Book Review

Eckermannite revised: The new holotype from the Jade Mine Tract, Myanmar—crystal structure, mineral data, and hints on the reasons for the rarity of eckermannite

A study of ruby (corundum) compositions from the Mogok Belt, Myanmar: Searching for chemical fingerprints

Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup

Far infrared spectroscopy of carbonate minerals

PHOTOATLAS OF INCLUSIONS IN GEMSTONES: Vol. 3, by Eduard J. Gübelin and John I. Koivula (2008). Opinio-Verlag, Basel, Switzerland, 672 p. $300.00 plus shipping (and tax, if applicable). ISBN 978-3-03999-047-4.

Herderite from Mogok, Myanmar, and comparison with hydroxyl-herderite from Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany

PHOTOATLAS OF INCLUSIONS IN GEMSTONES: volume 2, by Eduard J. Gübelin and John I. Koivula. (2005) Opinio Verlag Publishers, Basel, Switzerland. 829 p., over 2200 color plates, $260.00. ISBN: 3-03999-029-2.

The origin of jadeitite-forming subduction-zone fluids: CL-guided SIMS oxygen-isotope and trace-element evidence

Compressibility of synthetic potassium-rich clinopyroxene: In-situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray study

Zoltaiite, a new barium-vanadium nesosubsilicate mineral from British Columbia: Description and crystal structure

Acceptance of the Distinguished Public Service Medal for 2003

Diopside + F-rich phlogopite at high P and T : Systematics, crystal chemistry and the stability of KMgF 3 , clinohumite and chondrodite

High-pressure crystal structure of kosmochlor, NaCrSi 2 O 6 , and systematics of anisotropic compression in pyroxenes

The crystal structure and cation ordering of Phase-X-(K 1−x−n ) 2 (Mg 1−n [Al,Cr] n ) 2 Si 2 O 7 H 2x : A potential K- and H-bearing phase in the mantle

K in clinopyroxene at high pressure and temperature; an experimental study

Structure refinement of a natural K-rich diopside; the effect of K on the average structure

Poldervaartite, Ca(Ca 0.5 Mn 0.5 )(SiO 3 OH)(OH), a new acid nesosilicate from the Kalahari manganese field, South Africa: Crystal structure and description

Description and crystal structure of vonbezingite, a new Ca-Cu-SO 4 -H 2 O mineral from the Kalahari manganese field, South Africa

Observations on terrestrial ureyite and ureyitic pyroxene