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.
| Old Dana Classification | New Dana Classification |
| I Native Elements | Class 1 |
| II Sulfides | Classes 2 & 3 |
| III Oxides and Hydroxides | Classes 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 |
| IV Halides | Classes 9, 10, 11, & 12 |
| V Carbonates, Nitrates, Borates | Classes (13, 14,
15, 16a, 16b,
17)Carbonates (18, 19, 20)Nitrates (21, 22, 23)Iodates (24, 25, 26, & 27)Borates |
| VI Sulfates, Chromates, Molybdates | Classes (28, 29,
30, 31, 32)Sulfates (33)Selenates & Tellurates (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites (35, & 36)Chromates |
| VII Phosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates | Classes (37, 38,
39, 40, 41,
42, 43)Phosphates (44, 45, 46)Antimonates (47)Vanadates et. al. (48, & 49)Molybdates & Tungstates |
| IX Organic Minerals | Class 50 |
| VIII Silicates | |
| Nesosilicates | Classes 51, 52, 53, & 54 |
| Sorosilicates | Classes 55, 56, 57, & 58 |
| Cyclosilicates | Classes 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, & 64 |
| Inosilicates | Classes 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, & 70 |
| Phyllosilicates | Classes 71, 72, 73, & 74 |
| Tektosilicates | Classes 75, 76, & 77 |
| Not Classified Silicates | Class 78 |
| Complete List (860 Kb) Classes 1-78 |
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