Dana, James Edward

Frondel C. F. (1962). The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salysbury Dana. 7th ed., vol. 8, Silica Minerals, New York John Wiley. 

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. 

Minerals are usually organized according to their chemical compositions. This systematic arrangement of minerals, developed by Swedish chemist Jons Berzelius, was enlarged by James and Edward Dana in the late 1800s. Dana s system, expanded and updated, is the most widely used today. 

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