The symmetry and crystal structure of gorceixite, BaAl3[PO3(O,OH)]2(OH)6, a member of the alunite supergroup

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 951-958

  Dzikowski, Tashia J ^a   Groat, Lee A ^a   Jambor, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alunite supergroup; Barium; Crystal structure; Gorceixite

Indexed keywords

ALUNITE SUPERGROUP; GORCEIXITE; SINGLE-CRYSTAL DIFFRACTOMETER;

BARIUM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTOMETERS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GEOCHEMISTRY; PHOSPHATE MINERALS;

MINERALOGY;

ALUNITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; PHOSPHATE GROUP; SYMMETRY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 33748443367     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.44.4.951     Document Type: Article

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