The Where of Mineral Names: Windmountainite: Wind Mountain, Otero County, New Mexico

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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size ACKNOWLEDGMENTSDerek D. V. Leung enjoyed the opportunity to work on a new mineral during his undergraduate studies. This opened new research opportunities to him, including those related to his current PhD studies. Dr. John Rakovan and Ms. Paige E. dePolo are thanked for providing helpful comments that improved the manuscript. The location index map was prepared by Mr. William W. Besse.Additional informationNotes on contributorsDerek D. V. LeungDerek D. V. Leung is a PhD candidate in geology at Laurentian University, researching the relationship between Cr- and V-bearing green micas and gold deposits; one of his research themes focuses on the crystal chemistry of modular rock-forming minerals.Andrew M. McDonaldDr. Andrew M. McDonald, after whom andymcdonaldite is named, is a professor of mineralogy at Laurentian University. He has worked for more than three decades on the mineralogy of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, describing many new minerals from here, along with branching off into the worlds of magmatic sulfides, platinum-group minerals, and applied mineralogy (indicator minerals).