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Résumé : The modulated structure in (Sr, Ca)14Cu24O 41 has been studied using electron diffraction and highresolution microscopy. The structure can be considered as consisting of two interpenetrating substructures. The first sheet-like substructure is shown to be hardly modulated while the second substructure, consiting of c-oriented chains, contains most of the modulation. High-resolution electron microscopy allows either separate imaging of the two substructures or identification of the misfit between them. © 1992 International Union of Crystallography.