"The oxide mineral class includes those minerals in which the oxide anion (O2−) is bonded to one or more metal alloys. The hydroxide-bearing minerals are typically ...
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included in the oxide class. The minerals with complex anion groups such as the silicates, sulfates, carbonates and phosphates are classed separately.
Simple oxides:
X2O and XOCuprite Cu2OIce H2OPericlase groupPericlase MgOManganosite MnOZincite groupZincite ZnOBromellite BeOTenorite CuOLitharge PbOX2O3Hematite groupCorundum Al2O3Hematite Fe2O3Ilmenite FeTiO3XO2Rutile groupRutile TiO2Pyrolusite MnO2Cassiterite SnO2Baddeleyite ZrO2Uraninite UO2Thorianite ThO2XY2O4Spinel groupSpinel MgAl2O4Gahnite ZnAl2O4Magnetite Fe3O4 (Fe2+Fe3+2O4)Franklinite (Zn,Fe,Mn)(Fe,Mn)2O4Chromite FeCr2O4Chrysoberyl BeAl2O4Columbite(Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)2O6Hydroxide subgroup:" - (en.wikipedia.org 09.03.2020)
