abstract:It is not possible to have a "complete list of minerals". The International Mineralogical Association (IMA) is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go through the official naming procedure, although some minerals published previously have been either confirmed or discredited since that date.
CNNis notpublishing specific details from the list, which refers to pipelines and undersea telecommunications cablesas well as the locationof minerals or chemicalscritical to U. S.industry.