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A combined temperature dependent57Fe Mössbauer and single crystal X-ray diffraction study of synthetic almandine: evidence for the Gol'danskii-Karyagin effect
Synthetic almandine garnet, Fe3Al2Si3O12, has been studied by temperature — dependent single crystal X-ray diffraction and57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy. The Fe2+ doublet in almandine is characterized by a small asy...
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Prediction of refractive indices in minerals from crystallographic data: Applications and limitations of the point-dipole model
A point-dipole calculation which incorporates an expression for the Lorentz-factor tensor has been used to model the effect of chemical substitution on refractive index and optic axial angle (2V). Isotropic elect...
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Cordierites from the Lepontine Alps: Na + Be → Al substitution, gas content, cell parameters, and optics
Na, Be cordierites (Alpe Sponda) and normal Na-, Be-poor cordierites (Miregn) from the same tectonic unit are compared. The Alpe Sponda samples (Na2O: 1.1–1.5 wt.%, BeO: 0.6–0.8 wt.%), which occur in paragonite m...
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Very high CO2 cordierite from Norwegian Lapland: Mineralogy, petrology, and carbon isotopes
The most CO2-rich cordierite thus far encountered in nature with about 2.2 wt.% CO2 and 0.3 wt.% H2O occurs as large poikiloblasts in a strange non-foliated “reaction rock” that dissects well-foliated granulites ...