Dana Sorosilicate Classification
Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups

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 Sorosilicate Classification
Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups

57 Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups

57.01 Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups with [Si3O10] groups

57.01.01 Aminoffite and related species

57.01.01.01 Aminoffite Ca3Be2Si3O10(OH)2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

57.01.01.02 Harstigite Ca6MnBe4(SiO4)2(Si2O7)2(OH)2 Pcmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

57.01.02

57.01.02.01 Kinoite Ca2Cu2Si3O8(OH)4 P 2₁/m 2/m

57.01.03

57.01.03.01 Trabzonite Ca4Si3O10•2(H2O) P 2₁,P 2₁/m Mono

57.01.04

57.01.04.01 Rosenhahnite Ca3Si3O8[(OH)2-4x,(CO3)x] P1 1

57.02 Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups with [Si4O13] groups

57.02.01

57.02.01.01 Tiragalloite Mn++4As+++++Si3O12(OH) P 2₁/n 2/m

57.02.02

57.02.02.01 Ruizite CaMn+++Si2O6(OH)•2(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

57.02.03 Akatoreite Group

57.02.03.01 Akatoreite (Mn++,Fe++)9Al2Si8O24(OH)8 P1 1

57.02.03.02 Hubeite! Ca2Mn++Fe+++Si4O12(OH)(H2O)2 P1 1

57.02.03.03 Cassagnaite! (Ca,Mn++)4(Fe+++,Mn+++,Al)4(OH)4(V+++,Mg,Al)2(O,OH)4(Si3O10)(SiO4)2 C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

57.03 Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups with [Si5O16] groups

57.03.01

57.03.01.01 Zunyite Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl F43m 4 3m

57.04 Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups with groups with 6 or more tetrahedra

57.04.01

57.04.01.01 Medaite (Mn,Ca)6(V+++++,As)Si5O18(OH) P 2₁/n 2/m