Carbonates
Minerals containing the carbonate ion (CO3). Includes calcite, aragonite, malachite, azurite, rhodochrosite, and smithsonite.
1Gemstones
8Mineral Species
Strunz Class
5
Dana Class
13-17
Mineral Species in Carbonates
Aragonite
CaCO₃
Orthorhombic system
Azurite
Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Monoclinic system
Calcite
CaCO₃
Trigonal system
Dolomite
CaMg(CO₃)₂
Trigonal system
Magnesite
MgCO₃
Trigonal system
Malachite
Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Monoclinic system
Rhodochrosite
MnCO₃
Trigonal system
Smithsonite
ZnCO₃
Trigonal system
