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For example, the composition or crystal structure and of a mineral (its detailed
arrangement of atoms) may geobarom- give clues to its temperature history (
geothermometry) eters or pressure history (geobarometry). The amount of
substitution ...
For example, the composition or crystal structure and of a mineral (its detailed
arrangement of atoms) may geobarom- give clues to its temperature history (
geothermometry) eters or pressure history (geobarometry). The amount of
substitution ...
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Sheet silicate structures are characterized by silicate tetrahedral layers (Figure IE
), octahedral layers, and, in some instances, interlayer cations. The tetrahedral (4
-fold) sites can be occupied by silicon or aluminum; the octahedral (6-fold) sites ...
Sheet silicate structures are characterized by silicate tetrahedral layers (Figure IE
), octahedral layers, and, in some instances, interlayer cations. The tetrahedral (4
-fold) sites can be occupied by silicon or aluminum; the octahedral (6-fold) sites ...
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bringing the atoms closer together, a consequence of the increase in energy due
to electrons having the same energy; i.e., the same four quantum numbers, which
account for all the energy of an electron relevant to that electronic structure, ...
bringing the atoms closer together, a consequence of the increase in energy due
to electrons having the same energy; i.e., the same four quantum numbers, which
account for all the energy of an electron relevant to that electronic structure, ...
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