The crystal structure of clinoatacamite, a new polymorph of Cu2(OH)3Cl

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-78

  Grice, Joel D ^a   Szymánski, Jan T ^b   Jambor, John L ^c  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinoatacamite; Crystal structure; Jahn Teller distortion; Layer of octahedra; Polymorph

Indexed keywords

CLINOATACAMITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; JAHN-TELLER DISTORTION; POLYMORPH;

EID: 0029730698     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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