{"id":19719,"date":"2024-02-18T21:17:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T21:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westgem.shop\/?p=19719"},"modified":"2024-02-18T21:17:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T21:17:48","slug":"classification-of-minerals-according-to-strunz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westgem.shop\/en\/uncategorized\/classification-of-minerals-according-to-strunz_19719\/","title":{"rendered":"Classification of minerals according to Strunz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Elements<\/strong>This class includes natural elements that occur in pure form. It includes metals such as gold and silver, semi-metals and non-metals such as diamond. These minerals are particularly valued for their pure occurrence and their use in jewelry and industry.\n
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    • Gold<\/strong>Valuable precious metal, often used in jewelry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Silver<\/strong>Used in both jewelry and industrial applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Copper<\/strong>Important for electrical cables, also used in alloys.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Diamond<\/strong>Extremely hard material, popular in jewelry and for cutting tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Sulphides and sulphosalts<\/strong>Contain sulphide anions. These minerals are often ore minerals from which metals are extracted.\n
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      • Pyrite<\/strong>Also known as fool's gold, important as a source of sulphur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Galena<\/strong>Most important source of lead ore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Chalcopyrite<\/strong>Most important source of copper ore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Halides<\/strong>Contain halogen ions. Many are important because of their colors or as raw materials.\n
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        • Halite (rock salt)<\/strong>Important as table salt and in industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Fluorite<\/strong>Used in fluoride extraction and as a flux in metallurgy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Oxides and hydroxides<\/strong>This class includes minerals with oxygen ions. They are often important ores or have abrasive properties.\n
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          • Rutile<\/strong>Most important source of titanium ore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Hematite<\/strong>Most important iron ore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Corundum<\/strong>Base of ruby and sapphire, used as an abrasive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Carbonates and nitrates<\/strong>Contain carbonate or nitrate groups. Many are important raw materials or are used as gemstones.\n
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            • Calcite<\/strong>: Basic component of limestone, important for cement production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Malachite<\/strong>Popular for jewelry and as an ornamental stone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Azurite<\/strong>Is often found together with malachite as copper ore and ornamental stone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Borates<\/strong>Contain borate groups. Important for the production of borax and other boron compounds.\n
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              • Borax<\/strong>Used in cleaning agents, as a flux in jewelry production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Sulfates, chromates, molybdates, tungstates<\/strong>This class includes minerals with sulphate groups. Many are useful as pigments or in industry.\n
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                • Barite<\/strong>Used as barite in the oil and gas industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Plaster<\/strong>: Base material for plasterboard and stucco.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Phosphates, arsenates, vanadates<\/strong>Contain phosphate, arsenate or vanadate groups. Important for the fertilizer industry or as gemstones.\n
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                  • Apatite<\/strong>Most important source of phosphorus for fertilizers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Turquoise<\/strong>Popular gemstone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Silicates<\/strong>The largest class includes minerals with silicon and oxygen as well as various metals. Many are important as gemstones or in the ceramics industry.\n
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                    • Feldspar<\/strong>Important for the porcelain and glass industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Quartz<\/strong>Used in many ways, e.g. in watches, as a gemstone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Amethyst, aquamarine, tourmaline, olivine, topaz, moldavite<\/strong>Popular gemstones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Organic compounds<\/strong>Minerals that contain organic compounds. These are rarer and include materials such as amber.\n
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                      • Amber<\/strong>Fossil resin, popular for jewelry and handicrafts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unkategorisiert"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westgem.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westgem.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westgem.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westgem.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westgem.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westgem.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19719\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westgem.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westgem.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westgem.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}