It is currently not possible to have a "complete list of minerals". The International Mineralogical Association

International Mineralogical Association

The International Mineralogical Association is an international group of 38 national societies. The goal is to promote the science of mineralogy and to standardize the nomenclature of the 4000 plus known mineral species...

 (IMA) is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names. However, minerals discovered before 1959 did not go through the official naming procedure. Some minerals published previously have been either confirmed or discredited since that date. This list contains a mixture of mineral names that have been approved since 1959 and those mineral names believed to still refer to valid mineral species (these are called "grandfathered" species). Presently, each year about 50-60 new mineral species are officially approved by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) of the International Mineralogical Association.

The IMA/CNMNC administrates c. 6,500 names, and the Handbook of Mineralogy lists 3,776 species. The IMA Database of Mineral Properties/ RRUFF Project lists 4,532 valid species (IMA/CNMNC) of total 4,773 minerals. The Webmineral.com lists 2,722 published and approved (IMA/CNMNC) minerals, 1,627 pre-IMA minerals, 81 discredited minerals (IMA/CNMNC), 2,691 synonyms, 149 approved minerals but not published yet and 123 not approved names.
Due to the length of this list, it is divided into alphabetical groups. The minerals are sorted by name.

• List of minerals A (complete)
• List of minerals B (complete)
• List of minerals C (complete)
• List of minerals D–E (complete)
• List of minerals F–G (complete)
• List of minerals H–J (complete)
• List of minerals K–L (complete)
• List of minerals M–O (complete)
• List of minerals P–R (complete)
• List of minerals S (complete)
• List of minerals T (complete)
• List of minerals U–Z (complete)
• List of minerals (synonyms)

• Abbreviations:
  • "*" – discredited (IMA/CNMNC status).
  • "?" – questionable/doubtful (IMA/CNMNC status).
  • ^N – published without approval of the IMA/CNMNC.
  • ^G – a name used to designate a group of species.
  • ^I – intermediate member of a solid-solution series.
  • ^H – hypothetical mineral (synthetic, anthropogenic, etc.)
  • ^ch – chemical analysis incomplete. Published without approval and formally discredited or not approved, yet.
    • "Construction sites", mainly: Arrojadite group, Pyrochlore
      Pyrochlore
      Pyrochlore 2Nb2O6 is a solid solution between the niobium end member , and the tantalum end member .-Occurrence:...
      
       and Amphibole
      Amphibole
      Amphibole is the name of an important group of generally dark-colored rock-forming inosilicate minerals, composed of double chain tetrahedra, linked at the vertices and generally containing ions of iron and/or magnesium in their structures.-Mineralogy:...
      
       supergroups, and Yftisite-(Y).

See also

• Classification of minerals - Non silicates
  Classification of minerals - Non silicates
  This list gives an overview of the classification of minerals and includes mostly IMA recognized minerals and its groupings. This list complements the alphabetical list on List of minerals and List of minerals. Rocks, ores, mineral mixtures, not IMA approved minerals, not named minerals are...
  
  
• Classification of minerals - Silicates
  Classification of minerals - Silicates
  This list gives an overview of the classification of minerals and includes mostly IMA recognized minerals and its groupings. This list complements the alphabetical list on List of minerals and List of minerals. Rocks, ores, mineral mixtures, not IMA approved minerals, not named minerals are...
  
  
• Geology
  Geology
  Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
  
  
• List of minerals: short list emphasizing those with Wikipedia articles.
• List of rock types
• Mineralogy
  Mineralogy
  Mineralogy is the study of chemistry, crystal structure, and physical properties of minerals. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization.-History:Early writing...
  
  
• Mineraloid
  Mineraloid
  A mineraloid is a mineral-like substance that does not demonstrate crystallinity. Mineraloids possess chemical compositions that vary beyond the generally accepted ranges for specific minerals. For example, obsidian is an amorphous glass and not a crystal. Jet is derived from decaying wood under...
  
  
• Nonmineral
  Nonmineral
  A nonmineral is a substance found in a natural environment that does not satisfy the definition of a mineral and is not even a mineraloid...
  
  
• Rock
  Rock (geology)
  In geology, rock or stone is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock. In general rocks are of three types, namely, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic...
  
  

External links

• Mindat.org, the mineral database
• Webmineral.com