Dana classification system

Dana's classification[1][2] is a mineral classification developed by James Dwight Dana. It is based on the chemical composition and structure of minerals. It is mainly used in English-speaking countries, especially in the United States.

The mineral classification used by the International Mineralogical Association is the Nickel-Strunz classification.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Dana Classification". www.webmineral.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  2. ^ Dana, J. D. (1855). Manual of Mineralogy ... Durrie & Peck. ISBN 978-1-4181-5915-3.
  3. ^ "Strunz Mineralogical Tables. Chemical Structural Mineral Classification System". pubs.geoscienceworld.org. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  4. ^ Strunz, Hugo; Nickel, Ernest H. (2001). Strunz Mineralogical Tables: Chemical-structural Mineral Classification System. Schweizerbart. ISBN 978-3-510-65188-7.