Twinning in synthetic anorthite: A transmission electron microscopy investigation

American Mineralogist

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 125-130

  Xu, Huifang ^a   Buseck, Peter R ^a   Carpenter, Michael A ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSIONS;

DISORDERED STRUCTURES; HIGH-RESOLUTION TEM; ORDERED STRUCTURES; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; TOTAL ENERGY; TWIN BOUNDARIES; UNIT CELLS;

FELDSPAR;

ALBITE; ANORTHITE; CARLSBAD TWIN; FELDSPAR; SYNTHETIC MINERAL; TEM; TWINNING;

EID: 0030769527     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1997-1-214     Document Type: Article

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