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

40.02.02 Fairfieldite Subgroup (Triclinic: P-1�)

40.02.02.01 Fairfieldite Ca2(Mn,Fe++)(PO4)2•2(H2O) P1 1

40.02.02.02 Messelite Ca2(Fe++,Mn)(PO4)2•2(H2O) P1 1

40.02.02.03 Collinsite Ca2(Mg,Fe++)(PO4)2•2(H2O) P1 1

40.02.02.04 Cassidyite Ca2(Ni,Mg)(PO4)2•2(H2O) P1 1

40.02.02.05 Talmessite Ca2Mg(AsO4)2•2(H2O) P1 1

40.02.02.06 Gaitite Ca2Zn(AsO4)2•2(H2O) P1 1

40.02.02.07 Roselite-beta Ca2(Co,Mg)(AsO4)2•2(H2O) P 1 or P1 Tri

40.02.02.08 Parabrandtite Ca2Mn++(AsO4)•2(H2O) P1,P 1 Tri

40.02.02.09 Hillite! Ca2(Zn, Mg)[PO4]2•2(H2O) P1 1

40.02.02.10 Nickeltalmessite! Ca2Ni(AsO4)2•2H2O P 1