Dana Salts of Organic Acids Classification

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 Salts of Organic Acids Classification

50.02 Salts of Organic Acids (Mellitates, Citrates, Cyanates, and Acetates)

50.02.01

50.02.01.01 Mellite Al2[C6(COO)6]•16(H2O) P 4₁22,P 4₃22 4 2 2

50.02.02

50.02.02.01 Earlandite Ca3(C6H5O7)•4(H2O) Unk Mono

50.02.03

50.02.03.01 Julienite* Na2Co++(SCN)4•8(H2O) P 4₁/n 4/m

50.02.04

50.02.04.01 Calclacite Ca[Cl2/CH3COO]•10(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

50.02.05

50.02.05.01 Kafehydrocyanite* K4Fe++(CN)6•3(H2O) I 4₁/a 4/m

50.02.06 Formicaite Series

50.02.06.01 Formicaite! Ca(HCOO)2 P 4₁2₁2 4 2 2

50.02.06.02 Dashkovaite! Mg(HCOO)2•2(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

50.02.07 Hoganite Group

50.02.07.01 Hoganite! Cu(CH3COO)2•H2O C 2/c 2/m

50.02.07.02 Paceite! CaCu(CH3COO)4•6(H2O) I 4/m 4/m