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THE crystal structure of calcium monoaluminate (CaAl2O4) was first examined by Heller1 in connexion with work on the cementing properties of aluminous cement. Owing to the difficulty of preparing single crystals, a twinned crystal had to be used and the structure was, in consequence, only partially solved. In the present investigation it was possible to cut single-crystal fragments from large crystals selected from a sample of phosphorus furnace-slag2.
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DOUGILL, M. Crystal Structure of Calcium Monoaluminate. Nature 180, 292–293 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180292a0
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