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Niksergievite, [Ba1.33Ca0.67Al(CO3)(OH)4] [Al2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]·nH2O, a new phyllosilicate related to the surite-ferrisurite series
S.P. Saburov, Sergey N. Britvin, Galiya K. Bekenova, M.N. Sergieva, P.E. Kotelnikov, Nikita V. Chukanov, and Mariya A. Yagovkina
1167
The crystal-chemistry of holmquistites: Ferroholmquistite from Greenbushes (Western Australia) and hints for compositional constraints in BLi amphiboles
Fernando Cámara and Roberta Oberti
1203
First reported sedimentary occurrence of berlinite (AlPO4) in phosphate-bearing sediments from Cioclovina Cave, Romania—Comment
Stefan Marincea and Delia-Georgeta Dumitras
1223
Crystal chemistry of a high-pressure C2/c clinopyroxene with six-coordinated silicon
Hexiong Yang and Jürgen Konzett
1209
Optical and near infrared spectra of ringwoodite to 21.5 GPa: Implications for radiative heat transport in the mantle
Hans Keppler and Joseph R. Smyth
1213
Observation of nano-clustered calcite growth via a transient phase mediated by organic polyanions: A close match for biomineralization
Ingo Sethmann, Andrew Putnis, Olaf Grassmann, Peer L??bmann
1218
Aluminum coordination and the densification of high-pressure aluminosilicate glasses
Jeffrey R. Allwardt, Jonathan F. Stebbins, Burkhard C. Schmidt, Daniel J. Frost, Anthony C. Withers, and Marc M. Hirschmann
REGULAR ARTICLE
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A synthesis of systematic mineralogy
L. Bruce Railsback
1042
Oxidation/alteration of pentlandite and pyrrhotite surfaces at pH 9.3: Part 1. Assignment of XPS spectra and chemical trends
D.L. Legrand, G.M. Bancroft, and H.W. Nesbitt
1055
Oxidation of pentlandite and pyrrhotite surfaces at pH 9.3: Part 2. Effect of xanthates and dissolved oxygen
D.L. Legrand, G.M. Bancroft, and H.W. Nesbitt
1062
X-ray Rietveld refinement and FTIR spectra of synthetic (Si,Ge)-richterites
Kana Senda, Kiyotaka Ishida, and David M. Jenkins
1072
Influence of crystal chemistry on ideal plastic shear anisotropy in forsterite: First principle calculations
Julien Durinck, Alexandre Legris, and Patrick Cordier
1078
High-temperature M??ssbauer study of Fe-substituted mullite
Daniel E. Mack, Klaus D. Becker, and Hartmut Schneider
1084
Pressure and temperature-dependence of water solubility in Fe-free wadsleyite
Sylvie Demouchy, Etienne Deloule, Daniel James Frost, and Hans Keppler
1092
Quartz exsolution in clinopyroxene is not proof of ultrahigh pressures: Evidence from eclogites from the Eastern Blue Ridge, Southern Appalachians, U.S.A.
F. Zeb Page, E.J. Essene, and S.B. Mukasa
1100
The visible and infrared spectral properties of jarosite and alunite
Janice L. Bishop and Enver Murad
1108
Wakabayashilite,
[(As,Sb)6S9][As4S5]: Crystal structure, pseudosymmetry, twinning, and revised chemical formula
Paola Bonazzi, Giulio I. Lampronti, Luca Bindi, and Stefano Zanardi
1115
Compression of albite, NaAlSi3O8
Matthew D. Benusa, Ross J. Angel, and Nancy L. Ross
1121
Effect of polymorphic transition on oxygen isotope fractionation between aragonite, calcite, and water: A low-temperature experimental study
Gen-Tao Zhou and Yong-Fei Zheng
1131
Effect of current density on the electron microprobe analysis of alkali aluminosilicate glasses
George B. Morgan VI and David London
1139
A high-pressure polytypic transformation in type-I chlorite
Mark D. Welch and Wilson A. Crichton
1146
Experimental determination of crystal growth rates in highly supercooled aluminosilicate liquids: Implications for rate-controlling processes
Mathieu Roskosz, Michael J. Toplis, and Pascal Richet
1157
P-V equation of State, thermal expansion, and P-T stability of synthetic zincochromite (ZnCr2O4 spinel)
Davide Levy, Valeria Diella, Alessandro Pavese, Monica Dapiaggi, and Alessandra Sani
1177
Dissakisite-(La) from the Ulten zone peridotite (Italian Eastern Alps): A new end-member of the epidote group
Simone Tumiati, Gaston Godard, Silvana Martin, Paolo Nimis, Volkmar Mair, and Bernard Boyer
1186
Mazzite-Na, a new zeolite from Boron, California: Its description and crystal structure
R. Arletti, E. Galli, G. Vezzalini, and W.S. Wise
1192
Low-temperature illitization of smectite in the late eocene and early oligocene of the Isle of Wight (Hampshire basin), U.K.
J.M. Huggett and J. Cuadros
NEW MINERAL NAMES
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NEW MINERAL NAMES
Paula C. Piilonen, Edward S. Grew, T. Scott Ercit, Andrew C. Roberts, and John L. Jambor
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