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Wonesite

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Wonesite

Post Pond Volcanics, Mt Cube Quadrangle, Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
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Wonesite

Post Pond Volcanics, Mt Cube Quadrangle, Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
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Wonesite

Post Pond Volcanics, Mt Cube Quadrangle, Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
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Wonesite

Post Pond Volcanics, Mt Cube Quadrangle, Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
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Wonesite

Post Pond Volcanics, Mt Cube Quadrangle, Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
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Wonesite

Post Pond Volcanics, Mt Cube Quadrangle, Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
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About WonesiteHide

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David R. Wones
Formula:
(Na,K)(Mg,Fe,Al)6((Al,Si)4O10)2(OH,F)4
Colour:
Golden yellow-brown
Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous, Greasy
Hardness:
2½ - 3
Specific Gravity:
2.89 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named in 1981 by Frank S. Spear, Robert M. Hazen, and Douglas Rumble III in honor of David R. Wones [July 13, 1932 San Francisco, California, USA - October 25, 1984 Reston, Virginia], experimental petrologist, U.S. Geological Survey and Professor of Geology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA.
Isostructural with:
Annite, Phlogopite
Mica Group.


Classification of WonesiteHide

IMA status:
Approved
First published:
1981
Strunz 8th ed.:
8/H.13-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
9.EC.20

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
C : Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets
Dana 8th ed.:
71.2.2b.14

71 : PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
2 : Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
Hey's CIM Ref.:
16.20.6

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
20 : Aluminosilicates of Fe, Mg and alkalis

Physical Properties of WonesiteHide

Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous, Greasy
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Golden yellow-brown
Streak:
White
Hardness:
2½ - 3 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Flexible
Cleavage:
Perfect
{001}
Fracture:
Micaceous
Density:
2.89 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of WonesiteHide

Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.544 nβ = 1.608 nγ = 1.608
Birefringence:
0.064
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.064
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Dispersion:
weak
Optical Extinction:
Parallel
Pleochroism:
Strong
Comments:
X pale brown Y,Z dark brown
Comments:
Bird's Eye Maple extinction; resembles biotite, RI similar to phlogopite

Chemical Properties of WonesiteHide

Formula:
(Na,K)(Mg,Fe,Al)6((Al,Si)4O10)2(OH,F)4
IMA Formula:
(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4
Elements listed:
Al, F, Fe, H, K, Mg, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Common Impurities:
Ti,Cr,Mn,Ca,H2O

Crystallography of WonesiteHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
B2/m
Setting:
C2/m
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.312 Å, b = 9.163 Å, c = 9.825 Å
β = 103.18°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.58 : 1 : 1.072
Unit Cell V:
465.62 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
2
Morphology:
Anhedral plates
Twinning:
Twin plane (001) with twin axis [310]

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IDSpeciesReferenceLinkYearLocalityPressure (GPa)Temp (K)
0000804WonesiteSpear F S, Hazen R M, Rumble D (1981) Wonesite: A new rock-forming silicate from the Post Pond Volcanics, Vermont American Mineralogist 66 100-10519810293
0003769WonesiteKogure T, Miyawaki R, Banno Y (2005) The true structure of wonesite, an interlayer-deficient trioctahedral sodium mica American Mineralogist 90 725-73120050293
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
data set never published Å(
9.62 Å(100)
Comments:
1Md polytype; extensive epitaxy of mutually occurring phlogopite and talc created ambiguities in peak selection for wonesite.

Type Occurrence of WonesiteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Post Pond Volcanics, Mt Cube Quadrangle, Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
General Appearance of Type Material:
Coarse (~0.25-0.5 cm) intergrown plates of flat sheets.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 127103, 127104.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 145724, 162422-162428.
The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1982,117.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In metavolcanics with high Mg:Fe, moderate sodium, and very little calcium, metamorphosed at an estimated 535C.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
TalcQuartzPhlogopiteOligoclaseGedrite
CordieriteChlorite GroupAnthophyllite

Other Language Names for WonesiteHide

German:Wonesit
Spanish:Wonesita

Relationship of Wonesite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Trioctahedral micas Group > Mica Group
Other Members of this group:
AspidoliteNaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
BalestraiteKLi2V5+Si4O12Mon. 2 : B2
BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
EphesiteNaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Tric.
GarmiteCsLiMg2(Si4O10)F2Mon.
HendricksiteKZn3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
LepidoliteA Li-rich mica in, or close to, the so-called Polylithionite-Trilithionite series.Mon.
Masutomilite(K,Rb)(Li,Mn3+,Al)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2Mon.
NorrishiteKLiMn3+2(Si4O10)O2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon.
ShirozuliteKMn2+3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
SokolovaiteCsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2Mon.
Suhailite(NH4)Fe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2Mon.
TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
ZinnwalditeMica Group.

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

9.EC.BalestraiteKLi2V5+Si4O12Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.05MinnesotaiteFe2+3Si4O10(OH)2Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.05TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.05WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.9.EC.VoloshiniteRb(LiAl1.5◻1.5)(Al0.5Si3.5)O10F2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.10FerripyrophylliteFe3+Si2O5(OH)Mon.
9.EC.10PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2Tric. 1
9.EC.15BoromuscoviteKAl2(BSi3O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.15CeladoniteK(Mg,Fe2+)Fe3+(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15Chernykhite(Ba,Na)(V3+,Al,Mg)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.15Montdorite(K,Na)2(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)5(Si4O10)2(OH,F)4Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15NanpingiteCsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2Mon.
9.EC.15ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.15RoscoeliteK(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15Tobelite(NH4,K)Al2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.15AluminoceladoniteK(Mg,Fe2+)Al(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.15ChromphylliteK(Cr,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15FerroaluminoceladoniteK(Fe2+,Mg)(Al,Fe3+)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15FerroceladoniteK(Fe2+,Mg)(Fe3+,Al)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15ChromceladoniteK(Mg,Fe2+)(Cr,Al)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.15TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2Mon.
9.EC.15Ganterite(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.20AnniteKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20EphesiteNaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Tric.
9.EC.20HendricksiteKZn3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20Masutomilite(K,Rb)(Li,Mn3+,Al)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2Mon.
9.EC.20NorrishiteKLiMn3+2(Si4O10)O2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.20SiderophylliteKFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.20TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2
9.EC.20FluorotetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.20TetraferrianniteKFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.20TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20FluoranniteKFe2+3(Si3Al)O10F2Mon.
9.EC.20ShirokshiniteKNaMg2(Si4O10)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20ShirozuliteKMn2+3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20SokolovaiteCsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2Mon.
9.EC.20AspidoliteNaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20UM2004-49-SiO:AlCsFHKLi(Cs,K)(Al,Li)2.6((Si,Al)4O10)(F,OH)2
9.EC.20Suhailite(NH4)Fe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20YangzhumingiteKMg2.5(Si4O10)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20OrloviteKLi2Ti(Si4O10)OFMon. 2 : B2
9.EC.20OxyphlogopiteK(Mg,Ti,Fe)3[(Si,Al)4O10](O,F)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.30MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.35Anandite(Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.35BityiteLiCaAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.35ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.35Ferrokinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH,F)2Mon.
9.EC.35Oxykinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(O,OH,F)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35FluorokinoshitaliteBaMg3(Al2Si2O10)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2OMon.
9.EC.40Kurumsakite(Zn,Ni,Cu)8Al8V5+2Si5O35 · 27H2O (?)Orth.
9.EC.40Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2OMon.
9.EC.40VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2OMon.
9.EC.40Yakhontovite(Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2OMon.
9.EC.45HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2Mon.
9.EC.45SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2OMon.
9.EC.45SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2OMon.
9.EC.45SpadaiteMgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?)
9.EC.45Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.45SwineforditeLi(Al,Li,Mg)4((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2OMon.
9.EC.45ZincsiliteZn3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O (?)Mon.
9.EC.45FerrosaponiteCa0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2OMon.
9.EC.50VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2OMon. 2/m
9.EC.55Baileychlore(Zn,Fe2+,Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8Tric. 1
9.EC.55Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8Mon.
9.EC.55ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55Cookeite(Al2Li)Al2(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Mon. 2/m
9.EC.55FranklinfurnaceiteCa2Fe3+Mn2+3Mn3+(Zn2Si2O10)(OH)8Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.55Gonyerite(Mn2+,Mg)5Fe3+(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH)8Orth.
9.EC.55Nimite(Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8Mon.
9.EC.55Orthochamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
9.EC.55PennantiteMn2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Tric.
9.EC.55SudoiteMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8Mon.
9.EC.55DonbassiteAl4.33(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.55GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.55BorocookeiteLi1+3xAl4-x(BSi3O10)(OH)8
9.EC.60AliettiteCa0.2Mg6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 4H2OMon.
9.EC.60Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2OOrth.
9.EC.60DozyiteMg7Al2(Al2Si4O15)(OH)12Mon.
9.EC.60HydrobiotiteK(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2OMon.
9.EC.60Karpinskite(Ni,Mg)2Si2O5(OH)2 (?)Mon.
9.EC.60KulkeiteMg8Al(AlSi7O20)(OH)10Mon.
9.EC.60LunijianlaiteLi0.7Al6.2(AlSi7O20)(OH,O)10Mon.
9.EC.60Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2OMon.
9.EC.60Saliotite(Li,Na)Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)5Mon.
9.EC.60TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2OMon. 2 : B2
9.EC.60BrinrobertsiteNa0.3Al4(Si4O10)2(OH)4 · 3.5 H2OMon.
9.EC.65Macaulayite(Fe,Al)24Si4O43(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.70BurckhardtitePb2(Fe3+Te6+)[AlSi3O8]O6Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1m
9.EC.75Ferrisurite(Pb,Ca)2.4Fe3+2(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2OMon.
9.EC.75Surite(Pb,Ca)3(Al,Fe2+,Mg)2((Si,Al)4O10)(CO3)2(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.75Niksergievite(Ba,Ca)2Al3(AlSi3O10)(CO3)(OH)6 · nH2OMon.
9.EC.80KegelitePb8Al4(Si8O20)(SO4)2(CO3)4(OH)8Mon.

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)Hide

71.2.2b.1PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
71.2.2b.3AnniteKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
71.2.2b.4TetraferrianniteKFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2Mon.
71.2.2b.5SiderophylliteKFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon.
71.2.2b.6HendricksiteKZn3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
71.2.2b.8PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
71.2.2b.9TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2Mon.
71.2.2b.11NorrishiteKLiMn3+2(Si4O10)O2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
71.2.2b.12Masutomilite(K,Rb)(Li,Mn3+,Al)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2Mon.
71.2.2b.13Sodium PhlogopiteNaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
71.2.2b.15PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon.
71.2.2b.16EphesiteNaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Tric.

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide

16.20.1Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2Mon.
16.20.2Sodium-anthophyllite{Na}{Mg2}{Mg5}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
16.20.3Sodium Gedrite{Na}{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al3Si5O22)(OH)2
16.20.4CrossiteMon.
16.20.5Ferro-eckermanniteNaNa2(Fe2+4Al)Si8O22(OH)2Mon.
16.20.8LennilenapeiteK6-7(Mg,Mn,Fe,Zn)48(Si,Al)72(O,OH)216 · 16H2OTric.
16.20.9Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2OTric. 1 : P1
16.20.10Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m

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Health Risks:
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References for WonesiteHide

Reference List:
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Spear, F.S., Hazen, R.M., Rumble, D., III (1977) Sodium trioctahedral mica: A possible new rock-forming silicate from the Post Pond Volcanics, Vermont. Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book: 77: 808-811.
Spear, F.S., Hazen, R.M., Rumble, D., III (1981) Wonesite: a new rock-forming silicate from the Post Pond Volcanics, Vermont. American Mineralogist: 66: 100-105.
Veblen, D.R. (1983) Exosolution and crystal chemistry of the sodium mica wonesite. American Mineralogist: 68: 554-565.
Veblen, D.R. (1983) Microstructures and mixed layering in intergrown wonesite, chlorite, talc, biotite, and kaolinite. American Mineralogist: 68: 566-580.
Rieder, M., Cavazzini, G., D’Yakonov, Y.S., Frank-Kamenetskii, V.A., Gottardt, G., Guggenheim, S., Koval, P.V., Muller, G., Neiva, A.M.R., Radoslovich, E.W., Robert, J.L., Sassi, F.P., Takeda, H., Weiss, Z., Wones, D.R. (1998) Nomenclature of the micas. The Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 905-912.
Kogure, T., Miyawaki, R., Banno, Y. (2005) The true structure of wonesite, an interlayer-deficient trioctahedal sodium mica. American Mineralogist: 90: 725-731.

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Localities for WonesiteHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Greece
 
  • South Aegean
    • Thira
      • Santorini Island
        • Theoskepasti
Sales list 2013-01 Gunnar Färber
Spain
 
  • Andalusia
    • Málaga
      • Carratraca
        • Los Jarales
José M. González-Jiménez, Claudio Marchesi, William L. Griffin, Fernando Gervilla, Elena A. Belousova, Carlos J. Garrido, Rurik Romero, Cristina Talavera, Mathieu Leisen, Suzanne Y. O’Reilly , Fernando Barra and Laure Martin . (2017). Zircon recycling and crystallization during formation of chromite- and Ni-arsenide ores in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle (Serranía de Ronda, Spain). Ore Geology Reviews, 90, 193-209.
      • Ojén
        • Ojén lherzolite massif
 José M. González-Jiménez, Claudio Marchesi, William L. Griffin, Fernando Gervilla, Elena A. Belousova, Carlos J. Garrido, Rurik Romero, Cristina Talavera, Mathieu Leisen, Suzanne Y. O’Reilly , Fernando Barra and Laure Martin . (2017). Zircon recycling and crystallization during formation of chromite- and Ni-arsenide ores in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle (Serranía de Ronda, Spain). Ore Geology Reviews, 90, 193-209.
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