“…The growth was carried out in two steps: first, H(NH 4 ) 2 PO 4 , K 2 CO 3 , WO 3 , and MoO 3 were mixed in an agate mortar in adequate ratios according to the composition K 2 Mo 0.83 WPO 9 and heated at 700 K in a platinum crucible to decompose the ammonium phosphate and carbonate. In a second step the resulting mixture was then added to the required amount of molybdenum (0.17 mole), sealed in an evacuated silica ampoule, heated for eighteen hours at 853 K, cooled at 12 K per hour to 730 K, and then the sample was quenched to room temperature.…”