New crystal-chemical and structural data of dietrichite, ideally ZnAl2(SO4)4·22H2O, a member of the halotrichite group

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1043-1049

  Ballirano, Paolo ^a   Bellatreccia, Fabio ^a   Grubessi, Odino ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dietrichite; Halotrichite group; Rietveld method; Sulphates; X ray powder diffraction

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; GEOMETRY; HYDROGEN BONDS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MOLECULES; OXIDE MINERALS; PYRITES; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; RIETVELD METHOD; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; X RAYS; ZINC OXIDE;

ASYMMETRIC UNIT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DIETRICHITE; HALOTRICHITE; HEXAGONAL CHANNELS; STRUCTURAL DATA; SULPHATES; TRANSMISSION X-RAYS;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PYRITE; SULFATE GROUP; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0347900541     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2003/0015-1043     Document Type: Article

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