Re-investigation of the crystal structure of whewellite [Ca(C2O4)·H2O] and the dehydration mechanism of caoxite [Ca(C2O4)·3H2O]

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-88

  Echigo, T ^a   Kimata, M ^a   Kyono, A ^a   Shimizu, M ^a   Hatta, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caoxite; Crystal structure; Dehydration mechanism; Differential thermal analysis; Infrared analysis; Weddellite; Whewellite; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEHYDRATION; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MINERALOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CAOXITES; STRUCTURE REFINEMENT; WHEWELLITES;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS;

CAOXITE; CHEMICAL BONDING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEHYDRATION; WEDDELLITE; WHEWELLITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 16344381551     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461056910235     Document Type: Article

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