Facts
- Symbol
- C
- Atomic number
- 6
- Atomic mass
- 12.0 u
- Minerals
- 461
- Period
- 2
- Group
- 14
- Block
- p
- Discovered
- 1789
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), IMA list of minerals via Wikidata · Wikidata Q623
Minerals containing this element · 461
| Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system | Mohs hardness | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abellaite | NaPb₂(CO₃)₂(OH) | Trigonal | — | — |
| Abelsonite | NiC₃₁H₃₂N₄ | Triclinic | 2.5 | — |
| Abenakiite-(Ce) | Na₂₆Ce₆(Si₆O₁₈)(PO₄)₆(CO₃)₆(SO₂)O | Trigonal | — | — |
| Adamsite-(Y) | NaY(CO₃)₂·6H₂O | Triclinic | 3.0 | — |
| Aerinite | (Ca,Na)₆(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg,Al)₄(Al,Mg)₆Si₁₂O₃₆(OH)₁₂(CO₃)·12H₂O | — | 3.0 | 2.48 g/cm³ |
| Agaite | Pb₃Cu²⁺Te⁶⁺O₅(OH)₂(CO₃) | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Agricolaite | K₄(UO₂)(CO₃)₃ | Monoclinic | 4.0 | 3.53 g/cm³ |
| Akopovaite | Al₄Li₂(OH)₁₂(CO₃)(H₂O)₃ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Albrechtschraufite | MgCa₄F₂[UO₂(CO₃)₃]₂·17-18H₂O | Triclinic | 2.8 | 2.60 g/cm³ |
| Alexkhomyakovite | K₆(Ca₂Na)(CO₃)₅Cl·6H₂O | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Alicewilsonite-(YLa) | Na₂Sr₂YLa(CO₃)₆·3H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Alloriite | (Na,K,Ca)₂₄(Na,Ca)₄Ca₄(Si,Al)₄₈O₉₆(SO₄)₄(SO₃,CO₃)₂(OH,Cl)₂(H₂O,OH)₄ | Trigonal | — | — |
| Alstonite | BaCa(CO₃)₂ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Alterite | Zn₂Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₄(C₂O₄)₂(OH)₄ * 17H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·3H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Amoraite | Ca₁₂Al₆(OH)₃₆(CO₃)₂(SO₃)·15H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Ancylite-(Ce) | CeSr(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Ancylite-(La) | LaSr(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Andersonite | Na₂Ca(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·6H₂O | Trigonal | 2.5 | — |
| Andreybulakhite | Ni(C₂O₄)·2H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Ankerite | Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂ | Trigonal | — | 3.00 g/cm³ |
| Antipinite | KNa₃Cu₂(C₂O₄)₄ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Aragonite | CaCO₃ | Orthorhombic | 3.8 | 2.93 g/cm³ |
| Aravaite | Ba₂Ca₁₈(SiO₄)₆(PO₄)₃(CO₃)F₃O | Trigonal | — | — |
| Arisite-(Ce) | NaCe₂(CO₃)₂[F₂ₓ(CO₃)₁₋ₓ]F | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Arisite-(La) | NaLa₂(CO₃)₂[F₂ₓ(CO₃)₁₋ₓ]F | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Armangite | Mn²⁺₂₆As³⁺₁₈O₅₀(CO₃)(OH)₄ | Trigonal | — | — |
| Artinite | Mg₂CO₃(OH)₂·3H₂O | Monoclinic | 2.5 | — |
| Ashburtonite | HCu₄Pb₄Si₄O₁₂(HCO₃)₄(OH)₄Cl | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Ashcroftine-(Y) | K₅Na₅Y₁₂Si₂₈O₇₀(OH)₂(CO₃)₈·8H₂O | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Astrocyanite-(Ce) | Cu₂(Ce,Nd,La)₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₅(OH)₂ * 1.5H₂O | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu²⁺)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆ | Monoclinic | 2.0 | — |
| Azurite | Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂ | Monoclinic | 3.8 | 3.75 g/cm³ |
| Bainbridgeite-(NdCe) | Na₂Ba₂NdCe(CO₃)₆·3H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Bainbridgeite-(YCe) | Na₂Ba₂YCe(CO₃)₆·3H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Balliranoite | (Na,K)₆Ca₂(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)Cl₂(CO₃) | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Barentsite | Na₇Al(HCO₃)₂(CO₃)₂F₄ | Triclinic | — | 2.46 g/cm³ |
| Barstowite | Pb₄Cl₆(CO₃)·H₂O | — | 3.0 | — |
| Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO₃)₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Bastnäsite-(Ce) | Ce(CO₃)F | Hexagonal | — | 4.99 g/cm³ |
| Bastnäsite-(La) | LaCO₃F | Hexagonal | — | 4.74 g/cm³ |
| Bastnäsite-(Nd) | Nd(CO₃)F | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Bastnäsite-(Y) | Y(CO₃)F | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Bayanoboite-(Y) | Ba₂Y(CO₃)₂F₃ | Orthorhombic | — | 4.43 g/cm³ |
| Bayleyite | Mg₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃ * 18H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Baylissite | K₂Mg(CO₃)₂·4H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Beyerite | CaBi₂O₂(CO₃)₂ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Bijvoetite-(Y) | Y₈(UO₂)₁₆(CO₃)₁₆O₈(OH)₈·39H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Biraite-(Ce) | Ce₂Fe²⁺(Si₂O₇)(CO₃) | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Birunite | Ca₁₈(SiO₃)₈.₅(CO₃)₈.₅(SO₄)·15H₂O | — | — | — |
| Bismutite | Bi₂O₂(CO₃) | Orthorhombic | — | 7.86 g/cm³ |
| Blatonite | (UO₂)CO₃·H₂O | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Bonshtedtite | Na₃Fe²⁺(CO₃)(PO₄) | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Borcarite | Ca₄Mg(B₄O₆(OH)₆)(CO₃)₂ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Bosoite | SiO₂·nCₓH₂ₓ₊₂ | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Bradleyite | Na₃Mg(CO₃)(PO₄) | Monoclinic | — | 2.79 g/cm³ |
| Branchite | C₂₀H₃₄ | Triclinic | 1.0 | — |
| Braunerite | K₂Ca(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·6H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Brenkite | Ca₂(CO₃)F₂ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Brianyoungite | Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄ | Monoclinic | — | — |