Brianroulstonite: A new borate mineral with a sheet structure

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 751-758

  Grice, Joel D ^a   Gault, Robert A ^a   Van Velthuizen, Jerry ^a  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borate; Brianroulstonite; Crystal structure; Evaporite; New brunswick; New mineral species; Penobsquis; Polymerization

Indexed keywords

BORATE; BRIANSROULSTONITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EVAPORITE; NEW MINERAL;

CANADA, NEW BRUNSWICK, PENOBSQUIS;

EID: 0031459927     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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