Deciphering crystal growth in a sector-zoned interpenetration twin of loparite from Mt Khibiny (Kola Peninsula, Russia) through atomic-scale characterisation of growth sectors and twin boundaries

Daneu, Nina; Padrón-Navarta, José Alberto; Šala, Martin; Mervič, Kristina; Habler, Gerlinde; Dražič, Goran; Borštnar, Petruša; Rečnik, Aleksander; Abart, Rainer

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24 Feb 2026

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Deciphering crystal growth in a sector-zoned interpenetration twin of loparite from Mt Khibiny (Kola Peninsula, Russia) through atomic-scale characterisation of growth sectors and twin boundaries

Nina Daneu, José Alberto Padrón-Navarta, Martin Šala, Kristina Mervič, Gerlinde Habler, Goran Dražič, Petruša Borštnar, Aleksander Rečnik, and Rainer Abart

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