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1483
Calcium Tschermak’s pyroxene, CaAlAlSiO6, from the Allende and Murray meteorites: EBSD and micro-Raman characterizations
Chi Ma, Steven B. Simon, George R. Rossman, and Lawrence Grossman
1487
Steric hindrance and the enhanced stability of light rare-earth elements in hydrothermal fluids
Robert A. Mayanovic, Alan J. Anderson, William A. Bassett, and I-Ming Chou
1491
Grossmanite, CaTi3+AlSiO6, a new pyroxene from the Allende meteorite
Chi Ma and George R. Rossman
REGULAR ARTICLE
1293
Evolution of uranium and thorium minerals
Robert M. Hazen, Rodney C. Ewing, and Dimitri A. Sverjensky
1312
Tazieffite, Pb20Cd2(As,Bi)22S50Cl10, a new chloro-sulfosalt from Mutnovsky volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Federation
Michael Zelenski, Anna Garavelli, Daniela Pinto, Filippo Vurro, Yves Moëlo, Luca Bindi, Emil Makovicky, and Elena Bonaccorsi
1325
The crystal structure, origin, and formation of idrialite (C22H14): Inferences from the microbeam and bulk analyses
Takuya Echigo, Mitsuyoshi Kimata, Teruyuki Maruoka, Masahiro Shimizu, and Norimasa Nishida
1333
Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a suite of fibrous amphiboles with high environmental and health relevance from Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy)
Giovanni B. Andreozzi, Paolo Ballirano, Antonio Gianfagna, Simona Mazziotti-Tagliani
1341
Bulk and key surface structures of hematite, magnetite, and goethite: A density functional theory study
Gary J. Martin, Richard S. Cutting, David J. Vaughan, and Michele C. Warren
1351
A crystal-chemical investigation of clinozoisite synthesized along the join Ca2Al3Si3O12(OH)-Ca2Al2CrSi3O12(OH)
Mariko Nagashima, Charles A. Geiger, and Masahide Akasaka
1361
Kumtyubeite Ca5(SiO4)2F2—A new calcium mineral of the humite group from Northern Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Irina О. Galuskina, Biljana Lazic, Thomas Armbruster, Evgeny V. Galuskin, Viktor M. Gazeev, Aleksander E. Zadov, Nikolai N. Pertsev, Lidia Jeżak, Roman Wrzalik, and Anatoly G. Gurbanov
1371
Liquidus temperatures of the Skaergaard magma
Peter Thy, Christian Tegner, and Charles E. Lesher
1377
Optimizing experimental design, overcoming challenges, and gaining valuable information from the Sb K-edge XANES region
Skya E. Fawcett, Robert A. Gordon, and Heather E. Jamieson
1388
Equation of state of γ-tricalcium phosphate, γ-Ca3(PO4)2, to lower mantle pressures
Shuangmeng Zhai, Xi Liu, Sean R. Shieh, Lifei Zhang, and Eiji Ito
1392
Effect of lattice topology on the adsorption of benzyl alcohol on kaolinite surfaces: Quantum chemical calculations of geometry optimization, binding energy, and NMR chemical shielding
Bum Han Lee and Sung Keun Lee
1405
The crystal structure of a naturally occurring 5C pyrrhotite from Sudbury, its chemistry, and vacancy distribution
Johan P.R. de Villiers, David C. Liles, and Megan Becker
1411
Finding the layer scattering origin of rectorite for basal peak calculations
Il Mo Kang, Myung Hun Kim, and Hi-Soo Moon
1417
Prediction of the environmental impact of modern slags: A petrological and chemical comparative study with Roman age slags
Antonio M. Ãlvarez-Valero, Rafael Pérez-López, and José M. Nieto
1428
General model for the aqueous precipitation of rough-surface nanocrystals and application to ferrihydrite genesis
Philippe Marchand and Denis G. Rancourt
1440
Sursassite: Hydrogen bonding, cation order, and pumpellyite intergrowth
Mariko Nagashima, Masahide Akasaka, Tetsuo Minakawa, Eugen Libowitzky, and Thomas Armbruster
1450
Ivanyukite-Na-T, ivanyukite-Na-C, ivanyukite-K, and ivanyukite-Cu: New microporous titanosilicates from the Khibiny massif (Kola Peninsula, Russia) and crystal structure of ivanyukite-Na-T
Victor N. Yakovenchuk, Alexander P. Nikolaev, Ekaterina A. Selivanova, Yakov A. Pakhomovsky, Julia A. Korchak, Dar’ya V. Spiridonova, Oleg A. Zalkind, and Sergey V. Krivovichev
1459
Ferritchromite and chromian-chlorite formation in mélange-hosted Kalkan chromitite (Southern Urals, Russia)
Anna Merlini, Giovanni Grieco, and Valeria Diella
1468
Multistage boron metasomatism in the Alamo Complex (Central Iberian Zone, Spain): Evidence from field relations, petrography, and 40Ar/39Ar tourmaline dating
Alfonso Pesquera, José Torres-Ruiz, Pedro P. Gil-Crespo, and Encarnación Roda-Robles
1479
Kushiroite, CaAlAlSiO6: A new mineral of the pyroxene group from the ALH 85085 CH chondrite, and its genetic significance in refractory inclusions
Makoto Kimura, Takashi Mikouchi, Akio Suzuki, Masaaki Miyahara, Eiji Ohtani, and Ahmed El Goresy
NEW MINERAL NAMES
1495
NEW MINERAL NAMES
Paula C. Piilonen, Glenn Poirier, and Kimberly T. Tait
BOOK REVIEW
1502
BOOK REVIEW:NEUTRON SCATTERING IN EARTH SCIENCES. Hans-Rudolf Wenk, Editor. (2006) Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, vol. 63, 471 p. ISBN: 978-0-939950-75-1.
T.W. Darling
DEPOSIT ITEMS
1312
Tazieffite, Pb20Cd2(As,Bi)22S50Cl10, a new chloro-sulfosalt from Mutnovsky volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Federation
Michael Zelenski, Anna Garavelli, Daniela Pinto, Filippo Vurro, Yves Moëlo, Luca Bindi, Emil Makovicky, and Elena Bonaccorsi
Item#: AM-09-052
Table 6 (observed and calculated structure factors) and Crystallographic Information File
AM-09-052.zip zipped
Table 6 (observed and calculated structure factors) and Crystallographic Information File
AM-09-052.zip zipped
1333
Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a suite of fibrous amphiboles with high environmental and health relevance from Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy)
Giovanni B. Andreozzi, Paolo Ballirano, Antonio Gianfagna, Simona Mazziotti-Tagliani
1341
Bulk and key surface structures of hematite, magnetite, and goethite: A density functional theory study
Gary J. Martin, Richard S. Cutting, David J. Vaughan, and Michele C. Warren
Item#: AM-09-044
Supplementary Figures (band structures of hematite and goethite).
AM-09-044.zip zipped
Supplementary Figures (band structures of hematite and goethite).
AM-09-044.zip zipped
1361
Kumtyubeite Ca5(SiO4)2F2—A new calcium mineral of the humite group from Northern Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Irina О. Galuskina, Biljana Lazic, Thomas Armbruster, Evgeny V. Galuskin, Viktor M. Gazeev, Aleksander E. Zadov, Nikolai N. Pertsev, Lidia Jeżak, Roman Wrzalik, and Anatoly G. Gurbanov
1440
Sursassite: Hydrogen bonding, cation order, and pumpellyite intergrowth
Mariko Nagashima, Masahide Akasaka, Tetsuo Minakawa, Eugen Libowitzky, and Thomas Armbruster
Item#: AM-09-046
Table 3 Refined atomic positions of sursassite and Table 4 Refined isotropic and anisotropic displacement parameters
AM-09-046.zip zipped
Table 3 Refined atomic positions of sursassite and Table 4 Refined isotropic and anisotropic displacement parameters
AM-09-046.zip zipped
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Grossmanite, CaTi3+AlSiO6, a new pyroxene from the Allende meteorite
Chi Ma and George R. Rossman
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