Mineralogy and Petrology, 2005, V 85, N 1-2, November.

Preface – Special Issue: Mineral Spectroscopy 
E. Libowitzky and A. Beran 
(1 - 2) 

Electron paramagnetic resonance and electron 
spin echo spectroscopy study of natural bornite 
M. Borgheresi, G. P. Bernardini, C. Cipriani, 
F. Di Benedetto, M. Romanelli 
(3 - 18) 

Natural Fe-oxide and -oxyhydroxide nanoparticles:
an EPR and SQUID investigation 
C. Carbone, F. Di Benedetto, P. Marescotti, 
C. Sangregorio, L. Sorace, N. Lima, 
M. Romanelli, G. Lucchetti, C. Cipriani 
(19 - 32) 

The nature of red luminescence of natural 
benitoite BaTiSi3O9 
M. Gaft, L. Nagli, G. Waychunas, G. Panczer 
(33 - 44) 

Distinguishing natural from synthetic amethyst: 
the presence and shape of the 3595-cm-1 peak 
S. Karampelas, E. Fritsch, T. Zorba, 
K. M. Paraskevopoulos, S. Sklavounos 
(45 - 52) 

Absorption properties of synthetic Cr-doped 
spinels in the UV, visible and infrared range 
and their astronomical implications 
H. Richter, T. Posch, M. N. Taran, H. Mutschke 
(53 - 65) 

Potassium coordination in trioctahedral micas
investigated by K-edge XANES spectroscopy 
G. Cibin, A. Mottana, A. Marcelli, M. F. Brigatti 
(67 - 87) 

X-ray powder diffraction and 57Fe – Mossbauer 
spectroscopy of synthetic trioctahedral micas 
{K}[Me3] TSi3 O10(OH)2, Me = Ni2+, Mg2+, Co2+,
Fe2+; T = Al3+, Fe3+ 
G. J. Redhammer, G. Amthauer, W. Lottermoser, 
M. Bernroider, G. Tippelt, G. Roth 
(89 - 115)