Elenco delle pubblicazioni:
  1. Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Burragato, F. (1991) - Sodalite from Vetralla (Roman potassic province) and Bancroft (Ontario, Canada): observed and simulated IR spectra . - Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei, s. 9, v. 2, 361-369.                                                                                                   Download PDF file button.gif
  2. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (1990-91) - Presenza e distribuzione dei minerali del gruppo della cancrinite nel Lazio. - Documenta Albana, II serie, nn. 12-13, Museo Civico Albano 1990-91, 9-15.
  3. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (1992-93) - Distribuzione dei minerali del gruppo della sodalite nel Lazio. - Documenta Albana, II serie, nn. 14-15, Museo Civico Albano 1992-93, 7-12.
  4. Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R., Wang, S., Yates, A.M. (1994) - Improved powder X-ray data for cancrinites I: afghanite. - Powder Diffraction, 9 (1), 68-73.                               Download PDF file button.gif
  5. Ballirano, P.(1994) - Crystal chemistry of cancrinites. - Plinius, 11, 81-86.
  6. Ballirano, P.(1994-95) - Mineralogia ieri ed oggi: cento anni di progressi nello studio di fasi mineralogiche complesse. - Documenta Albana, II serie, nn. 16-17, Museo Civico Albano 1994-95, 7-13.
  7. Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R., Wang, S., Yates, A.M. (1995) - Improved powder X-ray data for cancrinites II: liottite and sacrofanite. - Powder Diffraction, 10 (1), 13-19.           Download PDF file button.gif
  8. Ballirano, P., Maras A., Caminiti, R., Sadun, C. (1995) - Carbonate-cancrinite: in-situ real-time thermal processes studied by means of energy-dispersive X-ray powder-diffractometry. - Powder Diffraction, 10 (3), 173-177.                                                                                       Download PDF file button.gif
  9. Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R. (1996) - Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of Cl and SO4-bearing cancrinite-like minerals. - American Mineralogist, 81, 1003-1012.
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  10. Parodi, G.C., Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (1996) - Afghanite from Mount Vesuvius: A rediscovery. - Mineralogical Record, 27(2), 109-114.                                                                        Download PDF file button.gif
  11. Ballirano, P., Merlino, S., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A. (1996) - The crystal structure of liottite, the six-layer member of the cancrinite-group. - Canadian Mineralogist, 34(5), 1021-1030.     Download PDF file button.gif
  12. Ballirano, P., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A., Merlino, S. (1997) - Crystal structure of afghanite, the eight-layer member of the cancrinite-group: evidences for long-range Si,Al ordering. - European Journal of Mineralogy, 9(1), 21-30.                                                                             Download PDF file button.gif
  13.  Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R., Yates, A.M. (1997) - Improved powder X-ray data for cancrinites III: davyne. - Powder Diffraction, 12(2), 99-102.                                          Download PDF file button.gif
  14.  Rosolen, J.M., Ballirano, P., Berrettoni, M., Decker, F., Gregorkiewitz, M. (1997) - Structural assessment of the electrochemical performance of LixCoO2 membrane electrodes by X-ray diffraction and absorption refinements. - Ionics, 3, 345-355.                                        Download PDF file button.gif
  15.  Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Marchetti, F., Merlino, S., Perchiazzi, N. (1998) - Rietveld refinement of chapmanite SbFe2Si2O8OH, a TO dioctahedral kaolinite-like mineral. - Powder Diffraction, 13(1), 44-49.                                                                                                               Download PDF file button.gif
  16. Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., Coiro, V., Mancini, G., Maras, A., Sadun, C. (1998) - Single crystal structure determination of cetylpyridiniumammonium bromide and Rietveld structure determination of cetylquinuclidinium bromide. - Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 213(2), 123-130. Download PDF file button.gif
  17. Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., D'Ilario, L., Martinelli, A., Piozzi, A., Maras, A. (1998) - Influence of crystallization conditions on the structural characteristics of poly(p-phenylene sulfide): Rietveld refinement. - Journal of Materials Science, 33, 3519-3524.
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  18. Ballirano, P., Bonaccorsi, E., Merlino, S., Maras, A. (1998) - The influence of CO3= in the davyne-type minerals. - Canadian Mineralogist, 36(5), 1285-1292.                                Download PDF file button.gif
  19. Ennas, G., Marongiu, G., Musinu, A., Falqui, A., Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R. (1999) - Characterization of nanocrystalline gamma-Fe2O3 prepared by wet chemical method. - Journal of Materials Research, 14(4), 1570-1575.
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  20. Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., Ercolani, C., Maras, A., Orrù, M.A. (2000) - X-ray powder diffraction structure reinvestigation of alpha and beta forms of cobalt phthalocyanine and kinetics of the alpha->beta phase transition. - Journal of the American Chemical Society. 120(49), 12798-12907.
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  21. Costa, U., Ballirano, P. (2000) - Improved powder X-ray data for the cement phase Ca12Al14O32F2 (C11A7f). - Powder Diffraction, 15(1), 56-61.                                           Download PDF file button.gif
  22. Caminiti, R., Ortaggi, G., Mazzei, R.A., Ballirano, P., Rizzi, R., Tommasini, E. (2000) - Powder X-ray data for melatonin C13H16N2O2. - Powder Diffraction, 15(2), 108-111.                                Download PDF file button.gif
  23. Caminiti, R., Ortaggi, G., Mazzei, R.A., Ballirano, P., Rizzi, R., Tommasini, E. (2000) - Powder X-ray data for adenosine C10H13N5O4. - Powder Diffraction, 15(2), 112-115.                               Download PDF file button.gif
  24. Caminiti, R., Pandolfi, L., Ballirano, P. (2000) - Structure of polyethylene from X-ray powder diffraction. Influence of the amorphous fraction on data analysis. - J. Macromol. Science Phys.-B, 39(4), 481-492.                                                                                                    Download PDF file button.gif
  25. Ballirano, P., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A., Merlino, S. (2000) - The crystal structure of franzinite, the ten-layer mineral of the cancrinite-group. - Canadian Mineralogist, 38(3), 657-668.
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  26. Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Caminiti, R., Meloni, S. (2001) - The monoclinic I2 structure of bassanite, calcium sulphate hemihydrate (CaSO4 · 0.5H2O). - European Journal of Mineralogy, 13(5), 985-993.
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  27. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2001) - Improved powder X-ray data for cancrinites IV: franzinite. - Powder Diffraction, 16(4), 216-219.                                                                           
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  28. Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R. (2001) - Rietveld refinements on laboratory Energy Dispersive X-ray Diffraction (EDXD) data. - Journal of Applied Crystallography, 34(6), 757-762.
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  29. Burragato, F., Ballirano, P., Fiori, S., Papacchini, L., Sonno, M. (2001) - Segnalazione di tremolite asbestiforme nel Lazio. - Il Cercapietre 2001(1-2), 33-35.                               Download PDF file button.gif
  30. Portalone, G., Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2002) -The crystal structure of 3-methyluracil from X-ray powder diffraction data. - Journal of Molecular Structure, 608(1), 35-39.
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  31. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2002) -Refinement of the crystal structure of arsenolite, As2O3. - Zeitschrift für Kristallographie New Crystal Structures, 217(2), 177-178.
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  32. Ballirano, P.,  Callegari, A.,  Caucia, F.,  Maras, A., Mazzi, F., Ungaretti, L. (2002) - The crystal structure of Vicanite-(Ce), a borosilicate showing an unusual (Si3B3O18)15- polyanion. - American Mineralogist, 87(8-9), 1139-1143.
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  33. Ballirano, P. (2003) - Effects of the choice of different ionisation level for scattering curves and correction for small preferred orientation in Rietveld refinement: the MgAl2O4 test case. - Journal of Applied Crystallography, 36(4), 1056-1061.
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  34. Ballirano, P., Bellatreccia, F., Grubessi, O. (2003) - New crystal-chemical and structural data of dietrichite, ideally ZnAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O, a member of the halotrichite group. - European Journal of Mineralogy, 15(6), 1043-1049.                                                                                   Download PDF file button.gif
  35. Gianfagna, A., Ballirano, P., Bellatreccia, F., Bruni, B., Paoletti, L., Oberti, R. (2003) - Characterisation of amphibole fibres and of the exposure-related diseases in the area of Biancavilla, Eastern Sicily, Italy. - Mineralogical Magazine, 67(6), 1221-1229.                   Download PDF file button.gif
  36. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2004) -The crystal structure of a "disordered" cancrinite. - European Journal of Mineralogy, 16(1), 135-141.                                                                        
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  37. Ballirano, P., Bellatreccia, F. (2004) - Nuovi dati sulla dietrichite di Boccheggiano, Grosseto. - Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2004(4), 213-214.                                                          Download PDF file button.gif
  38. Ballirano, P., Belardi, G., Maras, A. (2005) - Refinement of the structure of synthetic syngenite K2Ca(SO4)2 · 2H2O from X-ray powder diffraction data. - Neues Jahrbuch fuer Mineralogie Abhandlungen, 182(1), 15-21.                                                                                    Download PDF file button.gif
  39. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2005) - Crystal chemical and structural characterization of an unusual CO3-bearing sodalite-group mineral. - European Journal of Mineralogy, 17(6), 805-812.     Download PDF file button.gif
  40. Ballirano, P., Fiori, S. (2005) - Secondo ritrovamento di vertumnite e tobermorite 11A. Il Cercapietre, 1-2/2005, 38-40.                                                                                      Download PDF file button.gif
  41. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2006) - Mineralogical characterization of the blue pigment of Michelangelo's fresco "The Last Judgement". - American Mineralogist, 91(7), 997-1005.   Download PDF file button.gif
  42. Ballirano, P., Belardi, G. (2006) - Rietveld refinement of Tutton's salt K2(Fe(H2O)6)(SO4)2. - Acta Crystallographica section E62(3), i58-i60.                                                                  Download PDF file button.gif
  43. Caminiti, R., Ballirano, P., Carbone, M. (2006) - Polyethylene structure as a function of temperature: an EDXD investigation. - J. Macromol. Science Phys.-B, 45(6), 1005-1014.                                                                                                                         Download PDF file button.gif
  44. Ballirano, P. (2006) - Crystal-chemistry of the halotrichite group XY2(SO4)4 · 22H2O: the X = Fe-Mg-Mn-Zn Y = Al compositional tetrahedron. - European Journal of Mineralogy, 18(4), 463-469.                                                                                                                       Download PDF file button.gif
  45. Di Marco, M, Port, M., Couvreur, O., Dubernet, C., Ballirano, P., Sadun, C. (2006) - Structural characterization of Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxude Particles (USPIO) in aqueous suspension by Energy Dispersive X-ray Diffraction (EDXD). - Journal of the American Chemical Society. 128(31), 10054-10059.
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  46. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2006) - In-situ X-ray transmission powder diffraction studi of the light-induced alteration of realgar (a-As4S4). - European Journal of Mineralogy, 18(5), 589-599.                                                                                                                       Download PDF file button.gif
  47. Ballirano, P., Belardi, G. (2007) - Rietveld refinement of Tutton's salt Rb2(Cu(H2O)6)(SO4)2 on parallel-beam X-ray powder diffraction data. - Acta Crystallographica section E63(2), i56-i58.                                                                                                                        Download PDF file button.gif
  48. Gianfagna, A., Andreozzi, G., Ballirano, P., Mazziotti-Tagliani, S., Bruni, B. (2007) - Structural and chemical contrasts between prismatic and fibrous fluoro-edenite from Biancavilla, Sicily, Italy. - Canadian Mineralogist, 45(2), 249-262.                                                            Download PDF file button.gif
  49. Matassa, R., Ballirano, P., Donzello, M.P., Ercolani, C., Sadun, C., Caminiti, R. (2007) - Structure of m-Oxobis(phthalocyaninatoiron(III) nanostructured polymorph by angular and energy dispersive X-ray diffraction techniques. - Nano, 2(2), 1-8.                                            Download PDF file button.gif
  50. Ballirano, P., Belardi, G., Bosi, F. (2007) - Redetermination of the Tutton's salt Cs2(Cu(H2O)6)(SO4)2. - Acta Crystallographica section E63(7), i164-i165.                                          Download PDF file button.gif
  51. Ballirano, P., Melis, E. (2007) - Thermal behavior of b-anhydrite CaSO4 to 1263K. - Physics and Chemisrty of Minerals 34(10), 699-704.                                                                      Download PDF file button.gif
  52. Macrì, M., Maras, A., Melis, E., Ballirano, P. (2007) - Fluorite from Ethiopia. - Gems and Gemology 43(2), 168-169.
  53. Ballirano, P., Caracciolo, G., Sadun, C., Caminiti, R. (2008) - The use of Energy Dispersive X-ray Diffraction (EDXD) for the investigation of the structural and compositional features of old and modern papers. - Microchemical Journal in press                     

Contributi in libri:
  • Burragato, F., Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (1999) - Il pigmento azzurro nel Giudizio Universale di Michelangelo: il lapislazuli. Cap. 13 in Michelangelo. La Cappella Sistina documentazione e interpretazioni. Vol. 1 Rapporto sul restauro del Giudizio Universale. - De Agostini editore, pp. 353-358.
  • Ballirano, P., Burragato, F., Di Filippo, M., Gaglianone, G., La Monica, G. B., Landini, B. (2004) - Caratteristiche tessiturali e provenienza delle sabbie nell'area di Elaiussa. In Elaiussa Sebaste 2. Campagne di scavo 1998-2001. Ed. Lerma di Bretschneider, Roma, pp.  341-349.

Comunicazioni a congresso:
  1. Maras, A., Ballirano, P., Burragato, F., Artioli, G., Parodi, G.C., Roux, J. (1991) - Infrared and Rietveld structure analysis of a synthetic sodalite (abs). EUG VI, Strasbourg, 24-28/3/1991 (pubblicato su: Terra 3, 405).
  2. Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R., Wang, S. (1992) - First discovery of afghanite in the Vesuvio-Somma complex (abs). International School of Crystallography: Modern Perspective in Inorganic Crystal Chemistry. Erice: 29/5-7/6/1992.
  3. Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Parodi, G.C., Buseck, P.R. (1993) - Applicazione di moderne metodologie mineralogiche su due campioni di A.Scacchi. (abs). Arcangelo Scacchi (1810-1893): una eminente figura di italiano e di scienziato. Roma, 19-24/4/1993.
  4. Caminiti, R., Sadun, C., Maras, A., Ballirano, P. (1994) - Application of powder energy dispersive diffractometer to crystalline sample of cancrinite (abs). XVI general meeting I.M.A. Pisa 3-9/9/1994, p. 60.
  5. Maras, A., Ballirano, P.(1994) - Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of cancrinite-group minerals (abs). XVI general meeting I.M.A. Pisa 3-9/9/1994, p. 263.
  6. Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R., Wang, S. (1994) - A sub-units-based description of cancrinite-group minerals (abs). XVI general meeting I.M.A. Pisa 3-9/9/1994, p. 27.
  7. Ballirano, P., Merlino S., Maras, A (1995) - X-Ray Rietveld structure refinement of liottite (abs). EPDIC IV. Chester, U.K. 10-14/7/1995, p. 40.
  8. Rosolen, J.M., Decker, F., Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Gregorkiewitz, M. (1995) - Rietveld structure refinement of Li1-xCoO2 compounds (abs). EPDIC IV. Chester, U.K., 10-14/7/1995, p. 152.
  9. Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Bonaccorsi, E., Merlino, S. (1995) - Afghanite and liottite: evidences for Si, Al long range ordering through structure refinements (abs). 75° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Venezia 18-21/9/1995 (pubblicato su: Plinius, 14, 44-46).
  10. Ballirano, P., Merlino, S., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A. (1996) - Structural features, crystal chemistry and long-range Si,Al order of the natural phases of the cancrinite group (abs). XXVI Congresso della Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia, Alessandria 1-4/9/1996, Programma e Riassunto dei contributi, p. O58.
  11. Ballirano, P., Merlino, S., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A. (1996) - Cancrinite-group minerals: their zeolite-like structural features (abs). ELETTRA Users' meeting, Trieste 2-3/12/1996.
  12. Ballirano, P., Merlino, S., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A. (1996) - The presence and the role of (CO3)= in davyne-type minerals (abs). 76° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Bologna 19-20/12/1996 (pubblicato su: Plinius, 16, 23-24).
  13. Burragato, F., Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (1997) - Il pigmento azzurro nel Giudizio Universale di Michelangelo: il lapislazzuli. 4a Giornata "Le Scienze della Terra e L'Archeometria", Napoli 20-21/2/1997.
  14. Ballirano, P., Sadun, C., Caminiti, R. (1997) - Structure of polyethylene at different temperatures by EDXD and ADXD. Congresso Nazionale di Fisica della Materia, Chia Laguna, Cagliari, 19-23/5/1997, p. III/42.
  15. Ballirano, P., Burragato, F., Maras, A. (1997) - Quantitative Rietveld analysis of the blue pigment of the Michelangelo's fresco "The last Judgement" (abs). EPDIC V, Parma 25-28/5/1997, p. 88.
  16. Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Marchetti, F., Merlino, S., Perchiazzi, N. (1997) - Rietveld structure refinement of chapmanite, ideally SbFe2Si2O8OH (abs). EPDIC V, Parma 25-28/5/1997, p. 91.
  17. Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., Mancini, G., Maras, A. (1997) - X-ray powder diffraction structure determination of hexadecylquinuclidinium bromide (C23H46NBr) (abs). EPDIC V, Parma 25-28/5/1997, p. 90.
  18. Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., D'Ilario L., Martinelli, A., Piozzi, A., Maras, A. (1997) - X-ray powder diffraction study of poly-p-phenylene sulphide. (abs). EPDIC V, Parma 25-28/5/1997, p. 89.
  19. Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., Coiro, V., Mancini, G., Maras, A., Sadun, C. (1997) - Single crystal structure determination of cetylpyridiniumammonium bromide (CPyB) and Rietveld structure determination of cetylquinuclidinium bromide (CQB). XXVII Congresso della Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia, Perugia 11-13/9/1997, M5-P15.
  20. Caminiti, R., Ballirano, P., Ercolani, C., Maras, A. (1997) - Structural reinvestigation of the alpha and beta forms of cobalt phthalocyanine and kinetics of the alpha -> beta transition as studied by the EDXD technique. XXVII Congresso della Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia, Perugia 11-13/9/1997, M3-P5.
  21. Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Bonaccorsi, E., Merlino, S. (1997) - Further structural data on cancrinite-group minerals. 1st EMU School and Symposium on Modular Aspects of Minerals, Budapest, Hungary, 14-18/12/1997, Abstracts, p. 13.
  22. Burragato, F., Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (1998) - Studio mineralogico sul commercio di lapislazuli in epoca storica: risultati preliminari (abs). 5a Giornata "Le Scienze della Terra e L'Archeometria", Bari 19-20/2/1998.
  23. Laurenzi Tabasso, M., Maras, A., Burragato, F., Ballirano, P. (1998) - Stele di Axum in Roma: analisi minero-petrografiche di campioni di materiali litici e litoidi (abs). Workshop "Metodi chimici, fisici e biologici per la salvaguardia dei beni culturali", Roma 18/12/1998, p.39.
  24. Maras, A., Macrì, M., Ballirano, P., Calvani, P., Lupi, S., Ruzicka, B., Tobin, M., Chesters, M. (1999) – Preliminary results on in situ synchrotron infrared reflectance spectra of olivine microcrystals embedded in meteorites (abs). Convegno Nazionale di Glaciologia Antartica e Paleoclima, Padova 6-7/7/1999 (pubblicato su: Materiali 21, 76).
  25. Meloni, S., Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R. (2000) – Ab-initio molecular dynamics investigation of structural properties and water dynamics of calcium sulfate sub-hydrates (abs). INFMeeting, Genova 12-16/6/2000, p.213.
  26. Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Caminiti, R., Meloni, S. (2000) - gamma-anhydrite (CaSO4) and bassanite (CaSO4 • 0.5H2O), two low-temperature dehydration products of gypsum: an X-ray powder diffraction structural investigation (abs). 80° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Pavia 11-13/9/2000 (pubblicato su: Plinius, 24, 150-152).
  27. Meloni, S., Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R. (2000) - Comparison of molecular dynamics and X-ray powder diffraction data in systems involving weakly bound guest molecules: The CaSO4 • 0.5H2O example (abs). 80° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Pavia 11-13/9/2000 (pubblicato su: Plinius, 24, 150-152).
  28. Ballirano, P., Candeloro De Sanctis S., Maras, A., Punzo, F. (2000) - Powder spectra of biomolecules for structural characterization and study of interaction modes (abs). XXX Congresso della Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia, Martinafranca 19-22/9/2000.
  29. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2001) - Due campioni di A. Scacchi rivisitati (abs). Il Bicentenario del Real Museo Mineralogico 1801-2001, Napoli, 4-6/4/2001.
  30. Maras, A., Macrì, M., Ballirano, P., Calvani, P., Lupi, S., Maselli, P., Ruzicka, B., Tobin, M.J, Chesters, M.A. (2001) - The in situ study of olivine microcrystals embedded in meteorites using synchrotron infrared reflectance spectroscopys (abs). Mineralogy and Spectroscopy 4th European Conference, Paris, 10-14/9/2001 (Bulletin de liaison de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 13(3), 90-91.
  31. Maras, A., Macrì, M., Ballirano, P., Calvani, P., Lupi, S., Maselli, P., Ruzicka, B., Tobin, M., Chesters, M.A. (2001) - In situ synchrotron infrared reflectance study of olivine microcrystals in meteorite matrices (abs). 64th Meteoritical Society Meeting, Roma 10-14/9/2001 (pubblicato su: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 36(9), A121).
  32. Portalone, G., Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Colapietro, M., Ruffini, F. (2001) - Uracil and 5-fluorouracil methyl derivatives as building blocks of supramolecular complexes of nucleobases(abs). XXXI Congresso della Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia, Parma 18-21/9/2001.
  33. Ballirano, P., Burragato, F., Di Filippo, M., Gaglianone, G., La Monica, G.B., Landini, B., Toro, B. (2001) - The dune of Elaiussa Sebaste (southern Turkey), genesis and archaeological implications. 4th International Turkish Geology Symposium, Adana, 24-28/9/2001.
  34. Ballirano, P., Burragato, F., Monti, F., Papacchini, L. (2002) - Riconoscimento di crisotilo in isolanti termici in miscela con gesso come legante. XX Congresso Nazionale AIDII, Viterbo, 19-21/6/2002.
  35. Ballirano, P. (2002) - Preliminary results on the influence of the Rietveld refinement strategy on structural results: MgAl2O4 spinel. 82° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Arcavacata di Rende 18-20/9/2002 (pubblicato su: Plinius, 28, 33-34).
  36. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2002) - Preliminary results on the light-induced alteration of realgar: I. Kinetics of the process. 82° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Arcavacata di Rende 18-20/9/2002 (pubblicato su: Plinius, 28, 35-36).
  37. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2002) - Preliminary results on the light-induced alteration of realgar: II. Structural modifications. 82° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Arcavacata di Rende 18-20/9/2002 (pubblicato su: Plinius, 28, 37-38).
  38. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2002) - The structure of a "disordered" cancrinite. 82° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Arcavacata di Rende 18-20/9/2002 (pubblicato su: Plinius, 28, 38-39).
  39. Ballirano, P., Bellatreccia, F., Grubessi, O. (2002) - The crystal structure of dietrichite, ideally ZnAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O, a member of the halotrichite group. 82° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Arcavacata di Rende 18-20/9/2002 (pubblicato su: Plinius, 28, 40-41).
  40. Gianfagna, A., Paoletti, L., Ballirano, P., Bellatreccia, F., Bruni, B. (2003) - Fibre anfiboliche e mesoteliomi: ulteriori dati mineralogici ed ambientali sull'area di Biancavilla (Ct). 9° Convegno Nazionale AIDII, Corvara, 19-21/3/2003.
  41. Caminiti, R., Ballirano, P., Caracciolo, G., Sadun, C. (2004) – Diffrattometria veloce in scansione di energia utilizzata per la caratterizzazione della carta. VIII Congresso Nazionale di Chimica dell'Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, Colle di Val d'Elsa (SI) 8-11/6/2004.
  42. Aurisicchio, C., Roma, M.A., Ballirano, P., Balitsky, V.S., Balitskaya, L.V. (2004) – Hydrothermal synthesis of primary Li- F-rich micas. 10th EMPG International Symposium on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, Frankfurt 4-7/4/2004.
  43. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2004) – Variability of the anionic content of hauynes. 32th IGC International Geological Congress, Firenze 24-28/8/2004.
  44. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2004) – The light-induced alteration of realgar (As4S4): an in-situ X-ray powder diffraction investigation. I-Kinetics of the process. 32th IGC International Geological Congress, Firenze 24-28/8/2004.
  45. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2004) – The light-induced alteration of realgar (As4S4): an in-situ X-ray powder diffraction investigation. II-Structural modifications. 32th IGC International Geological Congress, Firenze 24-28/8/2004.
  46. Roma, M.A., Ballirano, P., Aurisicchio, C., Balitsky, V.S., Balitskaya, L.V. (2004) – Experimental study on Li- F micas crystallization: a metasomatic approach. 32th IGC International Geological Congress, Firenze 24-28/8/2004.
  47. Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2004) – Unusual anionic content of a sodalite-group mineral. Micro- and Mesoporous mineral phases, Roma 6-7/12/2004.
  48. Sadun, C., Caminiti, R., Ballirano, P., Saladino, R. (2005) - The use of Energy Dispersive X-ray Diffraction for the study of samples with different lignin content. Italic 3, 3rd Italian Meeting on Lignin Chemistry, L'Aquila 23-24/06/2005.
  49. Ballirano, P., Bonaccorsi, E. (2005) - The crystal structure of sacrofanite, the 74 A phase of the cancrinite group. XX IUCr Congress, Firenze 23-31/08/2005.                                        Download PDF file button.gif
  50. Ballirano, P. (2005) - Crystal chemistry of the halotrichte-group X2+Y3+2(SO4)4 · 22H2O. Geoitalia2005, Spoleto 21-23/09/2005.
  51. Ballirano, P., Melis, E. (2005) - The crystal structure of gamma-CaSO4. Geoitalia2005, Spoleto 21-23/09/2005.
  52. Ballirano, P., Boiocchi, M., Callegari, A., Maras, A. (2005) - Single crystal investigation of the light-induced alteration of realgar: preliminary data. Geoitalia2005, Spoleto 21-23/09/2005.
  53. Gianfagna, A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Mazziotti Tagliani, S., Bruni, B.M. (2006) – Crystal chemistry of the new fibrous and asbestiform fluoro-edenite amphiboles of volcani origin from Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy). XIX general meeting I.M.A., Kobe, Japan, 23-28/7/2006.
  54. Ballirano, P., Melis, E. (2005) - The thermal behavior of b-anhydrite CaSO4 to 1263K. XXXV Congresso AIC, Ferrara 21-23/09/2006.
  55. Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Belardi, G. (2006) – Crystal chemical and structural characterization of fibrous tremolite from Val di Susa (Italy). XXXV Congresso AIC, Ferrara 21-23/09/2006.
  56. Gianfagna, A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Mazziotti Tagliani, S., Bruni, B.M. (2006) – Multi-analytical approaches in the crystal-chemical characterization of the fibrous fluoro-edenite amphiboles from Biancavilla, Sicily, Italy. XXXV Congresso AIC, Ferrara 21-23/09/2006.
  57. Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., Sadun, C., Caracciolo, G. (2006) - The use of Energy Dispersive X-ray Diffraction (EDXD) for the investigation of the structural and compositional features of old and modern papers. CMA4CH 2006 Multivariate Analysis and Chemometrics applied to nvironment and Cultural Heritage, Mediterranean Meeting, Nemi 2-4/10/2006.
  58. Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Bruni, B.M., Burragato, F., Cardile, V., Gianfagna, A., Mazziotti Tagliani, S., Pacella, A., Paoletti, L., Rinaudo, C., Soffritti, M. (2006) – Nature and extent of the exposure to fibrous amphiboles in Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy). European Conference on Asbestos Risks and Management, Roma 4-6/12/2006.
  59. Dogan, A.U., Dogan, M., Ballirano, P. (2006) – Quantitative mineralogical characterization of Oregon erionite. 2006 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, S. Francisco USA 11-15/12/2006.
  60. Ballirano, P. (2007) – Utilizzazione della diffrazione RX a fascio parallelo per la caratterizzazione strutturale di anfiboli fibrosi. Convegno Anfiboli fibrosi: nuove problematiche relative al rischio ambientale e sanitario, Roma 27-28/04/2007.
  61. Pacella, A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Gianfagna, A., Mazziotti Tagliani, S., Bruni, B.M. (2007) – Caratterizzazione cristallochimica di fibre di anfibolo di interesse ambientale. Convegno Anfiboli fibrosi: nuove problematiche relative al rischio ambientale e sanitario, Roma 27-28/04/2007.
  62. Ballirano, P. (2007) – Caratterizzazione in-situ di sospensioni di ultra nanoparticelle di ossidi di ferro (USPIO) per scopo biomedico: un approccio cristallografico non convenzionale. Workshop Minerali e Salute, Roma 14-15/06/2007.
  63. Gianfagna, A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Mazziotti Tagliani, S., Pacella, A., Bruni, B.M. (2007) – Crystal-chemical characterization of the fibrous amphiboles with environmental interest. Frontiers in Mineral Sciences, Cambridge UK 26-28/06/2007.
  64. Ballirano, P. (2007) – Diffrattometria a RX per polveri (metodo Rietveld). Short Course on Metodologie analitiche per la caratterizzazione inequivocabile di fibre minerali, Geoitalia2007, Rimini 11/09/2007, p. 59-72.
  65. Ballirano, P., Melis, E. (2007) - Thermal behaviour and kinetics of dehydration of gypsum from in-situ real-time laboratory parallel-beam X-ray powder diffraction. Geoitalia2007, Rimini 12-14/09/2007 (Epitome 2007, vol. 2, p. 292).
  66. Ballirano, P., Belardi, G., Bosi, F. (2007) - Crystal chemical and infrared study of syntetic Tutton's salts: K2(M2+(H2O)6)(SO4)2 with M2+ = Mg, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn. Geoitalia2007, Rimini 12-14/09/2007  (Epitome 2007, vol. 2, p. 429-430).

  67. Mazziotti-Tagliani S., Andreozzi G.B., Ballirano, P., Pacella A., Bruni B., Burragato F., Gianfagna A., Paoletti L. (2007) – Mineralogical characterization of fibrous amphiboles of environmental interest. Geoitalia2007, Rimini 12-14/9/2007 (Epitome 2007, vol. 2, p. 74).

  68. Pacella A., Gianfagna A., Andreozzi G.B., Ballirano, P., Mazziotti-Tagliani S., Bruni B., Fournier, J., Stievano L. (2007) – Crystal-chemical characterization of tremolites of environmental and health interest. Geoitalia2007, Rimini 12-14/9/2007 (Epitome 2007, vol. 2, p. 78).

  69. Andreozzi G.B., Ballirano, P., Bruni B., Gianfagna A., Gunter, M.E., Mazziotti-Tagliani S., Pacella A., Paoletti L. (2007) – Fibrous amphiboles from Biancavilla: crystal chemistry, environmental aspects, and health correlations. Short course on amphiboles, Roma 29-31/10/2007.
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