Dana Tectosilicate Classification<br><small>Al-Si Framework</small>

Dana Tectosilicate Classification
Al-Si Framework
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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 Tectosilicate Classification
Al-Si Framework

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