Structure refinement of a synthetic knorringite, Mg3(Cr 0.8Mg0.1Si0.1)2(SiO 4)3

American Mineralogist

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-63

  Juhin, Amélie ^a   Morin, Guillaume ^a   Elkaïm, Erik ^b   Frost, Daniel J ^c   Fialin, Michel ^d   Juillot, Farid ^a   Calas, Georges ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b SYNCHROTRON SOLEIL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cr garnet; Knorringite; Structure refinement; Synchrotron powder diffraction; XRD

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM METALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

HIGH RESOLUTION; KNORRINGITE; MULTI-ANVIL PRESS; STRUCTURAL FORMULA; STRUCTURE REFINEMENTS; SYNCHROTRON POWDER DIFFRACTION; SYNCHROTRON X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; SYNTHESIS CONDITIONS;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ION EXCHANGE; MAJORITE; MINERAL; P-T CONDITIONS; PYROPE; SUBSTITUTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77249172932     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2010.3243     Document Type: Article

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