The crystal structure of a second antigorite polysome (m = 16), by single-crystal synchrotron diffraction

American Mineralogist

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 394-399

  Capitani, Gian Carlo ^a   Mellini, Marcello ^b  

^a Dipartimento Geomineralogico   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antigorite; Polysomatism; Structure; Synchrotron

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; GEOMETRY; KAOLINITE; SERPENTINE; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SYNCHROTRONS;

ANTIGORITE; MODULATED CRYSTALS; OCTAHEDRAL SHEETS; POLYHEDRAL GEOMETRIES; POLYSOMATISM; SINGLE CRYSTAL DIFFRACTOMETERS; SYNCHROTRON DIFFRACTION; TETRAHEDRAL SHEETS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

ANTIGORITE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; LATTICE DYNAMICS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33745965134     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2006.1919     Document Type: Article

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