Distinction of jarosite-group compounds by Raman spectroscopy

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1225-1235

  Sasaki, Keiko ^a,b   Tanaike, Osamu ^a   Konno, Hidetaka ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OTARU UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Jarosite group compounds; Monovalent cations; Raman spectra; Sulfate; Unit cell parameters; Vibrational modes

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; JAROSITE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0032455606     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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