Dana Inosilicate Classification
Chains with Side Branches or Loops

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 Inosilicate Classification
Chains with Side Branches or Loops

69 Inosilicates Inosilicate Chains with Side Branches or Loops

69.01 Inosilicates Inosilicate Chains with Side Branches or Loops with (P=2, and N=4, 2 branches)

69.01.01 Astrophyllite group

69.01.01.01 Astrophyllite K2Na(Fe++,Mn)7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4 P1 1

69.01.01.02 Kupletskite K2Na(Mn,Fe++)7(Ti,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F C 2/c 2/m

69.01.01.03 Kupletskite-(Cs) (Cs,K)2Na(Mn,Fe++,Li)7(Ti,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F P1 1

69.01.01.04 Niobophyllite K2Na(Fe++,Mn)7(Nb,Ti)2Si8O26(OH)4(F,O) P1,P 1 Tri

69.01.01.05 Zircophyllite K2(Na,Ca)(Mn,Fe++)7(Zr,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F P1 1

69.01.01.06 Hydroastrophyllite (H3O,K)2Ca(Fe+++,Mn)5-6Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F P1 1

69.01.01.07 Magnesioastrophyllite K2Na[Na(Fe++,Fe+++,Mn)Mg2]Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F A2/m 2/m

69.01.01.08 Niobokupletskite! K2Na(Mn,Zn,Fe)7(Nb,Zr,Ti)2Si8O26(OH)4(O,F) P1 1

69.01.01.09 Nalivkinite! Li2NaFe++7Ti2Si8O24(OH)4F P1 1

69.02 Inosilicates Inosilicate Chains with Side Branches or Loops with P>2

69.02.01a Aenigmatite and related species (Aenigmatite subgroup)

69.02.01a.01 Aenigmatite (Na,Ca)4(Fe++,Ti,Mg)12Si12O40 P1 1

69.02.01a.02 Dorrite Ca2Mg2Fe+++4(Al,Fe+++)4Si2O20 P1,P 1 Tri

69.02.01a.03 Hogtuvaite (Ca,Na)2(Fe++,Fe+++,Ti,Mg,Mn)6(Si,Be,Al)6O20 P1 1

69.02.01a.04 Krinovite NaMg2CrSi3O10 P1 1

69.02.01a.05 Rhonite Ca2(Mg,Fe++,Fe+++,Ti)6(Si,Al)6O20 P1 1

69.02.01a.06 Serendibite Ca2(Mg,Al)6(Si,Al,B)6O20 P1 1

69.02.01a.07 Welshite Ca4Mg9Sb3O4[Si6Be3AlFe2O36] P1 1

69.02.01a.08 Wilkinsonite Na2Fe++4Fe+++2Si6O20 P1 1

69.02.01a.09 Makarochkinite! Ca2Fe++4Fe+++TiSi4BeAlO20 P1 1

69.02.01b Aenigmatite and related species (Sapphirine subgroup)

69.02.01b.01 Sapphirine (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20 P1 1

69.02.01b.02 Surinamite (Mg,Fe++)3Al4BeSi3O16 P 2₁/n 2/m

69.02.01b.03 Khmaralite! (Mg,Al,Fe)16(Al,Si,Be)12O40 P 2₁/c 2/m

69.02.01c Aenigmatite and related species (Magbasite subgroup)

69.02.01c.01 Magbasite KBa(Al,Sc)(Mg,Fe++)6Si6O20F2 P? Ortho

69.02.02

69.02.02.01 Saneroite Na2(Mn++,Fe+++)10Si11V+++++O34(OH)4 P1 1

69.02.02.02 Scheuchzerite! Na(Mn,Mg)9[VSi9O28(OH)](OH)3 P1 1

69.02.03 Howieite group

69.02.03.01 Howieite Na(Fe++,Mn++)10(Fe,Al)2Si12O31(OH)13 P1,P1 Tri

69.02.03.02 Taneyamalite (Na,Ca)(Mn++,Mg)12[(Si,Al)6O17]2(O,OH)10 P1 1

69.02.03.03 Deerite (Fe++,Mn)6(Fe+++,Al)3Si6O20(OH)5 P 2₁/a 2/m

69.02.04

69.02.04.01 Liebauite Ca3Cu5Si9O26 C 2/c 2/m

69.02.05

69.02.05.01 Johninnesite Na2Mg4Mn++12(AsO4)2(Si12O35)(OH)6 P1 1