Vlasovite, Na2 Zr (Si4O11), from the Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Quebec, Canada: Crystal-structure refinement and infrared spectroscopy

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1349-1356

  Sokolova, Elena ^a   Hawthorne, Frank C ^a   Ball, Neil A ^a   Mitchell, Roger H ^b   Della Ventura, Giancarlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystal structure refinement; H2O; Infrared spectroscopy; Na Zr silicate; Vlasovite

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTOMETERS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE REFINEMENT; VLASOVITE; X-RADIATION;

MINERALOGY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 33846994353     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.44.6.1349     Document Type: Article

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