Single-crystal X-ray and Raman investigation on melanophlogite from Varano Marchesi (Parma, Italy)

American Mineralogist

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-94

  Tribaudino, Mario ^a   Artoni, Andrea ^a   Mavris, Christian ^a   Bersani, Danilo ^a   Lottici, Pier Paolo ^a   Belletti, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CH4; Melanophlogite; Phase transition; Raman spectroscopy; Single crystal X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; HYDRATES; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICA; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TEMPERATURE;

CLATHRATE STRUCTURE; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LOW TEMPERATURES; MELANOPHLOGITE; RAMAN INVESTIGATIONS; SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY REFINEMENT;

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY;

CLATHRATE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HOST ROCK; PHASE TRANSITION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PARMA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38649125221     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2008.2528     Document Type: Article

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