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.
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
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