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Mineral contains: corundum
Balan E (2020) Theoretical infrared spectra of OH defects in corundum (α-Al2O3). European Journal of Mineralogy 32, 457-467
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Catti M, Pavese A (1998) Equation of state of α-Al2O3 (corundum) from quasi-harmonic atomistic simulations. Acta Crystallographica B54, 741-749
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Lewis J, Schwarzenbach D (1982) Electric field gradients and charge density in corundum α-Al2O3. Acta Crystallographica A38, 733-739
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Sorokina E S, Hofmeister W, Häger T, Mertz-Kraus R, Buhre S, Saul J M (2016) Morphological and chemical evolution of corundum (ruby and sapphire): Crystal ontogeny reconstructed by EMPA, LA-ICP-MS, and Cr3+ Raman mapping. American Mineralogist 101, 2716-2722
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