Crystal structure of afghanite, the eight-layer member of the cancrinite-group: Evidence for long-range Si,Al ordering

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-30

  Ballirano, Paolo ^a   Bonaccorsi, Elena ^a   Maras, Adriana ^b   Merlino, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Afghanite; Cancrinite group; Feldspathoids; Stacking sequence; Structure refinement

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE; SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AFGHANITE; CANCRINITE GROUPS; FELDSPATHOIDS; STACKING SEQUENCE; STRUCTURE REFINEMENTS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

AFGHANITE; CANCRINITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ORDERING;

EID: 0030744971     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/9/1/0021     Document Type: Article

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