter 63. European Journal of Mineralogy, 33, 639-646.

•    February 2021: Nordite supergroup
Miyawaki, R., U, Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2021): CNMNC Newsletter 60. European Journal of Mineralogy, 33, 203-208.

•    September 2020: Wöhlerite group
Dal Bo, F., Friis, H., Mills, S.J. (2022): Nomenclature of wöhlerite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 661-676.

•    September 2020: Cerite supergroup
Atencio, D. & Azzi, A.A. (2020): Cerite: a new supergroup of minerals and cerite-(La) renamed ferricerite-(La). Mineralogical Magazine, 84, 928-931.

•    July 2020: Pascoite family
Miyawaki, R., U, Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2020): CNMNC Newsletter 56. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32, 443-448.

•    July 2020: Margarosanite group
Holtstam, D., Cámara, F., Karlsson, A. (2021): Installment of the margarosanite group, and data on walstromite-margarosanite solid solutions from the Jakobsberg Mn-Fe deposit, Värmland, Sweden. Mineralogical Magazine, 85, 224-232.

•    February 2020: Fillowite group
Hatert, F., Grew, E.S., Vignola, P., Rotiroti, N., Nestola, F., Keller, P., Baijot, M., Bruni, Y., Fransolet, A.-M., Dal Bo, F., Depret, M. (2021): Crystal chemistry and nomenclature of fillowite-type phosphates. Canadian Mineralogist, 59, 781-796.

•    February 2020: Arctite supergroup
Galuskin, E.V., Galuskina, I., Krüger, B., Krüger, H., Vapnik, Y., Krzątała, A., Środek, D., Zieliński, G. (2021): Nomenclature and classification of the arctite supergroup. Aravaite, Ba2Ca18(SiO4)6[(PO4)3(CO3)]F3O, a new arctite supergroup mineral from Negev Desert, Israel. Canadian Mineralogist, 59, 191-209.

•    February 2020: Walentaite group
Grey, I.E., Hochleitner, R., Rewitzer, C., Riboldi-Tunnicliffe, A., Kampf, A.R., MacRae, C.M., Mumme, W.G., Kaliwoda, M., Friis, H., Martin, C.U. (2020): The walentaite group and the description of a new member, alcantarillaite, from the Alcantarilla mine, Belalcázar, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain: Mineralogical Magazine, 84, 412-419.

•    February 2020: Magnetoplumbite group
Holtstam, D. & Hålenius, U. (2020): Nomenclature of the magnetoplumbite group. Mineralogical Magazine, 84, 376-380.

•    April 2019: Tetrahedrite group
Biagioni, C., George, L.L., Cook, N.J., Makovicky, E., Moëlo, Y., Pasero, M., Sejkora, J., Stanley, C.J., Welch, M.D., Bosi, F. (2020): The tetrahedrite group: nomenclature and classification. American Mineralogist, 105, 109-122.

•    April 2019: Calcioferrite group
Grey, I.E., Kampf, A.R., Smith, J.B., Williams, T., MacRae, C.M. (2019): The calcioferrite group approved and kingsmountite redefined. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 1007-1014.

•    March 2019: Rhodonite group
Shchipalkina, N.V., Pekov, I.V., Chukanov, N.V., Biagioni, C., Pasero, M. (2019): Crystal chemistry and nomenclature of rhodonite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 83, 829-835.

•    July 2018: Alluaudite supergroup
Hatert, F. (2019): A new nomenclature scheme for the alluaudite supergroup. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 807-822.

•    April 2018: Jahnsite group
Hålenius, U, Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2018): CNMNC Newsletter 43. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30, 647-652.

•    April 2018: Welinite group
Hålenius, U, Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2018): CNMNC Newsletter 43. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30, 647-652.

•    March 2018: Spinel supergroup
Bosi, F., Biagioni, C., Pasero, M. (2019): Nomenclature and classification of the spinel supergroup. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 183-192.

•    December 2017: Rockbridgeite group
Grey, I.E., Kampf, A.R., Keck, E., Cashion, J.D., MacRae, C.M., Gozukara, Y., Peterson, V.K., Shanks, F.L. (2019): The rockbridgeite group approved and a new member, ferrorockbridgeite, (Fe2+,Mn2+)2(Fe3+)3(PO4)3(OH)4(H2O), described from the Hagendorf Süd pegmatite, Oberpfalz, Bavaria. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 389-397.

•    October 2017: Gatelite supergroup
Bonazzi, P., Holtstam, D., Bindi, L. (2019): Gatelite-supergroup minerals: recommended nomenclature and review. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 173-181.

•    October 2017: Schoonerite group
Grey, I.E., Kampf, A.R., Keck, E., MacRae, C.M., Cashion, J.D., Gozukara, Y. (2018): Crystal chemistry of schoonerite-group minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30, 621-634.

•    August 2017: Ericssonite group
Sokolova, E., Hawthorne, F.C., Cámara, F., Back, M.E. (2018): The ericssonite group of Fe3+ disilicate minerals. Canadian Mineralogist, 56, 95-99.

•    February 2017: Graftonite group
Hawthorne, F. & Pieczka, A. (2018): Classification of the minerals of the graftonite group. Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 1301-1306.

•    August 2016: Gadolinite supergroup
Bačík, P., Miyawaki, R., Atencio, D., Cámara, F., Fridrichová, J. (2017): Nomenclature of the gadolinite supergroup. European Journal of Mineralogy, 29, 1067-1082.

•    August 2016: Seidozerite supergroup
Sokolova, E. & Cámara, F. (2017): The seidozerite supergroup of TS-block minerals: nomenclature and classification, with change of the following names: rinkite to rinkite-(Ce), mosandrite to mosandrite-(Ce), hainite to hainite-(Y) and innelite-1T to innelite-1A. Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 1457-1484.

•    August 2016: Hyalotekite group
Hålenius, U, Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2016): CNMNC Newsletter 33. Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 1135-1144.

•    March 2016: Perovskite supergroup
Mitchell, R.H., Welch, M.D., Chakhmouradian, A.R. (2017): Nomenclature of the perovskite supergroup: A hierarchical system of classification based on crystal structure and composition. Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 411-461.

•    July 2015: Astrophyllite supergroup
Sokolova, E., Cámara, F., Hawthorne, F.C., Ciriotti, M.E. (2017): The astrophyllite supergroup: nomenclature and classification. Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 143-153.

•    August 2014: Laueite supergroup
Mills, S.J. & Grey, I.E. (2015): Nomenclature for the laueite supergroup. Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 243-246.

•    June 2014: Tobermorite supergroup
Biagioni, C., Merlino, S., Bonaccorsi, E. (2015): The tobermorite supergroup: a new nomenclature. Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 485-495.

•    March 2014: Mayenite supergroup
Galuskin, E.V., Gfeller, F., Galuskina, I.O., Armbruster, T., Bailau, R., Sharygin, V.V. (2015): Mayenite supergroup, part I: Recommended nomenclature. European Journal of Mineralogy, 27, 99-111.

•    August 2012: Dumorterite supergroup
Pieczka, A., Evans, R.J., Grew, E.S., Groat, L.A., Ma, C., Rossman, G.R. (2013): The dumorterite supergroup. I. A new nomenclature for the dumortierite and holtite groups. Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 2825-2839.

•    August 2012: Hydrotalcite supergroup
Mills, S.J., Christy, A.G., Génin, J.-M.R., Kameda, T., Colombo, F. (2012): Nomenclature of the hydrotalcite supergroup: natural layered double hydroxides. Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 1289-1336.

•    April 2012: Garnet supergroup
Grew, E.S., Locock, A.J., Mills, S.J., Galuskina, I.O., Galuskin, E.V., Hålenius, U. (2013): The nomenclature of the garnet supergroup: American Mineralogist, 98, 785-811.

•    April 2012: Amphibole supergroup
Hawthorne, F.C., Oberti, R., Harlow, G.E., Maresch, W.V., Martin, R.F., Schumacher, J.C., Welch, M.D. (2012): Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup. American Mineralogist, 97, 2031-2048.

•    November 2011: Hollandite supergroup
Biagioni, C., Capalbo, C., Pasero, M. (2013): Nomenclature tunings in the hollandite supergroup: European Journal of Mineralogy, 25, 85-90.

•    December 2010: Heteropolymolybdate family
Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., Rumsey, M.S., Dini, M., Birch, W.D., Spratt, J., Pluth, J.J., Steele, I.M., Jenkins, R.A., Pinch, W.W. (2012): The heteropolymolybdate family: structural relations, nomenclature scheme and new species: Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 1175-1207.

•    April 2010: Pharmacosiderite supergroup
Williams, P.A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. (2010): CNMNC Newsletter 2. Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 375-377.

•    2011: Tourmaline supergroup
Henry, D.J., Novák, M., Hawthorne, F.C., Ertl, A., Dutrow, B.L., Uher, P., Pezzotta, F. (2011): Nomenclature of the tourmaline-supergroup minerals. American Mineralogist, 96, 895-913.

•    2010: Alunite supergroup
Bayliss, P., Kolitsch, U., Nickel, E.H., Pring, A. (2010): Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature. Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 919-927.

•    2010: Pyrochlore supergroup
Atencio, D., Andrade, M.B., Christy, A.G., Gieré, R., Kartashov, P.M. (2010): The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature. Canadian Mineralogist, 48, 673-698.
Christy, A.G. & Atencio, D., (2013): Clarification of status of species in the pyrochlore supergroup. Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 13-20.

•    2010: Apatite supergroup
Pasero, M., Kampf, A.R., Ferraris, C., Pekov, I.V., Rakovan, J., White, T.J. (2010): Nomenclature of the apatite supergroup minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy, 22, 163-179.

•    2009: Lovozerite group
Pekov, I.V., Krivovichev, S.V., Zolotarev, A.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Armbruster, T., Pakhomovsky, Y.A. (2009): Crystal chemistry and nomenclature of the lovozerite group. European Journal of Mineralogy, 21, 1061-1071.

•    2008: Sulfosalt supergroup
Moëlo, Y., Makovicky, E., Mozgova, N.N., Jambor, J.L., Cook, N., Pring, A., Paar, W., Nickel, E.H., Graeser, S., Karup-Møller, S., Balic-Žunic, T., Mumme, W.G., Vurro, F., Topa, D, Bindi, L., Bente, K., Shimizu, M. (2008): Sulfosalt systematics: a review. Report of the sulfosalt sub-committee of the IMA Commission on Ore Mineralogy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 20, 7-46.

•    2008: Sapphirine supergroup
Grew, E.S., Hålenius, U., Pasero, M., Barbier, J. (2008): Recommended nomenclature for the sapphirine and surinamite groups (sapphirine supergroup). Mineralogical Magazine, 72, 838-876.

•    2006: Arrojadite group
Chopin, C., Oberti, R., Cámara, F. (2006): The arrojadite enigma: II. Compositional space, new members, and nomenclature of the group. American Mineralogist, 91, 1260-1270.

•    2006: Epidote supergroup
Armbruster, T., Bonazzi, P., Akasaka, M., Bermanec, V., Chopin, C., Gieré, R., Heuss-Assbichler, S., Liebscher, A., Menchetti, S., Pan, Y., Pasero, M. (2006): Recommended nomenclature of epidote-group minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy, 18, 551-567.

•    2003: Eudialyte group
Johnsen, O., Ferraris, G., Gault, R.A., Grice, J.D., Kampf, A.R., Pekov, I.V. (2003): The nomenclature of eudialyte-group minerals. Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 785-794.

•    2002: Högbomite supergroup
Armbruster, T. (2002): Revised nomenclature of högbomite, nigerite, and taaffeite minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy, 14, 389-395.

•    2002: Labuntsovite supergroup
Chukanov, N.V., Pekov, I.V., Khomyakov, A.P. (2002): Recommended nomenclature for labuntsovite-group minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy, 14, 165-173.

•    2002: Hellandite group
Oberti, R., Della Ventura, G., Ottolini, L., Hawthorne, F.C., Bonazzi, P. (2002): Re-definition, nomenclature and crystal-chemistry of the hellandite group. American Mineralogist, 87, 745-752.

•    1998: Mica supergroup
Rieder, M., Cavazzini, G., D’yakonov, Y.S., Frank-Kamenetskii, V.A., Gottardi, G., Guggenheim, S., Koval’, P.V., Müller, G., Neiva, A.M.R., Radoslovich, E.W., Robert, J.-L., Sassi, F.P., Takeda, H., Weiss, Z., Wones, D.R. (1998): Nomenclature of the Micas. Clays and Clay Minerals, 46, 586-595.

•    1998: Zeolite family
Coombs, D.S., Alberti, A., Armbruster, T., Artioli, G., Colella, C., Galli, E., Grice, J.D., Liebau, F., Mandarino, J.A., Minato, H., Nickel, E.H., Passaglia, E., Peacor, D.R., Quartieri, S., Rinaldi, R., Ross, M., Sheppard, R.A., Tillmanns, E., Vezzalini, G. (1998). Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the subcommittee on zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names. Mineralogical Magazine, 62, 533-571.

•    1997: Amphibole supergroup [obsolete - superseded by a more recent (2012) report]
Leake, B.E., Woolley, A.R., Arps, C.E.S., Birch, W.D., Gilbert, M.C., Grice, J.D., Hawthorne, F.C., Kato, A., Kisch, H.J., Krivovichev, V.G., Linthout, K., Laird, J., Mandarino, J.A., Maresch, W.V., Nickel, E.H., Rock, N.M.S., Schumacher, J.C., Smith, D.C., Stephenson, N.C.N., Ungaretti, L., Whittaker, E.J.W., and Guo, Y. (1997): Nomenclature of amphiboles: Report of the subcommittee on amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names. Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 219-246.

•    1991: PGE alloys
Harris, D.C. & Cabri, L.J. (1991): Nomenclature of platinum-group-element alloys; review and revision. Canadian Mineralogist, 29, 231-237.

•    1989: Pyroxene supergroup
Morimoto, N., Fabries, J., Ferguson, A.K., Ginzburg, I.V., Ross, M., Seifert, F.A., Zussman, J., Aoki, K., Gottardi, G. (1989): Nomenclature of pyroxenes. Mineralogical Magazine, 52, 425-433.