The crystal structure of shigaite, [AlMn2+2(OH)6]3(SO4) 2Na(H2O)6{H2O}6, a hydrotalcite-group mineral

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-97

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical formula; Crystal structure; Hydrogen bonding; Hydrotalcite group; Shigaite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROTALCITE; SHIGAITE;

EID: 0029758256     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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