Atomic structure and formation mechanism of (301) rutile twins from Diamantina (Brazil)

American Mineralogist

Volumn 92, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1789-1799

  Daneu, Nina ^a   Schmid, Herbert ^b   Rečnik, Aleksander ^a   Mader, Werner ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corundum; Epitaxy; Hematite; Ilmenite; Rutile; Twinning

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CORUNDUM; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DEHYDRATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; HEMATITE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ILMENITE; LATTICE MISMATCH; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSIONS; TWINNING;

ANALYTICAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DEHYDRATION PROCESS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTRUM; FORMATION MECHANISM; ORIENTATION RELATIONSHIP; RUTILE; SENSITIVE FEATURES;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

CORUNDUM; FORMATION MECHANISM; HEMATITE; ILMENITE; IMAGING METHOD; RUTILE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TWINNING;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 37149029687     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2007.2634     Document Type: Article

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