Crystal structure of the (REE)-uranyl carbonate mineral kamotoite-(Y)

2017 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 653-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakub Plášil ◽  
Václav Petříček
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Cell Transformation ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Original Structure ◽  
Carbonate Mineral ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Uranyl Carbonate ◽  
Structure Solution ◽  
Super Cell

AbstractKamotoite-(Y) is a rare supergene product of uraninite hydration–oxidation weathering and its structure is unknown. Based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data collected with high-redundancy using a microfocus source, kamotoite-(Y) is monoclinic, has space group P21/n,with a = 12.3525(5), b = 12.9432(5), c = 19.4409(7) Å, β = 99.857(3)°, V = 3069.8(2) Å3 and Z = 4. Crystals are pervasively twinned (two-fold rotation around [0.75 0 0.75]), giving a strongly pseudo-orthorhombic diffractionpattern. The pseudoorthorhombic pattern can be described with an orthorhombic super-cell (transformation matrix 0,1,0/1,0,1/3,0,1), approximately four times larger in volume then a true monoclinic unit cell. This unit-cell is the same as the cell given elsewhere for the structure of bijvoetite-(Y),another (REE)-containing uranyl carbonate. The successful structure solution and refinement (R = 0.044 for 6294 unique observed reflections), carried out using our choice of unit cell, as well as the superstructure refinement and comparison of the original structure data forbijvoetite-(Y) reveal that these two crystal structures are identical. The crystal structure of kamotoite-(Y) consists of electroneutral sheets of the bijvoetite-(Y) uranylanion topology and an interlayer with H2O molecules not-coordinated directly to any metal cation. Despite determinationof the kamotoite-(Y) structure and demonstration that bijvoetite-(Y) has the same structure, the identity of these two minerals cannot be proved without additional study of the holotype material.

The crystal chemistry of the uranyl carbonate mineral grimselite, (K, Na)3Na[(UO2)(CO3)3](H2O), from Jáchymov, Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 443-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Plášil ◽  
K. Fejfarová ◽  
R. Skála ◽  
R. Škoda ◽  
N. Meisser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Structure Refinement ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Carbonate Mineral ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Uranyl Carbonate ◽  
Diffraction Peaks

AbstractTwo crystals of the uranyl carbonate mineral grimselite, ideally K3Na[(UO2)(CO3)3](H2O), from Jáchymov in the Czech Republic were studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and electron-probe microanalysis. One crystal has considerably more Na than the ideal chemical composition due to substitution of Na into KO8 polyhedra; the composition of the other crystal is nearer to ideal, and similar to synthetic grimselite. The presence of Na atoms in KO8 polyhedra, which are located in channels in the crystal structure, reduces their volume, and as a result the unit-cell volume also decreases. Structure refinement shows that the formula for the sample with the anomalously high Na content is (K2.43Na0.57)Σ3.00Na[(UO2)(CO3)3](H2O). The unit-cell parameters, refined in space group P2c, are a = 9.2507(1), c = 8.1788(1) Å, V = 606.14(3) Å3 and Z = 2. The crystal structure was refined to R1 = 0.0082 and wR1 = 0.0185 with a GOF = 1.33, based on 626 observed diffraction peaks [Iobs>3σ(I)].

scholarly journals The structure of kaliophilite KAlSiO4, a long-lasting crystallographic problem

IUCrJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1070-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Mugnaioli ◽  
Elena Bonaccorsi ◽  
Arianna E. Lanza ◽  
Erik Elkaim ◽  
Virginia Diez-Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Rietveld Method ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Channel System ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Peak Broadening ◽  
Structure Solution

Kaliophilite is a feldspathoid mineral found in two Italian magmatic provinces and represents one of the 12 known phases with composition close to KAlSiO4. Despite its apparently simple formula, the structure of this mineral revealed extremely complex and resisted structure solution for more than a century. Samples from the Vesuvius–Monte Somma and Alban Hills volcanic areas were analyzed through a multi-technique approach, and finally the crystal structure of kaliophilite was solved using 3D electron diffraction and refined against X-ray diffraction data of a twinned crystal. Results were also ascertained by the Rietveld method using synchrotron powder intensities. It was found that kaliophilite crystallizes in space group P3 with unit-cell parameters a = 27.0597 (16), c = 8.5587 (6) Å, V = 5427.3 (7) Å3 and Z = 54. The kaliophilite framework is a variant of the tridymite topology, with alternating SiO4 and AlO4 tetrahedra forming sheets of six-membered rings (63 nets), which are connected along [001] by sharing the apical oxygen atoms. Considering the up (U) and down (D) orientations of the linking vertex, kaliophilite is the first framework that contains three different ring topologies: nine (1-3-5) (UDUDUD) rings, six (1-2-3) (UUUDDD) rings and twelve (1-2-4) (UUDUDD) rings. This results in a relatively open (19.9 tetrahedra nm−3) channel system with multiple connections between the double six-ring cavities. Such a framework requires a surprisingly large unit cell, 27 times larger than the cell of kalsilite, the simplest phase with the same composition. The occurrence of some Na for K substitution (3–10%) may be related to the characteristic structural features of kaliophilite. Micro-twinning, pseudo-symmetries and anisotropic hkl-dependent peak broadening were also detected, and they may account for the elusive character of the kaliophilite crystal structure.

scholarly journals Crystal Structure Refinements of Four Monazite Samples from Different Localities

Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mashrur Zaman ◽  
Sytle M. Antao
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Electron Probe ◽  
Unit Cell Volume ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Large Unit Cell ◽  
A Site

This study investigates the crystal chemistry of monazite (APO4, where A = Lanthanides = Ln, as well as Y, Th, U, Ca, and Pb) based on four samples from different localities using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and electron-probe microanalysis. The crystal structure of all four samples are well refined, as indicated by their refinement statistics. Relatively large unit-cell parameters (a = 6.7640(5), b = 6.9850(4), c = 6.4500(3) Å, β = 103.584(2)°, and V = 296.22(3) Å3) are obtained for a detrital monazite-Ce from Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Sm-rich monazite from Gunnison County, Colorado, USA, has smaller unit-cell parameters (a = 6.7010(4), b = 6.9080(4), c = 6.4300(4) Å, β = 103.817(3)°, and V = 289.04(3) Å3). The a, b, and c unit-cell parameters vary linearly with the unit-cell volume, V. The change in the a parameter is large (0.2 Å) and is related to the type of cations occupying the A site. The average <A-O> distances vary linearly with V, whereas the average <P-O> distances are nearly constant because the PO4 group is a rigid tetrahedron.

Anionische Komplexe [Mo2(O2CPh)4X2]2⊖ mit X = N3, Cl, Br. Die Kristallstruktur von (PPh4)2[Mo2(O2CPh)4Cl2] · 2CH2Cl2 / Anionic Complexes [Mo2(O2C-Ph)4X2]2⊖ with X = N3, Cl, Br. The Crystal Structure of (PPh4)2[Mo2(O2C-Ph)4Cl2] · 2CH2Cl2

1985 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Jansen ◽  
Kurt Dehnicke ◽  
Dieter Fenske
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Ir Spectra ◽  
Diffraction Data ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Monoclinic Space Group ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Lattice Constants ◽  
Anionic Complexes

The syntheses and IR spectra of the complexes [Mo2(O2C-Ph)4X2]2⊖ with X = N3, CI, Br and the counter ion PPh4⊕ are reported. The azido and the bromo complexes are obtained from a solution of [Mo2(O2CPh)4] with PPh4N3 in pyridine or by reaction with PPh4Br in CH2Br2, respectively. When (PPh4)2[Mo2(O2CPh)4(N3)2] is dissolved in CH2Cl2, nitrogen is evolved and the complex with X = CI is obtained. The crystal structure of (PPh4)2[Mo2(O2CPh)4Cl2] · 2CH2Cl2 was determined from X-ray diffraction data (5676 observed independent reflexions, R = 0.042). It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with four formula units per unit cell; the lattice constants are a = 1549, b = 1400, c = 1648 pm, β = 94.6°. The centrosymmetric [Mo2(O2CPh)4Cl2]2⊖ ion has a rather short Mo-Mo bond of 213 pm, whereas the MoCl bonds are very long (288 pm)

Nitrido-und Oxochlorokomplexe des Vanadiums(V); die Kristallstruktur von AsPh4 [V0C14] Nitrido and Oxochloro Complexes of Vanadium(V); the Crystal Structure of AsPh4[VOCl4]

1980 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 522-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisela Beindorf ◽  
Joachim Strähle ◽  
Wolfgang Liebelt ◽  
Kurt Dehnicke
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Ir Spectra ◽  
Bond Length ◽  
Bond Angle ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Linear Arrangement ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Complex Anions

The complexes AsPh4[Cl4V = N-Cl] and AsPh4[VOCl4] are prepared by the reaction of AsPh4Cl with Cl3VNCl and VOCl3, respectively. The IR spectra indicate C4v symmetry for the complex anions with multiple VN and VO bonds and a linear arrangement for the VNCl-group. AsPh4[VOCl4] crystallizes in the tetragonal space group P4/n with two formula units in the unit cell. The crystal structure was solved by X-ray diffraction methods (R = 0,062, 1096 observed, independent reflexions). The structure consists of AsPh4+ cations and [VOCl4]- anions with symmetry C4v. The extremely short VO bond length corresponds with a VO triple; its steric requirements cause the relatively large bond angle OVCl of 103.4°.

scholarly journals Crystal Chemistry and High-Temperature Behaviour of Ammonium Phases NH4MgCl3·6H2O and (NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O from the Burned Dumps of the Chelyabinsk Coal Basin

Minerals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey A. Zolotarev ◽  
Elena S. Zhitova ◽  
Maria G. Krzhizhanovskaya ◽  
Mikhail A. Rassomakhin ◽  
Vladimir V. Shilovskikh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Coal Basin ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Mineral Phases

The technogenic mineral phases NH4MgCl3·6H2O and (NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O from the burned dumps of the Chelyabinsk coal basin have been investigated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and high-temperature powder X-ray diffraction. The NH4MgCl3·6H2O phase is monoclinic, space group C2/c, unit cell parameters a = 9.3091(9), b = 9.5353(7), c = 13.2941(12) Å, β = 90.089(8)° and V = 1180.05(18) Å3. The crystal structure of NH4MgCl3·6H2O was refined to R1 = 0.078 (wR2 = 0.185) on the basis of 1678 unique reflections. The (NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O phase is orthorhombic, space group Pnma, unit cell parameters a = 13.725(2), b = 9.9365(16), c = 7.0370(11) Å and V = 959.7(3) Å3. The crystal structure of (NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O was refined to R1 = 0.023 (wR2 = 0.066) on the basis of 2256 unique reflections. NH4MgCl3·6H2O is stable up to 90 °C and then transforms to the less hydrated phase isotypic to β-Rb(MnCl3)(H2O)2 (i.e., NH4MgCl3·2H2O), the latter phase being stable up to 150 °C. (NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O is stable up to 120 °C and then transforms to an X-ray amorphous phase. Hydrogen bonds provide an important linkage between the main structural units and play the key role in determining structural stability and physical properties of the studied phases. The mineral phases NH4MgCl3·6H2O and (NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O are isostructural with natural minerals novograblenovite and kremersite, respectively.

The crystal structure of gersdorffite (III), a distorted and disordered pyrite structure

1968 ◽  
Vol 36 (283) ◽  
pp. 940-947 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Bayliss ◽  
N. C. Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Metal Atom ◽  
Diffraction Data ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Partially Ordered ◽  
The Ideal

SummaryThe crystal structure of gersdorffite (III) has been examined with three-dimensional Weissenberg X-ray diffraction data. The unit cell is isometric with a 5·6849 ± 0·0003 Å, space group PI, and four formula units per cell. This structure has the sulphur and arsenic atoms equally distributed over the non-metal atom sites of pyrite. All atoms show significant random displacements from the ideal pyrite positions to produce triclinic symmetry, which serves to distinguish this mineral from a disordered cubic gersdorffite (II) and a partially ordered cubic gersdorffite (I). Factors responsible for the atomic distortions are discussed.

scholarly journals Die Kristallstruktur von Methylquecksilberazid / The Crystal Structure of Methyl Mercury Azide

1973 ◽  
Vol 28 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 426-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Müller
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Radiation Damage ◽  
Diffraction Data ◽  
Methyl Mercury ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Outer Side ◽  
Methyl Groups ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray

CH3HgN3 crystallizes in the space group P21/c with four molecules per unit cell. The structure was solved by common crystallographic methods using X-ray diffraction data that were collected at a temperature of 100°K. The cooling was necessary to limit the radiation damage of the crystals. The molecules possess an essentially linear C-Hg-N group; in the crystals they are associated to layers bearing the methyl groups on their outer side.

Structure Analysis of a Rodlike Macromolecule: Poly(2,2'-(p,p'-Biphenyl)−6,6'-bis(4-Phenylquinoline))

1988 ◽  
Vol 134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig W. Burkhart ◽  
Jerome B. Lando ◽  
John K. Stille
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Structure Analysis ◽  
Molecular Packing ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Fiber Diffraction ◽  
Herringbone Structure ◽  
Packing Analysis

ABSTRACTUniaxially oriented, crystalline fibers of poly(2,2'-(p,p'-biphenyl)- 6,6'-bis(4-phenylquinoline)) [PBPQ], were subjected to structure analysis via x-ray diffraction and molecular packing analysis. Packing analysis was required due to the sparse and diffuse nature of the fiber diffraction photographs. The combination of the two techniques allowed us to resolve the crystal structure. PBPQ packs in a syn conformation, in a modified herringbone structure. It has a unit cell of a = 16.2Å, b = 5.31Å, c = 21.4Å. There are two independent chains in the unit cell. An overview of the refinement of the crystal structure, the packing analysis and the crystallography are presented.

Die Kristallstruktur von Methyltriphenylphosphoniumhexachlorotitanat [MePh3P]2TiCl6 / The Crystal Structure of Methyltriphenylphosphonium Hexachlorotitanate

1981 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evamarie Hey ◽  
Ulrich Müller
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Diffraction Data ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Distorted Octahedron ◽  
Inversion Center ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Dimensions

The crystal structure of [MePh3P]2TiCl6 was determined from X-ray diffraction data and refined to a residual index of R = 0.065. It crystallizes in the space group P2i/n with two formula units per unit cell; the cell dimensions are a - 921, b = 1314, c = 1648 pm and y - 100.87°. The TiCl62- ion occupies an inversion center and has the shape of a slightly distorted octahedron with Ti-Cl distances between 233 and 235 pm.

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