TY - JOUR

T1 - Clinobarylite, BaBe2Si2O7

T2 - Structure refinement, and revision of symmetry and physical properties

AU - Krivovichev, Sergey V.

AU - Yakovenchuk, Viktor N.

AU - Armbruster, Thomas

AU - Mikhailova, Yulia

AU - Pakhomovsky, Yakov A.

PY - 2004/8/1

Y1 - 2004/8/1

N2 - The structure of clinobarylite, BaBe2Si2O7, a rare mineral from the Khibina alkaline massif, Kola peninsula, has been refined in the orthorhombic space group Pmn21, R1 = 0.030 (wR2 = 0.082, S = 1.167) for 469 unique observed reflections with /Fo/ ≥4σF. The structure is based upon tetrahedral framework consisting of BeO4 and SiO4 tetrahedra. BeO4 tetrahedra share corners to form chains parallel to the c axis. The chains are interlinked by the Si2O7 groups oriented parallel to the a axis. The Ba2+ cations are in the framework channels and are coordinated by eleven O atoms. The obtained orthorhombic symmetry of clinobarylite is in contradiction with the monoclinic symmetry recently reported for this mineral by CHUKANOV et al. (2003). Optical properties and powder X-ray diffraction pattern of clinobarylite have been re-studied and no contradictions with orthorhombic symmetry have been observed. Comparison of clinobarylite and its dimorph, barylite, show that tetrahedral frameworks in the structures of these minerals are based upon tetrahedral sheets of the same type. According to this description, barylite and clinobarylite can be considered as 2O- and 1O-polytypes of BaBe2Si2O7, respectively.

AB - The structure of clinobarylite, BaBe2Si2O7, a rare mineral from the Khibina alkaline massif, Kola peninsula, has been refined in the orthorhombic space group Pmn21, R1 = 0.030 (wR2 = 0.082, S = 1.167) for 469 unique observed reflections with /Fo/ ≥4σF. The structure is based upon tetrahedral framework consisting of BeO4 and SiO4 tetrahedra. BeO4 tetrahedra share corners to form chains parallel to the c axis. The chains are interlinked by the Si2O7 groups oriented parallel to the a axis. The Ba2+ cations are in the framework channels and are coordinated by eleven O atoms. The obtained orthorhombic symmetry of clinobarylite is in contradiction with the monoclinic symmetry recently reported for this mineral by CHUKANOV et al. (2003). Optical properties and powder X-ray diffraction pattern of clinobarylite have been re-studied and no contradictions with orthorhombic symmetry have been observed. Comparison of clinobarylite and its dimorph, barylite, show that tetrahedral frameworks in the structures of these minerals are based upon tetrahedral sheets of the same type. According to this description, barylite and clinobarylite can be considered as 2O- and 1O-polytypes of BaBe2Si2O7, respectively.

KW - Barylite

KW - Clinobarylite

KW - Crystal structure

KW - Khibina massif

KW - Kola peninsula

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U2 - 10.1127/0028-3649/2004/2004-0373

DO - 10.1127/0028-3649/2004/2004-0373

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:4344630014

SP - 373

EP - 384

JO - Neues Jahrbuch Fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte

JF - Neues Jahrbuch Fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte

SN - 0028-3649

IS - 8

ER -