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.
51.03.01 Olivine group 51.03.01.00 Olivine* (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m 51.03.01.01 Fayalite Fe++2SiO4 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m 51.03.01.02 Forsterite Mg2SiO4 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m 51.03.01.03 Liebenbergite (Ni,Mg)2SiO4 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m 51.03.01.04 Tephroite Mn2SiO4 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m 51.03.01.05 Laihunite Fe++Fe+++2(SiO4)2 P 21/b 2/m