Journal/NDM40 2005 eng

New Data on Minerals, vol.40, 2005

New Data on Minerals. Moscow.: Ocean Pictures, 2005. volume 40, 168 pages, 15 color and 99 b/w drawings, schemes, photos.

Summary

The volume 40 includes articles on new mineral species, among which chukhrovite(Nd), tsepiniteSr, senkevichite, and kyrgyzstanite are described. The new data on rare minerals calcurmolite and turanite, easily oxidizable chalcopyrite from black smokers of the Rainbow hydrothermal field (MidAtlantic Ridge), vanadium hematite associated with minerals of precious metals, copper, zinc, and iron is given; also there is data on fahlores from the Kvartsitovye Gorki deposit and the nickelinebreithauptite mineral series from the Norilsk ore field. Features of bismuth mineralization of the Djimidon deposit (North Osetia) and raremetal mineralization connected with bituminous matters from pegmatites of the Khibiny and Lovozero massifs are revealed. The results of study of metacolloidal gold and delhayelite crystals are published.
In the «Mineralogical Museums and collections» part, the minerals named in honour of collaborators of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, specimens of platinum of the Ugolnyi stream (Norilsk) from the Museum collection are described; interesting historical data on the items of Decorative and Precious Stones collection (PDK) is given. «Mineralogical Notes» part includes the mineralogical summary of main mineral types of ores of Europe and the article devoted to mineral drawings of Victor Slyotov and Vladimir Makarenko. In new «Discussions» part, the polemics on the theme «What are the mineral and mineral species» is opened. The review of new books is published.
The volume is of interest for mineralogists, geochemists, geologists, and also collaborators of naturalhistorical museums, collectors and amateur of minerals.

Editorial Board

• Editor in Chief Margarita I .Novgorodova, Doctor in Science, Professor
• Editor in Chief of the volume: Elena A.Borisova, Ph.D
• Moisei D. Dorfman, Doctor in Science
• Svetlana N. Nenasheva, Ph.D
• Marianna B. Chistyakova, Ph.D
• Elena N. Matvienko, Ph.D
• Мichael Е. Generalov, Ph.D
• N.A.Sokolova Secretary
• Translator: Yiulia Belovistkaya

Publishing group

• Photo: Michael B. Leybov, Michael E. Generalov
• Leader of publishing group Michael B. Leibov
• Executive Editor Ludmila А. Cheshko
• Art Director Nikolay О. Parlashkevich
• Editor Ekaterina V. Yakunina
• Design (idea) Dmitrii Ershov
• Layout Elena Yurlova

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