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.
76.01.03 Plagioclase series 76.01.03.00 Plagioclase* (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1 76.01.03.01 Albite NaAlSi3O8 C1 1 76.01.03.02 Oligoclase (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1 76.01.03.03 Andesine* (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1 76.01.03.04 Labradorite* (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1 76.01.03.05 Bytownite* (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1 76.01.03.06 Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 P1,I1 1