Native element mineral
A native element mineral is a chemical element that is found as a mineral that is not a chemical compound. Most native element minerals are metals, which are called native metals, but some nonmetals like carbon and sulfur also make native element minerals.
The list of metals include aluminium, antimony, arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, indium, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, rhenium, selenium, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, vanadium, zinc, gold, copper, lead, mercury, silver, platinum, iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium and ruthenium.[1][2]
Native Element Mineral Media
Copper*Locality: Morenci, Copper Mountain District (Clifton-Morenci District), Shannon Mts, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA (Locali
Silver*Locality: Batopilas, Andres del Rio District, Municipio de Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico (Loc
Natural crystalline sulfur.
Diamond (native carbon)
References
- ↑ Native Metal | Definition of Native Metal by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Native Metal (in en). Lexico Dictionaries | English. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ↑ Parker Cleaveland. An Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology, Designed for the Use of Pupils (in English) (1822)Cummings and Hilliard.
