Complexity in 15- and 30-sectors polygonal serpentine: Longitudinal sections, intrasector stacking faults and XRPD satellites

American Mineralogist

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 603-616

  Mugnaioli, E ^a   Logar, M ^b   Mellini, M ^a   Viti, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Electron diffraction; HRTEM; Polygonal serpentine; Polytypism; Stacking faults; Twinning

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; STACKING FAULTS; TWINNING;

HRTEM; INTERPLANAR SPACINGS; LONGITUDINAL SECTION; OCTAHEDRAL ROTATIONS; POLYGONAL SERPENTINES; POLYTYPISM; RANDOM ORIENTATIONS; TETRAHEDRAL SHEETS;

SERPENTINE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ORIENTATION; POLYTYPISM; SERPENTINE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TWINNING; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 34247391432     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2007.2272     Document Type: Article

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