Dana Carbonate Classification
Hydrated Carbonates

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 Carbonate Classification
Hydrated Carbonates

15.02 Hydrated Carbonates where A+m B++n (XO3)p · x(H2O), (m+n):p > 1:1

15.02.01

15.02.01.01 Pirssonite Na2Ca(CO3)2•2(H2O) F dd2 mm2

15.02.02

15.02.02.01 Gaylussite Na2Ca(CO3)2•5(H2O) I2/a 2/m

15.02.03

15.02.03.01 Chalconatronite Na2Cu(CO3)2•3(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

15.02.04

15.02.04.01 Baylissite K2Mg(CO3)2•4(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

15.02.05

15.02.05.01 Andersonite Na2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3•6(H2O) R 3 3

15.02.06

15.02.06.01 Grimselite K3Na(UO2)(CO3)3•(H2O) P 62c 6 m2