The crystal structure of rapidcreekite, Ca2(SO4)(CO3)(H2O)4, and its relation to the structure of gypsum

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-106

  Cooper, Mark A ^a   Hawthorne, Frank C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Crystal structure; Hydrogen bonding; Rapidcreekite; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GYPSUM; HYDROGEN BONDING; RAPIDCREEKITE; SULPHATE;

EID: 0029752010     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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