Dana Phosphate Classification<br><small>Hydrated Phosphates, <br>etc., with Hydroxyl or Halogen</small>

Dana Phosphate Classification
Hydrated Phosphates,
etc., with Hydroxyl 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 Phosphate Classification
Hydrated Phosphates,
etc., with Hydroxyl or Halogen

42.11.08 Montgomeryite group

42.11.08.01 Montgomeryite Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4•12(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
42.11.08.02 Kingsmountite (Ca,Mn++)4(Fe++,Mn++)Al4(PO4)6(OH)4•12(H2O) C 2 2
42.11.08.03 Calcioferrite Ca4Fe++(Fe+++,Al)4(PO4)6(OH)4•12(H2O) C 2 2
42.11.08.04 Zodacite Ca4Mn++Fe+++4(PO4)6(OH)4•12(H2O) C 2/c,Cc Mono
42.11.08.05 Angastonite! CaMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)4?7H2O P1 1