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Crystal chemistry of Fe-Mg-carpholites

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A chemical and X-ray investigation of the Fe-Mg-carpholites of Crete/Greece reveals a large variation in their Fe2+/(Fe2++Mg) ratios (0.68 to 0.05). The lattice constants a and b depend linearly on this parameter, and the magnitude of the effect is comparable to that encountered in pyroxenes. The similar behaviour of the lattice dimensions of both these minerals is explained by comparing their structures and pointing out the salient crystal chemical similarities.

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Viswanathan, K., Seidel, E. Crystal chemistry of Fe-Mg-carpholites. Contr. Mineral. and Petrol. 70, 41–47 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00371870

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