Phase transitions in the series boracite - trembathite - congolite: An infrared spectroscopic study

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 189-202

  Burns, Peter C ^a,b   Carpenter, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Boracite; Congolite; Infrared spectroscopy; Mineral physics; Phase transition; Solid solution; Trembathite

Indexed keywords

BORACITE; CONGOLITE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITION; SOLID SOLUTION; TREMBATHITE;

CANADA, NEW BRUNSWICK, SUSSEX;

EID: 0030785076     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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