The crystal structure of blatterite, Sb5+3(Mn3+,Fe3+)9(Mn 2+,Mg)35(BO3)16O32, and structural hierarchy in Mn3+-bearing zigzag borates

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1171-1193

  Cooper, Mark A ^a   Hawthorne, Frank C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blatterite; Borate; Cation disorder; Crystal structure solution; Fredrikssonite; Orthopinakiolite; Tak uchiite; Zigzag borates

Indexed keywords

BLATTERITE; BORATE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032458888     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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