The crystal structure of Na2MgGd2(Si4O12)F2 and its relationship with leucophanite

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1039-1043

  Maisonneuve, Vincent ^a   Leblanc, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Fluoride; New synthetic species; Rare earth; Silicate; Structure

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLUORIDE; LEUCOPHANITE; NEW MINERAL; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SILICATE;

EID: 0032448189     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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