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Some crystallographic studies in the system CaSOa4-CaSO4.2H2O I. The polymorphism of anhydrous CaSO4

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

P. Gay
P. Gay*
Affiliation:
Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Cambridge
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Summary

The existence and relationships of the polymorphs of CaSO4 have been studied by X-ray methods. Only two distinct phases are found: no crystallographic evidence is available to support the suggestion that the γ-CaSO4 structure can have two forms, and it is shown that most previous data on the existence of the high temperature α-CaSO4 polymorphs are likely to be due to decomposition of the sulphate.

Some observations on the γ to β-CaSO4 transformation are reported. The structural implications of these results and their relevance to the nature of the transformation are discussed.

Type
Research Article
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Mineralogical magazine and journal of the Mineralogical Society , Volume 35 , Issue 270 , June 1965 , pp. 347 - 353
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1965

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