Dana Unclassified Silicates

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.

Dana Unclassified Silicates

78.01 Unclassified silicates possible nesosilicates

78.01.01

78.01.01.01 Cebollite Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 Unk Ortho

78.01.02

78.01.02.01 Chantalite CaAl2SiO4(OH)4 I 4₁/a 4/m

78.01.03

78.01.03.01 Cymrite BaAl2Si2O8•(H2O) P 2₁ (pseudo-HEX) 2

78.01.04

78.01.04.01 Dellaite Ca6Si3O11(OH)2 P1 1

78.01.05 Jinshianghite group

78.01.05.01 Jinshajiangite Na2K5BaCa(Fe,Mn)8(Ti,Fe,Nb,Zr)4Si8O32(O,F,H2O)6 C 2/m,Cm,C 2 Mono

78.01.05.02 Perraultite (Na,Ca)2(Ba,K)2(Mn++,Fe++)8(Ti,Nb)4Si8O32(OH,F,O)6 C 2 2

78.01.06

78.01.06.01 Kurumsakite (Zn,Ni,Cu)8Al8V2Si5O35•27(H2O) (?) Unk Ortho

78.01.07

78.01.07.01 Plumbotsumite Pb5Si4O8(OH)10 C 222₁ 2 2 2

78.01.08

78.01.08.01 Poldervaartite (Ca,Mn++)2SiO3(OH)2 P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m

78.01.08.02 Olmiite! CaMn[SiO3(OH)](OH) P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m

78.01.09

78.01.09.01 Stringhamite CaCuSiO4•2(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

78.01.10

78.01.10.01 Vistepite Mn++4Sn++++B2(SiO4)4(OH)2 P1 1