Dana Halide Classification
Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides

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 Halide Classification
Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides

10.05 Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides where Am (O,OH)p Xq

10.05.01

10.05.01.01 Cadwaladerite Al(OH)2Cl•4(H2O) None

10.05.01.02 Lesukite! Al2(OH)5Cl•2(H2O) I m3m 4/m 3 2/m

10.05.02

10.05.02.01 Poyarkovite Hg3ClO C 2/c 2/m

10.05.03

10.05.03.01 Pinchite Hg++5O4Cl2 I bam 2/m 2/m 2/m

10.05.04

10.05.04.01 Eglestonite Hg6Cl3O(OH) (?) I a3d 4/m 3 2/m

10.05.04.02 Kadyrelite Hg4(Br,Cl)2O I a3d 4/m 3 2/m

10.05.05

10.05.05.01 Comancheite Hg13(Cl,Br)8O9 Pnnm,Pnn2 Ortho

10.05.06

10.05.06.01 Claringbullite Cu++4(OH)7Cl P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

10.05.07

10.05.07.01 Onoratoite Sb8O11Cl2 C 2/m 2/m

10.05.08

10.05.08.01 Simonkolleite Zn5(OH)8Cl2•(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

10.05.08.02 Bobkingite! Cu5Cl2(OH)8(H2O)2 C 2/m 2/m

10.05.09

10.05.09.01 Abhurite Sn3O(OH)2Cl2 R 32 3 2

10.05.10

10.05.10.01 Damaraite Pb3O2(OH)Cl Pmc2 mm2

10.05.11

10.05.11.01 Parkinsonite (Pb,Mo,[ ])8O8Cl2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

10.05.12

10.05.12.01 Lorettoite? Pb7O6Cl2 pseudo-TET Ortho

10.05.13

10.05.13.01 Hanawaltite Hg+6Hg++[Cl,(OH)]2O3 Pbma 2/m 2/m 2/m

10.05.14

10.05.14.01 Tedhadleyite! Hg++Hg+10O4I2(Cl1.16Br0.84)2 A1 1

10.05.15

10.05.15.01 Vasilyevite! (Hg2)++10O6I3Cl(CO3) P1 1