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The elastic constants of iron tourmaline (schörl)

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110 MHz and 1 GHz pulse echo methods have been used to determine the room temperature elastic constants of schörl tourmaline characterized by wet chemical and X-ray analyses.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK

    B. G. Helme & P. J. King

  2. Department of Physics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK

    B. G. Helme

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Helme, B.G., King, P.J. The elastic constants of iron tourmaline (schörl). J Mater Sci 13, 1487–1489 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00553203

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