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Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2022 Vol.131 No.2

2022 Vol.131 No.2

Haüyne, a Feldspathoid Named after René Just Haüy

Haüyne [cubic, Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)], a member of the feldspathoid supergroup, is named after René Just Haüy, who is considered to be the father of mineralogy and crystallography. An old synonym ‘hauynite’ remains as a gemstone name. It occurs in alkali-rich volcanic rocks and in a few metamorphic rocks. It is a constituent mineral of lapis lazuli, as well as sodalite and lazurite, which are related minerals in the sodalite group. It usually occurs as aggregates of fine grained crystals and rarely as a transparent single crystal. It is known as a blue mineral, but can also be colorless, gray, yellow, green, and pink. Its earliest descriptions are from Vesuvius, Italy, which is a major locality of the mineral. The photograph by Koichi Momma (FOV:19 mm) shows a blue crystal of haüyne on a specimen in the mineral collection of the National Museum of Nature and Science, NSM-MF14763.


(Explanation: Ritsuro MIYAWAKI)



Special Issue: 2022 Year of Mineralogy

Overview of the Special Issue “2022 Year of Mineralogy”

Ritsuro MIYAWAKI

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2022, 131(2), 125.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.131.125

Introduction to the Special Issue “2022 Year of Mineralogy”

Ritsuro MIYAWAKI

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2022, 131(2), 129.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.131.129

The Dawn of Mineralogy (Review Article)

Tokuhei TAGAI

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2022, 131(2), 133.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.131.133

New Minerals and Minerals First Found in Japan (Review Article)

Satoshi MATSUBARA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2022, 131(2), 147.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.131.147

Chemical Composition of the Earth (Review Article)

Hisayoshi YURIMOTO

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2022, 131(2), 163.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.131.163

The Earth’s Interior: From the Perspective of Mineral Science (Review Article)

Eiji OHTANI

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2022, 131(2), 179.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.131.179

Using Mineral Science to Elucidate Mysteries of the Early Solar System
 (Original Article)

Akira TSUCHIYAMA and Junya MATSUNO

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2022, 131(2), 193.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.131.193

Interaction between Life and Mineral, Co-evolution and Surface Environment:
 Challenge for Geohistorical Mineralogy
 —Significance in the 200-Year History of Mineralogy from Haüy
 and Perspective for Future— (Review Article)

Junji AKAI

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2022, 131(2), 213.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.131.213

Mode of Occurrence, Crystal Chemistry, and Origins
 of Li Minerals of Metasomatic Albitite:
 Murakamiite from Iwagi Islet, SW Japan (Review Article)

Teruyoshi IMAOKA and Mariko NAGASHIMA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2022, 131(2), 235.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.131.235

Progress and Future of Resource Geology as Mineral Sciences (Review Article)

Masaaki SHIMIZU

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2022, 131(2), 257.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.131.257

Minerals and Gems (Review Article)

Takeshi MIYATA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2022, 131(2), 275.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.131.275