Electron spin resonance of Mn2+ impurities in morinite
The electron spin resonance of Mn2+ impurity ions in natural crystals of morinite, Ca4Na2Al4(F, OH)10(PO4)4∙3H2O, was studied in the 9.4 GHz microwave frequency range and at room temperature. A single magnetic complex was found and the resonance lines were characterized by strong splittings due to superhyperfine interactions with ligand nuclei. The resonance lines were fitted to a spin Hamiltonian of orthorhombic symmetry and the following parameters were determined: gz = 2.0014 ± 0.0005, gy = 2.0017 ± 0.0010, b2°= 166.8 ± 1.5, b22 = 69.1 ± 1.5, b40 = −0.17 ± 0.10, A = 98.2 ± 1.0, and B = C = 99.7 ± 1.5. The values of bnm, A, B, and C are in gauss, and the signs are relative. By heat-treating powdered samples of morinite to a temperature greater than 400 °C, it was shown that the morinite changed to apatite, 2[Ca5(PO4)3(F, OH)].