Low-temperature behavior of natural kalsilite with P31c symmetry: An in situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction study

American Mineralogist

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1027-1034

  Gatta, G Diego ^a,b   Angel, Ross J ^c   Carpenter, Michael A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feldspathoids; Kalsilite; Low temperature; Single crystal X ray diffraction; Thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; EXPANSION; NEGATIVE THERMAL EXPANSION; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICATE MINERALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPANSION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FELDSPATHOIDS; KALSILITE; LOW TEMPERATURE BEHAVIOR; LOW TEMPERATURES; SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION; SINGLE-CRYSTAL DIFFRACTION; SINGLE-CRYSTAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES; VOLUME THERMAL EXPANSIONS;

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY;

EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; KALSILITE; LOW TEMPERATURE; P-T CONDITIONS; PARAMETERIZATION; PHASE TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOELASTICITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77957192962     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2010.3478     Document Type: Article

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