Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic Time
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral Quiz
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Leake, Bernard E. (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles. American Mineralogist, 63 (11-12) 1023-1052

Advanced
   -   Only viewable:
Reference TypeJournal (article/letter/editorial)
TitleNomenclature of amphiboles
JournalAmerican Mineralogist
AuthorsLeake, Bernard E.Author
Year1978Volume63
Issue11-12
PublisherMineralogical Society of America
Download URLhttp://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM63/AM63_1023.pdf+
Mindat Ref. ID527132Long-form Identifiermindat:1:5:527132:4
GUID0
Full ReferenceLeake, Bernard E. (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles. American Mineralogist, 63 (11-12) 1023-1052
Plain TextLeake, Bernard E. (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles. American Mineralogist, 63 (11-12) 1023-1052
In(1978) American Mineralogist Vol. 63 (11-12) Mineralogical Society of America

Map of Localities

Locality Pages

LocalityCitation Details
Abkhazia, Georgia
Monte Rosso, Linosa (Linosa Island), Pelagie Islands (Pelagian Islands), Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
New Melones Dam, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Cummingtonite (of Dewey) type locality, Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Mineral Pages

MineralCitation Details
Alumino-ferro-hornblende
Alumino-magnesio-hornblende
Aluminokatophorite
Amphibole Supergroup
Asbeferrite
Barkevikite
Barroisite
Basaltic Hornblende
Crossite
Eckermannite
Ferri-katophorite
Ferro-eckermannite
Ferro-ferri-katophorite
Ferro-katophorite
Fluor-magnesiokatophorite
Fluoro-katophorite
Gedrite
Grunerite
Imerinite
Katophorite
Kôzulite
Magnesio-ferrikatophorite
Magnesiokatophorite
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite
Oxykaersutite
Potassic-chloro-hastingsite
Pseudoglaucophane
Richterite
Szechenyite

Mineral Occurrences

LocalityMineral(s)
Abkhazia, Georgiaⓘ Tremolite
Ambatoarina, Andakatany, Manandriana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascarⓘ Magnesio-arfvedsonite
Edenville, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USAⓘ Edenite

See Also

These are possibly similar items as determined by title/reference text matching only.

Leake, Bernard E. (1978) Nomenclature of Amphiboles. The Canadian Mineralogist, 16 (4) 501-520
Leake, Bernard E. (1978) Nomenclature of Amphiboles. Mineralogical Magazine, 42 (324) 533-563 doi:10.1180/minmag.1978.042.324.21
Leake, Bernard Elgey (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 101 (4) 453-467 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1978.7215
Leake, Bernard E. (1965) The relationship between tetrahedral aluminum and the maximum possible octahedral aluminum in natural calciferous and subcalciferous amphiboles. American Mineralogist, 50 (7-8) 843-851
Allen, J. C., Boettcher, A. L. (1978) Amphiboles in andesite and basalt: II. Stability as a function of P-T- fH2O- fO2. American Mineralogist, 63 (11-12) 1074-1087
(1978) Errata. American Mineralogist, 63 (11-12) 1284
(1978) Notices. American Mineralogist, 63 (11-12) 1286
(1978) INDEX. American Mineralogist, 63 (11-12) 1287
Leake, B. E., Woolley, A. R., Birch, W. D., Burke, E. A. J., Ferraris, G., Grice, J. D., Hawthorne, F. C., Kisch, H. J., Krivovichev, V. G., Schumacher, J. C., Stephenson, N. C. N., Whittaker, E. J. W. (2004) Nomenclature of amphiboles: additions and revisions to the International Mineralogical Association's amphibole nomenclature. American Mineralogist, 89 (5) 883-887
Fleischer, Michael (1978) NEW MINERAL NAMES. American Mineralogist, 63 (11-12) 1282-1283
Iishi, Kazuaki (1978) Lattice dynamics of forsterite. American Mineralogist, 63 (11-12) 1198-1208
 
and/or  
Mindat.org is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2025, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: August 13, 2025 18:13:35
Go to top of page