Recrystallization of metamict Nb-Ta-Ti-REE complex oxides: A coupled X-ray-diffraction and Raman spectroscopy study of aeschynite-(Y) and polycrase-(Y)

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1847-1857

  Tomašić, Nenad ^a   Gajović, Andreja ^b   Bermanec, Vladimir ^a   Rajić, Maša ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c Brodarski Institut doo   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Aeschynite (Y); Crystal structure transformation; Metamictization; Polycrase (Y); Raman spectroscopy; Recrystallization; Thermogravimetry; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EUXENITE; POLYHEDRA; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; WAVENUMBERS;

MINERALS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; OXIDE GROUP; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RECRYSTALLIZATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 15044360782     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.42.6.1847     Document Type: Article

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