Glossary · Minerals
IMA
The International Mineralogical Association, whose Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification approves mineral species; the IMA list (about 6,000 species) is the authority on what counts as a mineral and what its name is.
The International Mineralogical Association, whose Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification approves mineral species; the IMA list (about 6,000 species) is the authority on what counts as a mineral and what its name is.
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Stratum Study. "IMA" (Glossary). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16. https://stratum.black/study/glossary/ima. Accessed 2026-09-20.
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