Oxides / hydroxides (chemistry)
Oxides / hydroxides — 34 entries carry this value on the mineral chemical class axis. Applies only to minerals or mineral-dominated materials; other materials use not applicable or composition-dependent.
About this classification
This axis is an editorial classification maintained by LumaLark, not a controlled vocabulary published by an outside standards body.
What this axis means
- Axis
- Mineral chemical class
- Definition
- Applies only to minerals or mineral-dominated materials; other materials use not applicable or composition-dependent.
Member entries (34)
- Alexandrite
- Alexandrite Cat’s-eye
- Beryllium-Diffused Sapphire
- Brucite
- Burma Ruby
- Cassiterite
- Cat’s-eye
- Cat’s-eye Chrysoberyl
- Ceylon Sapphire
- Chrysoberyl
- Cobalt Spinel
- Colour-change Sapphire
- Corundum
- Diaspore
- Flux-Healed Ruby
- Green Sapphire
- Hematite
- Kashmir Sapphire
- Lead-Glass-Filled Ruby
- Magnetite
- Orange Sapphire
- Padparadscha Sapphire
- Pink Sapphire
- Purple Sapphire
- Ruby
- Rutile
- Sapphire
- Spinel
- Star Ruby
- Star Sapphire
- Taaffeite
- Taaffeite Group
- White Sapphire
- Yellow Sapphire
Names
- 简体中文
- 氧化物／氢氧化物
- 繁體中文
- 氧化物／氫氧化物
- English
- Oxides / hydroxides
- 日本語
- 酸化鉱物・水酸化鉱物
Distribution across the other axes
All 34 members share these values:
- Origin class
- Natural materials
- Material domain
- Natural inorganic gem materials
Identity level
- Mineral / gemstone variety (17)
- Mineral species (10)
- Trade name: colour / appearance variety (3)
- Trade name: geographic / origin-linked name (3)
- Mineral group / supergroup (1)
Construction or treatment status
- Natural identity; treatment status unknown (27)
- Natural; common industry optimization (verify with certificate) (6)
- Natural; treatment common (require certificate to distinguish) (1)
Controlled values on this axis
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| Value | Status |
|---|---|
| Silicates | Has its own page |
| Carbonates | Has its own page |
| Phosphates | Has its own page |
| Sulfates | Has its own page |
| Halides | Fewer than three member entries; folded into the axis index page instead of a standalone page, to avoid thin content. |
| Oxides / hydroxides | Has its own page |
| Sulfides / sulfosalts | Fewer than three member entries; folded into the axis index page instead of a standalone page, to avoid thin content. |
| Mixed / composition-dependent | A placeholder value rather than a real class (unknown / not applicable / mixed), so it has no page of its own; on entry pages the value is shown as plain text without a link. |
| Not applicable | A placeholder value rather than a real class (unknown / not applicable / mixed), so it has no page of its own; on entry pages the value is shown as plain text without a link. |
| Native elements | Fewer than three member entries; folded into the axis index page instead of a standalone page, to avoid thin content. |
| Borates and tungstates | Has its own page |