Dana Classification

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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. Follow this link for a short discussion on the Dana Classification Number.

Old Dana Classification   New Dana Classification

I Native Elements Class 1

II Sulfides   Classes 2 & 3

III Oxides and Hydroxides   Classes 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8

IV Halides   Classes 9, 10, 11, & 12

V Carbonates, Nitrates, Borates    Classes (13, 14, 15, 16a, 16b, 17)_Carbonates
(18, 19, 20)_Nitrates
(21, 22, 23)_Iodates
(24, 25, 26, & 27)_Borates

VI Sulfates, Chromates, Molybdates    Classes (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)_Sulfates
(33)_{Selenates & Tellurates}
(34)_{Selenites - Tellurites -
Sulfites}
(35, & 36)_Chromates

VII Phosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates    Classes (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)_Phosphates
(44, 45, 46)_Antimonates
(47)_{Vanadates et. al.}
(48, & 49)_{Molybdates
& Tungstates}

IX Organic Minerals   Class 50

VIII Silicates

Nesosilicates    Classes 51, 52, 53, & 54

Sorosilicates Classes 55, 56, 57, & 58

Cyclosilicates    Classes 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, & 64

Inosilicates    Classes 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, & 70

Phyllosilicates    Classes 71, 72, 73, & 74

Tektosilicates    Classes 75, 76, & 77

Not Classified Silicates    Class 78

Complete List (860 Kb) Classes 1-78