Synthetic alunites of the potassium-oxonium solid solution series and some other members of the group: Synthesis, thermal and X-ray characterization

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 913-924

  Rudolph, Wolfram W ^a   Mason, Roger ^b   Schmidt, Peer ^c  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alunites; Mineral synthesis; Thermal analysis; Unit cell parameters; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DECOMPOSITION; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; POSITIVE IONS; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALUNITES; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; EFFECTIVE IONIC RADIUS; ENDOTHERMIC DECOMPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; RHOMBOHEDRAL SPACE GROUP; UNIT CELL PARAMETERS;

SOLID SOLUTIONS;

ALUNITE; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; GALLIUM; MINERAL SYNTHESIS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0345099282     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2003/0015-0913     Document Type: Article

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