The crystal structure of sursassite from the Lienne Valley, Stavelot Massif, Belgium

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 993-998

  Hatert, Frédéric ^a   Fransolet, Andre Mathieu ^a   Wouters, Johan ^b   Bernhardt, Heinz Jürgen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Belgium; Crystal structure; Metamorphism; Mn Al silicate; Stavelot Massif; Sursassite

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM OXIDE; CHLORITE MINERALS; HEMATITE; MAGNESIA; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; POSITIVE IONS; SILICATES; SILICON; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

APATITE (CAF); BELGIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRYSTAL CHEMICAL FORMULA; LOW-PRESSURE CONDITIONS; METAMORPHISM; STAVELOT MASSIF; SURSASSITE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

CALCIUM; CATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MANGANESE; METAMORPHISM; SILICATE MINERAL;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; LIEGE [BELGIUM]; LIENNE VALLEY; STAVELOT MASSIF; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 56849129261     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1890     Document Type: Article

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