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Magnetic structure of ludlamite, Fe3(PO4)2·4H2O

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57Fe Mössbauer spectra for a natural single crystal of ludlamite have been recorded at temperatures between room temperature and 4.2 K. Computer analysis reveals that at 4.2 K the Fe2+ moments lie on two distinct magnetic sublattices separated by at least 35°.

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  1. Physics Department, King's College, The Strand, London, England

    S. Paster & C. Wilkinson

  2. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon, England

    J. B. Forsyth

  3. Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England

    C. E. Johnson, Q. A. Pankhurst & M. F. Thomas

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Paster, S., Wilkinson, C., Forsyth, J.B. et al. Magnetic structure of ludlamite, Fe3(PO4)2·4H2O. Hyperfine Interact 54, 651–653 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02396106

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