Crystal structure of low magnesium-content alite: Application to Rietveld quantitative phase analysis

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1261-1269

  De la Torre, Ángeles G ^a   De Vera, Ruth N ^a   Cuberos, Antonio J M ^a   Aranda, Miguel A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; SILICATES; SOLID SOLUTIONS;

QUANTITATIVE PHASE ANALYSIS; RIETVELD; TRICALCIUM SILICATE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 53649108368     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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