Monoclinic-orthorhombic phase transition in the K2MgSi5O12 leucite analog

American Mineralogist

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 369-374

  Redfern, Simon A T ^a   Henderson, C Michael B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZEOLITES;

DYNAMICS SIMULATION; ELASTIC INSTABILITIES; FERROELASTIC PHASE TRANSITION; FIRST ORDER CHARACTER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH-TEMPERATURE CELLS; ORTHORHOMBIC PHASE; SPONTANEOUS STRAIN;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE CELL PARAMETERS; LEUCITE; PHASE TRANSITION; XRD;

EID: 0029729721     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1996-3-411     Document Type: Article

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