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Nano-range mechanical characteristics of carnallite, spathic salt and sylvite

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The authors discuss experimental nano-indentation results obtained on carnallite, spathic salt and sylvite grains on Dimension ICON scanning probe microscope, as well as comparative assessments of elasticity modulus and hardness of the minerals.

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Original Russian Text © V.N. Aptukov, V.Yu. Mitin, N.E. Moloshtanova, I.A. Morozov, 2013, published in Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, 2013, No. 3, pp. 49–56.

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Aptukov, V.N., Mitin, V.Y., Moloshtanova, N.E. et al. Nano-range mechanical characteristics of carnallite, spathic salt and sylvite. J Min Sci 49, 382–387 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062739149030052

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