Compressibility and crystal structure of sillimanite, Al2SiO5, at high pressure

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-47

  Yang, H ^a   Hazen, R M ^a   Finger, L W ^a   Prewitt, C T ^a   Downs, R T ^b  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH PRESSURE; SILLIMANITE;

EID: 0031425971     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002690050084     Document Type: Article

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