The crystal structure and thermal expansion tensor of MgSO4 -11D2O(meridianiite) determined by neutron powder diffraction

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 207-221

  Fortes, A D ^a   Wood, I G ^a   Knight, K S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LATTICE CONSTANTS; NEUTRON POWDER DIFFRACTION; THERMAL EXPANSION;

EINSTEIN OSCILLATOR MODEL; EXPANSION TENSOR;

SULFATE MINERALS;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LATTICE DYNAMICS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; OSCILLATION; SILICA MINERAL; THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 42049117361     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: 14322021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00269-008-0214-x     Document Type: Article

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