The mechanism of coupling in the modulated structure of nepheline

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1465-1476

  Angel, Ross J ^a   Gatta, G Diego ^b   Ballaran, Tiziana Boffa ^c   Carpenter, Michael A ^d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incommensurate structure; Low temperature equilibration; Nepheline; Structure refinement; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; CALCIUM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; SODIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ANNEALED SAMPLES; DISPLACIVE MODULATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; INCOMMENSURATE STRUCTURE; LEAST-SQUARES; LOW-TEMPERATURE EQUILIBRATION; MODULATED STRUCTURES; NEPHELINE; SATELLITE REFLECTIONS; SINGLE-CRYSTAL X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS; STRUCTURAL CHANGES; STRUCTURE REFINEMENT;

MODULATION;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NEPHELINE; SIMULATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 60649086949     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.46.6.1465     Document Type: Article

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