The crystal structure of namuwite, a mineral with Zn in tetrahedral and octahedral coordination, and its relationship to the synthetic basic zinc sulfates

American Mineralogist

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 238-243

  Groat, Lee A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BONDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BUILDING UNITS; DIRECT METHOD; H2O MOLECULES; OCTAHEDRAL COORDINATION; OCTAHEDRAL LAYERS; OCTAHEDRAL SITES; REVERSIBLE TRANSITIONS; ZINC SULFATE;

ZINC COMPOUNDS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NAMUWITE; SULPHATE; ZINC;

EID: 0029731625     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1996-1-229     Document Type: Article

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