The sensitivity of XRD profiles to the amount, coordination, and position of high-Z interlayer scatterers, and to the number of vacant layer sites is illustrated next.Except for one sample obtained by metal sorption on poorly crystalline Mn oxides , the new Zn-rich phyllomanganate contains higher amounts of vacant layer sites and transition elements than any other natural …
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