The crystal structure of hummerite, KMg(V5O14)*8H2O: Bonding between the [V10O28]6- structural unit and the {K2Mg2(H2O)16}6+ interstitial complex

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1429-1435

  Hughes, John M ^a   Schindler, Michael ^a   Rakovan, John ^a   Cureton, Forrest E ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Hummerite; Hydrogen bonding

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROGEN BONDS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

INTERSTITIAL COMPLEXES;

MINERALOGY;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HUMMERITE; HYDROGEN;

EID: 0036818788     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.40.5.1429     Document Type: Article

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