Dana Elements Classification

Dana Elements 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.

Note: Space Group in Red   Point Group in Green.
* - Not IMA Approved.

! - Dana Number Added or Changed.

? - IMA Discredited Mineral Name.

Dana Elements Classification


01.03 Native Elements with semi-metallic and non-metallic elements

01.03.01 Arsenic group

01.03.01.01 Arsenic As R 3m 3 2/m
01.03.01.02 Antimony Sb R 3m 3 2/m
01.03.01.03 Stibarsen SbAs R 3m 3 2/m
01.03.01.04 Bismuth Bi R 3m 3 2/m
01.03.01.05 Stistaite SnSb R 3m 3 2/m

01.03.02

01.03.02.01 Arsenolamprite As Bmab 2/m 2/m 2/m
01.03.02.02 Pararsenolamprite! As Pmn2 or P 21nm Ortho

01.03.03

01.03.03.01 Paradocrasite Sb2(Sb,As)2 C 2 2

01.03.04

01.03.04.01 Selenium Se P 3121,P 3221 3 2
01.03.04.02 Tellurium Te P 3121 3 2

01.03.05 Sulfur Polymorph group

01.03.05.01 Sulfur S8 F ddd 2/m 2/m 2/m
01.03.05.02 Rosickyite S P 2/c 2/m

01.03.06 Carbon Polymorph group

01.03.06.01 Diamond C F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
01.03.06.02 Graphite C P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
01.03.06.03 Lonsdaleite C P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
01.03.06.04 Chaoite C P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m
01.03.06.05 Fullerite! C60 pseudo-CUBIC 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.03.07

01.03.07.01 Silicon Si F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.03.08

01.03.08.01 Moissanite SiC P 63mc 6mm

01.03.09

01.03.09.01 Sinoite Si2N2O C mc21 mm2

01.03.10

01.03.10.01 Nierite Si3N4 P 31c 3m


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