Articles:

Robert M. Hazen, Rodney C. Ewing, and Dimitri A. Sverjensky

Evolution of uranium and thorium minerals
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1293-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Michael Zelenski, Anna Garavelli, Daniela Pinto, Filippo Vurro, Yves Moëlo, Luca Bindi, Emil Makovicky, and Elena Bonaccorsi

Tazieffite, Pb₂₀Cd₂(As,Bi)₂₂S₅₀Cl₁₀, a new chloro-sulfosalt from Mutnovsky volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Federation
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1312-1324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data Information]  

Takuya Echigo, Mitsuyoshi Kimata, Teruyuki Maruoka, Masahiro Shimizu, and Norimasa Nishida

The crystal structure, origin, and formation of idrialite (C₂₂H₁₄): Inferences from the microbeam and bulk analyses
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1325-1332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Giovanni B. Andreozzi, Paolo Ballirano, Antonio Gianfagna, Simona Mazziotti-Tagliani, and Alesandro Pacella

Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a suite of fibrous amphiboles with high environmental and health relevance from Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy)
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1333-1340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data Info]  

Gary J. Martin, Richard S. Cutting, David J. Vaughan, and Michele C. Warren

Bulk and key surface structures of hematite, magnetite, and goethite: A density functional theory study
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1341-1350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data Info]  

Mariko Nagashima, Charles A. Geiger, and Masahide Akasaka

A crystal-chemical investigation of clinozoisite synthesized along the join Ca₂Al₃Si₃O₁₂(OH)-Ca₂Al₂CrSi₃O₁₂(OH)
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1351-1360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Irina O. Galuskina, Biljana Lazic, Thomas Armbruster, Evgeny V. Galuskin, Viktor M. Gazeev, Aleksander E. Zadov, Nikolai N. Pertsev, Lidia Jezak, Roman Wrzalik, and Anatoly G. Gurbanov

Kumtyubeite Ca₅(SiO₄)₂F₂—A new calcium mineral of the humite group from Northern Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1361-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data Info]  

Peter Thy, Christian Tegner, and Charles E. Lesher

Liquidus temperatures of the Skaergaard magma
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1371-1376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Skya E. Fawcett, Robert A. Gordon, and Heather E. Jamieson

Optimizing experimental design, overcoming challenges, and gaining valuable information from the Sb K-edge XANES region
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1377-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shuangmeng Zhai, Xi Liu, Sean R. Shieh, Lifei Zhang, and Eiji Ito

Equation of state of -tricalcium phosphate, -Ca₃(PO₄)₂, to lower mantle pressures
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1388-1391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Bum Han Lee and Sung Keun Lee

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
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1392-1404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Johan P.R. de Villiers, David C. Liles, and Megan Becker

The crystal structure of a naturally occurring 5C pyrrhotite from Sudbury, its chemistry, and vacancy distribution
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1405-1410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Il Mo Kang, Myung Hun Kim, and Hi-Soo Moon

Finding the layer scattering origin of rectorite for basal peak calculations
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1411-1416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Antonio M. Álvarez-Valero, Rafael Pérez-López, and José M. Nieto

Prediction of the environmental impact of modern slags: A petrological and chemical comparative study with Roman age slags
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1417-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Philippe Marchand and Denis G. Rancourt

General model for the aqueous precipitation of rough-surface nanocrystals and application to ferrihydrite genesis
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1428-1439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mariko Nagashima, Masahide Akasaka, Tetsuo Minakawa, Eugen Libowitzky, and Thomas Armbruster

Sursassite: Hydrogen bonding, cation order, and pumpellyite intergrowth
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1440-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data Info]  

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

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
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1450-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Anna Merlini, Giovanni Grieco, and Valeria Diella

Ferritchromite and chromian-chlorite formation in mélange-hosted Kalkan chromitite (Southern Urals, Russia)
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1459-1467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Alfonso Pesquera, José Torres-Ruiz, Pedro P. Gil-Crespo, and Encarnación Roda-Robles

Multistage boron metasomatism in the Alamo Complex (Central Iberian Zone, Spain): Evidence from field relations, petrography, and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar tourmaline dating
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1468-1478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Makoto Kimura, Takashi Mikouchi, Akio Suzuki, Masaaki Miyahara, Eiji Ohtani, and Ahmed El Goresy

Kushiroite, CaAlAlSiO₆: A new mineral of the pyroxene group from the ALH 85085 CH chondrite, and its genetic significance in refractory inclusions
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1479-1482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Letters:

Chi Ma, Steven B. Simon, George R. Rossman, and Lawrence Grossman

Calcium Tschermak’s pyroxene, CaAlAlSiO₆, from the Allende and Murray meteorites: EBSD and micro-Raman characterizations
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1483-1486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Robert A. Mayanovic, Alan J. Anderson, William A. Bassett, and I-Ming Chou

Steric hindrance and the enhanced stability of light rare-earth elements in hydrothermal fluids
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1487-1490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Chi Ma and George R. Rossman

Grossmanite, CaTi³⁺AlSiO₆, a new pyroxene from the Allende meteorite
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1491-1494. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplementary Data Info]  

New Mineral Names:

Paula C. Piilonen, Glenn Poirier, and Kimberly T. Tait

New Mineral Names
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1495-1501. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

T.W. Darling

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. $40. http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/RIM/
American Mineralogist 2009 94: 1502. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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