Dana Carbonate Classification<br><small>Hydrated Borates with OH or Halogen</small>

Dana Carbonate Classification
Hydrated Borates with 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
Hydrated Borates with OH or Halogen

26.03 Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

26.03.01 Inyoite Group

26.03.01.01 Inyoite Ca2B6O6(OH)10•8(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
26.03.01.02 Inderborite CaMg[B3O3(OH)5]2•6(H2O) A2/a 2/m
26.03.01.03 Inderite MgB3O3(OH)5•5(H2O) P 21/a 2/m

26.03.02

26.03.02.01 Meyerhofferite Ca2B6O6(OH)10•2(H2O) P1 1

26.03.03

26.03.03.01 Kurnakovite MgB3O3(OH)5•5(H2O) P1 1

26.03.04

26.03.04.01 Hydrochlorborite Ca2B4O4(OH)7Cl•7(H2O) I2/a 2/m

26.03.05

26.03.05.01 Colemanite Ca2B6O11•5(H2O) P 21/a 2/m

26.03.06

26.03.06.01 Hydroboracite CaMgB6O8(OH)6•3(H2O) P 2/c 2/m

26.03.07

26.03.07.01 Nifontovite Ca3B6O6(OH)12•2(H2O) C 2/c,Cc Mono