Crystal structures and synthesis of the copper-dominant members of the autunite and meta-autunite groups: Torbernite, zeunerite, metatorbernite and metazeunerite

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 489-502

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Metatorbernite; Metazeunerite; Torbernite; Uranyl arsenate; Uranyl phosphate; Zeunerite

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; GELS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

TORBERNITE;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

ARSENATE; AUTUNITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; PHOSPHATE; TORBERNITE; ZEUNERITE;

EID: 0038685062     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.489     Document Type: Article

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