Weddellite from renal stones: Structure refinement and dependence of crystal chemical features on H2,O content

American Mineralogist

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-7

  Izatulina, Alina ^a   Gurzhiy, Vladislav ^a   Frank Kamenetskaya, Olga ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biomineralogy; Calcium oxalate; Crystal structure; Renal stones; Weddellite

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; MOLECULES; OXALIC ACID; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

BIOMINERALOGY; CALCIUM OXALATES; CRYSTAL GROWTH PROCESS; CRYSTAL-CHEMICAL FEATURES; LINEAR REGRESSION EQUATION; RENAL STONES; SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION; WEDDELLITE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; OXALATE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZEOLITE;

LENINGRAD; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAINT PETERSBURG;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84892152080     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2014.4536     Document Type: Article

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