TEM and X-ray diffraction evidence for cristobalite and tridymite stacking sequences in opal

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 492-500

  Elzea, Jessica M ^a   Rice, Stephen B ^b  

^a Thiele Kaolin Company   (United States)

^b MCCRONE ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Opal; Transmission Electron Microscopy; X Ray Diffraction

Indexed keywords

CRYSTOBALITE; OPAL; STACKING SEQUENCE; TEM; TRIDYMITE; XRD;

EID: 0030485123     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1996.0440407     Document Type: Article

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