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The discovery of numerous endemic anhydrous sulfate minerals in fumaroles of the Tolbachik volcano (Kamchatka, Russia) has revived interest in the whole family of anhydrous sulfates. Herein is reported the crystal structure of Cs2Cu(SO4)2which adds important data on the 'final' contributor with the largest A +cation to the A2[Cu(SO4)2] morphotropic series (A = Na, K, Rb, Cs), the 'initial' structurally characterized representative of this family being saranchinaite Na2Cu(SO4)2. With increasing ionic radius of the alkali metal cation(s), embedded in the [Cu(SO4)2]2-framework, symmetry-breaking transformations occur. Cs2Cu(SO4)2, which is here designated as the ϵ-phase, has a layered structure. Cs2Co2(SO4)3is a new representative of another morphotropic series of the orthorhombic A 2[M 2+2(SO4)3] family, being also the first anhydrous Cs-Co sulfate. Structural relationships in A +2 M 2+(SO4)2and A +2 M 2+2(SO4)3morphotropic series are discussed in detail.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)153-161
Number of pages9
JournalActa Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials
Volume78
Issue numberPt 2
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StatePublished - 1 Apr 2022

    Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

    Research areas

  • anhydrous sulfates, caesium, cobalt, copper, crystal structure, fumarolic minerals, morphotropism, Minerals/chemistry, Sulfates/chemistry, Metals, Alkali, Russia

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