Synthesis of sodium weeksite and its transformation into weeksite

Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 12, 1997, Pages 569-576

  Vochten, R ^a   Blaton, N ^b   Peeters, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 0031324522     PISSN: 00283649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njmm/1997/1997/569     Document Type: Article

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