Dana Inosilicate Classification<br><small>Column or Tube Structures</small>

Dana Inosilicate Classification
Column or Tube Structures
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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 Inosilicate Classification
Column or Tube Structures

70.05 Inosilicates Inosilicate Column or Tube Structures with chains linked by Be

70.05.01

70.05.01.01 Chiavennite CaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2•2(H2O) Pnab 2/m 2/m 2/m

70.05.02

70.05.02.01 Tvedalite (Ca,Mn++)4Be3Si6O17(OH)4•3(H2O) C face centered Ortho

70.05.03

70.05.03.01 Bavenite Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 Am2a mm2