American Mineralogist
REGULAR ARTICLE
751 The crystal structure of butlerite
758 Crystal structures of aragonite, strontianite, and witherite
768 Refinement of the crystal structure of aragonite
773 An electron spin resonance and optical study of turquoise
782 The structure of zircon: A comparison with garnet
791 The crystal chemistry of the silicate garnets
826 Intervalence electron transfer effects in the spectra of the melanite garnets
841 Analysis of the infrared absorption spectrum of almandine-pyrope garnet from Nijosan, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
850 Cation distribution and atomic thermal vibrations in an iron-rich orthopyroxene
877 Vibrational spectra of high-calcium pyroxenes and pyroxenoids
888 Crystal chemistry of a lunar pigeonite
909 Orientation of exsolution lamellae in clinopyroxenes and clinoamphiboles: Consideration of optimal phase boundaries
940 Iron-rich pigeonites from acid rocks in the Tertiary igneous province of Scotland
952 A parabolic hourglass structure in titanaugite
959 Compositional sector-zoning in clinopyroxene from the Narce area, Italy
980 Madelung energies and site preferences in amphiboles: I
997 Synthesis and stability relations of richterite, Na2CaMg5Si8O22(OH)2
1005 Composition of the anthophyllite-gedrite series, comparisons of gedrite and hornblende, and the anthophyllite-gedrite solvus
1042 Distribution of mica polytypes among space groups
1057 Birnessite on colemanite at Boron, California
1065 Water and interlayer oxonium in hydrated uranates
1077 Nickel minerals from Barberton, South Africa: IV. Reevesite, a member of the hydrotalcite group
1082 Dissolution of clay minerals in dilute organic acids at room temperature
1096 Haüynite from Edwards, New York
1105 Synthesis of scandium pseudobrookite, Sc2TiO5
1109 Type locality for bakerite
1111 A high-temperature X-ray and thermal analysis study of synthetic dawsonite
1114 The use of polyvinyl acetate in the preparation of scanning electron microscope mounts of small particulate materials
1115 A leveling device for polished microsections
1117 Staining method for distinguishing paragonite from muscovite in thin section
1120 Crystal chemistry of bone mineral: Hydrated carbonate apatites: Errata
NEW MINERAL NAMES
1121 New Mineral Names
MINERALOGICAL NOTES
1101 MINERALOGICAL NOTES: A platinum-metal nugget from Trinity County, California
NOTES
1124 Notices
PROCEEDINGS
1125 List of Officers and Committees
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