Phase transformation of natural titanite: An infrared, Raman spectroscopic, optical birefringence and X-ray diffraction study

Phase Transitions

Volumn 59, Issue 1-3 SEC. B, 1996, Pages 39-60

  Meyer, H W ^a   Zhang, Ming ^b   Bismayer, U ^a,c   Salje, E K H ^b,d   Schmidt, C ^c   Kek, S ^e   Morgenroth, W ^a   Bleser, T ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b Department of Earth Sciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

IR; Optical birefringence; Raman spectroscopy; Synchrotron diffuse scattering; Titanite

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MINERALS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ANTIPHASE BOUNDARY; SYNCHROTRON DIFFUSE SCATTERING; TITANITE;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 0030380641     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411599608220035     Document Type: Article

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