The crystal structure of dalnegroite, Tl5-xPb 2x(As,Sb)21-xS34: A masterpiece of structural complexity

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 999-1012

  Bindi, L ^a,b   Nestola, F ^c   Guastoni, A ^c   Secco, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

crystal structure; dalnegroite; Lengenbach; sulphosalt; Switzerland; thallium

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DALNEGROITE; INDEPENDENT REFLECTIONS; ISOTROPIC MODELS; LAYERED COMPOUND; LENGENBACH; SPACE GROUPS; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY; SULPHOSALT; SWITZERLAND; UNIT CELLS;

ANTIMONY; THALLIUM;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MINERALOGY; SULFOSALT GROUP; THALLIUM;

LENGENBACH; SWITZERLAND; VALAIS;

EID: 79551585157     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2010.074.6.999     Document Type: Article

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