TY - JOUR

T1 - Calciolangbeinite-O, a natural orthorhombic modification of K2Ca2(SO4)3, and the langbeinite-calciolangbeinite solid-solution system

AU - Pekov, Igor V.

AU - Zubkova, Natalia V.

AU - Galuskina, Irina O.

AU - Kusz, Joachim

AU - Koshlyakova, Natalia N.

AU - Galuskin, Evgeny V.

AU - Belakovskiy, Dmitry I.

AU - Bulakh, Maria O.

AU - Vigasina, Marina F.

AU - Chukanov, Nikita V.

AU - Britvin, Sergey N.

AU - Sidorov, Evgeny G.

AU - Vapnik, Yevgeny

AU - Pushcharovsky, Dmitry Yu

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PY - 2022/8/11

Y1 - 2022/8/11

N2 - Calciolangbeinite, ideally K2Ca2(SO4)3, exists in two modifications, cubic and first described in the present paper orthorhombic. They are topologically-similar polymorphs which are considered as the structural varieties of the same mineral species and were named calciolangbeinite-C and calciolangbeinite-O, respectively. Calciolangbeinite-O is the first natural orthorhombic langbeinite-like sulfate. It clearly differs from calciolangbeinite-C in the powder X-ray diffraction pattern, optical data and Raman spectrum. Calciolangbeinite-O is found in sublimates of the active Arsenatnaya fumarole at the Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Far Eastern Region, Russia and in pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex at Jabel Harmun (Judean Desert, Palestinian Autonomy) and Har Parsa (Negev Desert), both in Israel. Calciolangbeinite-C is known only in fumarole sublimates at Tolbachik. Calciolangbeinite forms a continuous solid-solution system with langbeinite K2Mg2(SO4)3. The most part of the system is represented by cubic phases, and only members with compositions K2(Ca2.0 1.9Mg0.0 0.1)(SO4)3 have orthorhombic symmetry under room conditions. The crystal structure of calciolangbeinite-O was studied on a single crystal, chemically very close to K2Ca2(SO4)3, from Tolbachik (R1 = 2.75%). The unit-cell parameters are: A = 10.3330(2), b = 10.5027(2), c = 10.1763(2) A, V = 1104.37(4) A3 and Z = 4; space group is P212121. Calciolangbeinite-O is a low-Temperature modification of K2Ca2(SO4)3 belonging to the K2Cd2(SO4)3 structure type whereas calciolangbeinite-C (space group P213), a high-Temperature modification, has the langbeinite-Type structure. Probably significant Mg admixture in calciolangbeinite-C from Tolbachik can stabilize its cubic structure at room temperature. In both high-Temperature fumaroles and pyrometamorphic rocks calciolangbeinite crystallizes definitely in cubic modification and during cooling its chemical variety close to the end-member K2Ca2(SO4)3 undergoes phase transition to calciolangbeinite-O whilst the Mg-enriched varieties of the mineral remain calciolangbeinite-C.

AB - Calciolangbeinite, ideally K2Ca2(SO4)3, exists in two modifications, cubic and first described in the present paper orthorhombic. They are topologically-similar polymorphs which are considered as the structural varieties of the same mineral species and were named calciolangbeinite-C and calciolangbeinite-O, respectively. Calciolangbeinite-O is the first natural orthorhombic langbeinite-like sulfate. It clearly differs from calciolangbeinite-C in the powder X-ray diffraction pattern, optical data and Raman spectrum. Calciolangbeinite-O is found in sublimates of the active Arsenatnaya fumarole at the Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Far Eastern Region, Russia and in pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex at Jabel Harmun (Judean Desert, Palestinian Autonomy) and Har Parsa (Negev Desert), both in Israel. Calciolangbeinite-C is known only in fumarole sublimates at Tolbachik. Calciolangbeinite forms a continuous solid-solution system with langbeinite K2Mg2(SO4)3. The most part of the system is represented by cubic phases, and only members with compositions K2(Ca2.0 1.9Mg0.0 0.1)(SO4)3 have orthorhombic symmetry under room conditions. The crystal structure of calciolangbeinite-O was studied on a single crystal, chemically very close to K2Ca2(SO4)3, from Tolbachik (R1 = 2.75%). The unit-cell parameters are: A = 10.3330(2), b = 10.5027(2), c = 10.1763(2) A, V = 1104.37(4) A3 and Z = 4; space group is P212121. Calciolangbeinite-O is a low-Temperature modification of K2Ca2(SO4)3 belonging to the K2Cd2(SO4)3 structure type whereas calciolangbeinite-C (space group P213), a high-Temperature modification, has the langbeinite-Type structure. Probably significant Mg admixture in calciolangbeinite-C from Tolbachik can stabilize its cubic structure at room temperature. In both high-Temperature fumaroles and pyrometamorphic rocks calciolangbeinite crystallizes definitely in cubic modification and during cooling its chemical variety close to the end-member K2Ca2(SO4)3 undergoes phase transition to calciolangbeinite-O whilst the Mg-enriched varieties of the mineral remain calciolangbeinite-C.

KW - calciolangbeinite-C

KW - calciolangbeinite-O

KW - fumarole sublimate

KW - Hatrurim Complex

KW - langbeinite group

KW - pyrometamorphic rock

KW - Tolbachik volcano

KW - SULFATES

KW - MINERALS

KW - TOLBACHIK VOLCANO

KW - KAMCHATKA

KW - CRYSTAL

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U2 - 10.1180/mgm.2021.95

DO - 10.1180/mgm.2021.95

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85124196078

VL - 86

SP - 557

EP - 569

JO - Mineralogical Magazine

JF - Mineralogical Magazine

SN - 0026-461X

IS - 4

M1 - PII S0026461X21000955

ER -