Jarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution series with full iron site occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry

American Mineralogist

Volumn 92, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 1464-1473

  Basciano, Laurel C ^a   Peterson, Ronald C ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Crystal synthesis; IR spectroscopy; Jarosite hydronium jarosite solid solution series; Rietveld refinement; SWIR; XRD data

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; POTASH; POTASSIUM; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; RIETVELD REFINEMENT;

CRYSTAL SYNTHESIS; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; JAROSITES; NON-STOICHIOMETRIC; POTASSIUM JAROSITE; STOICHIOMETRIC MIXTURES; SWIR; UNIT CELL PARAMETERS;

SOLID SOLUTIONS;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; JAROSITE; MINERALOGY; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 38849163492     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2007.2432     Document Type: Article

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