Tuite, γ-Ca3(PO4)2: A new mineral from the Suizhou L6 chondrite

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1001-1005

  Xie, Xiande ^a   Minitti, Michelle E ^b   Chen, Ming ^a   Mao, Ho Kwang ^b   Wang, Deqiang ^a   Shu, Jinfu ^b   Fei, Yingwei ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

High pressure polymorph; New mineral; Suizhou meteorite; Tuite; Whitlockite

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; FELDSPAR; METEORITES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

HIGH-PRESSURE POLYMORPH; NEW MINERAL; SUIZHOU METEORITE; TUITE; WHITLOCKITE;

AGGREGATES;

CHONDRITE; HIGH PRESSURE; METEORITE; POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0347270217     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2003/0015-1001     Document Type: Article

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