Number of Known Minerals

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How many known minerals are there?

6,293.

The official list of mineral names, updated in 2009, comprises 6,293 minerals. This list, published by the Commission on New Minerals Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC), includes not only approved minerals, but also hypothetical, questionable, discredited and unofficial minerals. The number of known minerals grows every year ‘“ according to a CNMNC annual report, about 60 new-mineral proposals are analysed each year.

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  1. Mike Howard

    December 12, 2020 2:06 pm

    It would be nice to update the minerals number to account for the 11 years that have passed since the publication. Wonder if they have updated that publication presently?

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