scholarly journals Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O

Minerals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Rafał Juroszek ◽  
Biljana Krüger ◽  
Irina Galuskina ◽  
Hannes Krüger ◽  
Martina Tribus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Chemical Formula ◽  
Crystal Chemical Formula ◽  
Single Crystal Diffraction ◽  
Bending Vibrations ◽  
X Ray ◽  
First Time

The crystal structure of bentorite, ideally Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O, a Cr3+ analogue of ettringite, is for the first time investigated using X-ray single crystal diffraction. Bentorite crystals of suitable quality were found in the Arad Stone Quarry within the pyrometamorphic rock of the Hatrurim Complex (Mottled Zone). The preliminary semi-quantitative data on the bentorite composition obtained by SEM-EDS show that the average Cr/(Cr + Al) ratio of this sample is >0.8. Bentorite crystallizes in space group P31c, with a = b = 11.1927(5) Å, c =21.7121(10) Å, V = 2355.60(18) Å3, and Z = 2. The crystal structure is refined, including the hydrogen atom positions, to an agreement index R1 = 3.88%. The bentorite crystal chemical formula is Ca6(Cr1.613Al0.387)Σ2[(SO4)2.750(CO3)0.499]Σ3.249(OH)11.502·~25.75H2O. The Raman spectra of bentorite from two different localities exhibit the presence of the main stretching and bending vibrations related to the sulfate group at 983 cm−1 (ν1), 1109 cm−1 (ν3), 442 cm−1 (ν2), and 601 cm−1 (ν4). Moreover, the presence of bands assigned to the symmetric Cr(OH)63− stretching mode and hydroxyl deformation vibrations of Cr–OH units at ~540 cm−1 and ~757 cm−1, respectively, may be used to distinguish between ettringite and bentorite. In situ high temperature single crystal XRD experiments show that the decomposition of bentorite starts at ca. 45 °C and that a dehydroxylation product similar to metaettringite is formed.

Metavivianite, Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O: new data and formula revision

2012 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 725-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. V. Chukanov ◽  
R. Scholz ◽  
S. M. Aksenov ◽  
R. K. Rastsvetaeva ◽  
I. V. Pekov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Crystal Chemical ◽  
Chemical Formula ◽  
Crystal Chemical Formula ◽  
Homogeneous Sample ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Composition Structure ◽  
First Time

AbstractThe composition, structure, X-ray powder diffraction pattern, optical properties, density, infrared, Raman and Mössbauer spectra, and thermal properties of a homogeneous sample of metavivianite from the Boa Vista pegmatite, near Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil are reported for the first time. Metavivianite is biaxial (+) with α = 1.600(3), β = 1.640(3), γ = 1.685(3) and 2Vmeas= 85(5)°. The measured and calculated densities are Dmeas= 2.56(2) and Dcalc= 2.579 g cm–3. The chemical composition, based on electronmicroprobe analyses, Mössbauer spectroscopy (to determine the Fe2+:Fe3+ratio) and gas chromatography (to determine H2O) is MgO 0.70, MnO 0.92, FeO 17.98, Fe2O326.60, P2O528.62, H2O 26.5; total 101.32 wt.%. The empirical formula is (Fe3+1.64Fe2+1.23Mg0.085Mn0.06)Σ3.015(PO4)1.98(OH)1.72·6.36H2O. Metavivianite is triclinic, P1̄, a = 7.989(1), b = 9.321(2), c = 4.629(1) Å, α = 97.34(1), β = 95.96(1), γ = 108.59(2)°, V = 320.18(11) Å3and Z = 1. The crystal structure was solved using a single-crystal techniques to an agreement index R = 6.0%. The dominant cations in the independent sites are Fe2+and Fe3+, with multiplicities of 1 and 2, respectively. The simplified crystal-chemical formula for metavivianite is Fe2+(Fe3+, Fe2+)2(PO4)2(OH,H2O)2·6H2O; the endmember formula is Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O, which is dimorphous with ferrostrunzite.

The crystal structure of veenite

2017 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Topa ◽  
Emil Makovicky
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Double Layers ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Single Crystal Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
First Time ◽  
Pb Substitution

AbstractThe crystal structure of veenite is reported for the first time from a sample from the type locality of Madoc (Ontario, Canada). It has been solved and refined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction on the basis of 4973 observed reflections (with Fo > 4σ(Fo)) with a final R1 = 0.0396. Veenite is monoclinic P21, with unit-cell parameters a = 8.429(2), b = 26.069(5), c = 8.962(2) Å, β = 117.447(2)o. The bulk veenite composition is Ag0.15Pb16.029Sb8.836As6.99S39.95 (for Z = 1) corresponding to N = 4.09 (Me8NS8N + 8, theoretical value is 4.0), with the percentage of the Ag-(As,Sb) substituted end-member only equal to 3.51 mol.%, i.e., a nearly pure Pb-Sb-As sulfosalt. The crystal structure is typical for the N = 4 sartorite homologue, with zig-zag walls of trigonal coordination prisms of Pb which separate slabs of diagonally oriented double-layers populated by Sb and As with partial Pb substitution. Orientation of three-membered crankshaft chains formed by strong (As,Sb) – S bonds on the two surfaces of double-layers differs substantially from that in dufrénoysite, which is a pure Pb-As (N = 4) sulfosalt.

CH3CN: X-ray structural investigation of a unique single crystal. β → α phase transition and crystal structure

2002 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 1005-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renée Enjalbert ◽  
Jean Galy
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Phase Transition ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Structural Investigation ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Α Phase ◽  
First Time

The phase transition from the low- (β) to the high-temperature (α) form of acetonitrile, CH3CN, has been directly observed and studied on a unique single crystal. Both the β and α structures have been determined at temperatures close to the transition temperature (206 K and 201 K), taking advantage of the hysteresis. A single crystal of the β form was obtained for the first time.

Single Crystal Growth of High-Pressure Phases of Ice and Salt Hydrate Far Below the Original Melting Point by Mixing Alcohol: Crystal Structure Determination of Magnesium Chloride Heptahydrate

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keishiro Yamashita ◽  
Kazuki Komatsu ◽  
Hiroyuki Kagi
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Growth Technique ◽  
Salt Hydrate ◽  
X Ray

An crystal-growth technique for single crystal x-ray structure analysis of high-pressure forms of hydrogen-bonded crystals is proposed. We used alcohol mixture (methanol: ethanol = 4:1 in volumetric ratio), which is a widely used pressure transmitting medium, inhibiting the nucleation and growth of unwanted crystals. In this paper, two kinds of single crystals which have not been obtained using a conventional experimental technique were obtained using this technique: ice VI at 1.99 GPa and MgCl<sub>2</sub>·7H<sub>2</sub>O at 2.50 GPa at room temperature. Here we first report the crystal structure of MgCl2·7H2O. This technique simultaneously meets the requirement of hydrostaticity for high-pressure experiments and has feasibility for further in-situ measurements.

scholarly journals Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structure of [Co4(CH3CO2)2L4]2[BPh4]4·0.5H2O, Where HL = 4-(Salicylaldiminato)antipyrine

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramadan M. El-mehdawi ◽  
Abdussalam N. EL-dewik ◽  
Mufida M. Ben-Younes ◽  
Fathia A. Treish ◽  
Ramadan G. Abuhmaiera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Schiff Base ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Elemental Analysis ◽  
Schiff Base Ligand ◽  
Title Complex ◽  
Single Crystal Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Tridentate Schiff Base

The title complex was isolated as a red solid from the reaction of 4-(salicylaldiminato)antipyrine, HL, and cobalt (II) acetate in ethanol. The complex has been characterized by elemental analysis, FTIR, UV-Vis, and X-ray single crystal diffraction. Two crystallographically different cationic units, A and B, of the title complex are found. Both units are essentially isostructural; nevertheless, small differences exist between them. Both units contain four cobalt atoms arranged at the corners of distorted cubane-like core alternatively with phenoxy oxygen of the Schiff base. In both cases, one cobalt binds to three coordinated sites from the corresponding tridentate Schiff base ligand, and the fourth one was bonded by the acetate oxygen, and the fifth and the sixth donor sites come from the phenolate oxygen of another Schiff base ligand.

scholarly journals X-Ray Single Crystal Structural Analysis of Magnetically Oriented Microcrystals

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C1138-C1138
Author(s):  
Chiaki Tsuboi ◽  
Kazuki Aburaya ◽  
Shingo Higuchi ◽  
Fumiko Kimura ◽  
Masataka Maeyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Diffraction Measurement ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Uv Curable ◽  
X Ray

We have developed magnetically oriented microcrystal array (MOMA) technique that enables single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses from microcrystalline powder. In this method, microcrystals suspended in a UV-curable monomer matrix are there-dimensionally aligned by special rotating magnetic field, followed by consolidation of the matrix by photopolymerization. From thus achieved MOMAs, we have been succeeded in crystal structure analysis for some substances [1, 2]. Though MOMA method is an effective technique, it has some problems as follows: in a MOMA, the alignment is deteriorated during the consolidation process. In addition, the sample microcrystals cannot be recovered from a MOMA. To overcome these problems, we performed an in-situ X-ray diffraction measurement using a three-dimensional magnetically oriented microcrystal suspension (3D MOMS) of L-alanine. An experimental setting of the in-situ X-ray measurement of MOMS is schematically shown in the figure. L-alanine microcrystal suspension was poured into a glass capillary and placed on the rotating unit equipped with a pair of neodymium magnets. Rotating X-ray chopper with 10°-slits was placed between the collimator and the suspension. By using this chopper, it was possible to expose the X-ray only when the rotating MOMS makes a specific direction with respect to the impinging X-ray. This has the same effect as the omega oscillation in conventional single crystal measurement. A total of 22 XRD images of 10° increments from 0° to 220° were obtained. The data set was processed by using conventional software to obtain three-dimensional molecular structure of L-alanine. The structure is in good agreement with that reported for the single crystal. R1 and wR2 were 6.53 and 17.4 %, respectively. RMSD value between the determined molecular structure and the reported one was 0.0045 Å. From this result, we conclude that this method can be effective and practical to be used widely for crystal structure analyses.

The Transition Metal-rich Orthophosphate Arrojadite with Special Structural Features

2010 ◽  
Vol 65 (12) ◽  
pp. 1427-1433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Kallfaß ◽  
Constantin Hoch ◽  
Hermann Schier ◽  
Arndt Simon ◽  
Helmut Schuber
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Nickel Plate ◽  
Single Crystal Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Different Types ◽  
New Feature

The crystal structure of the transition metal-rich orthophosphate mineral arrojadite was reexamined, and the disorder phenomena were analyzed applying modern X-ray single-crystal diffraction and refinement methods on samples from Nickel Plate (USA) and Hagendorf (Germany). As a new feature of the arrojadite structure, two different types of channels oriented along [010] are described. The occupancy of the atomic positions inside these channels have been elucidated.

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