A molecular dynamics study of the behavior of sodium in low albite

American Mineralogist

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Alberti, Alberto ^a   Fois, Ettore ^b   Gamba, Aldo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ATOMS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; FELDSPAR; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SODIUM; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANISOTROPIC THERMAL VIBRATIONS; CAR-PARRINELLO APPROACHES; CENTER OF GRAVITY; COORDINATION POLYHEDRA; LARGE DISPLACEMENTS; SINGLE-CRYSTAL DIFFRACTION; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; THERMAL DISPLACEMENTS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ALBITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; FELDSPAR; SODIUM;

EID: 0037221956     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2003-0101     Document Type: Article

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