Recrystallization mechanisms of fergusonite from metamict mineral precursors

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-159

  Tomasic N ^a   Gajovic A ^b   Bermanec, V ^a   Su, D S ^c   Rajic Linaric M ^d   Ntaflos, T ^e   Schlogl R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

^d Brodarski Institut doo   (Croatia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fergusonite; Metamict state; Raman spectroscopy; Recrystallization mechanisms; TEM

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; NUCLEATION; PROBES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRON MICROPROBE (EPMA); FERGUSONITE; METAMIC STATE; METAMICT MINERAL; RECRYSTALLIZATION MECHANISMS; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION (SAED);

MINERALS;

FERGUSONITE; PARENT MATERIAL; RECRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 33645470471     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: 14322021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00269-006-0061-6     Document Type: Article

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