NEW MINERALS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION ON NEW MINERALS AND MINERAL NAMES OF THE INTERNATIONAL MINERALOGICAL ASSOCIATION IN 1997

摘要

The information given here is provided by the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, I.M.A. for comparative purposes and as a service to mineralogists working on new species.Each mineral is described in the following format:IMA No (any relationship to other minerals)Chemical FormulaCrystal system, space groupUnit cell parametersColour; lustre; diaphaneityOptical propertiesStrongest lines in the X-ray powder diffraction patternThe names of these approved species are considered confidential information until the authors have published their descriptions or released information themselves.