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Bonding in eight ordered clinopyroxenes isostructural with diopside

January 1, 1968

Bond distances and angles in isostructural, ordered clinopyroxenes are compared for eight compositions, based on five new and three published crystal-structure refinements from X-ray diffraction data. Unit-cell parameters and configuration of the silicate chains are directly correlated with cation composition and distribution in the M2 and M1 sites. 

Publication Year 1968
Title Bonding in eight ordered clinopyroxenes isostructural with diopside
DOI 10.1007/BF00371067
Authors J. R. Clark, D.E. Appleman, J. J. Papike
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
Index ID 70001813
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse