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TETRAHEDRAL SITE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
CONT

The feldspar structure contains an average of one aluminum (Al) for every three silicon (Si) ions; but, in different feldspars, the Al shows varying degrees of preference for a particular tetrahedral site. Where the Al ions are randomly distributed throughout the tetrahedral sites, the structure is disordered; if the Al ions are situated in a preferred tetrahedral site, the feldspar has an ordered structure ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
CONT

Emplacement d'un atome dans le tétraèdre silice oxygène.

Spanish

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