Editing Mineralogy (section)

==Systematic==
[[Image:Hanksite.JPG|thumb|[[Hanksite]], Na<sub>22</sub>K(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>9</sub>(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>Cl, one of the few minerals that is considered a carbonate and a sulfate]]
{{See also|Mineral#Mineral classes}}
Systematic mineralogy is the identification and classification of minerals by their properties. Historically, mineralogy was heavily concerned with [[taxonomy (general)|taxonomy]] of the rock-forming minerals. In 1959, the [[International Mineralogical Association]] formed the Commission of New Minerals and Mineral Names to rationalize the nomenclature and regulate the introduction of new names. In July 2006, it was merged with the Commission on Classification of Minerals to form the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature, and Classification.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Parsons|first1=Ian|title=International Mineralogical Association|journal=Elements|date=October 2006|volume=2|issue=6|page=388|doi=10.2113/gselements.2.6.388|bibcode=2006Eleme...2..388. }}</ref> There are over 6,000 named and unnamed minerals, and about 100 are discovered each year.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Higgins|first1=Michael D.|last2=Smith |first2=Dorian G. W.|title=A census of mineral species in 2010|journal=Elements|date=October 2010|volume=6|issue=5|page=346}}</ref> The ''Manual of Mineralogy'' places minerals in the following classes: [[Native element mineral|native elements]], [[Sulfide mineral|sulfides]], [[Sulfosalt minerals|sulfosalts]], [[Oxide mineral|oxides and hydroxides]], [[Halide mineral|halides]], [[Carbonate minerals|carbonates, nitrates and borates]], [[Sulfate mineral|sulfates, chromates, molybdates and tungstates]], [[Phosphate mineral|phosphates, arsenates and vanadates]], and [[Silicate minerals|silicates]].<ref name=Manual/>