Published May 2013
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Journal article
Crystal structure of Rb-elpasolite Rb2NaAlF6
- 1. Moscow State University, Faculty of Geology (Russian Federation)
Description
Single crystals of Rb2NaAlF6, the Rb analogue of the mineral elpasolite, are obtained in the NaF-Rb2CO3-Al2O3-Rb3PO4-H2O system under hydrothermal conditions, and their structure is determined by X-ray diffraction (R = 0.0188): a = 8.3087(1) Å, space group Fm3bar m, Z = 4, and ρcalcd = 3.88 g/cm3. The hypothesis that Rb elpasolite exists in nature in late associations of pegmatites enriched in rubidium is proposed.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Crystallography Reports
- Journal Volume
- 58
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 412-415
- ISSN
- 1063-7745
- CODEN
- CYSTE3
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44070607
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; ALUMINIUM OXIDES; CUBIC LATTICES; HYPOTHESIS; MONOCRYSTALS; PEGMATITES; RUBIDIUM CARBONATES; RUBIDIUM COMPOUNDS; RUBIDIUM PHOSPHATES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPACE GROUPS; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBONATES; CHALCOGENIDES; COHERENT SCATTERING; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIC ROCKS; ROCKS; RUBIDIUM COMPOUNDS; SCATTERING; SYMMETRY GROUPS
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