Mineral Quantification with Simultaneous Refinement of Ca-Mg Carbonates Non-Stoichiometry by X-ray Diffraction, Rietveld Method

Quantitative phase analyses of carbonate rocks containing Mg-rich calcite and non-stoichiometric dolomite by the Rietveld method yielded improved results when the substitutions are refined for either minerals. The refinement is constrained by the c-axis of the lattice for both minerals using the for...

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Main Authors: Hélisson Nascimento dos Santos, Reiner Neumann, Ciro Alexandre Ávila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/7/9/164