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Anhydrous alkali copper sulfates constitute the most abundant group of mineral species from the Second Scoria Cone of the Great Tolbachik Fissure Eruption (1975–1976), a location being renowned for its great mineral diversity. Euchlorine, ideally KNaCu 3O(SO 4) 3, is the prevalent mineral in the hot sulfate-rich zones of the fumaroles. In this work, its thermal expansion and hydration/dehydration behavior have been studied. The results of a structure refinement from new single-crystal diffraction data are also reported, and a description of the structure based on anion-centered coordination polyhedra is given. The strongly anisotropic character of the thermal expansion of euchlorine remains essentially unchanged up to its decomposition. The strongest α 11 expansion is observed approximately perpendicular to the alkali interlayer of the structure, whereas the minimal α 22 and α 33 thermal expansion coefficients are parallel to the plane of {Cu 3O(SO 4) 3} 2− layers. Hydration experiments controlled by X-ray powder diffraction reveal a very complex behavior with multicomponent phase formation. Remarkably, upon heating stepwise dehydration occurs, whereby the complex mixture of hydrated sulfates gradually reverses and becomes again essentially single-phased anhydrous euchlorine.

Переведенное названиеОбратимая гидратация/дегидратация и температурное расширение эвхлорина, KNaCu3O(SO4)3
Язык оригиналаанглийский
Страницы (с-по)403-416
Число страниц14
ЖурналPhysics and Chemistry of Minerals
Том46
Номер выпуска4
Дата раннего онлайн-доступа2018
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СостояниеОпубликовано - 1 апр 2019

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  • Геохимия и петрология
  • Материаловедение (все)

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