Dana Oxide Classification
Hydroxides and Oxides with OH

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.

Dana Oxide Classification
Hydroxides and Oxides with OH

06.02 Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl where X++ (OH)2

06.02.01 Brucite group (Rhombohedral: P-3m1)

06.02.01.01 Brucite Mg(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m

06.02.01.02 Amakinite (Fe++,Mg)(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m

06.02.01.03 Pyrochroite Mn(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m

06.02.01.04 Portlandite Ca(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m

06.02.01.05 Theophrastite Ni(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m

06.02.02

06.02.02.01 Behoite Be(OH)2 P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

06.02.03

06.02.03.01 Clinobehoite Be(OH)2 P 2₁ 2

06.02.04

06.02.04.01 Spertiniite Cu(OH)2 C mc2₁ mm2

06.02.05

06.02.05.01 Calumetite Cu(OH,Cl)2•2(H2O) Unk Ortho

06.02.06

06.02.06.01 Anthonyite Cu(OH,Cl)2•3(H2O) Unk. Mono

06.02.07

06.02.07.01 Duttonite V++++O(OH)2 I2/c 2/m

06.02.08

06.02.08.01 Tivanite V+++TiO3(OH) P 2₁/c 2/m

06.02.09

06.02.09.01 Sweetite Zn(OH)2 P 4₁2₁2,P 4₃2₁2 4 2 2

06.02.10

06.02.10.01 Wulfingite Zn(OH)2 P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

06.02.11

06.02.11.01 Ashoverite Zn(OH)2 I 4₁/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m

06.02.12

06.02.12.01 Paraotwayite Ni(OH)2-x(SO4,CO3)0.5x x=.5 Pm m

06.02.13

06.02.13.01 Cianciulliite Mn++++(Mg,Mn++)2Zn2(OH)10•2-4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m