American Mineralogist
REGULAR ARTICLE
1261 Iowaite, a new hydrous magnesium hydroxide-ferric oxychloride from the Precambrian of Iowa
1272 Refinement of the crystal structure of a glauberite
1278 Interpretation of the electronic spectra of iron in pyroxenes
1288 Thermoluminescence of clay minerals
1297 Radiation dosimetry from the natural thermoluminescence of fossil shells
1311 The pearceite and polybasite series
1322 “Chromite from “”equilibrated”” chondrites”
1332 Huntite from a carbonate-evaporite environment
1341 Mineralogy and petrology of the system CaO-MgO-CO2-H2O at Crestmore, California
1364 “Equilibrium phase compositions and thermodynamic properties of olivines and pyroxenes in the system MgO-“”FeO””-SiO2″
1386 Differences in apparent interstratification of an organo-montmorillonite dispersed in various organic solvents. I. X-ray diffraction study
1399 A serpentine mineral showing diverse strain-relief mechanisms
1414 The oxygen isotope and cation exchange chemistry of feldspars
1438 A sodian stilbite from Onigajo, Mié Prefecture, Japan, with some experimental studies concerning the conversion of stilbite to wairakite at low water vapor pressures
1451 Geochemical and petrographic provinces in the Karroo basalts of Southern Africa
1475 A complex basalt-mugearite sill in Piton des Neiges volcano, Reunion
1493 Estimation of mass absorption coefficients by Compton scattering: Improvements and extensions of the method
1503 Fluorine determination in minerals and rocks
1515 Crystal structure and optical properties of pollucite
1519 A new occurrence of roedderite and its hearing on osumilite-type minerals
1523 Synthesis of calciogadolinite
1527 Biaxial calcite inverted from aragonite
1530 Strontium and manganese content of some coexisting calcites and dolomites
1536 Synthetic fergusonites and a new polymorph of yttrium tantalate
1542 BaBeF4, a possible undiscovered mineral
1545 Lithiophorite from Charlottesville, Virginia
1549 Olivine in enstatite chondrites
1554 Growth of beryl from molten salt solutions
1560 Formation of saponite from kaolinite, quartz and dolomite
1562 A new occurrence of ferrierite
1563 Separation of dolomite from fine-grained Recent sediments
1567 A technique for using twins in crystal structure refinement
1570 Computer program for refining cell parameters from Weissenberg photographs and its application to indexing the powder pattern of gaylussite
1573 On a systematic error in the X-ray determination of the iron content of chlorites and biotites
1575 Changes in K-feldspar staining methods and adaptations for field use
1576 The crystal structure of fluellite: A correction
1577 Barium-vanadium muscovite and vanadium tourmaline from Mariposa County, California: A correction
1578 Micas of the Brown Derby pegmatites, Gunnison County, Colorado: A correction
NEW MINERAL NAMES
1579 New Mineral Names
MINERALOGICAL NOTES
1508 MINERALOGICAL NOTES: Selection rules and assignments for the spectra of ferrous iron in pyroxenes
NOTES
1592 Notices
BOOK REVIEW
1590 Book Reviews
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