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Stichtite: a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

F. L. Theiss ,
G. A. Ayoko  and
R. L. Frost
F. L. Theiss
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Queensland 4001, Australia
G. A. Ayoko
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Queensland 4001, Australia
R. L. Frost*
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Queensland 4001, Australia
*
*E-mail: r.frost@qut.edu.au
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Abstract

Stichtite is a naturally occurring layered double hydroxide (LDH) with the ideal chemical formula Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16.4H2O. It has received less attention in the literature than other LDHs and is often described as a rare mineral; however, abundant deposits of the mineral do exist. In this article we aim to review a number of significant publications concerning the mineral stichtite, including papers covering the discovery, geological origin, synthesis and characterizsation of stichtite. Characterization techniques reviewed include powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR), near infrared spectroscopy (NIR), Raman spectroscopy (Raman), thermogravimetry (TG) and electron microprobe analysis.

Keywords

stichtitelayered double hydroxideanionic clayshydrotalcitesynthesisX-ray powder diffractionthermal analysisIR spectroscopynear-IR spectroscopyRaman spectroscopyelectron microprobe analysis

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Clay Minerals , Volume 48 , Issue 1 , March 2013 , pp. 143 - 148
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2013

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