Point defects in cystalline zircon (zirconium silicate), ZrSiO4: Electron paramagnetic resonance studies

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 203-223

  Tennant, W C ^a   Claridge, R F C ^a   Walsby, C J ^a   Lees, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Electron paramagnetic resonance; Point defects; Zircon

Indexed keywords

HAMILTONIANS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; POINT DEFECTS;

PARAMAGNETIC DEFECTS; SPIN-HAMILTONIAN (SH)ANALYSIS;

ZIRCON;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFECT; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ZIRCON;

EID: 2442715166     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00269-003-0376-5     Document Type: Article

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