The crystal structures of zincroselite and gaitite: Two natural polymorphs of Ca2Zn[AsO4]·2H2O from Tsumeb, Namibia

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 353-359

  Keller, Paul ^a   Lissner, Falk ^a   Schleid, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ca2Zn AsO4 2 2H2O; Crystal structures; Gaitite; Namibia; Polymorphism; Tsumeb; Zincroselite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BONDS; POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

BOND DISTANCE; GAITITE; NAMIBIA; STRUCTURAL UNIT; STRUCTURE TYPE; TSUMEB; X RAY INTENSITY; ZINCROSELITE;

CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GAITITE; POLYMORPHISM; ZINCROSELITE;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; OSHIKOTO; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TSUMEB;

EID: 2342508505     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2004/0016-0353     Document Type: Article

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