Dana Classification (original) (raw)
Minerals Arranged by the New Dana Classification
This arrangement of mineral species is based on Dana's New Mineralogy by Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig, with sections by Vandall T. King, Illustrations by Eric Dowty, (ISBN: 047119310-0) Copyright � 1997,John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This material is used by permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Followthis link for a short discussion on the Dana Classification Number.
| Old Dana Classification | New Dana Classification |
|---|---|
| INative Elements | Class01 - Native Elements |
| IISulfides | Class02 - Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides Class 03 - Sulfosalts |
| IIIOxides and Hydroxides | Class04 - Simple Oxides Class 05 - Oxides Containing Uranium and Thorium Class 06 - Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl Class 07 - Multiple Oxides Class 08 - Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti |
| IVHalides | Class09 - Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides Class 10 - Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides Class 11 - Halide Complexes; Alumino-fluorides Class 12 - Compound Halides |
| VCarbonates, Nitrates, Borates | Class13 - Acid Carbonates Class 14 - Anhydrous Carbonates Class 15 - Hydrated Carbonates Class 16a-Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen Class 16b-Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen Class 17 - Compound Carbonates Class 18 - Simple Nitrates Class 19 - Nitrates - Hydroxyl or Halogen Class 20 - Compound Nitrates Class 21 - Iodates - Anhydrous and Hydrated Class 22 - Iodates - Hydroxyl or Halogen Class 23 - Compound Iodates Class 24 - Borates - Anhydrous Class 25 - Anhydrous Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen Class 26 - Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen Class 27 - Compound Borates |
| VISulfates, Chromates, Selenates | Class28 - Anhydrous Acid and Sulfates Class 29 - Hydrated Acid and Sulfates Class 30 - Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen Class 31 - Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen Class 32 - Compound Sulfates Class 33 - Selenates and Tellurates Class 34 - Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites Class 35 - Anhydrous Chromates Class 36 - Compound Chromates |
| VIIPhosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates | Class37 - Anhydrous Acid Phosphates Class 38 - Anhydrous Phosphates Class 39 - Hydrated Acid Phosphates Class 40 - Hydrated Phosphates Class 41 - Anhydrous Phosphates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen Class 42 - Hydrated Phosphates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen Class 43 - Compound Phosphates Class 44 - Antimonates Class 45 - Acid and normal Antimonites, Arsenites and Phosphites Class 46 - Basic or Halogen-Containing Antimonites, Arsenites and Phosphites Class 47 - Vanadium Oxysalts Class 48 - Anhydrous Molybdates and Tungstates Class 49 - Basic and Hydrated Molybdates and Tungstates |
| IXOrganic Minerals | Class50 - Salts of Organic Acids and Hydrocarbons |
| VIIISilicates | |
| Nesosilicates | Class51 - Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups Only Class 52 - Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O Class 53 - Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and Other Anions of Complex Cations Class 54 - Nesosilicate Borosilicates and Some Beryllosilicates |
| Sorosilicates | Class55 - Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups, Generally with No Additional Anions Class 56 - Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O Class 57 - Sorosilicate Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups Class 58 - Sorosilicate Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups |
| Cyclosilicates | Class59 - Cyclosilicate Three-Membered Rings Class 60 - Cyclosilicate Four-Membered Rings Class 61 - Cyclosilicate Six-Membered Rings Class 62 - Cyclosilicate Eight-Membered Rings Class 63 - Cyclosilicate Condensed Rings Class 64 - Cyclosilicates |
| Inosilicates | Class65 - Inosilicate Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 Class 66 - Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2 Class 67 - Inosilicate Unbranched Chains with W>2 Class 68 - Inosilicate Structures with Chains of More Than One Width Class 69 - Inosilicate Chains with Side Branches or Loops Class 70 - Inosilicate Column or Tube Structures |
| Phyllosilicates | Class71 - Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings Class 72 - Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings Class 73 - Phyllosilicate Condensed Tetrahedral Sheets Class 74 - Phyllosilicate Modulated Layers |
| Tektosilicates | Class75 - Tectosilicate Si Tetrahedral Frameworks Class 76 - Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework Class 77 - Tectosilicate Zeolite group |
| Not Classified Silicates | Class78 - Unclassified silicates |