Based on a systematic collection of 121 new minerals approved by the Commission on New Minerals,Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) of the International Mineralogical Association(IMA) in 2016, the paper lists main mineralogical characteristics of thesenew minerals, including mineral name, crystallochemicalformula,crystal structuredata,physical and optical property, locality of origin and occurrence, relationship with other minerals,source of mineral names and chemical reaction etc. It is worth that Chinese names of these new minerals have been examined and revised under the authority of Chinese Commission of New Minerals and Mineral Names. The paper is a part of the comprehensive introduction to discovery and research of new minerals in the world,which will provide reference for the discovery of new minerals and related research work in China and promote the standardization of Chinese names of mineral species.