A new classification scheme of angular momentum coherences based on the dynamical symmetry group 0 4 of hydrogen is proposed. The existence of a specific constant of motion, the Runge-Lenz vector, enables an extension of the Fano-Macek approach to mixed-/ coherences observed in inelastic atomic collision processes. Using a SU(2) x SU(2) pseudospin formulation a correspondence between the complete n-shell density matrix and the expectation values of multipoles of the angular momentum and the Runge-Lenz vector is established. Explicit expressions are given for n = 2 and n = 3.