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A thermal and X-ray investigation of scarbroite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

W. J. Duffin  and
J. Goodyear
W. J. Duffin
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Hull.
J. Goodyear
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Hull.
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Summary

Scarbroite, a fine-grained but compact deposit obtained from fissures in the sandstone on the north Yorkshire coast, is shown by chemical analysis to have an idealized formula Al2(CO3)3·12Al(OH)3. X-ray and electron diffraction data indicate a triclinic cell with a 9·94 Å., b 14·88 Å., c 26·47 Å., α 98·7°, β 96·5°, and γ 89·0°. A layer structure consisting of gibbsite-type sheets of Al(OH)3 and sheets of Al2(CO3)3 is proposed. The structure is stable from room temperature to about 125° C.

Type
Research Article
Information
Mineralogical magazine and journal of the Mineralogical Society , Volume 32 , Issue 248 , March 1960 , pp. 353 - 362
Copyright
Copyright © 1960, The Mineralogical Society

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