LCT (lithium–cesium–tantalum) pegmatites from the Kaustinen and Kolmozero regions contain columbite–tantalite mineralization, which has been presented in this study. Crystal structure, Raman microscopy, optical property analyses of these minerals were performed. As a result structural studies micro-area analyses, it was determined that question constitute solid solution with numerous Mn-Fe Nb-T...

Chirality, a fundamental property of symmetry, can produce unique magnetic and electronic properties in materials. The discovery new compounds with ``chirality'' leads to the exploration exotic physical phenomena chiral crystals. Here, authors report single-crystal growth novel Gd-based compound GdPt${}_{2}$B crystal structure. exhibits transition at 87 K shows arising from competition between ...

Kidney stones are from dietary minerals in the urine and there is no suitable drug to use in clinical therapy. Traditionally it is known that Tridax procumbens leaf juice possess antilithiatic property. Calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystal nucleation was significantly inhibited by the presence of Tridax procumbens extract, when compared to control. The effect of leaf extract on crystal growth assay p...

This overview describes an application of contemporary geometric topology and stochastic process concepts to structural crystallography. In this application, crystallographic groups become orbifolds, crystal structures become Morse functions on orbifolds, and vibrating atoms in a crystal become vector valued Gaussian measures with the Radon-Nikodym property. Intended crystallographic beneets in...

A new semi-organic nonlinear optical crystal of Glycine Magnesium Chloride (GMC) has been grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique. The crystal system and lattice parameters were determined from the single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) studies confirm the various functional groups present in the grown crystal. The transmittance and absorbance o...

Pharmaceutical co-crystal formation represents a straightforward way to dramatically influence the solid-state properties of a drug substance, particularly its solubility and hence bioavailability. This short review summarises this highly topical field, covering why the topic is of interest in pharmaceutical formulation, the definitions and practical scope of co-crystals, co-crystal preparation...

A new semiorganic nonlinear optical single crystal of Imidazole Potassium Chloride (IPC) has been grown successfully by slow evaporation method. Colourless, transparent IPC crystal of dimension 5 x 5 x 2 mm has been grown within a period of 21 days. The grown crystal was subjected to single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis to determine the lattice parameters. The powder X-ray diffractio...