Natural kalsilite, KAlSiO4, with P31c symmetry: Crystal structure and twinning

American Mineralogist

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 276-279

  Cellai, Daniela ^a   Bonazzi, Paola ^a   Carpenter, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON;

GRANULITE FACIES; INDEPENDENT REFLECTIONS; INDEX VALUES; SOUTHERN INDIA; SPACE GROUPS; TWINNED CRYSTALS;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; KALSILITE; NEPHELINE; TWINNING;

EID: 0030670661     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1997-3-405     Document Type: Article

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