Dana Nesosilicate Classification<br><small>Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O</small>

Dana Nesosilicate Classification
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O
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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 Nesosilicate Classification
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O

52.04 Nesosilicates Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] and/or > [6] coordination

52.04.01 Welinite group

52.04.01.01 Orebroite-VIII Mn++3(Sb+++++,Fe+++)SiO4(O,OH)3 P 3 3
52.04.01.02 Welinite-VIII (Mn++,Mg)3(W++++++,Mn+++)1-x(SiO4)(O,OH)3 (x=1/3) P 3 3
52.04.01.03 Kittatinnyite Ca2Mn+++2Mn++Si2O8(OH)4•9(H2O) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
52.04.01.04 Franciscanite-VIII Mn++3(V+++++,[ ])1-x(SiO4)(O,OH)3(x=0.5) P 3 3

52.04.02 Vuagnatite group

52.04.02.01 Mozartite CaMn+++SiO4(OH) P 212121 2 2 2
52.04.02.02 Vuagnatite CaAlSiO4(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

52.04.03 Titanite group

52.04.03.01 Titanite CaTiSiO5 P 21/a 2/m
52.04.03.02 Malayaite CaSnSiO5 = CaSnOSiO4 A2/a 2/m
52.04.03.03 Vanadomalayaite CaVOSiO4 C 2/c 2/m

52.04.04 Natisite - Yftisite group

52.04.04.01 Natisite Na2(TiO)SiO4 P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
52.04.04.02 Paranatisite Na2[TiO(SiO4)] P mc21 mm2
52.04.04.03 Yftisite-(Y)? (Y,Dy,Er)4(Ti,Sn)O(SiO4)2(F,OH)6 C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

52.04.05 Tornebohmite group

52.04.05.01 Tornebohmite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Nd)2Al(SiO4)2(OH) P 21/c 2/m
52.04.05.02 Tornebohmite-(La) (La,Ce)2Al(SiO4)2(OH) P 21/c 2/m

52.04.06 Cerite Group

52.04.06.01 Cerite-(Ce) Ce+++9Fe+++(SiO4)6[(SiO3)(OH)](OH)3 R 3c 3m
52.04.06.02 Cerite-(La)! (La,Ce,Ca)9(Mg,Fe+++)(SiO4)6[SiO3(OH)](OH)3 R 3c 3m
52.04.06.03 Aluminocerite-(Ce)! (Ce,REE,Ca)9(Al,Fe+++)(SiO4)3[SiO3(OH)]4(OH)3 R 3c 3m

52.04.07 Afwillite and related species

52.04.07.01 Afwillite Ca3Si2O4(OH)6 P 21 2
52.04.07.02 Bultfonteinite Ca2SiO2(OH,F)4 P1 1
52.04.07.03 Hatrurite Ca3SiO5 R 3m 3m
52.04.07.04 Jasmundite Ca11(SiO4)4O2S I 42m 4 2m

52.04.08

52.04.08.01 Trimounsite-(Y) (Y,REE)2Ti2SiO9 P 21/c 2/m

52.04.09 Silicate apatites

52.04.09.00 Ellestadite* Ca5(SiO4,PO4,SO4)3(F,OH,Cl) P 63/m 6/m
52.04.09.01 Britholite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca,Th,La,Nd)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) P 63/m 6/m
52.04.09.02 Britholite-(Y) (Y,Ca)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) P 63/m 6/m
52.04.09.03 Ellestadite-(F) Ca5(SiO4,PO4,SO4)3(F,OH,Cl) P 63/m 6/m
52.04.09.04 Ellestadite-(OH) Ca5(SiO4,SO4)3(OH,Cl,F) P 63/m 6/m
52.04.09.05 Ellestadite-(Cl) Ca5(SiO4,PO4,SO4)3(Cl,OH,F) P 63/m 6/m
52.04.09.06 Mattheddleite Pb20(SiO4)7(SO4)4Cl4 P 63/m 6/m
52.04.09.07 Karnasurtite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe+++)(Si,P)2O7(OH)4•3(H2O) (?) Unk. Hex
52.04.09.08 Fluorbritholite-(Ce) (Ca,Ce,La,Na)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) P 63/m 6/m
52.04.09.09 Fluorcalciobritholite! (Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F P 63/m 6/m

52.04.10

52.04.10.01 Ellenbergerite Mg6TiAl6Si8O28(OH)10 P 63 6

52.04.11

52.04.11.01 Sitinakite Na2K(Ti,Nb)4O4(SiO4)2(O,OH)•4(H2O) P 41/mcm 4/m 2/m 2/m