{{Short description|Elements that occur in nature as minerals in uncombined form}} {{Multiple issues| {{more footnotes|date=May 2016}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2016}} }}
[[File:Copper-114517.jpg|thumb|150px|Native copper]] [[File:Gold-cat12a.jpg|thumb|150px|Native gold]] [[File:Silver-280342.jpg|thumb|150px|Native silver]] [[File:Sulfur-crystal.jpg|thumb|150px|Native sulfur]] [[File:Diamond-dimd5b.jpg|thumb|150px|Diamond (native carbon)]]
'''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.
==Elements== The following elements occur as native element minerals or alloys:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nrmima.nrm.se//IMA_Master_List_2016-03.pdf |title=IMA-CNMNC List of Minerals |access-date=2016-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423101753/http://nrmima.nrm.se//IMA_Master_List_2016-03.pdf |archive-date=2016-04-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=January 2026}} {{Columns-list|colwidth=13em| * Aluminium ** Native aluminium * Antimony ** Native antimony * Arsenic * Bismuth * Cadmium * Carbon ** Diamond ** Graphite * Chromium * Cobalt{{cn|date=January 2026}} * Copper ** Native copper * Gold * Indium * Iridium * Iron ** Telluric iron * Lead * Manganese{{cn|date=January 2026}} * Mercury * Molybdenum{{cn|date=January 2026}} * Nickel * Niobium{{cn|date=January 2026}} * Osmium * Palladium * Platinum * Rhenium{{cn|date=January 2026}}{{disputed inline|Listing of elements needs better sources|date=January 2026}} * Rhodium * Selenium * Silicon * Silver ** Native silver * Sulfur * Tantalum{{cn|date=January 2026}} * Tellurium * Tin * Titanium * Tungsten * Vanadium ** Native vanadium * Zinc }}
== Nickel–Strunz Classification -01- Native elements == This list uses the Classification of Nickel–Strunz (mindat.org, 10 ed, pending publication).
;Abbreviations: * "*" – discredited (IMA/CNMNC status). * "?" – questionable/doubtful (IMA/CNMNC status). * "REE" – Rare-earth element (Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) * "PGE" – Platinum-group element (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt) * 03.C Aluminofluorides, 06 Borates, 08 Vanadates (04.H V<sup>[5,6]</sup> Vanadates), 09 Silicates: ** Neso: insular (from Greek νησος nēsos, island) ** Soro: grouping (from Greek σωροῦ sōros, heap, mound (especially of corn)) ** Cyclo: ring ** Ino: chain (from Greek ις [genitive: ινος ''inos''], fibre) ** Phyllo: sheet (from Greek φύλλον ''phyllon'', leaf) ** Tecto: three-dimensional framework
;Nickel–Strunz code scheme: NN.XY.##x: * NN: Nickel–Strunz mineral class number * X: Nickel–Strunz mineral division letter * Y: Nickel–Strunz mineral family letter * <nowiki>##</nowiki>x: Nickel–Strunz mineral/group number, x add-on letter
=== Class: native elements === * 01.A Metals and intermetallic alloys ** 01.AA Copper-cupalite family: 05 native copper, 05 lead, 05 native gold, 05 native silver, 05 nickel, 05 aluminium; 10a auricupride, 10b tetra-auricupride; 15 novodneprite, 15 khatyrkite, 15 anyuiite; 20 cupalite, 25 hunchunite ** 01.AB Zinc-brass family (Cu-Zn alloys): 05 cadmium, 05 zinc, 05 titanium*, 05 rhenium*; 10a brass*, 10a zhanghengite, 10b danbaite, 10b tongxinite* ** 01.AC Indium-tin family: 05 indium, 10 tin; 15 yuanjiangite, 15 sorosite ** 01.AD Mercury-amalgam family: 00 amalgam*, 05 mercury; 10 belendorffite, 10 kolymite; 15a paraschachnerite, 15a schachnerite, 15b luanheite, 15c eugenite, 15d moschellandsbergite; 20a weishanite, 20b goldamalgam*; 25 potarite, 30 leadamalgam ** 01.AE Iron-chromium family: 05 kamacite? (iron var.), 05 iron, 05 chromium; 10 antitaenite*, 10 taenite, 10 tetrataenite; 15 chromferide, 15 wairauite, 15 ferchromide; 20 awaruite, 25 jedwabite ** 01.AF Platinum-group elements: 05 osmium, 05 rutheniridosmine, 05 ruthenium; 10 palladium, 10 iridium, 10 rhodium, 10 platinum ** 01.AG PGE-metal alloys: 05 garutiite, 05 hexaferrum; 10 atokite, 10 zvyagintsevite, 10 rustenburgite; 15 taimyrite, 15 tatyanaite; 20 paolovite; 25 plumbopalladinite, 25 stannopalladinite; 30 cabriite; 35 chengdeite, 35 isoferroplatinum; 40 ferronickelplatinum, 40 tetraferroplatinum, 40 tulameenite; 45 hongshiite*, 45 skaergaardite; 50 yixunite, 55 damiaoite, 60 niggliite, 65 bortnikovite, 70 nielsenite * 01.B Metallic carbides, silicides, nitrides and phosphides ** 01.BA Carbides: 05 cohenite; 10 isovite, 10 haxonite; 15 tongbaite; 20 khamrabaevite, 20 niobocarbide, 20 tantalcarbide; 25 qusongite, 30 yarlongite ** 01.BB Silicides: zangboite; 05 mavlyanovite, 05 suessite; 10 perryite, 15 fersilicite*, 20 ferdisilicite*, 25 luobusaite, 30 gupeiite, 35 hapkeite, 40 xifengite ** 01.BC Nitrides: 05 roaldite, 10 siderazot, 15 carlsbergite, 15 osbornite ** 01.BD Phosphides: 05 schreibersite, 05 nickelphosphide; 10 barringerite, 10 monipite; 15 allabogdanite, 15 florenskyite, 15 andreyivanovite; 20 melliniite * 01.C Metalloids and nonmetals ** 01.CA Arsenic group elements: 05 bismuth, 05 native antimony, 05 arsenic, 05 stibarsen; 10 arsenolamprite, 10 pararsenolamprite; 15 paradocrasite ** 01.CB Carbon-silicon family: 05a graphite, 05b chaoite, 05c fullerite; 10a diamond, 10b lonsdaleite, 15 silicon ** 01.CC Sulfur-selenium-iodine: 05 sulfur, 05 rosickyite; 10 tellurium, 10 selenium * 01.D Nonmetallic carbides and nitrides ** 01.DA Nonmetallic carbides: 05 moissanite ** 01.DB Nonmetallic nitrides: 05 nierite, 10 sinoite * 01.X Unclassified Strunz elements (metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) ** 01.XX Unknown: 00 hexamolybdenum, 00 tantalum*, 00 brownleeite
==See also== * Free element * Gangue * Native metal * Native state
== References == {{Columns-list|colwidth=18em| {{Reflist}} }} {{Refbegin}} * {{Cite journal |title=The standardisation of mineral group hierarchies: application to recent nomenclature proposals |author1=Stuart J. Mills |author2=Frédéric Hatert |author3=Ernest H. Nickel |author4=Giovanni Ferraris |name-list-style=amp |url=http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ima-cnmnc/Mills%20et%20al%202009%20Groups%20EJM%20October.pdf |journal=Eur. J. Mineral. |year=2009 |pages=1073–1080 |doi=10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1994 |volume=21 |issue=5 |bibcode=2009EJMin..21.1073M |hdl=2268/29163 }} * {{Cite web |url=http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ima-cnmnc/IMA2009-01%20UPDATE%20160309.pdf |title=IMA-CNMNC List of Mineral Names |publisher=IMA-CNMNC |first1=Ernest H. |last1=Nickel |first2=Monte C. |last2=Nichols |authorlink1=Ernest Henry Nickel |authorlink2=Monte C. Nichols |date=March 2009 }} * {{Cite web |title=Nickel–Strunz (Version 10) Classification System |url=http://webmineral.com/strunz/strunz.php |publisher=webmineral.com |first=Jim |last=Ferraiolo }} * [http://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/Mineralsystematik%20nach%20Strunz%209.%20Auflage Mineralsystematik nach Strunz 9. Auflage von 2001 (aktuell)] * Hr. Dr. Udo Neumann der Uni-Tuebingen ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110128145506/http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/uni/emi/alt/sammlung/SysMin1.htm Systematik der Minerale]) {{Refend}}
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