The crystal structure of vladimirite, with a revised chemical formula, Ca4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)·4H 2O

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1055-1064

  Yang, Hexiong ^a   Evans, Stanley H ^a   Downs, Robert T ^a   Jenkins, Robert A ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenate; Crystal structure; Raman spectra; Vladimirite; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ARSENATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL FORMULAE; DONOR-ACCEPTOR DISTANCE; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; OH GROUP; SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION; SPACE GROUPS; STRUCTURE DETERMINATION; SYNTHETIC COMPOUNDS; UNIT-CELL PARAMETERS; VLADIMIRITE;

ARSENATE MINERALS; CALCIUM; GEOMETRY; HYDROGEN BONDS; MANGANESE; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

ARSENATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; NEW MINERAL; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; VLADIMIRITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ATACAMA; BOU AZZER; CHILE; COPIAPO; MOROCCO; SOUSS-MASSA-DRAA;

EID: 81355133499     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.49.4.1055     Document Type: Article

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