Dana, James Dwight

Dana, James Dwight (1813-1895) was educated at Yale University and made contributions to the fields of geology, mineralogy, and zoology. He developed classification systems that are still in use in these fields today. 

C. Palache, H. Berman, and C. Frondel, The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight and Edward S alisbuy Dana, 7th ed., John Wiley Sons, Inc., New York, 1944, pp. 498, 636. 

Frondell, C., "The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana", 7th Ed. Vol III, Silica Minerals. 1-334. John Wiley and Sons Inc., New York. 

Frondel C. (1960). The System of Mneralogy of James Dwight Dana. Wiley, New York, vol. 3. 

Muscovite mica was first used in 1850 by James Dwight Dana and is derived from the term Muscovy glass, by which it was previously known because of its widespread use as a window-glass substitute in the old Russian state of Muscovy. 

The s)Tstematic classification of minerals according to the American Chemist and Mineralogist James Dwight Dana was the first to be established in 1837 using the Linnaen principles of taxonomy modified by Friedrich Mohs and the Berzelius system for the notation of chemical formulae. Since 1837, it was modernized to take into account recent discoveries. 

Dana, E. S., 1894. The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana Descriptive Mineralogy, 6th ed. London Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner. 

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