Wonesite
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About Wonesite
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
Member of:
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:
Classification of Wonesite
Approved
First published:
1981
8/H.13-10
9.EC.20
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
C : Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
C : Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets
71.2.2b.14
71 : PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
2 : Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
71 : PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
2 : Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
16.20.6
16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
20 : Aluminosilicates of Fe, Mg and alkalis
16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
20 : Aluminosilicates of Fe, Mg and alkalis
Physical Properties of Wonesite
Sub-Vitreous, Greasy
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Golden yellow-brown
Streak:
White
Hardness:
2½ - 3 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Flexible
Cleavage:
Perfect
{001}
{001}
Fracture:
Micaceous
Density:
2.89 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Wonesite
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.
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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 Wonesite
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
Common Impurities:
Ti,Cr,Mn,Ca,H2O
Crystallography of Wonesite
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°
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]
Crystal Structure
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0000804 | Wonesite | Spear F S, Hazen R M, Rumble D (1981) Wonesite: A new rock-forming silicate from the Post Pond Volcanics, Vermont American Mineralogist 66 100-105 | ![]() | 1981 | 0 | 293 | |
0003769 | Wonesite | Kogure T, Miyawaki R, Banno Y (2005) The true structure of wonesite, an interlayer-deficient trioctahedral sodium mica American Mineralogist 90 725-731 | ![]() | 2005 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
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 Wonesite
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.
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:
Other Language Names for Wonesite
Relationship of Wonesite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Aspidolite | NaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Balestraite | KLi2V5+Si4O12 | Mon. 2 : B2 |
Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 | |
Ephesite | NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | Tric. |
Garmite | CsLiMg2(Si4O10)F2 | Mon. |
Hendricksite | KZn3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Lepidolite | A Li-rich mica in, or close to, the so-called Polylithionite-Trilithionite series. | Mon. |
Masutomilite | (K,Rb)(Li,Mn3+,Al)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 | Mon. |
Norrishite | KLiMn3+2(Si4O10)O2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Polylithionite | KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Preiswerkite | NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
Shirozulite | KMn2+3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Sokolovaite | CsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2 | Mon. |
Suhailite | (NH4)Fe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Tainiolite | KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2 | Mon. |
Trilithionite | K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Zinnwaldite | Mica Group. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
9.EC. | Balestraite | KLi2V5+Si4O12 | Mon. 2 : B2 |
9.EC.05 | Minnesotaite | Fe2+3Si4O10(OH)2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.EC.05 | Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.EC.05 | Willemseite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.9.EC. | Voloshinite | Rb(LiAl1.5◻1.5)(Al0.5Si3.5)O10F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
9.EC.10 | Ferripyrophyllite | Fe3+Si2O5(OH) | Mon. |
9.EC.10 | Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 | Tric. 1 |
9.EC.15 | Boromuscovite | KAl2(BSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.15 | Celadonite | K(Mg,Fe2+)Fe3+(Si4O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.15 | Chernykhite | (Ba,Na)(V3+,Al,Mg)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.15 | Montdorite | (K,Na)2(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)5(Si4O10)2(OH,F)4 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.15 | Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
9.EC.15 | Nanpingite | CsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.15 | Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.15 | Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
9.EC.15 | Tobelite | (NH4,K)Al2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.15 | Aluminoceladonite | K(Mg,Fe2+)Al(Si4O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.15 | Chromphyllite | K(Cr,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
9.EC.15 | Ferroaluminoceladonite | K(Fe2+,Mg)(Al,Fe3+)(Si4O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.15 | Ferroceladonite | K(Fe2+,Mg)(Fe3+,Al)(Si4O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.15 | Chromceladonite | K(Mg,Fe2+)(Cr,Al)(Si4O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.15 | Tainiolite | KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2 | Mon. |
9.EC.15 | Ganterite | (Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.20 | Annite | KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.20 | Ephesite | NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | Tric. |
9.EC.20 | Hendricksite | KZn3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.20 | Masutomilite | (K,Rb)(Li,Mn3+,Al)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.20 | Norrishite | KLiMn3+2(Si4O10)O2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.20 | Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.20 | Polylithionite | KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
9.EC.20 | Preiswerkite | NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.20 | Siderophyllite | KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.20 | Tetraferriphlogopite | KMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2 | |
9.EC.20 | Fluorotetraferriphlogopite | KMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.20 | Eastonite | KMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.20 | Tetraferriannite | KFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.20 | Trilithionite | K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
9.EC.20 | Fluorannite | KFe2+3(Si3Al)O10F2 | Mon. |
9.EC.20 | Shirokshinite | KNaMg2(Si4O10)F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.20 | Shirozulite | KMn2+3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.20 | Sokolovaite | CsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2 | Mon. |
9.EC.20 | Aspidolite | NaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.20 | Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.20 | UM2004-49-SiO:AlCsFHKLi | (Cs,K)(Al,Li)2.6((Si,Al)4O10)(F,OH)2 | |
9.EC.20 | Suhailite | (NH4)Fe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.20 | Yangzhumingite | KMg2.5(Si4O10)F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.20 | Orlovite | KLi2Ti(Si4O10)OF | Mon. 2 : B2 |
9.EC.20 | Oxyphlogopite | K(Mg,Ti,Fe)3[(Si,Al)4O10](O,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.30 | Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.35 | Anandite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
9.EC.35 | Bityite | LiCaAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
9.EC.35 | Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.35 | Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.35 | Ferrokinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH,F)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.35 | Oxykinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.35 | Fluorokinoshitalite | BaMg3(Al2Si2O10)F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.40 | Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O | Mon. |
9.EC.40 | Kurumsakite | (Zn,Ni,Cu)8Al8V5+2Si5O35 · 27H2O (?) | Orth. |
9.EC.40 | Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.40 | Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O | Mon. |
9.EC.40 | Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. |
9.EC.40 | Yakhontovite | (Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2O | Mon. |
9.EC.45 | Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.45 | Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O | Mon. |
9.EC.45 | Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. |
9.EC.45 | Spadaite | MgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?) | |
9.EC.45 | Stevensite | (Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.45 | Swinefordite | Li(Al,Li,Mg)4((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2O | Mon. |
9.EC.45 | Zincsilite | Zn3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O (?) | Mon. |
9.EC.45 | Ferrosaponite | Ca0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. |
9.EC.50 | Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m |
9.EC.55 | Baileychlore | (Zn,Fe2+,Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8 | Tric. 1 |
9.EC.55 | Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 | Mon. |
9.EC.55 | Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.EC.55 | Cookeite | (Al2Li)Al2(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | Mon. 2/m |
9.EC.55 | Franklinfurnaceite | Ca2Fe3+Mn2+3Mn3+(Zn2Si2O10)(OH)8 | Mon. 2 : B2 |
9.EC.55 | Gonyerite | (Mn2+,Mg)5Fe3+(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH)8 | Orth. |
9.EC.55 | Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 | Mon. |
9.EC.55 | Orthochamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8 | |
9.EC.55 | Pennantite | Mn2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | Tric. |
9.EC.55 | Sudoite | Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8 | Mon. |
9.EC.55 | Donbassite | Al4.33(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | Mon. 2 : B2 |
9.EC.55 | Glagolevite | Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.EC.55 | Borocookeite | Li1+3xAl4-x(BSi3O10)(OH)8 | |
9.EC.60 | Aliettite | Ca0.2Mg6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 4H2O | Mon. |
9.EC.60 | Corrensite | (Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O | Orth. |
9.EC.60 | Dozyite | Mg7Al2(Al2Si4O15)(OH)12 | Mon. |
9.EC.60 | Hydrobiotite | K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O | Mon. |
9.EC.60 | Karpinskite | (Ni,Mg)2Si2O5(OH)2 (?) | Mon. |
9.EC.60 | Kulkeite | Mg8Al(AlSi7O20)(OH)10 | Mon. |
9.EC.60 | Lunijianlaite | Li0.7Al6.2(AlSi7O20)(OH,O)10 | Mon. |
9.EC.60 | Rectorite | (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O | Mon. |
9.EC.60 | Saliotite | (Li,Na)Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)5 | Mon. |
9.EC.60 | Tosudite | Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O | Mon. 2 : B2 |
9.EC.60 | Brinrobertsite | Na0.3Al4(Si4O10)2(OH)4 · 3.5 H2O | Mon. |
9.EC.65 | Macaulayite | (Fe,Al)24Si4O43(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.70 | Burckhardtite | Pb2(Fe3+Te6+)[AlSi3O8]O6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1m |
9.EC.75 | Ferrisurite | (Pb,Ca)2.4Fe3+2(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2O | Mon. |
9.EC.75 | Surite | (Pb,Ca)3(Al,Fe2+,Mg)2((Si,Al)4O10)(CO3)2(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.EC.75 | Niksergievite | (Ba,Ca)2Al3(AlSi3O10)(CO3)(OH)6 · nH2O | Mon. |
9.EC.80 | Kegelite | Pb8Al4(Si8O20)(SO4)2(CO3)4(OH)8 | Mon. |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
71.2.2b.1 | Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
71.2.2b.3 | Annite | KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
71.2.2b.4 | Tetraferriannite | KFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2 | Mon. |
71.2.2b.5 | Siderophyllite | KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
71.2.2b.6 | Hendricksite | KZn3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
71.2.2b.8 | Polylithionite | KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
71.2.2b.9 | Tainiolite | KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2 | Mon. |
71.2.2b.11 | Norrishite | KLiMn3+2(Si4O10)O2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
71.2.2b.12 | Masutomilite | (K,Rb)(Li,Mn3+,Al)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 | Mon. |
71.2.2b.13 | Sodium Phlogopite | NaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
71.2.2b.15 | Preiswerkite | NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
71.2.2b.16 | Ephesite | NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | Tric. |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
16.20.1 | Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 | Mon. |
16.20.2 | Sodium-anthophyllite | {Na}{Mg2}{Mg5}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2 | |
16.20.3 | Sodium Gedrite | {Na}{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al3Si5O22)(OH)2 | |
16.20.4 | Crossite | Mon. | |
16.20.5 | Ferro-eckermannite | NaNa2(Fe2+4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 | Mon. |
16.20.8 | Lennilenapeite | K6-7(Mg,Mn,Fe,Zn)48(Si,Al)72(O,OH)216 · 16H2O | Tric. |
16.20.9 | Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
16.20.10 | Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
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References for Wonesite
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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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| 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. |
| 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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