Rapid identification of steatite-enstatite polymorphs at various temperatures

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2459-2462

  Reynard, Bruno ^a   Bass, Jay D ^a,b   Jackson, Jennifer M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microstructure; Optical microscopy; Silicate; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

(PL) PROPERTIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE (HT); HIGH-TEMPERATURE PROCESSING; RAPID IDENTIFICATION; STEATITE CERAMICS;

STEATITE;

EID: 47249150961     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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