Micro-Raman spectroscopy applied on oriented crystals of fluoro-edenite amphibole

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 5-14

  Fornero, Elisa ^a   Allegrina, Mario ^a   Rinaudo, Caterina ^a   Mazziotti Tagliani, Simona ^b   Gianfagna, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphiboles; EMPA; Fluoro edenite; Micro Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849098873     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2451/2008PM0008     Document Type: Article

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