Li2Zr(WO4)3, A Wolframite-Type Compound

Li₂Zr(WO₄)₃, A Wolframite-Type Compound

Luke L. Y. Chang¹

Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.

¹Contribution No. 482, Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University.

Summary: The compound Li₂Zr(WO₄)₃ has been synthesized. It has the monoclinic wolframite-type structure with cell dimensions a 4·78Å, b 5·70 Å, c 4·96 Å, and β 92° 10′. The univalent and tetravalent cations are randomly arranged in the divalent cation sites in the wolframite-type lattice.

Mineralogical Magazine; September 1967 v. 36; no. 279; p. 436-437; DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1967.036.279.14
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