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Manganese ion site distribution studies in tourmaline by anomalous X‐ray scattering methods
Author(s) -
Johnston J. H.,
Duncan J. F.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s0021889875010990
Subject(s) - tourmaline , manganese , octahedron , scattering , ion , crystallography , x ray , x ray crystallography , chemistry , anomalous scattering , distribution (mathematics) , diffraction , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , mineralogy , crystal structure , physics , optics , metallurgy , mathematical analysis , mathematics , organic chemistry , chromatography
The Mn 3+ site distribution in a manganese‐containing tsilaisite tourmaline sample has been determined as 46±3 wt. % in the larger Y octahedral sites and 54± 3 wt. % in the smaller Z octahedral sites. For this, a novel application of anomalous X‐ray scattering techniques, in conjunction with the energy dispersive X‐ray diffraction procedure, has been used. This method appears to be versatile and applicable to many different elements.