Pre-Print and Upcoming Articles

Updated November 30th, 2023

This page lists articles which have been accepted for publication. This list includes articles available via our Early Publication page, articles currently in production, and articles which have received an initial acceptance, but which are with the authors for revisions.

Articles are in order of manuscript number. Please report any errors to the Managing Editor at canmin@alumni.ubc.ca

Pre-Print Articles

WINPCLCLAS, A WINDOWS PROGRAM FOR PYROCHLORE SUPERGROUP MINERALS
Fuat Yavuz and Vural Yavuz
Text & Tables - Figures
(23-00020)

Coming in the November 2023 Issue (all available via Early Publication) 

STRUCTURAL CONTROLS ON THE ORIGIN AND EMPLACEMENT OF LITHIUM-BEARING PEGMATITES
David Silva, Lee Groat, Tânia Martins, and Robert Linnen
(23-00045)

VIRGILLUETHITE: A NEW MINERAL AND THE NATURAL ANALOGUE OF SYNTHETIC Β-MOO3·H2O, FROM COOKES PEAK, LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, USA
Hexiong Yang, Xiangping Gu, Ronald Gibbs, and Robert Downs
(23-00041)

An Examination of Platinum-Group Element Thiospinels
Louis J. Cabri, Andrew M. Mcdonald, Thomas Oberthür, and Anna Vymazalova
(23-00037)

TWO RINKITE-GROUP (SEIDOZERITE-SUPERGROUP) MINERALS: NACARENIOBSITE-(Y), A NEW MINERAL FROM THE DARAI-PIOZ ALKALINE MASSIF, TAJIKISTAN, AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE REFINEMENT OF NACARENIOBSITE-(CE)
Atali A. Agakhanov, Maxwell C. Day, Elena Sokolova, Vladimir Yu. Karpenko, Frank C. Hawthorne, Leonid A. Pautov, Igor V. Pekov, Anatoly V. Kasatkin, and Vitalia A. Agakhanova
(23-00029)

NEW MINERALS FROM THE REDMOND MINE, NORTH CAROLINA, USA: IV. HAYWOODITE AND HANAHANITE, TWO NEW MINERALS CONTAINING GORDAITE-LIKE SHEETS
Anthony R. Kampf, Jason B. Smith, John M. Hughes, Chi Ma, and Christopher Emproto
(23-00027)

THE EFFECT OF STRAIN ON THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF QUARTZ: POINT-DIPOLE CALCULATIONS
Richard Newton Abbott, Jr.
(23-00023)

BIOTIC-ABIOTIC RADIAL-ACICULAR CRYSTAL FAN FABRICS WITH ROSICKÝITE AT THE ANGEL SPRINGS TUFA-TRAVERTINE DEPOSIT IN SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Paul Broughton
(23-00015)

JAHNSITE-(NAMNMN), A NEW JAHNSITE-GROUP MINERAL FROM THE WIPERAMINGA HILL WEST QUARRY, BOOLCOOMATTA RESERVE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
Peter Elliott & Anthony Kampf
(23-00007)

ABSTRACTS FROM THE 14TH INTERNATIONAL PLATINUM SYMPOSIUM AND THE WAGER & BROWN WORKSHOP TECHNICAL SESSION

Coming in the January 2024 Issue 

STANEVANSITE, MG(C2H3O3)2·2H2O, A NEW HYDROUS GLYCOLATE MINERAL, FROM THE SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS, TUCSON, ARIZONA, USA
Hexiong Yang, Xiangping Gu, Warren Lazar, Ronald Gibbs, and Robert Downs
(23-00047)

KODAMAITE, Na3(Ca5Na)6Si16O36(OH)4F2·14-xH2O, x = ~5, A NEW LAYERED ALKALI-ALKALINE EARTH FLUOROSILICATE-HYDRATE AND MEMBER OF THE REYERITE SUPERGROUP, FROM MONT SAINT-HILAIRE, QUEBEC, CANADA:  DESCRIPTION, CRYSTAL-CHEMICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND GENETIC IMPLICATIONS
Andrew McDonald and George Y. Chao
(23-00046)

TREBISKYITE, THE FIRST TITANIUM-DECAVANADATE MINERAL
Travis A. Olds, Anthony R. Kampf, John M. Hughes, Paul M. Adams, and Joe Marty
(23-00034)

THERMAL DECOMPOSITION KINETICS OF CLINOCHLORE AT HIGH TEMPERATURE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
Kenan Han, Li Yi, and Duojun Wang
(23-00033)

GROWTH AND STABILITY OF STRATIFORM CARROLLITE (CUCO2S4) IN THE TENKE-FUNGURUME ORE DISTRICT, CENTRAL AFRICAN COPPERBELT
Bjorn Von Der Heyden, Jeffrey Dick, Ryan C Rosenfels, Luke Carlton, Kristina Lilova, Alexandra Navrotsky, Tamilarasan Subramani, Brian F. Woodfield, and Alexis Gibson
(23-00028)

WINPCLCLAS, A WINDOWS PROGRAM FOR PYROCHLORE SUPERGROUP MINERALS
Fuat Yavuz and Vural Yavuz
(23-00020)

A TALL TALE OF A TINY PLUTON: THE L’ENFER NORITE, GRENVILLE PROVINCE, QUEBEC
Robert Dymek, Brent E. Owens, and Jessica Fuhs Wyatt
(23-00013)

MICRO-INCLUSIONS IN CORUNDUM FROM PUESTO LA PEÑA COMPLEX OUACHITITES, MENDOZA, ARGENTINA: A WINDOW TO THE MANTLE
Eduardo Osvaldo Zappettini & João O.S. Santos
(23-00010)

GOLD-BEARING SPERRYLITE: OCCURRENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE IN MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL
Alexandre Raphael Cabral, Antônio A. S. Gomes, and Stephanie Lohmeier
(22-00040)

TRENDS IN UNIT CELL PARAMETER FOR KIMBERLITIC VERSUS NON-KIMBERLITIC AND DIAMOND-INDICATING CHROMITE
Patrick H.M. Shepherd, Roberta L. Flemming, Candace N. Freckelton, and Phil J.A. McCausland
(22-00036)

 

 

Articles In Production 

TECTONO-METAMORPHIC EVOLUTION OF THE CRETACEOUS KLUANE SCHIST, SOUTHWEST YUKON
Will F Mckenzie, H. Daniel Gibson, Brendan Dyck, and Matthew Steele-MacInnis
(23-00031)

CRYSTAL INCLUSIONS IN PLACER Pt-Fe ALLOY NUGGETS, NORTHWEST ECUADOR: EVOLUTION OF A URAL-ALASKAN TYPE PGE MINERALIZING SYSTEM
Barbara Jane Barron, Lawrence M Barron, and Karsten Goemann
(23-00025)

MORPHOGENESIS OF HOLLOW BULBOUS GYPSUM STRUCTURES ALONG A BRINE SPRING IN NORTHEAST ALBERTA
Paul Broughton
(23-00012)

Revised Manuscripts under Evaluation 

TESTIBIOPALLADITE, PdSbTe: A VALID MINERAL AND Sb-ANALOGUE OF MICHENERITE
Louis J. Cabri and Qing-Lin Liang
(23-00049)

PERCHIAZZIITE, Co2(CO3)(OH)2, A NEW MEMBER OF THE ROSASITE–MALACHITE GROUP FROM THE MONTE RAMAZZO MINE, ITALY
Fabrizio Nestola, Anna Barbaro, Anatoly V. Kasatkin, Matteo Ardit, Nicola Rotiroti, Radek Škoda, Atali A. Agakhanov, Maria Chiara Dalconi, and Fabrizio Castellaro
(23-00048)

NEW MINERALS FROM THE REDMOND MINE, NORTH CAROLINA, U.S.A.: V. FINESCREEKITE AND HAYELASDIITE, TWO NEW THIOSULFATE MINERALS CONTAINING CUBANE-LIKE PB4O4 STRUCTURAL UNITS
Anthony R Kampf, Jason B. Smith, John M. Hughes, Chi Ma, and Christopher Emproto
(23-00044)

TYPES AND EVOLUTION OF COLUMBITE-GROUP MINERALS FROM PEGMATITES IN THE CHINESE ALTAI, NW CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL PETROGENESIS AND RARE-ELEMENT MINERALIZATION
Qifeng Zhou, Kezhang Qin, and Dongmei Tang
(23-00014)

MINERAL CHEMISTRY OF THE KIPAWA REE-Zr DEPOSIT, CANADA
Simon Matte and Marc Constantin
(21-00066)

Articles with the Author for Revision 

USING SULFIDE MINERAL CHEMISTRY TO UNDERSTAND PGE MINERALIZATION PROCESSES IN THE PLATREEF, BUSHVELD IGNEOUS COMPLEX, SOUTH AFRICA
Sharlotte Confidence Mkhonto, Pedro J. Jugo, Matthew I. Leybourne, and Danie F. Grobler
(23-00056)

TITANITE AND ZIRCON WITNESS THE OXIDATION STATE EVOLUTION OF NEOPROTEROZOIC ALKALINE MAGMATIC ACTIVITY, NORTHWESTERN MARGIN OF THE YANGTZE BLOCK
Yi Zhang, Haozheng Wang, Linfeng Feng, and Xiahong Cui
(23-00042)

MINERAL ALTERATIONS IN SPODUMENE AND THEIR INFLUENCE IN Li2O CONTENT OF SAMPLES FROM GF NEVES AND MAIPIRIA PEGMATITES, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL
Hudson Queiroz, Rúbia Viana, Carina Ulsen, Eduardo Fontana, and Meyriele Ribeiro
(23-00040)

THE FIRST (AND SECOND) KNOWN OCCURRENCES OF BAZZITE IN CANADA – THE QUADEVILLE ROSE QUARTZ QUARRY, ONTARIO AND THE BUGABOO CASTLES AQUAMARINE DEPOSIT, BRITISH COLUMBIA – DESCRIPTION AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
Paula C Piilonen, Ralph Rowe, Glenn Poirier, Henrik Friis, Chris Robak, and Michael Bainbridge
(23-00035)

FLUID CONSTRAINTS AND MINERAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE SHERLOVA GORA EMERALD DEPOSIT, SIBERIA
Dan Marshall, Nicolas Meissner, Carol-Anne Nicol, and Peter Jones
(23-00032)

ASSESSMENT OF CORUNDUM AS A POTENTIAL INDICATOR MINERAL FOR MAGMATIC NI-CU-PGE MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS USING AN EXAMPLE FROM THOMPSON MINE, MANITOBA, CANADA
Ofure C. Onodenalore and Philippe Maxime Belley
(23-00017)

IN SITU SULFUR ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY USING SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY OF SULFIDES OF THE ABM REPLACEMENT-STYLE VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT, FINLAYSON LAKE DISTRICT, YUKON, CANADA
Nikola Denisová, Stephen J. Piercey, Mostafa Fayek, and Ryan Sharpe
(23-00016)

OPEN-SYSTEM BEHAVIOR OF U-TH-PA IN LATE PLEISTOCENE META-AUTUNITE: MEASUREMENT BY LA-MC-ICP-MS
Don Chipley, Valeria Li, Alan Clark, Alexandre Voinot, and Kurt Kyser
(20-00060)

Previous Recipients:

    • In 2023, The Hawley Medal was awarded to Andrew McDonald of Laurentian University, Chris Beckett-Brown of the OGS, and Beth McClenaghan of the GSC for their paper entitled:
      “Trace Elements Characteristics of Tourmaline in Porphyry Cu Systems Development and Application to Discrimination.”
    • In 2022, The Hawley Medal was awarded to Drs. Paula C. Piilonen and Glenn Poirier (Canadian Museum of Nature), William Lechner, Ralph Rowe (Canadian Museum of Nature), and R. Peter Richards (Oberlin College) for their paper entitled:
      “ZEOLITE MINERALS FROM WAT OCHENG, TA ANG, RATANAKIRI PROVINCE, CAMBODIA – OCCURRENCE, COMPOSITION, AND PARAGENESIS.”
    • In 2021, The Hawley Medal is awarded to Drs. Andrew J. Kaczowka (Cameco Exploration), T. Kurt Kyser (deceased, formerly from Queen’s University), Tom G. Kotzer (University of Saskatchewan), Matthew I. Leybourne, and Daniel Layton-Matthews (Queen’s University). The paper is entitled:
      “Geometallurgical ore characterization of the high-grade polymetallic unconformity-related uranium deposit” The Canadian Mineralogist, September 2021; Vol. 59, part 5, 813-845 https:// pubs.geoscienceworld.org/canmin/article-
      abstract/59/5/813/608140/ Geometallurgical-ore-characterization-of-the-high.
    • In 2020, The award for the best paper published went to Drs. Zeinab Azadbakht (Ontario Geological Survey) and David R. Lentz (Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick) for their paper:
      “High-Resolution LA-ICP-MS Trace-Element Mapping of Magmatic Biotite: A New Approach for Studying Syn- to Post-Magmatic Evolution”, which appeared in The Canadian Mineralogist v58n3, pp 293–311
      (https://doi.org/10.3749/canmin.1900101). Zeinab Azadbakht has been the R
    • In 2019, this award went to Drs. Elliot A. Wehrle and Andrew M. McDonald (Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University) for the following paper:
      “Cathodoluminescence and Trace-Element Chemistry of Quartz from Sudbury Offset Dikes: Observations, Interpretations and Genetic Implications” The Canadian Mineralogist, 2019, v57(6), pp947–963 (https://doi.org/10.3749/canmin.1900049). This contribution combines cathodoluminescence (CL) data and trace
    • In 2018, the Hawley Medal awarded to the best paper published in The Canadian Mineralogist went to Rémy S. Poulin, Daniel J. Kontak, and Andrew M. McDonald of Laurentian University (Canada) and Beth McClenaghan of the Geological Survey of
      Canada for the following paper:
      “Assessing Scheelite as an Ore-Deposit Discriminator Using its TraceElement and REE Chemistry” in The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 56, pp. 265-302, May 2018.
    • In 2017, the medal was awarded to Gil F. Tansman, Paul S. Kindstedt, and John M. Hughes for their paper:
      “Minerals in Food: Crystal Structures of Ikaite and Struvite from Bacterial Smears on Washed-Rind Cheese” (The Canadian Mineralogist v55, pp. 89-100, January 2017).
    • In 2016, the award went to Albert Chan, David M. Jenkins, and M. Darby Dyar for their paper:
      “Partitioning of Chlorine between NaCl Brines and Ferro-Pargasite: Implications for the Formation of Chlorine-rich Amphiboles in Mafic Rocks”, which appeared in the January 2016 issue of Canadian Mineralogist (v54, pp 337–351).
    • In 2015, the award went to Sarah C. Gordon and Andrew M. McDonald for the following paper:
      “A STUDY OF THE COMPOSITION, DISTRIBUTION, AND GENESIS OF PYRRHOTITE IN THE COPPER CLIFF OFFSET, SUDBURY, ONTARIO,” Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 53, part 5, September 2015.
    • In 2014, it is awarded to Fernando G. Sardi and Adriana Heimann for their paper,
      “Pegmatitic beryl as indicator of melt evolution: example from the Velasco District, Pampeana Pegmatite Province, Argentina, and review of worldwide occurrences” (Canadian Mineralogist 52: 809-836).
    • In 2013, the Hawley Medal Awarded went to Felix V. Kaminsky, Richard Wirth, and Anja Schreiber:
      “CARBONATITIC INCLUSIONS IN DEEP MANTLE DIAMOND FROM JUINA, BRAZIL: NEW MINERALS IN THE CARBONATE-HALIDE ASSOCIATION,” Canadian Mineralogist 51: 669-688.
    • In 2012, this year’s award was presented to B. Lalinská-Voleková, J. Majzlan, T. Klimko, M. Chovan, G. Kucˇerová, J. Michnˇová, R. Hovoricˇ, J. Göttlicher and R. Steininger for their paper:
      “Mineralogy of weathering products of Fe-As-Sb mine wastes and soils at several Sb deposits in Slovakia” (Canadian Mineralogist 50: 481-500).
    • In 2011, the Hawley Medal went to Susanne Göb, Thomas Wenzel, Michael Bau, Dorritt Jacob, Anselm Loges, and Gregor Markl. The award winning paper was:
      "The redistribution of rare-earth elements in secondary minerals of hydrothermal veins, Schwarzwald, Southwestern Germany." Canadian Mineralogist 49: 1305-1333 The paper describes the association and chemical compositions
    • In 2010, the Hawley Medal went to Joel D. Grice for the best paper published in The Canadian Mineralogist Grice JD (2010). The role of beryllium in beryllosilicate mineral structures and zeolite formation. Canadian Mineralogist 48: 1493-1518
      In 2009, the Hawley Medal went to David London for the best paper published in The Canadian Mineralogist London D (2009). The origin of primary textures in granitic pegmatites. Canadian Mineralogist 47: 697-723
    • In 2008, the Hawley Medal went to Anderson, Wirth, and Thomas for the best paper published in The Canadian Mineralogist in 2008 Anderson AJ, Wirth R, Thomas R (2008). The alteration of metamict zircon and its role in the remobilization of high-field-strength elements in the Georgeville granite, Nova Scotia. Canadian Mineralogist 46: 1-18
    • In 2007, the Hawley Medal was awarded to Dr. D. Barrie Clarke of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Entitled “Assimilation of Xenocrysts in Granitic Magmas: Principles, Processes, Proxies and Problems” (volume 45, pages 5–30)
    • In 2006, the Hawley Medal was awarded to François Farges, Ralf Siewert, Carl Ponader, Gordon Brown Jr., Michel Pichavant, and Harald Behrens for their paper
      “Structural environments around molybdenum in silicate glasses and melts. II. Effect of temperature, pressure, H2O, halogens and sulfur.” Canadian Mineralogist 44: 755-773.