Bond-length distributions are examined for 63 transition metal ions bonded to O2− in 147
configurations, for 7522 coordination polyhedra and 41 488 bond distances, providing …

The purpose of this review study is to reappraise in a more comprehensive form the
thermodynamic principles behind the partitioning of trace elements between clinopyroxene …

A structure hierarchy is developed for chain-, ribbon-and tube-silicate based on the
connectedness of one-dimensional polymerisations of (TO4) n− tetrahedra, where T= Si4+ …

Clinopyroxene ferric iron content is an important consideration for garnet-clinopyroxene
geothermometry and estimations of water storage in the Earth's interior but remains difficult …

Abstract The East Kunlun Orogen (EKO) is a long-lived accretionary orogenic belt that
records the Paleozoic–Mesozoic amalgamation processes of the East Asia continent. The …

A new approach is presented to obtain candidate structures from atomic pair distribution
function (PDF) data in a highly automated way. It fetches, from web-based structural …

The migration and transformation of hazardous metals in copper smelting slags (CSS)
threats the environment. However, the unclear relationship between phases and heavy …

Vanadium is a multivalent element that may speciate as V2+; V3+; V4+ and V5+ in silicate
and oxide phases. The relative abundance of V in planetary materials can be used as a …

Locality identification of high‐quality inky black omphacite jades (inky jades) from Myanmar
and Guatemala is becoming increasingly urgent. In this study, Raman, Fourier transform …

The Raman spectra of Ge‐clinopyroxenes CaM2+ Ge2O6 (M2+= Mg, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn),
general formula M2M1T2O6, are reported for the first time. Their spectral features are …