Dana Carbonate Classification<br><small>Carbonates OH or Halogen</small>

Dana Carbonate Classification
Carbonates OH or Halogen
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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 Carbonate Classification
Carbonates OH or Halogen

16b.06 Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen

16b.06.01 Sjorgrenite-Hydrotalcite Group (Sojogrenite Subgroup:Hexagonal)

16b.06.01.01 Manasseite Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
16b.06.01.02 Barbertonite Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
16b.06.01.03 Sjogrenite Mg6Fe+++2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
16b.06.01.04 Zaccagnaite! Zn4Al2(OH)12(CO3)•3(H2O) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

16b.06.02 Sjorgrenite-Hydrotalcite Group (Hydrotalcite Subgroup:Rhombohedral)

16b.06.02.01 Hydrotalcite Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
16b.06.02.02 Stichtite Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
16b.06.02.03 Pyroaurite Mg6Fe+++2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
16b.06.02.04 Desautelsite Mg6Mn+++2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) R 3m or R 3m Trig
16b.06.02.05 Droninoite! Ni3Fe+++Cl(OH)8•2H2O R 3m, R 3m or R 32 Trig

16b.06.03 Sjorgrenite-Hydrotalcite Group (Hydrotalcite Subgroup:Rhombohedral)

16b.06.03.01 Reevesite Ni6Fe+++2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
16b.06.03.02 Takovite Ni6Al2(OH)16(CO3,OH)•4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
16b.06.03.03 Comblainite Ni++6Co+++2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

16b.06.04 Quintinite - Charmarite Group

16b.06.04.01 Quintinite-2H Mg4Al2(OH)12CO3•4(H2O) P 6322 6 2 2
16b.06.04.02 Quintinite-3T Mg4Al2(OH)12CO3•4(H2O) P 3112,P 3212 3 2
16b.06.04.03 Caresite Fe++4Al2(OH)12CO3•3(H2O) P 3112 or P 3212 3 2
16b.06.04.04 Charmarite-2H Mn++4Al2(CO3)(OH)12•3(H2O) P 6322 6 2 2
16b.06.04.05 Charmarite-3T Mn++4Al2(CO3)(OH)12•3(H2O) P 3112 3 2