Traces of structural H2O molecules in baryte

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Authors	BERAN Anton TALLA Dominik LOSOS Zdeněk PINKAS Jiří
Year of publication	2010
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Physics and Chemistry of Minerals
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Field	Geology and mineralogy
Keywords	baryte;H2O defects;hydrogen traces;nominally anhydrous minerals;infrared spectroscopy
Description	The infrared (IR) spectra of gem-quality baryte crystals from different occurrences are characterized by relatively weak but strongly pleochroic absorption bands at 3,280 , 3,220 , 3,155 and 3, 115 cm-1. The values of the total water contents in baryte are 1.7-3.8 wt.ppm.
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