Dana classification of minerals

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mineral classification system scientific classification scheme

The Dana classification of minerals is a systematic scheme for categorizing minerals based primarily on their chemical composition and crystal structure, developed by American geologist and mineralogist James Dwight Dana.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Dana classification of minerals canonical	1
Dana mineral groups	1
Dana’s System of Mineralogy	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10096501 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Dana classification of minerals
Context triple: [James Dwight Dana, hasPartInNameOf, Dana classification of minerals]

A. Mindat
Mindat is a small town in Myanmar’s mountainous Chin State, known as a gateway to traditional Chin villages and cultures.
B. Mineralia
Mineralia is the mineral kingdom in Carl Linnaeus’s Systema Naturae, encompassing all non-living, inorganic natural substances.
C. Song of the Minerals
Song of the Minerals is a musical segment from the educational TV series "The Magic School Bus" that teaches children about different types of minerals through song.
D. Traité élémentaire de minéralogie
Traité élémentaire de minéralogie is a foundational early 19th-century textbook on mineralogy that helped systematize the classification and study of minerals.
E. Bowen’s reaction series
Bowen’s reaction series is a conceptual model in geology that explains the sequence and conditions under which minerals crystallize from cooling magma.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dana classification of minerals
Target entity description: The Dana classification of minerals is a systematic scheme for categorizing minerals based primarily on their chemical composition and crystal structure, developed by American geologist and mineralogist James Dwight Dana.

A. Mindat
Mindat is a small town in Myanmar’s mountainous Chin State, known as a gateway to traditional Chin villages and cultures.
B. Mineralia
Mineralia is the mineral kingdom in Carl Linnaeus’s Systema Naturae, encompassing all non-living, inorganic natural substances.
C. Song of the Minerals
Song of the Minerals is a musical segment from the educational TV series "The Magic School Bus" that teaches children about different types of minerals through song.
D. Traité élémentaire de minéralogie
Traité élémentaire de minéralogie is a foundational early 19th-century textbook on mineralogy that helped systematize the classification and study of minerals.
E. Bowen’s reaction series
Bowen’s reaction series is a conceptual model in geology that explains the sequence and conditions under which minerals crystallize from cooling magma.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mineral classification system ⓘ scientific classification scheme ⓘ
appliesTo	natural mineral species ⓘ synthetic analog minerals ⓘ
basedOn	chemical composition of minerals ⓘ crystal structure of minerals ⓘ
classificationLevel	hierarchical ⓘ
comparedWith	Strunz classification of minerals ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criterion	anion or anionic group ⓘ chemical composition ⓘ structural characteristics ⓘ
describedIn	Dana’s System of Mineralogy ⓘ linked to: Dana classification of minerals
developedBy	James Dwight Dana ⓘ
documentationForm	catalogue of mineral species ⓘ reference book ⓘ
field	geology ⓘ mineralogy ⓘ
focusesOn	systematic arrangement of mineral species ⓘ
hasGoal	provide consistent mineral nomenclature ⓘ reflect mineral chemistry and structure in classification ⓘ
hasNotableWork	Dana’s System of Mineralogy, 7th edition ⓘ
hasPart	Dana mineral classes ⓘ Dana mineral groups ⓘ linked to: Dana classification of minerals Dana mineral species ⓘ
influencedBy	earlier mineral classification systems ⓘ
influences	modern mineral classification ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
namedAfter	James Dwight Dana ⓘ
organizesBy	class ⓘ group ⓘ numbered mineral species ⓘ subclass ⓘ subgroup ⓘ
relatedTo	crystallography ⓘ geochemistry ⓘ mineral nomenclature ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century origin ⓘ
updatedBy	subsequent mineralogists ⓘ
usedBy	geologists ⓘ mineral collectors ⓘ mineralogists ⓘ museum curators ⓘ
usedFor	organization of mineral species ⓘ systematic categorization of minerals ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Dwight Dana → hasPartInNameOf → Dana classification of minerals ⓘ

Dana classification of minerals → hasPart → Dana mineral groups ⓘ

linked to: Dana classification of minerals

Dana classification of minerals → describedIn → Dana’s System of Mineralogy ⓘ