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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | Copyright

clathrate A compound in which molecules of one substance, commonly a noble gas, are completely enclosed within the crystal structure of another substance. Typical examples are Kr and Xe encapsulated in zeolite structures, or Ar, Kr, and Xe trapped in water ice.

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