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Refinement of the crystal structures of three fluorine-bearing elbaites. / Rozhdestvenskaya, I. V.; Frank-Kamenetskaya, O. V.; Zolotarev, A. A.; Bronzova, Yu M.; Bannova, I. I.

In: Crystallography Reports, Vol. 50, No. 6, 12.12.2005, p. 907-913.

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Rozhdestvenskaya, I. V. ; Frank-Kamenetskaya, O. V. ; Zolotarev, A. A. ; Bronzova, Yu M. ; Bannova, I. I. / Refinement of the crystal structures of three fluorine-bearing elbaites. In: Crystallography Reports. 2005 ; Vol. 50, No. 6. pp. 907-913.

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title = "Refinement of the crystal structures of three fluorine-bearing elbaites",
abstract = "The crystal structures of three Li-Al natural tourmalines (elbaites) containing 0.88-1.39 wt % F are refined to R = 0.0294, 0.0308, and 0.0417. It is revealed that the W threefold anion site is split into two sites, namely, the W1 threefold site and W2 ninefold site (W1-W2 ∼ 0.4 {\AA}, Y-W1 ≥ 1.94 {\AA}, Y-W2 ≥ 1.75 {\AA}). The following hypothesis is proposed and justified: the W1 and W2 sites are partially occupied by OH groups and fluorine anions, respectively. The ratio of the [YO4(OH) 2] octahedra to the [YO4(OH)F] octahedra depends on the fluorine content and varies from structure to structure. The fact that the W site is more than 50% occupied by fluorine in the structures of two tourmalines under investigation allows the conclusion that fluor-elbaite with the ideal formula Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O 18)(BO3)3(OH)3F is a new mineral species and that elbaite can be considered a superspecies.",
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AB - The crystal structures of three Li-Al natural tourmalines (elbaites) containing 0.88-1.39 wt % F are refined to R = 0.0294, 0.0308, and 0.0417. It is revealed that the W threefold anion site is split into two sites, namely, the W1 threefold site and W2 ninefold site (W1-W2 ∼ 0.4 Å, Y-W1 ≥ 1.94 Å, Y-W2 ≥ 1.75 Å). The following hypothesis is proposed and justified: the W1 and W2 sites are partially occupied by OH groups and fluorine anions, respectively. The ratio of the [YO4(OH) 2] octahedra to the [YO4(OH)F] octahedra depends on the fluorine content and varies from structure to structure. The fact that the W site is more than 50% occupied by fluorine in the structures of two tourmalines under investigation allows the conclusion that fluor-elbaite with the ideal formula Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O 18)(BO3)3(OH)3F is a new mineral species and that elbaite can be considered a superspecies.

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