Structural investigation of the synthetic CaAn (PO4)2 (An = Th and Np) cheralite-like phosphates

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 603-609

  Raison, Philippe E ^a   Jardin, Regis ^a   Bouëxière, Daniel ^a   Konings, Rudy J M ^a   Geisler, Thorsten ^b   Pavel, Claudiu C ^a   Rebizant, Jean ^a   Popa, Karin ^c  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Cheralite; Neptunium; Rietveld analysis; Tetravalent actinide phosphates; Thorium

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; GEOMETRY; NEPTUNIUM; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; RARE EARTHS; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; SAMARIUM COMPOUNDS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THORIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHERALITE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE; ISOSTRUCTURAL COMPOUNDS; MONOCLINIC SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL DISTORTIONS; STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION; TETRAVALENT ACTINIDE PHOSPHATES; TRIVALENT CATIONS;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS;

ACTINIDE; CHERALITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; NEPTUNIUM; NEW MINERAL; PHOSPHATE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; THORIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 56749186511     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: 14322021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00269-008-0252-4     Document Type: Article

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