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The formation of cristobalite from diatomite—a dilatometric study
Author(s) -
CruickshanksBoyd D. W.,
Stevens L.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1983.tb01064.x
Subject(s) - cristobalite , calcination , mineralogy , atmospheric temperature range , materials science , composite material , chemistry , quartz , thermodynamics , physics , catalysis , biochemistry
A bstract — Thermal dilatometry has been used to quantify the cristobalite content of natural diatomite calcined in the temperature range 900 to 1350°C, by measurements of the magnitude of the α→β inversion reaction.