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Native element minerals
Native element minerals
are those
elements
that occur in nature in uncombined form with a distinct
mineral structure
. The elemental class includes
metals
and
intermetallic
elements, naturally occurring
alloys
,
semi-metals
and
non-metals
. The
Nickel–Strunz classification
system also includes the naturally occurring
phosphides
,
silicides
,
nitrides
and
carbides
.
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