With CheMin data, we cannot evaluate other chemical substitutions in the Windjana sanidine (e.g., B 3+ , Fe 3+ , NH 4 + , Ba 2+ ); given the close match between its b and c parameters and those of nominal pure sanidine, none of them are likely to be significant.
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Mineralogy, provenance, and diagenesis of a potassic basaltic sandstone on Mars: CheMin X-ray diffraction of the Windjana sample (Kimberley area, Gale Crater).
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