Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution series: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy

American Mineralogist

Volumn 93, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 853-862

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

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Crystal synthesis; Hydronium jarosite; IR spectroscopy; Jarosite; Natrojarosite; Rietveld refinement; Solid solution series

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CELLS; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOLOGY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRON; IRON METALLOGRAPHY; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; RIETVELD REFINEMENT; SODIUM; SULFURIC ACID; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRYSTAL SYNTHESIS; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; JAROSITE-GROUP MINERALS; JAROSITES; NATROJAROSITE; RIETVELD ANALYSIS OF X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION DATA; UNIT CELL PARAMETERS;

SOLID SOLUTIONS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HOMOGENEITY; JAROSITE; MINERAL SYNTHESIS; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; SOLID SOLUTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANDALUCIA; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; RIO TINTO [(TWN) HUELVA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

EID: 46649105899     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2008.2731     Document Type: Article

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