Non-stoichiometric magnetite and maghemite in the mature teeth of the chitonAcanthopleura hirtosa
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1572-9540
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Physics
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Abstract Mature radula pieces from the chitonAcanthopleura hirtosa were studied using Mössbauer spectroscopy. The magnetite present in the radulae was found to have a distribution of Verwey transition temperatures in the range 85–100K. It was deduced that the magnetite was non-stoichiometric with an average formula Fe2.98O3. About 10% of the Fe in the radulae was in the form of maghemite and about 19% was in the form of paramagnetic or superparamagnetic phases.
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Electronic Resource
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