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Native element mineral
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<p>Native element minerals are those <a href="/facts/Chemical_element/0jducgWD">elements</a> that occur in nature in <a href="/facts/Free_element/dPTEISA9">uncombined form</a> with a distinct <a href="/facts/Mineral_structure/bJ4bCeHd">mineral structure</a>. The elemental class includes <a href="/facts/Native_metal/gsbV9m3h">metals</a>, <a href="/facts/Intermetallic_compounds/nnzksayl">intermetallic compounds</a>, <a href="/facts/Alloys/I7w7WQWR">alloys</a>, <a href="/facts/Metalloids/uMFVXuTq">metalloids</a>, and <a href="/facts/Nonmetals/0oejKuzK">nonmetals</a>. The <a href="/facts/Nickel%25E2%2580%2593Strunz_classification/QJelNpC6">Nickel–Strunz classification</a> system also includes the naturally occurring <a href="/facts/Phosphide/u5J5Apjs">phosphides</a>, <a href="/facts/Silicide/NyxslNNN">silicides</a>, <a href="/facts/Nitride/9vkrCbJ4">nitrides</a>, <a href="/facts/Carbide/xfCMTjYJ">carbides</a>, and <a href="/facts/Arsenide/UpkRk4uf">arsenides</a>. </p>