Classification of the Amphiboles

Research Article| October 01, 2007 Classification of the Amphiboles Frank C. Hawthorne; Frank C. Hawthorne Department of Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada, clhawth@ms.umanitoba.ca Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Roberta Oberti Roberta Oberti Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche I-27100 Pavia, Italy, oberti@crystal.unipv.it Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Frank C. Hawthorne Department of Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada, clhawth@ms.umanitoba.ca Roberta Oberti Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche I-27100 Pavia, Italy, oberti@crystal.unipv.it Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 © The Mineralogical Society Of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2007) 67 (1): 55–88. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2007.67.2 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Frank C. Hawthorne, Roberta Oberti; Classification of the Amphiboles. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2007;; 67 (1): 55–88. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2007.67.2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Classification is always a highly contentious issue, particular when dealing with a group of minerals as structurally and chemically complicated as the amphiboles, and when trying to satisfy the needs and different scientific philosophies of crystallographers, mineralogists, petrologists and geochemists. As a result, the classification of the amphiboles has long been a work in progress. Leake (1968) provided a classification for calcic amphiboles, and this was expanded into the IMA (International Mineralogical Association) classification of Leake (1978). An IMA Subcommittee on Amphibole Classification was formed, and eleven years and approximately 1200 pages of memos later, Leake et al.... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.