Structure and chemistry of (111) twin boundaries in MgAl2 O4 spinel crystals from Mogok

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 233-247

  Daneu, Nina ^a   Rečnik, Aleksander ^a   Yamazaki, Takashi ^b   Dolenec, Tadej ^c  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Atomic structure; Chrysoberyl; Image simulations; Spinel; Taaffeite; Twinning

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TWINNING;

CHRYSOBERYL; SPINEL CRYSTALS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; SPINEL; TWINNING;

ASIA; EURASIA; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 34247606853     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: 14322021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00269-007-0142-1     Document Type: Article

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