Minerals in Biological Systems:

D. A. C. Manning and N. M. Halden

PREFACE
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 539-540. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. W. Schmahl, E. Griesshaber, C. Merkel, K. Kelm, J. Deuschle, R. D. Neuser, A. J. Göetz, A. Sehrbrock, and W. Mader

Hierarchical fibre composite structure and micromechanical properties of phosphatic and calcitic brachiopod shell biomaterials – an overview
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 541-562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Pérez-Huerta, M. Cusack, and W. Zhu

Assessment of crystallographic influence on material properties of calcite brachiopods
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 563-568. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

M. Cusack, D. Parkinson, A. Freer, A. Pérez-Huerta, A. E. Fallick, and G. B. Curry

Oxygen isotope composition in Modiolus modiolus aragonite in the context of biological and crystallographic control
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 569-577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. L. Soldati, D. E. Jacob, U. Wehrmeister, and W. Hofmeister

Structural characterization and chemical composition of aragonite and vaterite in freshwater cultured pearls
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 579-592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. M. Halden and L. A. Friedrich

Trace-element distributions in fish otoliths: natural markers of life histories, environmental conditions and exposure to tailings effluence
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 593-605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

O. W. Purvis, B. Pawlik-Skowronska, G. Cressey, G. C. Jones, A. Kearsley, and J. Spratt

Mineral phases and element composition of the copper hyperaccumulator lichen Lecanora polytropa
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 607-616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

A. Baronnet, J. P. Cuif, Y. Dauphin, B. Farre, and J. Nouet

Crystallization of biogenic Ca-carbonate within organo-mineral micro-domains. Structure of the calcite prisms of the Pelecypod Pinctada margaritifera (Mollusca) at the submicron to nanometre ranges
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 617-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Melancon, B. J. Fryer, J. E. Gagnon, and S. A. Ludsin

Mineralogical approaches to the study of biomineralization in fish otoliths
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 627-637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

D. A. C. Manning

Biological enhancement of soil carbonate precipitation: passive removal of atmospheric CO₂
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 639-649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Synchrotron Radiation in the Earth Sciences:

A. K. Kleppe, A. Anderson, and J.-L. Hazemann

PREFACE
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 651. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. P. Dobson, S. A. Hunt, L. Li, and D. Weidner

Measurement of thermal diffusivity at high pressures and temperatures using synchrotron radiography
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 653-658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

S. Ono, J. P. Brodholt, and G. D. Price

Phase transitions of BaCO₃ at high pressures
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 659-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

G. S. Pokrovski, J. Roux, J.-L. Hazemann, A. Yu. Borisova, A. A. Gonchar, and M. P. Lemeshko

In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurement of vapour-brine fractionation of antimony at hydrothermal conditions
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 667-681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. P. Perrillat

Kinetics of high-pressure mineral phase transformations using in situ time-resolved X-ray diffraction in the Paris-Edinburgh cell: a practical guide for data acquisition and treatment
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 683-695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Memorial Note:

Barbara Kwiecinska, Wojciech Narebski, and Andrzej Skowronski

WITOLD ABILSKI
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 697-698. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

R. E. Bevins

Howells, M. F. British Regional Geology: Wales.: British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, UK, 2007. 230 pp. Price: £18. ISBN: 978-0-85272-584-9.
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 699-700. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. P. Turner

Ries, A.C., Butler, R.W.H. and Graham, R.H. (editors) Deformation of the Continental Crust: The Legacy of Mike Coward.: 2007, 608 pp. Special Publication 272, the Geological Society, London. List price: £80; members of the Geological Society – £50; members of other Societies – £60. ISBN 978-1-86239-215-1.
Mineral Mag 2008 72: 700-701. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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