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Medicinal minerals are single or a mixture of more than one mineral or rock/fossil, which are used to treat disease. A mineral is a naturally occurring homogeneous solid with definite chemical composition and a highly ordered atomic arrangement. It is usually formed by inorganic processes. For the standardization of medicinal mineral, systematic classification, like vegetable and animal medicines, is essential. In this study, mineralogical classification was performed according to chemical, physical, and crystallographic properties for the standardization of 25 medicinal minerals. These mineralogy base data are needed to present quantitative criteria for the standardization of medicinal mineral. In addition, it is essential to study the risk assessment according to the form of heavy metals contained in medicinal minerals and the stability evaluation of medicinal minerals.