Tourmaline: Structural formula calculations

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-237

  Clark, Christine M ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buergerite; Formula calculation; Normalization; Schorl; Tourmaline

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTALS; NEGATIVE IONS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TRANSITION METALS;

BUERGERITE; FORMULA CALCULATION; SCHORL; TOURMALINE;

MINERALS;

ANION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LITHIUM; MINERAL DEPOSIT; TOURMALINE; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

EID: 34249805406     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.45.2.229     Document Type: Article

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