The crystal structure of stichtite, re-examination of barbertonite, and the nature of polytypism in MgCr hydrotalcites

American Mineralogist

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 179-187

  Mills, Stuart J ^a   Whitfield, Pamela S ^b   Wilson, Sasha ^a,d   Woodhouse, Joanne N ^a,e   Dipple, Gregory M ^a   Raudsepp, Mati ^a   Francis, Carl A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c Mineralogical Museum at Harvard University   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barbertonite; Carbon sequestration; Hydrotalcite; Kaapsehoop asbestos mine; Polytype; Stichtite; Stichtite Hill; X ray diffractionStichtite

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; BINARY ALLOYS; CARBON; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IRON ORES; MAGNESITE; RIETVELD REFINEMENT;

BARBERTONITE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; HYDROTALCITES; IOWAITE; KAAPSEHOOP ASBESTOS MINE; POLYTYPES; STICHTITE; STICHTITE HILL; UNIT CELL PARAMETERS; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONSTICHTITE;

ASBESTOS MINES;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROTALCITE; NOMENCLATURE; POLYTYPISM; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AUSTRALIA; KAAPSEHOOP; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA; TASMANIA;

EID: 79251563769     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2011.3531     Document Type: Article

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