Minerals containing carbon (C)
89 species in the Factbook's detailed set include carbon as an essential constituent of their IMA formula. Ordered by prominence.
| Mineral | Formula |
|---|---|
| Diamond | C |
| Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Moissanite | SiC |
| Graphite | C |
| Calcite | Ca(CO3) |
| Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Aragonite | Ca(CO3) |
| Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Natron | Na2(CO3)·10H2O |
| Lonsdaleite | C |
| Trona | Na3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O |
| Rhodochrosite | Mn(CO3) |
| Magnesite | Mg(CO3) |
| Siderite | Fe(CO3) |
| Smithsonite | Zn(CO3) |
| Cerussite | Pb(CO3) |
| Vaterite | Ca(CO3) |
| Nahcolite | NaH(CO3) |
| Hydrotalcite | Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16(H2O)4 |
| Mellite | Al2C6(COO)6·16H2O |
| Stichtite | Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O |
| Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Strontianite | Sr(CO3) |
| Whewellite | Ca(C2O4)·H2O |
| Witherite | Ba(CO3) |
| Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Abelsonite | NiC31H32N4 |
| Abellaite | NaPb2(CO3)2(OH) |
| Ikaite | Ca(CO3)·6H2O |
| Weddellite | Ca(C2O4)·2H2O |
| Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O |
| Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,܆)8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O |
| Hanksite | KNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
| Kutnohorite | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
| Gaspéite | Ni(CO3) |
| Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O |
| Monohydrocalcite | Ca(CO3)·H2O |
| Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Thaumasite | Ca3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O |
| Rosasite | CuZn(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Parisite-(Ce) | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
| Carletonite | KNa4Ca4Si8O18(CO3)4(OH)·H2O |
| Caledonite | Cu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| Tinnunculite | C5H4N4O3·2H2O |
| Aerinite | (Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36 (OH)12(CO3)·12H2O |
| Zabuyelite | Li2(CO3) |
| Chaoite | C |
| Carpathite | C24H12 |
| Cohenite | CFe3 |
| Bismutite | Bi2O2(CO3) |
| Spherocobaltite | Co(CO3) |
| Melanophlogite | C2H17O5·Si46O92 |
| Abenakiite-(Ce) | Na26Ce6(Si6O18)(PO4)6(CO3)6(SO2)O |
| Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24(CO3) |
| Phosgenite | Pb2(CO3)Cl2 |
| Dawsonite | NaAl(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Idrialite | C22H14 |
| Ewingite | Mg8Ca8(UO2)24(CO3)30O4(OH)12(H2O)138 |
| Hoelite | C14H8O2 |
| Thermonatrite | Na2(CO3)·H2O |
| Fougèrite | Fe2+4Fe3+2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O |
| Rutherfordine | (UO2)(CO3) |
| Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
| Joanneumite | Cu(C3N3O3H2)2(NH3)2 |
| Evenkite | C23H48 |
| Gregoryite | Na2(CO3) |
| Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O |
| Andersonite | Na2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O |
| Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O |
| Zhemchuzhnikovite | NaMgAl(C2O4)3·9H2O |
| Humboldtine | Fe2+(C2O4)·2H2O |
| Zaratite | Ni3(CO3)(OH)4·4H2O |
| Otavite | Cd(CO3) |
| Shortite | Na2Ca2(CO3)3 |
| Benstonite | Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 |
| Haxonite | (Fe,Ni)23C6 |
| Nesquehonite | Mg(CO3)·3H2O |
| Alstonite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Edscottite | Fe5C2 |
| Moolooite | Cu(C2O4)·nH2O |
| Hellyerite | Ni(CO3)·6H2O |
| Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Leadhillite | Pb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Tantalcarbide | TaC |
| Calclacite | Ca(CH3COO)Cl·5H2O |
| Chalconatronite | Na2Cu(CO3)2·3H2O |
| Qusongite | WC |
| Putnisite | SrCa4Cr3+8(CO3)8(SO4)(OH)16·25H2O |