X-ray and neutron crystal-structure refinements of a boron-bearing vesuvianite

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1059-1070

  Groat, Lee A ^a   Hawthorne, Frank C ^b   Lager, George A ^c   Schultz, Arthur J ^d   Ercit, T Scott ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boron; Crystal structure refinement; Neutron diffraction; Site populations; Vesuvianite

Indexed keywords

BORON; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; VESUVIANITE;

EID: 0030440362     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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