The crystal structure and chemistry of mereheadite

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-117

  Krivovichev, S V ^a,b   Turner, R ^c   Rumsey, M ^d   Siidra, O I ^a   Kirk, C A ^e  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b GREBENSHCHIKOV INSTITUTE OF SILICATE CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c Natural History Museum ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^e LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borate; Carbonate; Crystal structure; Lead oxychlorides; Mendips; Merehead; Mereheadite; Symesite

Indexed keywords

BORATE; MENDIPS; MEREHEAD; MEREHEADITE; SYMESITE;

ATOMS; BORATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; METAL RECOVERY; METAL REFINING; MINERALS; NEGATIVE IONS; SILICATE MINERALS; VACANCIES;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

BORATE; CARBONATE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LEAD; MICROSTRUCTURE; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; REPLACEMENT; SYMMETRY;

HUMAN ECHOVIRUS 1;

EID: 70249085260     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2009.073.1.103     Document Type: Article

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