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    Dana's system divides minerals into eight main classes: native elements, silicates, oxides, sulfides, sulfates, halides, carbonates, and phosphates. Native elements are minerals that occur naturally in an uncombined form, like silver. Silicates are the largest group and include minerals like feldspar. Oxides are formed from a metal combined with oxygen, such as magnetite. Sulfides contain sulfur usually combined with a metal like pyrite.

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    Dana's system divides minerals into eight main classes: native elements, silicates, oxides, sulfides, sulfates, halides, carbonates, and phosphates. Native elements are minerals that occur naturally in an uncombined form, like silver. Silicates are the largest group and include minerals like feldspar. Oxides are formed from a metal combined with oxygen, such as magnetite. Sulfides contain sulfur usually combined with a metal like pyrite.

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    Dana's system divides minerals into eight main classes: native elements, silicates, oxides, sulfides, sulfates, halides, carbonates, and phosphates. Native elements are minerals that occur naturally in an uncombined form, like silver. Silicates are the largest group and include minerals like feldspar. Oxides are formed from a metal combined with oxygen, such as magnetite. Sulfides contain sulfur usually combined with a metal like pyrite.

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    Dana Classification

    of Minerals
    Report of Jean Novelo and
    Abegail Rapada
    James Dwight Dana

    American Geologist

    Mineralogist

    Zoologist
    Dana's System divides minerals
    into eight basic classes. The classes
    are native elements,silicates,
    oxides, sulfides, sulfates, halides,
    carbonates, phosphates, and
    mineraloids.
    CLASSIFICATION OF EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
    MINERALS

    Native Elements These minerals are


    naturally occuring in nature
    in an uncombined form
    with a distinct mineral
    structure.

    Silver

    Silicates This is the largest group of


    minerals.

    Feldspar
    Oxides It is form from the
    combination of a metal
    with oxygen.

    Magnetite

    Sulfides These are made of


    compounds of sulfur
    usually with a metal.

    Pyrite
    Sulfates These are made of
    compounds of sulfur
    combined with metals and
    oxygen.

    Gypsum

    Halides They are from halogen


    elements combined with
    metalic elements.

    Halite/ table salt


    Carbonates These are group of
    minerals made of carbon,
    oxygen and metallic
    element.

    Dolomite

    Phosphates They are often formed


    when other minerals are
    broken down by
    weathering.

    Apatite
    Mineraloid It is the term for those
    substances that do not fit
    neat into one of these 8
    classes.

    Amber
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