1168:
1681:
1253:
817:
72:
Minerals are arranged in a hierarchical system. Each mineral has a classification number, made up of four numbers separated by dots, enabling unambiguous identification even when minerals are known by several names (synonymy). The first number represents the mineral class. The second number
55:
The classification of minerals was based on chemical composition by Dana in the fourth edition (1854, in two volumes) of his book System of
Mineralogy. For the 20th century, this classification was completed thanks to scientific progress, particularly in the field of
73:
represents the mineral type, in some cases taking into account its atomic structure. The third number represents a group of minerals of similar structure. The fourth number gives the unambiguous identification of the mineral.
969:
A System of
Mineralogy: Including an Extended Treatise on Crystallography: with an Appendix, Containing the Application of Mathematics to Crystallographic Investigation, and a Mineralogical Bibliography
915:
1507:
64:
used it to construct his classification. Dana's original classification was further developed, and a new classification was published in 1997.
17:
1267:
1479:
1010:
950:
899:
967:
1050:
1328:
1115:
1298:
1289:
840:
45:
1710:
1074:
588:
41:
and structure of minerals. It is mainly used in
English-speaking countries, especially in the United States.
1167:
1420:
1297:
1582:
1473:
463:
1383:
1322:
1108:
1155:
985:
139:
889:
1282:
38:
8:
1238:
987:
A System of
Mineralogy: Descriptive Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent Discoveries
44:
The mineral classification used by the
International Mineralogical Association is the
1705:
1487:
1414:
1351:
1101:
1006:
946:
895:
830:
241:
34:
1493:
1389:
1143:
738:
705:
222:
61:
1685:
1661:
1572:
1462:
1345:
1275:
1257:
1026:
940:
845:
822:
555:
57:
916:"Strunz Mineralogical Tables. Chemical Structural Mineral Classification System"
1566:
1432:
1426:
765:
672:
942:
Strunz
Mineralogical Tables: Chemical-structural Mineral Classification System
1699:
1665:
1631:
1501:
1367:
1001:
Gaines, Richard V.; Dana, James Dwight; Dana, Edward
Salisbury, eds. (1997).
864:
610:
575:
278:
1005:(8., ed. entirely rewritten and greatly enl ed.). New York, NY: Wiley.
1598:
121:
1639:
1207:
1187:
326:
258:
114:
1652:
1538:
1371:
1192:
1150:
512:
520:
46. Basic or halogen-containing antimonites, arsenites, and phosphites
1611:
1532:
1182:
535:
531:
506:
451:
348:
274:
81:
1602:
1551:
1542:
1375:
1212:
524:
447:
320:
295:
291:
1648:
1635:
1523:
1202:
1138:
1124:
835:
781:
499:
41. Non-hydrated phosphates containing hydroxyl anion or halogens
457:
429:
386:
371:
287:
268:
264:
236:
1222:
1217:
1051:"Mineral Classification - Sternberg Museum of Natureal History"
437:
30. Non-hydrated sulfates containing hydroxyl anion or halogens
407:
392:
311:
598:
53. Groups of tetrahedra with other anions or complex cations
584:
51. Nesosilicates containing only isolated tetrahedral groups
502:
42. Hydrated phosphates containing hydroxyl anion or halogens
400:
25. Non-hydrated borate containing hydroxyl anion or halogens
91:
29.06.: acid and normal hydrated sulfates of the formula AXO
1576:
1354:; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites (IDs 2.G)
1197:
1093:
663:
58. Insular, mixed, isolated, and larger tetrahedral groups
440:
31. Hydrated sulfates containing hydroxyl anion or halogens
517:
45. Acid and normal antimonites, arsenites, and phosphites
403:
26. Hydrated borate containing hydroxyl anion or halogens
1610:
Ribbon or multiple chain inosilicates (IDs 9.D, e.g.
1359:
Sulfosalts; sulfarsenates, sulfantimonates (IDs 2.K)
812:
1303:
Mineral categories (classes, subclasses, divisions)
364:
16b. Carbonate containing hydroxyl anion or halogen
361:
16a. Carbonate containing hydroxyl anion or halogen
1550:Other tectosilicates (IDs 9.FA. and 9.FB.15, e.g.
601:54. Borosilicates and some beryllosilicates with .
376:19. Nitrates containing hydroxyl anion or halogens
1697:
696:64. Rings with other anions and isolated groups
540:49. Basic and hydrated molybdates and tungstates
1000:
1647:Polymeric, isolated silicates (IDs 9.A, e.g.
1456:Monomeric minerals (similar to nesosilicates)
1283:
1109:
717:66. Unbranched double chains, periodicity W=2
714:65. Unbranched simple chains, periodicity W=1
1443:"Mineral structures with tetrahedral units"
938:
750:72. Infinite layers without six-member rings
726:69. Chains branched to other chains or loops
720:67. Unbranched chains, periodicity W > 2
67:
1290:
1276:
1116:
1102:
973:Durrie & Peck and Herrick & Noyes.
102:29.06.02.: kieserite group (monohydrates)
723:68. Structures with variable chain widths
385:22. Iodates containing hydroxyl anion or
33:is a mineral classification developed by
1315:("native elements and organic minerals")
939:Strunz, Hugo; Nickel, Ernest H. (2001).
88:29. Acidic and normal hydrated sulfates
1390:Arsenates(IV), sulfates(IV) and iodates
693:63. Cyclosilicates with condensed rings
14:
1698:
1362:Other sulfosalts (IDs 2.H–J and 2.L–M)
653:) and larger non-cyclic groups with Si
1271:
1097:
434:29. Acid and normal hydrated sulfates
983:
965:
887:
627:, generally without additional anion
382:21. Non-hydrated and hydrated iodate
1516:Silicate frameworks, tectosilicates
428:28. Acidic and normal non-hydrated
152:29.06.02.04.: povinite (Cu,Fe,Zn)SO
24:
1075:"Mineralienatlas - Fossilienatlas"
729:70. Tubular or columnar structures
490:38. Non-hydrated normal phosphates
209:
191:29.06.02.07.: cobaltkieserite CoSO
180:29.06.02.06.: dwornikite (Ni,Fe)SO
166:29.06.02.05.: gunningite (Zn,Mn)SO
25:
1722:
1480:Molybdates, wolframates, niobates
1446:(sulfate anion, phosphate anion,
777:76. Aluminum and silicon networks
355:14. Non-hydrated normal carbonate
316:10. Oxyhalides and hydroxyhalides
1679:
1626:Unclassified silicates (IDs 9.H)
1251:
1166:
1027:"New Dana Classification Number"
815:
753:73. Condensed tetrahedron layers
487:37. Non-hydrated acid phosphates
1660:Other inorganic polymers (e.g.
1067:
496:40. Normal phosphates, hydrated
286:08. Multiple oxides containing
1043:
1019:
994:
977:
959:
932:
908:
881:
857:
456:34. Selenites, tellurites and
13:
1:
1502:Monomeric, isolated silicates
1300:IMA–CNMNC / Nickel–Strunz IDs
851:
493:39. Acid phosphates, hydrated
358:15. Normal hydrated carbonate
319:11. Complex halides - alumino
46:Nickel-Strunz classification.
1620:Other non monomeric minerals
1123:
841:Nickel–Strunz classification
105:29.06.02.01.: kieserite MgSO
7:
984:Dana, James Dwight (1868).
966:Dana, James Dwight (1837).
808:
10:
1727:
800:78. Unclassified silicates
747:71. Six-member ring layers
690:62. Eight-membered rings .
681:59. Three-membered rings .
76:
50:
18:Dana Classification System
1675:
1560:Other silicate frameworks
1442:
1408:"Evaporites and similars"
1407:
1400:Vanadium oxides (IDs 4.H)
1338:
1311:
1247:
1231:
1175:
1164:
1131:
684:60. Four-membered rings .
920:pubs.geoscienceworld.org
891:Manual of Mineralogy ...
687:61. Six-membered rings .
565:Silicates and germanates
68:Classification structure
1468:Thiosulphates (IDs 7.J)
397:24. Non-hydrated borate
367:17. Compound carbonates
230:Sulfides and sulfosalts
1711:Classification systems
1079:www.mineralienatlas.de
793:Unclassified silicates
468:36. Hydrated chromates
277:and oxides containing
263:05. Oxides containing
27:Mineral classification
1531:Other feldspathoids:
1339:"Sulfides and oxides"
1003:Dana's new mineralogy
990:. J. Wiley & Son.
865:"Dana Classification"
476:Phosphates, arsenates
443:32. Compound sulfates
251:Oxides and hydroxides
37:. It is based on the
31:Dana's classification
1522:Zeolite frameworks,
1494:Arsenates, vanadates
888:Dana, J. D. (1855).
756:74. Modulated layers
638:with O, OH, F, and H
591:with O, OH, F, and H
379:20. Compound nitrate
336:Carbonates, nitrates
188:O), space group C2/c
146:-(H2O), space group
39:chemical composition
1686:Minerals portal
1258:Minerals portal
894:Durrie & Peck.
417:Sulfates, chromates
283:07. Multiple oxides
215:
199:O, space group C2/c
1545:groups (IDs 9.FB.)
1397:Tellurium oxysalts
1239:Industrial mineral
1055:sternberg.fhsu.edu
1031:www.webmineral.com
869:www.webmineral.com
774:75. Tectosilicates
214:
1693:
1692:
1449:
1370:(IDs 4.A–E, e.g.
1323:"Native elements"
1316:
1304:
1265:
1264:
1012:978-0-471-19310-4
952:978-3-510-65188-7
945:. Schweizerbart.
901:978-1-4181-5915-3
831:James Dwight Dana
806:
805:
462:35. Non-hydrated
35:James Dwight Dana
16:(Redirected from
1718:
1684:
1683:
1682:
1662:polyoxometalates
1482:(VI) (IDs 7.G–H)
1465:(VI) (IDs 7.A–E)
1445:
1329:Organic minerals
1314:
1312:"Special cases"
1305:
1302:
1292:
1285:
1278:
1269:
1268:
1256:
1255:
1254:
1170:
1118:
1111:
1104:
1095:
1094:
1089:
1088:
1086:
1085:
1071:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1061:
1047:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1037:
1023:
1017:
1016:
998:
992:
991:
981:
975:
974:
963:
957:
956:
936:
930:
929:
927:
926:
912:
906:
905:
885:
879:
878:
876:
875:
861:
825:
820:
819:
818:
556:Organic minerals
548:Organic minerals
223:Chemical element
216:
213:
174:O), space group
160:O), space group
132:O), space group
62:Karl Hugo Strunz
21:
1726:
1725:
1721:
1720:
1719:
1717:
1716:
1715:
1696:
1695:
1694:
1689:
1680:
1678:
1671:
1634:(IDs 9.B, e.g.
1601:(IDs 9.D, e.g.
1575:(IDs 9.E, e.g.
1573:Phyllosilicates
1447:
1444:
1438:
1403:
1374:supergroup and
1334:
1313:
1307:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1266:
1261:
1252:
1250:
1243:
1227:
1176:Common minerals
1171:
1162:
1127:
1122:
1092:
1083:
1081:
1073:
1072:
1068:
1059:
1057:
1049:
1048:
1044:
1035:
1033:
1025:
1024:
1020:
1013:
999:
995:
982:
978:
964:
960:
953:
937:
933:
924:
922:
914:
913:
909:
902:
886:
882:
873:
871:
863:
862:
858:
854:
846:Crystallography
823:Minerals portal
821:
816:
814:
811:
739:Phyllosilicates
660:
656:
652:
648:
645:57. Insular (Si
641:
637:
633:
626:
622:
594:
587:52. Groups of
349:Acid carbonates
312:09. Halogenides
212:
210:Mineral classes
198:
194:
187:
183:
173:
169:
159:
155:
145:
131:
127:
112:
108:
98:
94:
82:Kieserite group
79:
70:
58:crystallography
53:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1724:
1714:
1713:
1708:
1691:
1690:
1676:
1673:
1672:
1670:
1669:
1666:polyphosphates
1657:
1656:
1644:
1643:
1628:
1627:
1623:
1622:
1616:
1615:
1607:
1606:
1594:
1593:
1587:
1586:
1580:
1570:
1567:Cyclosilicates
1563:
1562:
1556:
1555:
1547:
1546:
1536:
1528:
1527:
1524:zeolite family
1519:
1518:
1512:
1511:
1505:
1498:
1497:
1491:
1484:
1483:
1477:
1476:(VI) (IDs 7.F)
1470:
1469:
1466:
1459:
1458:
1452:
1450:
1448:silicon, etc.)
1440:
1439:
1437:
1436:
1430:
1424:
1418:
1411:
1409:
1405:
1404:
1402:
1401:
1398:
1394:
1393:
1387:
1380:
1379:
1364:
1363:
1360:
1356:
1355:
1349:
1342:
1340:
1336:
1335:
1333:
1332:
1326:
1319:
1317:
1309:
1308:
1295:
1294:
1287:
1280:
1272:
1263:
1262:
1248:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1241:
1235:
1233:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1179:
1177:
1173:
1172:
1165:
1163:
1161:
1160:
1159:
1158:
1148:
1147:
1146:
1135:
1133:
1129:
1128:
1121:
1120:
1113:
1106:
1098:
1091:
1090:
1066:
1042:
1018:
1011:
993:
976:
958:
951:
931:
907:
900:
880:
855:
853:
850:
849:
848:
843:
838:
833:
827:
826:
810:
807:
804:
803:
802:
801:
796:
795:
794:
788:
787:
786:
785:
778:
775:
770:
769:
768:
766:Tectosilicates
760:
759:
758:
757:
754:
751:
748:
743:
742:
741:
733:
732:
731:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
715:
710:
709:
708:
700:
699:
698:
697:
694:
691:
688:
685:
682:
677:
676:
675:
673:Cyclosilicates
667:
666:
665:
664:
661:
658:
654:
650:
646:
643:
639:
635:
631:
628:
624:
620:
615:
614:
613:
605:
604:
603:
602:
599:
596:
592:
585:
580:
579:
578:
570:
569:
567:
561:
560:
559:
558:
550:
544:
543:
542:
541:
538:
528:
521:
518:
515:
509:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
483:
472:
471:
470:
469:
466:
460:
454:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
424:
421:and molybdates
413:
412:
411:
410:
404:
401:
398:
395:
389:
383:
380:
377:
374:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
352:
351:
343:
332:
331:
330:
329:
323:
317:
314:
307:
301:
300:
299:
298:
284:
281:
271:
261:
253:
247:
246:
245:
244:
242:02. Sulfosalts
239:
232:
226:
225:
220:
211:
208:
207:
206:
205:
204:
203:
202:
201:
200:
196:
192:
189:
185:
181:
178:
171:
167:
164:
157:
153:
150:
143:
138:29.06.02.03.:
136:
129:
125:
120:29.06.02.02.:
118:
110:
106:
96:
92:
78:
75:
69:
66:
52:
49:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1723:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1703:
1701:
1688:
1687:
1674:
1667:
1663:
1659:
1658:
1654:
1650:
1646:
1645:
1641:
1637:
1633:
1632:Sorosilicates
1630:
1629:
1625:
1624:
1621:
1618:
1617:
1613:
1609:
1608:
1604:
1600:
1597:Single chain
1596:
1595:
1592:
1589:
1588:
1584:
1583:Silica family
1581:
1578:
1574:
1571:
1568:
1565:
1564:
1561:
1558:
1557:
1553:
1549:
1548:
1544:
1540:
1537:
1535:(IDs 9.FA.05)
1534:
1530:
1529:
1525:
1521:
1520:
1517:
1514:
1513:
1509:
1506:
1503:
1500:
1499:
1495:
1492:
1489:
1486:
1485:
1481:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1471:
1467:
1464:
1461:
1460:
1457:
1454:
1453:
1451:
1441:
1434:
1431:
1428:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1416:
1413:
1412:
1410:
1406:
1399:
1396:
1395:
1391:
1388:
1385:
1382:
1381:
1377:
1373:
1369:
1366:
1365:
1361:
1358:
1357:
1353:
1350:
1347:
1344:
1343:
1341:
1337:
1330:
1327:
1324:
1321:
1320:
1318:
1310:
1306:
1293:
1288:
1286:
1281:
1279:
1274:
1273:
1270:
1260:
1259:
1246:
1240:
1237:
1236:
1234:
1230:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1180:
1178:
1174:
1169:
1157:
1154:
1153:
1152:
1149:
1145:
1142:
1141:
1140:
1137:
1136:
1134:
1130:
1126:
1119:
1114:
1112:
1107:
1105:
1100:
1099:
1096:
1080:
1076:
1070:
1056:
1052:
1046:
1032:
1028:
1022:
1014:
1008:
1004:
997:
989:
988:
980:
972:
971:
962:
954:
948:
944:
943:
935:
921:
917:
911:
903:
897:
893:
892:
884:
870:
866:
860:
856:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
828:
824:
813:
799:
798:
797:
792:
791:
790:
789:
783:
779:
776:
773:
772:
771:
767:
764:
763:
762:
761:
755:
752:
749:
746:
745:
744:
740:
737:
736:
735:
734:
728:
725:
722:
719:
716:
713:
712:
711:
707:
704:
703:
702:
701:
695:
692:
689:
686:
683:
680:
679:
678:
674:
671:
670:
669:
668:
662:
644:
630:56. Groups Si
629:
619:55. Groups Si
618:
617:
616:
612:
611:Sorosilicates
609:
608:
607:
606:
600:
597:
590:
586:
583:
582:
581:
577:
576:Nesosilicates
574:
573:
572:
571:
568:
566:
563:
562:
557:
553:
552:
551:
549:
546:
545:
539:
537:
533:
529:
526:
522:
519:
516:
514:
510:
508:
505:43. Compound
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
485:
484:
482:
481:
480:and vanadates
477:
474:
473:
467:
465:
461:
459:
455:
453:
449:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
431:
427:
426:
425:
423:
422:
418:
415:
414:
409:
406:27. Compound
405:
402:
399:
396:
394:
391:23. Compound
390:
388:
384:
381:
378:
375:
373:
369:
366:
363:
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