Seifertite, a dense orthorhombic polymorph of silica from the Martian meteorites Shergotty and Zagami

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 523-528

  El Goresy, Ahmed ^a   Dera, Przemyslaw ^b   Sharp, Thomas G ^c   Prewitt, Charles T ^d   Chen, Ming ^e   Dubrovinsky, Leonid ^a   Wopenka, Brigitte ^f   Boctor, Nabil Z ^b   Hemley, Russell J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High pressure phases; New mineral; Seifertite; Shergotty meteorite; Shock metamorphism; Silica; PbO2 structure type

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; LEAD OXIDE; METEORITES; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; ZIRCONIA;

HIGH-PRESSURE PHASIS; NEW MINERAL; SEIFERTITE; SHOCK METAMORPHISM; STRUCTURE TYPE;

SILICA;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENSITY; HIGH PRESSURE; METAMORPHISM; NEW MINERAL; POLYMORPHISM; SEIFERTITE; SILICA MINERAL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 52049113901     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1812     Document Type: Conference Paper

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