Elena Sokolova
Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
Canada
Biography
D.Sc. Mineralogy and Crystallography, Moscow State University (1997): Polysomatism, polymorphism, and isomorphism in the crystal structures of new silicate and phosphate minerals, Ph.D., Moscow State University (1980), Thesis title: Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structures of Cd- and Li,Cd-borates, Diploma (first class honours Moscow State University (1976), Geology and Geochemistry.
Research Interest
The general theme of my research involves the relations between atomic arrangements in minerals, their chemical compositions, and the types of rocks in which these minerals occur. My current research focuses on: • Structure topology • Crystal chemistry of titanium silicates • Mineralogy of alkaline rocks
Publications
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Sokolova, E. (2012) Further developments in the structure topology of the astrophyllite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(4), 863-882.
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Hawthorne, F.C. and Sokolova, E. (2012) The role of H2O in controlling bond topology: I. The [6]Mg(SO4)(H2O)n (n = 0-6) structures. Z. Kristallogr., 227, 594-603.
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Pautov, L.A., Agakhanov, A.A., Karpenko, V.Yu., Sokolova, E. and Hawthorne, F.C. (2013) Mendeleevite-(Ce),(Cs,ï¿)6(ï¿,Cs)6(ï¿,K)6(REE,Ca,ï¿)30(Si70O175)(H2O,OH,F,ï¿)35: a new mineral from the Darai-Pioz massif, Tajikistan. Doklady Earth Sciences, 452(2), 1023–1026.
