The incorporation of cadmium, manganese and ferrous iron in sphalerite: Insights from computer simulations

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 615-623

  Wright, Kate ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Impurities; Sphalerite; Surface; ZnS

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGIES; DRIVING FORCES; FERROUS IRON; IMPURITY IONS; IONIC RADIUS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; SPHALERITE; VEGARD'S LAW; ZNS;

CADMIUM; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IRON; MANGANESE; SULFIDE MINERALS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ALLOY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ION; LATTICE DYNAMICS; MINERAL DEPOSIT; SIMULATION; SPHALERITE; SUBSTITUTION;

EID: 69949141130     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.47.3.615     Document Type: Article

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