The crystal structure of synthetic autunite, Ca[(UO2)(PO4)]2(H2O)11

American Mineralogist

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 240-244

  Locock, Andrew J ^a   Burns, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

AUTUNITE-TYPE SHEETS; DIRECT METHOD; EQUATORIAL VERTICES; FULL MATRIXES; LEAST SQUARES TECHNIQUES; LENGTH CONSTRAINED; TETRAGONAL SYMMETRIES; URANYL PHOSPHATE MINERALS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

AUTUNITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MINERAL SYNTHESIS; PHOSPHATE; URANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0037217303     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2003-0128     Document Type: Article

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