Titanium silicate minerals encompass a diverse class of compounds in which titanium occupies coordination environments that can functionally substitute for silicon in the silicate framework. The ...

An important aspect of Raman effect is that it is extremely sensitive to even small amount of differences in chemical structures. Even if all vibrations are not observed with Raman spectroscopy, ...

For the first time, a high-pressure calcium silicate perovskite (CaSiO 3) has been identified as a naturally occurring mineral from Earth’s lower mantle, researchers report. The newly discovered ...