High pressure single crystal X-ray diffraction study on ruby up to 31 GPa

Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie

Volumn 214, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 331-336

  Kim Zajonz, J ^a   Werner, S ^a   Schulz, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 0011181996     PISSN: 00442968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/zkri.1999.214.6.331     Document Type: Article

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