Our mineralogist, Dr. Andy McDonald, continues to discover new minerals, two in 2009, four in 2010 and one so far in 2011, bringing the total of new minerals that he has discovered or co-discovered to 19 (see list below). Well done Andy!
Kojonen, K.K., McDonald, A.M., Stanley, C.J. & Johanson, B. (2011): Tornroosite, Pd11As2Te2, a new mineral related to isomertieite from Miessijoki, Finish Lapland, Finland. Canadian Mineralogist (Accepted for publication 23 Feb. 2011).
Kovalenker, V.A., Plotinskaya, O.Yu., Stanley, C.J., Roberts, A.C., McDonald, A.M. & Cooper, M.A. (2010): Kurilite – Ag8Te3Se – a new mineral from the Prasolovskoe deposit, Kuril Islands, Russian Federation. Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 463 – 468.
Piilonen, P.C., McDonald, A.M., Grice, J.D., Cooper, M.A., Kolitsch, U., Rowe, R., Gault, R.A. Poirier, G. (2010): Arisite-(Ce), a new rare-earth fluorocarbonate from the Aris phonolite (Namibia), Mont Saint-Hilaire and the Saint-Amable Sill, Quebec, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist 48, 661-671.
Piilonen, P.C., McDonald, A.M., Grice, J.D., Cooper, M.A., Kolitsch, U., Rowe, R., Gault, R.A. Poirier, G. (2010): Arisite-(La), a new rare-earth fluorocarbonate from the Aris phonolite (Namibia), with descriptions of the crystal structures of arisite-(La) and arisite-(Ce). Mineralogical Magazine 74, 257-268.
McDonald, A.M. & Chao, G.Y. (2010): Rogermitchellite, Na12(Sr,Na)24Ba4Zr26Si78(B,Si)12O246 (OH)24·18H2O, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Description, structure determination and relationship with high-field-strength-bearing cyclosilicates. Canadian Mineralogist 48, 267 – 275.
McDonald, A.M., Proenza, J.A., Zaccarini, F., Rudashevsky, N.S., Cabri, L.J., Stanley, C.J., Rudashevsky, V.N., Melgarejo, J.C., Lewis, J.F., Longo, F & Bakker, R.J. (2009): Garutiite, (Ni,Fe,Ir), a new hexagonal polymorph of Native Ni from Loma Peguera, Dominican Republic. European Journal of Mineralogy 22, 293 – 304.
McDonald, A.M. & Chao, G.Y. (2009): Lalondeite, a new hydrated Na-Ca fluorosilicate from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Description and crystal structure determination. Canadian Mineralogist 47, 181-192.
McDonald, A.M., Cabri, L.J., Rudashevsky, N.S., Stanley, C.J., Rudashevsky, V.N. & Ross, K.C. (2008): Nielsenite, PdCu3, a new platinum-group intermetallic mineral from the Skaergaard intrusion, Greenland. Canadian Mineralogist 46, 709-717.
McDonald, A.M. & Chao, G.Y. (2007): Martinite, a new hydrated sodium calcium fluorborosilicate hydrate from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Description, structure determination and genetic implications. Canadian Mineralogist 45, 1281-1292.
McDonald, A.M., Cabri, L.J., Stanley, C.J., Rudashevsky, N.S., Poirer, G., Ross, K.C., Mungall, J.E., Durham, D.R. & Rudashevsky, V.N. (2005): Ungavaite, Pd4Sb3, a new intermetallic mineral from the Mesamax Northwest Deposit, Ungava Region, Quebec, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 1735-1744.
Cabri, L.J., McDonald, A.M., Stanley, C.J., Rudashevsky, N.S., Poirer, G., Durham, D.R., Mungall, J.E. & Rudashevsky, V.N. (2005): Naldrettite, Pd2Sb, a new intermetallic mineral from the Mesamax Northwest Deposit, Ungava Region, Quebec, Canada. Mineralogical Magazine, 69, 89-97.
Rudashevsky, N.S., McDonald, A.M., Cabri, L.J., Nielsen, T.D.F., Stanley, C.J., Kretser, Y.L. & Rudashevsky, V.N. (2004): Skaergaardite, PdCu, a new platinum-group intermetallic mineral from the Skaergaard intrusion, Greenland. Mineralogical Magazine, 68, 615-632.
McDonald, A.M. & Chao, G.Y. (2004): Bobtraillite, Na15Sr12Zr14Si42B6O138(OH)6·12H2O, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Description, structure determination and relationship to benitoite and wadeite. Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 43, 751-762.
McDonald, A.M. & Chao, G.Y. (2004): Haineaultite, a new hydrated sodium calcium titanosilicate from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Description, structure determination and genetic implications. Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 42, 769 – 780.
McDonald, A.M. & Chao, G.Y. (2001): Natrolemoynite, a new hydrated sodium zirconosilicate from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Description and structure determination. Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 39, 1295 - 1306.
McDonald, A.M., Petersen, O.V., Gault, R.A., Johnsen, O., Niedermayr, G., Brandstätter, F. & Giester, G. (2001): Micheelsenite, (Ca,Y)3Al(PO3OH,CO3)(CO3)(OH)6·12H2O, a new mineral from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada and the Nanna pegmatite, Narsaarsuup Qaava, South Greenland. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatschefte, Vol. 8, 337-351.
Piilonen, P., Lalonde, A.E., McDonald, A.M. & Gault, R.A. (2000): Niobokupletskite, a new astrophyllite-group mineral from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Description and crystal structure. Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 38, 627 - 640.
McDonald, A.M., Chao, G.Y. & Grice, J.D. (1994): Abenakiite-(Ce), a new silicophosphate carbonate from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: Description and crystal structure. Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 32, 843-854.
McDonald, A.M., Chao, G.Y. & Ramik, R.A. (1991): Rouvilleite, a new sodium calcium fluorocarbonate mineral from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 29, 107-111.