Magnesium K-edge EXAFS study of bond-length behavior in synthetic pyrope-grossular garnet solid solutions

American Mineralogist

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 495-498

  Quartieri, Simona ^a   Boscherini, Federico ^b   Dalconi, Chiara ^c   Iezzi, Gianluca ^d,e   Meneghini, Carlo ^f   Oberti, Roberta ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^f ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^g CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

EXAFS; Local environment; Magnesium; Pyrope grossular garnets

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; CALCIUM; GARNETS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY ABSORPTION;

COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; EXAFS; EXAFS STUDIES; GARNET STRUCTURE; GROSSULAR; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURES;

SOLID SOLUTIONS;

CHEMICAL BONDING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GARNET; MAGNESIUM; SOLID SOLUTION;

EID: 41649103099     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2008.2831     Document Type: Article

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