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Crystal structure of the OH-dominant gadolinite-(Y) analogue (Y,Ca)2 (Fe,□)Be 2 Si 2O 8 (OH,O)2 from Heftetjern pegmatite, Norway. / Chukanov, Nikita V.; Aksenov, Sergey M.; Rastsvetaeva, Ramiza K.; Kristiansen, Roy; Pekov, Igor V.; Belakovskiy, Dmitriy I.; Van, Konstantin V.; Bychkova, Yana V.; Britvin, Sergey N.
In: Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, Vol. 73, 2017, p. 899-906.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Crystal structure of the OH-dominant gadolinite-(Y) analogue (Y,Ca)2 (Fe,□)Be 2 Si 2O 8 (OH,O)2 from Heftetjern pegmatite, Norway
AU - Chukanov, Nikita V.
AU - Aksenov, Sergey M.
AU - Rastsvetaeva, Ramiza K.
AU - Kristiansen, Roy
AU - Pekov, Igor V.
AU - Belakovskiy, Dmitriy I.
AU - Van, Konstantin V.
AU - Bychkova, Yana V.
AU - Britvin, Sergey N.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - A hydroxyl-dominant analogue of gadolinite-(Y) (OH-Gad) has been discovered in the Heftetjern granitic pegmatite, southern Norway, in association with late-stage rare-earth-element containing minerals. The empirical formula, based on ten O atoms per formula unit, is (Y 1.285 Ca 0.55 Ce 0.07 La 0.04 Nd 0.01) Σ1.955 (Fe 2+ 0.57 □ 0.43)Be 2.02 Si 1.995 O 8.48 (OH) 1.52. The mineral is monoclinic, space group P2 1/c, a = 4.7514 (10), b = 7.5719 (16), c = 9.9414 (2) Å, β = 90.015 (4)°, V = 357.663 (3) Å 3 and Z = 2. The density calculated using the empirical formula is 3.903 g cm-3. The crystal structure was refined to R = 0.0217 for 776 reflections with I > 2σ(I). OH-Gad is isostructural with gadolinite-(Y) and it is characterized by the predominance of OH-over O 2-at the anionic Ø-site. The refined crystal-chemical formula is: A (Y 1.25 Ca 0.55 Ce 0.2) X (Fe 2+ 0.57 □ 0.43) Z Be 2 T Si 2O 8 Ø [(OH) 0.86 O 0.59 (OH)∗ 0.55] (Z = 2). The possible orientation and local environment of the hydroxyl group were suggested based on bond-valence sum calculations and geometrical analysis of the crystal structure. The infrared spectrum confirms disordering of H atoms. OH-Gad seems to be a potentially new mineral, the first simultaneously hydroxyl-and iron-dominant member of the gadolinite subgroup. It is an OH-analogue of gadolinite-(Y) and an Fe 2+-analogue of hingganite-(Y).
AB - A hydroxyl-dominant analogue of gadolinite-(Y) (OH-Gad) has been discovered in the Heftetjern granitic pegmatite, southern Norway, in association with late-stage rare-earth-element containing minerals. The empirical formula, based on ten O atoms per formula unit, is (Y 1.285 Ca 0.55 Ce 0.07 La 0.04 Nd 0.01) Σ1.955 (Fe 2+ 0.57 □ 0.43)Be 2.02 Si 1.995 O 8.48 (OH) 1.52. The mineral is monoclinic, space group P2 1/c, a = 4.7514 (10), b = 7.5719 (16), c = 9.9414 (2) Å, β = 90.015 (4)°, V = 357.663 (3) Å 3 and Z = 2. The density calculated using the empirical formula is 3.903 g cm-3. The crystal structure was refined to R = 0.0217 for 776 reflections with I > 2σ(I). OH-Gad is isostructural with gadolinite-(Y) and it is characterized by the predominance of OH-over O 2-at the anionic Ø-site. The refined crystal-chemical formula is: A (Y 1.25 Ca 0.55 Ce 0.2) X (Fe 2+ 0.57 □ 0.43) Z Be 2 T Si 2O 8 Ø [(OH) 0.86 O 0.59 (OH)∗ 0.55] (Z = 2). The possible orientation and local environment of the hydroxyl group were suggested based on bond-valence sum calculations and geometrical analysis of the crystal structure. The infrared spectrum confirms disordering of H atoms. OH-Gad seems to be a potentially new mineral, the first simultaneously hydroxyl-and iron-dominant member of the gadolinite subgroup. It is an OH-analogue of gadolinite-(Y) and an Fe 2+-analogue of hingganite-(Y).
KW - gadolinite-datolite group
KW - Heftetjern
KW - OH-dominant gadolinite-(Y)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85031287705&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1107/S2052520617006588
DO - 10.1107/S2052520617006588
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85031287705
VL - 73
SP - 899
EP - 906
JO - Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials
JF - Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials
SN - 2052-5192
ER -
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