Dana Phosphate Classification
Hydrated Phosphates, etc

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 Phosphate Classification
Hydrated Phosphates, etc

40.01 Hydrated Phosphates, etc where A++ B++ (XO4) · x(H2O)

40.01.01 Struvite Group

40.01.01.01 Struvite (NH4)MgPO4•6(H2O) P mn2₁ mm2

40.01.01.02 Struvite-(K)! KMg(PO4)•6(H2O) P mn2₁ mm2

40.01.01.03 Hazenite KNaMg2(PO4)2•14H2O Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m

40.01.02

40.01.02.01 Dittmarite (NH4)Mg(PO4)•(H2O) P mn2₁ mm2

40.01.02.02 Niahite (NH4)(Mn++,Mg,Ca)PO4•(H2O) P mn2₁ mm2

40.01.03

40.01.03.01 Nastrophite Na(Sr,Ba)(PO4)•9(H2O) P 2₁3 2 3

40.01.03.02 Nabaphite NaBaPO4•9(H2O) P 2₁3 2 3

40.01.04

40.01.04.01 Pottsite PbBiH(VO4)2•2(H2O) I 4₁22 4 2 2

40.01.05

40.01.05.01 Malhmoodite FeZr(PO4)2•4(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

40.01.06

40.01.06.01 IMA2008-046! MgZr(PO4)2•4H2O P1 1