Synthesis and chemistry of unusual excess-Si aluminous enstatite in the system MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 (MAS)

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 509-518

  Fockenberg, Thomas ^a   Schreyer, Werner ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enstatite; High pressure synthesis; MAS system

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM METALLOGRAPHY; ALUMINUM OXIDE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNESIA; MAGNESIUM METALLOGRAPHY; OXIDE MINERALS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

ALUMINUM CONTENTS; CELL PARAMETER; DEGREES OF SUBSTITUTION; ENSTATITE; HIGH-PRESSURE SYNTHESIS; MAS-SYSTEM; MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL FORMULA;

SILICON;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; ENSTATITE; MAS SYSTEM;

EID: 0030801707     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/9/3/0509     Document Type: Article

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