László Horváth

Mineralogy, geochemistry, and genesis of high-alumina fenites of the Mont Saint-Hilaire alkaline pluton, Québec, Canada

High-alumina fenites in the Mont Saint-Hilaire alkaline complex, Québec, Canada, form bodies at the contact of peralkaline nepheline syenite. Fenites are subdivided into four types: corundum-spessartine-biotite-feldspar, muscovite-corundum-hercynite-biotite-feldspar, carbonated muscovite-biotite-hercynite-feldspar, and spessartine-hercynite-feldspar. Accessory minerals of the ilmenite-pyrophanite series, columbites, zircon, thorite, pyrrhotite, Fe, Mn, Mg, Ca, Ba, and REE carbonates, uedaite-(Ce), etc. are identified. Three stages are suggested in the formation of these rocks. In mineralogy and geochemistry, the Mont Saint-Hilaire high-alumina fenites are similar to Al-rich fenites replacing xenoliths in the Khibiny alkaline complex, Russia. In both cases, fenites are related to peralkaline rocks and replace high-alumina protoliths: granite at Mont Saint-Hilaire and metapelites in the Khibiny Mountains. These fenites are regarded as a specific type of fenites with rock-forming Mg-depleted hercynite.

Italian Type Minerals.: By Marco E. Ciriotti, Lorenza Fascio and Marco Pasero. Edizioni Plus – Università di Pisa, Lungarno Pacinotti, 43, I–56126 Pisa, Italy. 2009, 357 pages, softbound. ISBN 978–88–8492–592–3. The book is available from Edizioni Plus: c.napolitano@adm.unipi.i…

Italian Type Minerals is the latest entry in the growing niche of mineralogical literature documenting the discovery and description of new mineral species in various countries and regions of the world. This is an updated, hardcopy version of the same title published by the authors in a CD–ROM

Minerals First Discovered in Switzerland and Minerals Named after Swiss Individuals

This very handsome hardcover book is the newest entry to the ever-growing literature documenting mineral species discovered in various countries, regions and continents. In recent years, two such works have been published by The Canadian Mineralogist , covering Canada (Special Publication 6) and

Minerals First Discovered in Switzerland and Minerals Named after Swiss Individuals: By Philippe Roth. Published privately by the author and printed by Kristallografik Verlag, Achberg, Germany, 2007, hard cover, 239 p., US

This very handsome hardcover book is the newest entry to the ever-growing literature documenting mineral species discovered in various countries, regions and continents. In recent years, two such works have been published by The Canadian Mineralogist , covering Canada (Special Publication 6) and

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This very handsome hardcover book is the newest entry to the ever-growing literature documenting mineral species discovered in various countries, regions and continents. In recent years, two such works have been published by The Canadian Mineralogist , covering Canada (Special Publication 6) and