Dana Classification

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 Phosphate Classification
Anhydrous Acid Phosphates, etc

37.00.00 Antimonate

37.00.00.00 Auroantimonate* AuSbO3 Ortho ? Ortho

37.00.00 Apatite Group

37.00.00.00 IMA2009-005 (Y,Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

37.00.00 Arsenate, Anhydrous

37.00.00.00 Chernovite-(Ce)* (Ce,Y)(AsO4) I 4₁/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m

37.00.00 Arsenate, Basic

37.00.00.00 Arsenowaylandite* BiAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

37.00.00 Arsenate, Basic Hydrated

37.00.00.00 IMA2009-016 Cu4H(AsO4)2(OH)3•H2O P1 1

37.00.00 Arsenate, Hydrated

37.00.00.00 Barium-zinc-alumopharmacosiderite* (Ba,K)0.5(Zn,Cu)0.5(Al,Fe)4(AsO4)3•5(H2O) I 42m 4 2m

37.00.00.00 IMA2008-063 Pb[Zn0.25,[ ]0.75]Fe3H(AsO4)2(OH)6 C 2/c 2/m

37.00.00 Arsenate, Hydrated Chloride

37.00.00.00 Zinclavendulan? NaCa(Zn,Cu)5(AsO4)4Cl•4-5(H2O) Unk Ortho

37.00.00 Phosphate, Basic

37.00.00.00 Laubmannite? Fe++3Fe+++6(PO4)4(OH)12 Unk Ortho

37.00.00 Phosphate, Basic Carbonate

37.00.00.00 Parwanite (Na,K)(Mg,Ca)4Al8(PO4)8(CO3)(OH)7•30H2O P 2, Pm, P 2/m, P 2₁, Mono

37.00.00 Phosphate, Basic Hydrated

37.00.00.00 Gengenbachite KFe3(H2PO4)2(HPO4)4•6H2O or KFe3H8(PO4)6•6H2O P 6₃mc 6mm

37.00.00.00 Oxiberaunite* (Fe+++,Mn+++)Fe+++5(PO4)4O(OH)4•6(H2O) Mono

37.00.00 Phosphate, Hydrated

37.00.00.00 Churchite-(Dy)* (Dy,Sm,Gd,Nd)(PO4)•2(H2O) Mono

37.00.00 Phosphate, Thermocaca Series

37.00.00.00 Arnhemite* (K,Na)2Mg2(P2O7)•5(H2O) Unk Hex

37.00.00.00 Pyrocoproite* (Mg(K,Na))2P2O7 Unk Mono

37.00.00.00 Pyrophosphite* K2CaP2O7 P 2₁/n 2/m