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    Phlogopite of volcanic origin: an in-situ low and high temperature neutron powder diffraction study combined with infrared spectroscopy

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    A natural Fe- and Ti-rich phlogopite-1M of volcanic origin with an average composition (K0.86Na0.08Ba0.04) (Mg 1.97Al0.17 Mn0.01Fe2+ 0.29Fe3+0.37Ti0.19)(Si 2.72Al1.28)O10.66 (OH1.22F 0.12) was studied using in situ low/high temperature neutron powder diffraction and the full-profile Rietveld refinement technique. Data sets were collected at 10, 298, 673 and 873 K on the D2B high resolution diffractometer at the ILL (Institute Laue-Langevin) Facility. The cell parameters expand linearly from room temperature up to 873 K [αa = 1.43(5)·10 -5 K-1, αb = 1.47(4)·10 -5 K-1, αc = 1.99(19)·10 -5 K-1, αv= 4.90(12)·10 -5 K-1]. Site-occupancy refinements show that in the octahedral sheet Ti and Al tend to order into the M2 and Ml sites, respectively. As a consequence, Fe2+ and Fe3+ are preferentially ordered at the Ml and M2 sites, respectively. The H position was accurately refined at 10 K. The large components of the atomic displacement tensor of H suggest that hydrogen disorders over two symmetry mirror-related sites, around the average position (x, 1/2, z). Hydrogen can also act as an "atomic probe" of the Al-Si distribution over the tetrahedral sites. A comparison with the high-temperature results previously obtained using single-crystal X-ray diffraction on the same sample shows that, in the present study, dehydrogenation/oxidation processes involving hydroxyl group coordinated to Fe2+ have occurred at a very modest rate, as confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy measurements

    Crystal structure of Na3Fe(SO4)3: a high-temperature product (ca. 400 °C) of sideronatrite [Na3Fe(SO4)2OH•3H2O].

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    The iron sulfate Na3Fe(SO4)3 studied here has been obtained as a high-temperature (HT) product (∼400 °C) from the thermal decomposition of sideronatrite from Sierra Gorda (Chile) having compositionNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH)⋅3H2O. The structure determination was carried out using synchrotron X‐ray powder diffraction. Structural data refined by the Rietveld method, up to Rp = 11.95%, are: space group R3, lattice parameters a = b = 13.6231(1) Å and c = 9.0698(1) Å, V = 1457.76(2) Å3, and Z = 6. The structure of Na3Fe(SO4)3 can be described in terms of FeO6 octahedra connected to sulfate tetrahedra by corner-sharing to form infinite chains [Fe(SO4)3]∞, running along c. These chains are joined together by Na atoms to build up a three-dimensional network of strong (Fe-O-S) and weak (Na-O) bonds. The topological relationships of Na3Fe(SO4)3 to the structure of some analog minerals are also discussed

    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed

    The order-disorder character of FeOHSO4 obtained from the thermal decomposition of metahohmannite, Fe23+(H2O)4[O(SO4)2]

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    The iron sulfate FeOHSO4 studied was obtained as a dehydration product of metahohmannite Fe2(H2O)4[O(SO4)2] during a synchrotron real-time powder diffraction experiment. As quoted in the literature, FeOHSO4 has iron atoms octahedrally coordinated with two hydroxyl groups and four sulfate O atoms, while each hydroxyl group is bonded to two iron atoms. This compound is commonly described in the orthorhombic system with space group Pnma, lattice parameters aJ = 7.33, bJ = 6.42, and cJ = 7.14 Å (aJ, bJ, and cJ are the Johansson lattice parameters), and Z = 4. However a preliminary Rietveld refinement of the pattern at about 220 °C using the structural model from the literature yielded a poor fit of the observed data and a final Rp value of about 23%. A careful analysis of the calculated powder diffraction pattern showed unexpected peaks, not observed in the experimental trace, for h = 2n + 1, while sharp reflections for h = 2n seemed to point to different lattice constants and space group. The recognition of the order-disorder character of the FeOHSO4 compound was the key to successfully interpreting the unexpected features of the experimental powder pattern and the misfit with respect to the calculated pattern. In fact, FeOHSO4 belongs to a family of OD structures formed by equivalent layers of symmetry Pbmm. Only two MDO (Maximum Degree of Order) polytypes are possible. MDO1 results from a regular alternation of stacking operators 21/2 and 2−1/2, and yields an orthorhombic structure with space group Pnma and lattice parameters aJ = 7.33, bJ = 6.42, and cJ = 7.14 Å. MDO2 results from the 21/2|21/2 |21/2... sequence of symmetry operators and yields a monoclinic structure with space group P21/c, aM = 7.33, bM = 7.14, cM = 7.39 Å, and β = 119.7°. The analysis of one-dimensional stacking disorder was performed by fitting the observed XRPD pattern with a calculated intensity curve generated by DIFFaX. The disorder model was investigated by taking into account a probability matrix for the occurrence of OD layer sequences. The best fit (Rp = 0.009) to the observed powder pattern was obtained with a 61:39 ratio of monoclinic and orthorhombic polytypes for a fully disordered OD layers sequence

    Variations on the Author

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    “Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship

    Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis

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    We provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis

    Fluorophlogopite from Biancavilla (Mt. Etna, Sicily, Italy): Crystal structure and crystal chemistry of a new F-dominant analog of phlogopite

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    Fluorophlogopite, a new F-dominant mineral of the mica group, was found at Monte Calvario, Biancavilla, lower southwestern flanks of Mt. Etna volcano (Catania, Sicily, Italy). The mineral occurs in autoclasts of gray-red altered benmoreitic lavas, primarily associated with fluoro-edenite, alkali-feldspars, clino- and ortho-pyroxenes, fluorapatite, hematite, and pseudobrookite. It was formed by metasomatism of the original lava rocks from very hot fluid enriched in F, Cl, and other incompatible elements. Fluorophlogopite occurs as very thin laminae with a diameter of 200 to 400 μm. Main physical properties are pale yellow in color; yellowish-white in thin section; vitreous to resinous luster; transparent; non-fluorescent; Mohs’ hardness 2–3; brittle and malleable; perfect cleavage on {001}; biaxial (–), αcalc = 1.5430(8), β = 1.5682(5), γ = 1.5688(5) (λ = 589 nm); 2Vmeas = 17(2)°; α = acute bisectrix ⊥ (001); nonpleochroic; Dcalc = 2.830 g/cm3 (using empirical formula and single-crystal unit-cell parameters), Dcalc = 2.842 g/cm3 (using empirical formula and powder cell constants). Infrared spectrum did not show a significant absorption band in the OH-stretching region (3800–3600 cm–1) confirming that the F content of the fluorophlogopite from Biancavilla is close to the stoichiometric value. Unit-cell parameters from X-ray powder-diffraction data (114.6 mm diameter Gandolfi camera, CuKα) are a = 5.305(2), b = 9.189(3), c = 10.137(4) Å, β = 100.02(3)°. These data agree with those obtained by single-crystal X-ray studies on a very thin (~15 μm) fluorophlogopite crystal, i.e., Monoclinic (1M polytype); Space Group C2/m; a = 5.3094(4), b = 9.1933(7), c = 10.1437(8) Å, β = 100.062(5)°, V = 487.51(6) Å3, Z = 2. Structure refinements using anisotropic displacement parameters converged at R = 3.50, Rw = 4.37, Rsym = 3.72%. Electron microprobe analysis performed on the same crystal used for X-ray investigation gave: SiO2 = 45.75(39), TiO2 = 1.05(5), Al2O3 = 9.60(19), MgO = 27.92(30), MnO = 0.16(3), FeOtot = 1.25(6), BaO = 0.09(5), K2O = 8.22(11), Na2O = 0.61(30), Cl = 0.02(1) wt%. Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) was used to estimate light elements [Li2O = 0.30(1) and H2O = 0.16(2) wt%] and fluorine content [F = 8.69(24) wt%]. The new mineral fluorophlogopite and its name were approved by IMA-CNMMN (2006/011)
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