Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a suite of fibrous amphiboles with high environmental and health relevance from Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy)

American Mineralogist

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1333-1340

  Andreozzi, Giovanni B ^a   Ballirano, Paolo ^a   Gianfagna, Antonio ^a   Mazziotti Tagliani, Simona ^a   Pacella, Alessandro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphiboles fibers; Biancavilla; Crystal chemistry; Environmental and health relevance; Fluoro edenite; M ssbauer spectroscopy; Rietveld method

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLYBDENUM METALLOGRAPHY; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; RIETVELD METHOD; SILICATE MINERALS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

BIANCAVILLA; COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION; FLUORO-EDENITE; HEALTH RELEVANCES; SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; SSBAUER SPECTROSCOPIES; STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION; TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS;

IRON METALLOGRAPHY;

AMPHIBOLE; CANCER; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EDENITE; HEALTH RISK; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; TOXICOLOGY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIANCAVILLA; CATANIA [SICILY]; ITALY; LIBBY; MONTANA; SICILY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76649143428     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2009.3214     Document Type: Article

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