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The Structure of Chloritoid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

G. W. Brindley  and
F. W. Harrison
G. W. Brindley
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University, USA
F. W. Harrison
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University, USA
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Abstract

A summary is given of a structure analysis of chloritoid. The structure contains continuously linked octahedral sheets cross-linked by discrete SiO4 units. Comparisons are made with mica structures and with corundum.

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Footnotes

This work was carried out in the Physics Laboratories, The University of Leeds, England.

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