Parvo-mangano-edenite, parvo-manganotremolite, and the solid solution between Ca and Mn2+ at the M4 site in amphiboles

American Mineralogist

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 526-532

  Oberti, Roberta ^a   Cámara, Fernando ^a   Della Ventura, Giancarlo ^b   Iezzi, Gianluca ^c   Benimoff, Alan I ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphiboles; Analysis; Chemical (mineral); Crystal structure; IR spectroscopy; New minerals; Parvo mangano edenite; Parvo manganotremolite

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TERMINOLOGY;

AMPHIBOLES; ANALYSIS; NEW MINERAL; PARVO-MANGANO-EDENITE; PARVO-MANGANOTREMOLITE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

AMPHIBOLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEW MINERAL; SOLID SOLUTION;

EID: 33646448052     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2006.1905     Document Type: Article

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