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End members, dominant valency, and identifying minerals of mixed composition

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Two rules for identifying and naming minerals of mixed composition are compared. Olivine, monoclinic pyroxene, tourmaline, and mica are given as examples.

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Original Russian Text © A.G. Bulakh, 2009, published in Zapiski RMO (Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society), 2009, No. 4, pp. 39–44.

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Bulakh, A.G. End members, dominant valency, and identifying minerals of mixed composition. Geol. Ore Deposits 52, 614–617 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075701510070123

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