Crystal chemistry of borates and borosilicates with mullite-type structures: A review

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 917-933

  Fischer, Reinhard X ^a   Schneider, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

"boron mullites"; Al2O3 B2O3 SiO2; Aluminum borates; Borates; Mullite type structures

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MULLITE; SILICA;

AL2O3- B2O3-SIO2; ALUMINUM BORATE; BORATES; NATURAL MINERALS; OCTAHEDRAL TILTING; OCTAHEDRALLY-COORDINATED CATIONS; ROOT STRUCTURE; TYPE STRUCTURES;

SILICATE MINERALS;

BORATE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PORCELLANITE; SILICATE;

EID: 56849131578     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1831     Document Type: Review

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