Pegmatitic muscovites: effect of composition on optical and lattice parameters

Twenty-five muscovites have been systematically studied chemically, optically, and structurally. Multiple linear regressions were performed on these data to determine the correlations of the compositional components with both the optical properties and the unit cell parameters. The results of this study indicate refractive indices increase to the extent Fe and Ti constitute the octahedral cations, and to the extent OH rather than F coordinates to these cations. The optic angle 2VX decreases nearly linearly with the Ti content. The b cell edge follows a near-linear trend with ∑(Mg + Fe(total)), similar to that found by Guidotti (1984).

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Geology

Department dc:contributor.department

Geology

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1985

Author dc:creator

• Davis, Laura E.

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• In Copyright

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• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50066

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/50066