Dana Carbonate Classification<br><small>Anhydrous Carbonates</small>

Dana Carbonate Classification
Anhydrous Carbonates

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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.

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Dana Carbonate Classification
Anhydrous Carbonates


14 Anhydrous Carbonates

14.01 Anhydrous Carbonates with Simple Formula A+ CO3

14.01.01 Calcite Group (Trigonal: R-3c)

14.01.01.01 Calcite CaCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
14.01.01.02 Magnesite MgCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
14.01.01.03 Siderite Fe++CO3 R 3c 3 2/m
14.01.01.04 Rhodochrosite MnCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
14.01.01.05 Sphaerocobaltite CoCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
14.01.01.06 Smithsonite ZnCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
14.01.01.07 Otavite CdCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
14.01.01.08 Gaspeite (Ni,Mg,Fe++)CO3 R 3c 3 2/m

14.01.02 Vaterite Group

14.01.02.01 Vaterite CaCO3 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
14.01.02.02 Gregoryite (Na2,K2,Ca)CO3 P 63mc 6mm

14.01.03 Aragonite Group (Orthorhombic: Pmcn)

14.01.03.01 Aragonite CaCO3 Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
14.01.03.02 Witherite BaCO3 Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
14.01.03.03 Strontianite SrCO3 Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
14.01.03.04 Cerussite PbCO3 Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m

14.01.04

14.01.04.01 Rutherfordine UO2(CO3) P mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

14.01.05

14.01.05.01 Widenmannite Pb2(UO2)(CO3)3 Pnnm, Pnm21, or P 22121 Ortho

14.01.06 Natrite Group

14.01.06.01 Natrite Na2CO3 C 2 or Cm Mono
14.01.06.02 Zabuyelite Li2CO3 C 2/c 2/m

14.01.07

14.01.07.01 Cejkaite! Na4(UO2)(CO3)3 P1 or P1 Tri

14.02 Anhydrous Carbonates with Compound Formula A+ B++ (CO3)2

14.02.01 Dolomite Group (Trigonal: R-3)

14.02.01.01 Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2 R 3 3
14.02.01.02 Ankerite Ca(Fe++,Mg,Mn)(CO3)2 R 3 3
14.02.01.03 Kutnohorite Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe++)(CO3)2 R 3 3
14.02.01.04 Minrecordite CaZn(CO3)2 R 3 3

14.02.02 Norsethite Group

14.02.02.01 Norsethite BaMg(CO3)2 R 32 3 2
14.02.02.02 Paralstonite BaCa(CO3)2 P 321 3 2
14.02.02.03 Olekminskite Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO3)2 P 321 3 2

14.02.03

14.02.03.01 Benstonite (Ba,Sr)6(Ca,Mn)6Mg(CO3)13 R 3 3

14.02.04

14.02.04.01 Ewaldite (Ba,Sr)(Ca,Na,Y,Ce)(CO3)2 P 63mc 6mm

14.02.05

14.02.05.01 Alstonite BaCa(CO3)2 P1 or P1 Tri

14.02.06

14.02.06.01 Barytocalcite BaCa(CO3)2 P 21 2

14.03 Anhydrous Carbonates with Compound Formula A+2 B++ (CO3)2

14.03.01

14.03.01.01 Butschliite K2Ca(CO3)2 R 3m 3 2/m

14.03.02

14.03.02.01 Eitelite Na2Mg(CO3)2 R 3 3

14.03.03 Fairchildite Series

14.03.03.01 Fairchildite K2Ca(CO3)2 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
14.03.03.02 Zemkorite (Na,K)2Ca(CO3)2 P 63/mmc, P 63mc, P 62c- Hex

14.03.04

14.03.04.01 Nyerereite Na2Ca(CO3)2 C mc21 mm2

14.03.05

14.03.05.01 Natrofairchildite Na2Ca(CO3)2 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

14.03.06

14.03.06.01 Juangodoyite! Na2Cu(CO3)2 P 21/a 2/m

14.04 Anhydrous Carbonates with Compound Formula A+2 B++2 (CO3)4

14.04.01

14.04.01.01 Shortite Na2Ca2(CO3)3 Amm2 mm2

14.04.02

14.04.02.01 Sahamalite-(Ce) (Mg,Fe++)Ce2(CO3)4 P 21/a 2/m
14.04.02.02 Paratooite-(La)! REE3(Ca,Sr)2NaCu(CO3)8 P 222 or P 2221 2 2 2

14.04.03

14.04.03.01 Huntite CaMg3(CO3)4 R 32 3 2

14.04.04 Burbankite Group (Hexagonal)

14.04.04.01 Burbankite (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
14.04.04.02 Khanneshite (NaCa)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5 P 63mc 6mm
14.04.04.03 Calcioburbankite Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5 P 63mc 6mm
14.04.04.04 Sanromanite! Na2CaPb3(CO3)5 P 63mc 6mm

14.04.05 Burbankite Group (Monoclinic)

14.04.05.01 Remondite-(Ce) Na3(Ce,La,Ca,Na,Sr)3(CO3)5 P 21 2
14.04.05.02 Petersenite-(Ce) (Na,Ca)4(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)5 P 21 2
14.04.05.03 Remondite-(La)! Na3(La,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5 P 21 2

14.04.06

14.04.06.01 Carbocernaite (Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2 P mc21 mm2