Dana Phyllosilicate Classification
Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings

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 Phyllosilicate Classification
Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings

72 Phyllosilicates Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings

72.01 Phyllosilicates Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings with 4-membered rings

72.01.01

72.01.01.01 Ekanite ThCa2Si8O20 I 422 4 2 2

72.01.02

72.01.02.01 Thornasite Na12Th3[Si8O19]4•18(H2O) R 3c 3 2/m

72.01.03

72.01.03.01 Prehnite Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 P 2cm mm2

72.01.04

72.01.04.01 Amstallite CaAl(Si,Al)4O8(OH)4•((H2O),Cl) C 2/c 2/m

72.01.04.02 Rudenkoite! Sr3Al3[(Si,Al)4O10](OH,O)8Cl2•H2O P 2/m, P 2 or Pm Mono

72.01.05

72.01.05.01 Eakerite Ca2SnAl2Si6O18(OH)2•2(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

72.02 Phyllosilicates Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings with 4-, 6-, and 8-membered rings

72.02.01 Dalylite group

72.02.01.01 Dalyite K2ZrSi6O15 P1 1

72.02.01.02 Davanite K2TiSi6O15 P1 1

72.02.01.03 Sazhinite-(Ce) Na2Ce[Si6O14(OH)]•n(H2O), (n >= 1.5) Pmm2 mm2

72.02.01.04 Sazhinite-(La)! Na3La[Si6O15]•2(H2O) Pmm2 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.03 Phyllosilicates Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings with 3-, 4-, or 5-membered rings and 8-membered rings

72.03.01 Apophyllite group (4- & 8-membered rings)

72.03.01.00 Apophyllite* KCa4(Si4O10)2F•8(H2O) P 4/mnc 4/m 2/m 2/m

72.03.01.01 Apophyllite-(KF) (K,Na)Ca4Si8O20(F,OH)•8(H2O) P 4/mnc 4/m 2/m 2/m

72.03.01.02 Apophyllite-(KOH) KCa4Si8O20(OH,F)•8(H2O) P 4/mnc 4/m 2/m 2/m

72.03.01.03 Apophyllite-(NaF) NaCa4Si8O20F•8(H2O) Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.03.01.04 Carletonite KNa4Ca4Si8O18(CO3)4(OH,F)•(H2O) P 4/mbm 4/m 2/m 2/m

72.03.02 Tobermorite group (5- & 8-membered rings)

72.03.02.01 Tobermorite Ca5Si6O16(OH)2•4(H2O) C 222₁ 2 2 2

72.03.02.02 Clinotobermorite Ca5Si6(O,OH)18•5(H2O) Cc,C 2/c Mono

72.03.02.03 Plombierite Ca5H2Si6O18•6H2O B11b 2

72.03.02.04 Riversideite Ca5Si6O16(OH)2•2(H2O) B2212 2 2 2

72.03.02.05 Okenite Ca3[Si6O15]•6(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri

72.03.02.06 Tacharanite Ca12Al2Si18O33(OH)36 A centered Mono

72.03.02.07 Nekoite Ca3Si6O15•7(H2O) P1 1

72.03.02.08 Oyelite Ca10B2Si8O29•12(H2O) B**** Ortho

72.03.03

72.03.03.01 Zeravshanite! Cs4Na2Zr3(Si18O45)(H2O)2 C 2/c 2/m

72.04 Phyllosilicates Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings with 4-, 6-, and 12-membered rings

72.04.01a Pyrosmalite group (Pyrosmalite subgroup)

72.04.01a.01 Pyrosmalite-(Fe) (Fe++,Mn)8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 P 3m1 3 2/m

72.04.01a.02 Pyrosmalite-(Mn) (Mn,Fe++)8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 P 3m1 3 2/m

72.04.01a.03 Schallerite Mn++16[As+++O2OH][Si12O30](OH)14 P 3m1 ? 3m

72.04.01b Pyrosmalite group (Friedelite subgroup)

72.04.01b.01 Friedelite Mn8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 C 2/m 2/m

72.04.01b.02 Mcgillite (Mn,Fe++)8Si6O15(OH)8Cl2 C 2/m 2/m

72.04.01b.03 Nelenite (Mn,Fe++)16Si12As+++3O36(OH)17 R 3m 3 2/m

72.05 Phyllosilicates Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings with corrugated and complex layers

72.05.01 Rhodesite group

72.05.01.01 Rhodesite KHCa2Si8O19•5(H2O) Pmam 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.01.02 Monteregianite-(Y) (Na,K)6(Y,Ca)2Si16O38•10(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

72.05.01.03 Macdonaldite BaCa4[Si16O36(OH)2]•10(H2O) C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.01.04 Delhayelite (Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3•18(H2O) Pnmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.01.05 Hydrodelhayelite KCa2AlSi7O17(OH)2•6(H2O) Pnm21 mm2

72.05.01.06 Seidite-(Ce)! Na4(Ce,Sr)2{Ti(OH)2(Si8O18)}(O,OH,F)4•5(H2O) C/2c 2/m

72.05.02 Leucospenite and related species

72.05.02.01 Leucosphenite Na4BaTi2O2[B2Si10O28] C 2/m 2/m

72.05.02.02 Nordite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Ca)(Sr,Ca)Na2(Na,Mn)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.02.03 Nordite-(La) (Na,Mn)3(Sr,Ca)(La,Ce)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.02.04 Semenovite (Na,Ca)9(Ce,La)2(Fe++,Mn)(Si,Be)20(O,OH,F)48 Pmmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.02.05 Ferronordite-(Ce)! Na3SrCeFe++Si6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.02.06 Manganonordite-(Ce)! Na3SrCeMn++Si6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.02.07 Ferronordite-(La)! Na3Sr(La,Ce)FeSi6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.02.08 Bussyite-(Ce)! (Ce,REE)3(Na,H2O)6MnSi9Be5(O,OH)30F4 C 2/c 2/m

72.05.03

72.05.03.01 Kvanefjeldite Na4(Ca,Mn)Si6O14(OH)2 Pcab 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.04 Elpidite/armstrongite

72.05.04.01 Armstrongite CaZrSi6O15•3(H2O) C 2 2

72.05.04.02 Elpidite Na2ZrSi6O15•3(H2O) Pb21m mm2

72.05.05

72.05.05.01 Varennesite Na8Mn++2Si10O25(OH,Cl)2•12(H2O) C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.06 Phyllosilicates Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings with tetrahedral Al cross-linking

72.06.01

72.06.01.01 Petalite LiAlSi4O10 P 2/a 2/m