Crystal structure of the high-pressure monoclinic phase-II of cristobalite, SiO2

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 569-576

  Dove, M T ^a   Craig, M S ^a   Keen, D A ^b   Marshall, W G ^b   Redfern, S A T ^a   Trachenko, K O ^a   Tucker, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cristobalite; High pressure; Neutron diffraction; Phase transitions

Indexed keywords

CRISTOBALITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH PRESSURE; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 0034045538     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/002646100549436     Document Type: Article

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