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High Temperature Study of Metamict Rinkite

Joachim KuszWolfgang HofmeisterMaciej ZubkoTobias HägerDariusz Malczewski

subject

MetamictizationMaterials scienceAnnealing (metallurgy)Analytical chemistryMineralogyGeneral Materials ScienceCrystal structureCondensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsArgon atmosphereRadioactive decayAmbient pressure

description

Metamict minerals contain radioactive elements that degrade their crystal structure. During the annealing process under ambient pressure in argon atmosphere the sample of metamict rinkite recrystallizes to the primary crystalline form at 700°C. Further heating leads to the formation of a new crystalline phase.

https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.203-204.331