New minerals recently approved by the IMA-CNMNC

The information given in the files mentioned below is provided by the IMA-CNMNC for comparative purposes and as a service to mineralogists working on new species.

The names of these approved species are considered confidential information until the authors have published their descriptions or released information themselves. No other information will be released by the Commission.

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in June and July 2024: (80EJM)
New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in April and May 2024: (79EJM)
New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in February and March 2024: (78EJM)
New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in December 2023 and January 2024: (77MM) (77EJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in October and November 2023: (76MM) (76EJM )

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in August and September 2023: (75MM) (75EJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in June and July 2023: (74MM) (74EJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in April and May 2023: (73MM) (73EJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in February and March: (72MM) (72EJM)

Mineral symbols: Updated list of IMA-CNMNC mineral symbols (March 2023) (IMA-CNMNC mineral symbols - March 2023).

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in December 2022 and January 2023 (71MM) (71EJM)

Mineral symbols: Updated list of IMA-CNMNC mineral symbols (December 2022) (IMA-CNMNC mineral symbol picker 2022).

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in October and November 2022 (70MM) (70EJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in August and September 2022 (69MM) (69EJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in June and July 2022 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in April and May 2022 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in February and March 2022 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in December 2021 and January 2022 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in October and November 2021 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in August and September 2021 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in June and July 2021 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

Mineral symbols: All existing mineral species have been assigned a symbol (The list of current mineral symbols)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in April and May 2021 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in February and March 2021 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in December 2020 and January 2021 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in October and November 2020 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in August and September 2020 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in June and July 2020 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in April and May 2020 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in February and March 2020 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)(pdfEJM Corrigendum)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in December 2019 and January 2020 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in October and November 2019 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in August and September 2019 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in June and July 2019 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in April and May 2019 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in February and March 2019 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in December 2018 and January 2019 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in October and November 2018 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in August and September 2018 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in June and July 2018 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in April and May 2018 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in February and March 2018 (pdfMM) (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in December 2017 and January 2018 (pdfEJM) (pdfMM);

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in October and November 2017 (pdfMM); (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in August and September 2017 (pdf MM); (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in June and July 2017 (pdfMM); (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in April and May 2017 (pdf MM); (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in February and March 2017 (pdfMM); (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in December 2016 and January 2017 (pdfMM); (pdfEJM)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in October and November 2016 (PDF format)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in August and September 2016 (PDF format)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in June and July 2016 (PDF format)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in April and May 2016 (PDF format)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in February and March 2016 (PDF format)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in December 2015 (PDF format)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in October and November 2015 (PDF format)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in August and September 2015 (PDF format)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in June and July 2015 (PDF format)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in April and May 2015 (PDF format)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in February and March 2015 (PDF format)

New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in November and December 2014, and January 2015 (PDF format)

Minerals approved in August and September 2014, and other recent nomenclature decisions (PDF format)

Minerals approved in June and July 2014, and other recent nomenclature decisions (PDF format)

Minerals approved in February, March, April and May 2014, and other recent nomenclature decisions (PDF format)

Minerals approved in December 2013 and January 2014, and other recent nomenclature decisions (PDF format)

Minerals approved in October and November 2013, and other recent nomenclature decisions (PDF format)

Minerals approved in July, August and September 2013, and other recent nomenclature decisions (PDF format)

Minerals approved in September to February, March, April, May and June 2013, and other recent nomenclature decisions (PDF format)

Minerals approved in September to December 2012 and January 2013, and other recent nomenclature decisions (PDF format)

Minerals approved in June, July and August 2012, plus errata, approvals withdrawn and other recent nomenclature decisions (PDF format)

Erratum CNMNC Newsletter 13 (PDF format)

Minerals approved in February, March, April and May 2012 (PDF format)

Minerals approved in 2011 (PDF format)

Minerals approved in 2010 (PDF format)

Minerals approved in 2009 (PDF format)

Minerals approved in 2008 (PDF format)

Minerals approved in 2007 (PDF format)

Minerals approved in 2006 (PDF format)

Minerals approved in 2005 (PDF format)

Minerals approved in 2004 (PDF format)

Minerals approved in 2003 (PDF format)

The CNMNC chairman published a column with the title 'New Minerals: Help or Hindrance?'
in the magazine Elements, Vol. 1 (2005), p. 178.

The CNMNC chairman published a column with the title 'Missing Minerals'
in the magazine Elements, Vol. 3 (2007), p. 360.