Light-induced changes in molecular arsenic sulfides: State of the art and new evidence by single-crystal X-ray diffraction

American Mineralogist

Volumn 91, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 1323-1330

  Bonazzi, Paola ^a   Bindi, Linda ^a   Pratesi, Giovanni ^a   Menchetti, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alacranite; Arsenic sulfides; Crystal structure; Light induced alteration; XRD data; As4S4

Indexed keywords

MOLECULES; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALACRANITE; ARSENIC SULFIDE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE REFINEMENT; LIGHT INDUCED STRUCTURAL CHANGE; LIGHT-INDUCED; LIGHT-INDUCED CHANGES; LIGHT-INDUCED PROCESS; SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

ARSENIC; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33748580260     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2006.2165     Document Type: Review

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