Crystal structure and Raman spectrum of a high-pressure Li-rich majoritic garnet, (Li2Mg)Si2(SiO4)3

American Mineralogist

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 630-633

  Yang, Hexiong ^a   Konzett, Jürgen ^b   Downs, Robert T ^a   Frost, Daniel J ^c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; High pressure; Majoritic garnet; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; GARNETS; LITHIUM METALLOGRAPHY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICON; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

COUPLED SUBSTITUTION; HIGH PRESSURE; MAJORITIC GARNET; PRESSURE DEPENDENT; SILICATE FRAMEWORKS; SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION; SYMMETRIC STRETCHING; UNIT CELL PARAMETERS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

CATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH PRESSURE; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MAJORITE; MANTLE; PYROPE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICATE; SILICON; TRANSITION ZONE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 67650300234     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2009.3144     Document Type: Article

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