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Hawthorne, F.C., Oberti, R., Della Ventura, G. and Mottana, A. (editors). Amphiboles: Crystal Chemistry, Occurrence and Health Issues.

Mineralogical Society of America, Geochemical Society and Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Chantilly, VA, USA. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 67, 2007. Price US$ 45.00, 545 pp., ISBN 978-0-939950-79-9.

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This is a superb summary of the present state of knowledge about aspects of the amphiboles with emphasis on recent advances in understanding. It brings the 1981 Review (Volume 9), in this series up to date. There are 13 chapters whose titles summarize the content of the book: (1) Amphiboles: crystal chemistry; (2) Classification of the amphiboles; (3) New amphibole compositions: natural and synthetic; (4) Long-range order in amphiboles; (5) Short-range order in amphiboles; (6) Non-ambient in situ studies of amphiboles; (7) The synthesis and stability of some end-member amphiboles; (8) The significance of the reaction path in synthesizing single-phase amphibole of defined composition; (9) Amphiboles in the igneous environment; (10) Metamorphic amphiboles: compositions and coexistence; (11) Trace-element partitioning between amphibole and silicate melt; (12) Amphiboles: environmental and health concerns; (13) Amphiboles: historical perspective.

The first two editors have also made major contributions, especially in Chapters 1–5, together with the other editors and 16 additional distinguished contributors. If this volume is read in conjunction with Deer, Howie and Zussman, (1997), Rock-Forming Minerals, Volume 2B, which . . . [Full Text of this Article]