Katana VentraIP

Native element mineral

Native element minerals are those elements that occur in nature in uncombined form with a distinct mineral structure. The elemental class includes metals, intermetallic compounds, alloys, metalloids, and nonmetals. The Nickel–Strunz classification system also includes the naturally occurring phosphides, silicides, nitrides, carbides, and arsenides.

"*" – discredited (IMA/CNMNC status).

"?" – questionable/doubtful (IMA/CNMNC status).

"REE" – (Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu)

Rare-earth element

"PGE" – (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt)

Platinum-group element

Greek

Free element

Gangue

Native metal

Native state