Hydrothermal formation of the calcium silicate hydrates, tobermorite (Ca5Si6O16(OH)2 · 4H2O) and xonotlite (Ca6Si6O17(OH)2): An in situ synchrotron study

Chemical Geology

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 129-140

  Shaw, S ^a,b   Clark, S M ^a,b   Henderson, C M B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium silicate hydrates; Tobermorite; Xonotlite

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; SILICATE; TOBERMORITE;

EID: 0034031623     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00205-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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