American Mineralogist: Journal of Earth and Planetary Materials
Vol. 101, no. 2 February 2016 Table of Contents
LETTER
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Incorporation of high amounts of Na in ringwoodite: Possible implications for transport of alkali into lower mantle
Luca Bindi, Anastasia Tamarova, Andrey V. Bobrov, Ekaterina A. Sirotkina, Oliver Tschauner, Michael J. Walter, and Tetsuo Irifune
Luca Bindi, Anastasia Tamarova, Andrey V. Bobrov, Ekaterina A. Sirotkina, Oliver Tschauner, Michael J. Walter, and Tetsuo Irifune
HIGHLIGHTS AND BREAKTHROUGHS
241
The deep continental crust has a larger Mg isotopic variation than previously thought
Zhao-Feng Zhang
Zhao-Feng Zhang
INVITED CENTENNIAL ARTICLE
243
Magnesium isotopic composition of the deep continental crust
Wei Yang, Fang-Zhen Teng, Wang-Ye Li, Sheng-Ao Liu, Shan Ke, Yong-Sheng Liu, Hong-Fu Zhang, and Shan Gao
Wei Yang, Fang-Zhen Teng, Wang-Ye Li, Sheng-Ao Liu, Shan Ke, Yong-Sheng Liu, Hong-Fu Zhang, and Shan Gao
253
Cancrinite-group minerals: Crystal-chemical description and properties under non-ambient conditions—A review
G. Diego Gatta and Paolo Lotti
G. Diego Gatta and Paolo Lotti
AMORPHOUS MATERIALS: PROPERTIES, STRUCTURE, AND DURABILITY
266
Nepheline structural and chemical dependence on melt composition
José Marcial, Jarrod Crum, Owen Neill, and John McCloy
José Marcial, Jarrod Crum, Owen Neill, and John McCloy
CHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY OF EARTH'S MANTLE
277
Some thermodynamic properties of larnite (β-Ca2SiO4) constrained by high T/P experiment and/or theoretical simulation
Zhihua Xiong, Xi Liu, Sean R. Shieh, Sicheng Wang, Linlin Chang, Junjie Tang, Xinguo Hong, Zhigang Zhang, and Hejing Wang
Zhihua Xiong, Xi Liu, Sean R. Shieh, Sicheng Wang, Linlin Chang, Junjie Tang, Xinguo Hong, Zhigang Zhang, and Hejing Wang
MINERALS IN THE HUMAN BODY
289
Growth dynamics of vaterite in relation to the physico-chemical properties of its precursor, amorphous calcium carbonate, in the Ca-CO3-PO4 system
Yuki Sugiura, Kazuo Onuma, and Atsushi Yamazaki
Yuki Sugiura, Kazuo Onuma, and Atsushi Yamazaki
SPECIAL COLLECTION: PERSPECTIVES ON ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF CRUSTAL MAGMAS
297
Mafic replenishments into floored silicic magma chambers
Robert A. Wiebe
Robert A. Wiebe
311
Hafnium, oxygen, neodymium, strontium, and lead isotopic constraints on magmatic evolution of the supereruptive southern Black Mountains volcanic center, Arizona, U.S.A.: A combined LASS zircon–whole-rock study
Susanne M. McDowell, Sarah Overton, Christopher M. Fisher, William O. Frazier, Calvin F. Miller, Jonathan S. Miller, and Rita C. Economos
Susanne M. McDowell, Sarah Overton, Christopher M. Fisher, William O. Frazier, Calvin F. Miller, Jonathan S. Miller, and Rita C. Economos
328
Deciphering magmatic processes in calc-alkaline plutons using trace element zoning in hornblende
Calvin G. Barnes, Valbone Memeti, and Nolwenn Coint
Calvin G. Barnes, Valbone Memeti, and Nolwenn Coint
SPECIAL COLLECTION: GEOLOGY AND GEOBIOLOGY OF LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK
343
The Lassen hydrothermal system
Steven E. Ingebritsen, Deborah Bergfeld, Laura E. Clor, and William C. Evans
Steven E. Ingebritsen, Deborah Bergfeld, Laura E. Clor, and William C. Evans
REGULAR ARTICLE
355
Maruyamaite, K(MgAl2)(Al5Mg)Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3O, from the ultrahigh-pressure Kokchetav massif, northern Kazakhstan: Description and crystal structure
Aaron Lussier, Neil A. Ball, Frank C. Hawthorne, Darrell J. Henry, Rentaro Shimizu, Yoshihide Ogasawara, and Tsutomu Ota
Aaron Lussier, Neil A. Ball, Frank C. Hawthorne, Darrell J. Henry, Rentaro Shimizu, Yoshihide Ogasawara, and Tsutomu Ota
362
The valence quadrupole moment
Kendrick Shepherd, Matthew C.F. Wander, Barry R. Bickmore, W. Joel Johansen, Tyler Goodell, Matthew Davis, Charles Andros, Larissa Lind, and Kathleen Robertson
Kendrick Shepherd, Matthew C.F. Wander, Barry R. Bickmore, W. Joel Johansen, Tyler Goodell, Matthew Davis, Charles Andros, Larissa Lind, and Kathleen Robertson
371
Crystal chemistry and light elements analysis of Ti-rich garnets
Emanuela Schingaro, Maria Lacalamita, Ernesto Mesto, Gennaro Ventruti, Giuseppe Pedrazzi, Luisa Ottolini, and Fernando Scordari
Emanuela Schingaro, Maria Lacalamita, Ernesto Mesto, Gennaro Ventruti, Giuseppe Pedrazzi, Luisa Ottolini, and Fernando Scordari
385
XRD-TEM-AEM comparative study of n-alkylammonium smectites and interstratified minerals in shallow-diagenetic carbonate sediments of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin
Fernando Nieto, Xabier Arroyo, and Javier Aróstegui
Fernando Nieto, Xabier Arroyo, and Javier Aróstegui
399
Mechanical properties of natural radiation-damaged titanite and temperature-induced structural reorganization: A nanoindentation and Raman spectroscopic study
Tobias Beirau, William D. Nix, Rodney C. Ewing, Gerold A. Schneider, Lee A. Groat, and Ulrich Bismayer
Tobias Beirau, William D. Nix, Rodney C. Ewing, Gerold A. Schneider, Lee A. Groat, and Ulrich Bismayer
407
Jianshuiite in oceanic manganese nodules at the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary
Jeffrey E. Post, Ellen Thomas, and Peter J. Heaney
Jeffrey E. Post, Ellen Thomas, and Peter J. Heaney
415
The effect of phosphorus on manganocolumbite and mangaotantalite solubility in peralkaline to peraluminous granitic melts
Yong Tang, Hui Zhang, and Bing Rao
Yong Tang, Hui Zhang, and Bing Rao
423
Interpretation of the infrared spectra of the lizardite-nepouite series in the near- and mid-infrared range
Fabien Baron and Sabine Petit
Fabien Baron and Sabine Petit
431
In situ spectroscopic study of water intercalation into talc: New features of 10 Å phase formation
Sergey V. Rashchenko, Anna Yu. Likhacheva, Sergey V. Goryainov, Alexander S. Krylov, and Konstantin D. Litasov
Sergey V. Rashchenko, Anna Yu. Likhacheva, Sergey V. Goryainov, Alexander S. Krylov, and Konstantin D. Litasov
437
Phase relations on the K2CO3-CaCO3-MgCO3 join at 6 GPa and 900–1400 °C: Implications for incipient melting in carbonated mantle domains
Anton Shatskiy, Konstantin D. Litasov, Yuri N. Palyanov, and Eiji Ohtani
Anton Shatskiy, Konstantin D. Litasov, Yuri N. Palyanov, and Eiji Ohtani
448
Genesis of chromium-rich kyanite in eclogite-facies Cr-spinel-bearing gabbroic cumulates, Pohorje Massif, Eastern Alps
Christoph A. Hauzenberger, Harald Taferner, and Jürgen Konzett
Christoph A. Hauzenberger, Harald Taferner, and Jürgen Konzett
461
Ferri-kaersutite, NaCa2(Mg3TiFe3+)(Si6Al2)O22O2, a new oxo-amphibole from Harrow Peaks, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica
Silvia Gentili, Cristian Biagioni, Paola Comodi, Marco Pasero, Catherine McCammon, and Costanza Bonadiman
Silvia Gentili, Cristian Biagioni, Paola Comodi, Marco Pasero, Catherine McCammon, and Costanza Bonadiman
469
In defense of magnetite-ilmenite thermometry in the Bishop Tuff and its implication for gradients in silicic magma reservoirs
Bernard W. Evans, Wes Hildreth, Olivier Bachmann, and Bruno Scaillet
Bernard W. Evans, Wes Hildreth, Olivier Bachmann, and Bruno Scaillet
NEW MINERALS
487
New Mineral Names
REVIEWERS 2015
493
Reviewer Thanks