Flux growth of synthetic single crystal spinels in the (Mg, Fe 2+)(Cr, Fe3+)2O4 system

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 69-78

  Lenaz, Davide ^a   Skogby, Henrik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chromite; Flux growth; Magnesiochromite; Magnesioferrite; Spinels

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844251724     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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