Direct measurement of the Si-O bond length and orientational disorder in the high-temperature phase of cristobalite

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 311-317

  Dove, M T ^a   Keen, D A ^b   Hannon, A C ^b   Swainson, I P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; CRISTOBALITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030780244     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002690050043     Document Type: Article

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