Chenmingite, FeCr2O4 in the CaFe2O4-type structure, a shock-induced, high-pressure mineral in the Tissint martian meteorite

2019 ◽  
Vol 104 (10) ◽  
pp. 1521-1525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Ma ◽  
Oliver Tschauner ◽  
John R. Beckett ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Eran Greenberg ◽  
...  

Abstract Chenmingite (FeCr2O4; IMA 2017-036) is a high-pressure mineral, occurring as micrometer- to submicrometer-sized lamellae within precursor chromite grains along with xieite and Fe,Cr-rich ulvöspinel next to shock-induced melt pockets, from the Tissint martian meteorite. The composition of type chenmingite by electron probe analysis shows an empirical formula of (Fe2+0.75Mg0.23Mn0.02) (Cr1.60Al0.29Fe3+0.06Fe2+0.04Ti0.02)Σ2.01O4. The general and end-member formulas are (Fe,Mg)(Cr,Al)2O4 and FeCr2O4. Synchrotron X-ray diffraction reveals that chenmingite has an orthorhombic Pnma CaFe2O4-type (CF) structure with unit-cell dimensions: a = 9.715(6) Å, b = 2.87(1) Å, c = 9.49(7) Å, V = 264.6(4) Å3, and Z = 4. Both chenmingite and xieite formed by solid-state transformation of precursor chromite under high pressure and high temperature during the Tissint impact event on Mars. The xieite regions are always in contact with melt pockets, whereas chenmingite lamellae only occur within chromite, a few micrometers away from the melt pockets. This arrangement suggests that chenmingite formed under similar pressures as xieite but at lower temperatures, in agreement with experimental studies.

2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Sohr ◽  
Nina Ciaghi ◽  
Klaus Wurst ◽  
Hubert Huppertz

AbstractSingle crystals of the hydrous cadmium borate Cd6B22O39·H2O were obtained through a high-pressure/high-temperature experiment at 4.7 GPa and 1000 °C using a Walker-type multianvil apparatus. CdO and partially hydrolyzed B2O3 were used as starting materials. A single crystal X-ray diffraction study has revealed that the structure of Cd6B22O39·H2O is similar to that of the type M6B22O39·H2O (M=Fe, Co). Layers of corner-sharing BO4 groups are interconnected by BO3 groups to form channels containing the metal cations, which are six- and eight-fold coordinated by oxygen atoms. The compound crystallizes in the space group Pnma (no. 62) [R1=0.0379, wR2=0.0552 (all data)] with the unit cell dimensions a=1837.79(5), b=777.92(2), c=819.08(3) pm, and V=1171.00(6) Å3. The IR and Raman spectra reflect the structural characteristics of Cd6B22O39·H2O.


1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 1614-1615 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. P. Nagem ◽  
E. A. L. Martins ◽  
V. M. Gonçalves ◽  
R. Aparício ◽  
I. Polikarpov

The enzyme catalase (H2O2–H2O2 oxidoreductase; E.C. 11.1.6) was purified from haemolysate of human placenta and crystallized using the vapour-diffusion technique. Synchrotron-radiation diffraction data have been collected to 1.76 Å resolution. The enzyme crystallized in the space group P212121, with unit-cell dimensions a = 83.6, b = 139.4, c = 227.5 Å. A molecular-replacement solution of the structure has been obtained using beef liver catalase (PDB code 4blc) as a search model.


1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil E. Johnson

AbstractA series of five synthetic tetrahedrite-group minerals has been prepared and examined using powder X-ray diffraction in order to update current powder data and provide a validation test of cell dimension prediction equations. The tetrahedrites (nominally (Cu10X2)Sb4S13 with X = Zn, Cd, Mn, Hg and Fe) have the following properties: zincian tetrahedrite, a = 10.3833 (1) Å, Dx = 4.974 (1) g/cm3, F30 = 264 (0.004, 31), M20 = 279; cadmian tetrahedrite, a = 10.5066 (1) Å, Dx = 5.073 (1) g/cm3, F30 = 208 (0.004, 37), M20 = 249; manganoan tetrahedrite, a = 10.4384 (1) Å, Dx = 4.822 (1) g/cm3, F30 = 274 (0.003, 33), M20 = 302; mercurian tetrahedrite, a = 10.5071 (1) Å, Dx = 5.570 (1) g/cm3, F30 = 150 (0.006, 35), M20 = 156; ferroan tetrahedrite, a = 10.3630 (1) Å, Dx = 5.002 (1) g/cm3, F30 = 253 (0.004, 33), M20 = 281. The experimental unit cell dimensions obtained in this study are in excellent agreement with calculated values produced using regression equations developed previously.


1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.J. Rawn ◽  
R.S. Roth ◽  
H.F. McMurdie

AbstractSingle crystals and powder samples of Ca2Bi5O5and Ca4Bi6O13have been synthesized and studied using single crystal X-ray diffraction as well as X-ray and neutron powder diffraction. Unit cell dimensions were calculated using a least squares analysis that refined to a δ2θof no more than 0.03°. A triclinic cell was found with space group , a = 10.1222(7), b = 10.1466(6), c = 10.4833(7) Å. α= 116.912(5), β= 107.135(6) and γ= 92.939(6)°, Z = 6 for the Ca2Bi2O5compound. An orthorhombic cell was found with space group C2mm, a = 17.3795(5), b = 5.9419(2) and c = 7.2306(2) Å, Z = 2 for the Ca4Bi6O13compound.


2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1100601
Author(s):  
Yang Li ◽  
Jun-Hui Zhou ◽  
Gui-Jun Han ◽  
Min-Juan Wang ◽  
Wen-Ji Sun ◽  
...  

The crystal structure of natural diterpenoid alkaloid ranaconitine isolated from Aconitum sinomontanum Nakai has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal presents a monoclinic system, space group C2 with Z = 4, unit cell dimensions a = 30.972(19) Å, b = 7.688(5) Å, and c = 19.632(12) Å. Moreover, the intermolecular O–H···O hydrogen bonds and weak π-π interactions play a critical role in expanding the dimensionality.


1990 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Robertson ◽  
Mary Ann Hill ◽  
Ricardo B. Schwarz

AbstractFusion zone microstructures of an electron beam (EB) welded XDt m Ti–48at%Al + 6.5 vol% TiB2 alloy revealed plate-like precipitates which were absent in the base metal. The volume fraction of this phase increased with increasing cooling rate and correlated with increased weld cracking frequency. To determine whether this phase was a product of solidification from the melt or a product of a solid-state transformation, the microstructures of the welds were compared to those of samples cycled in a Gleeble 1500/20 Thermal-Mechanical Test System which was programmed to simulate the solid-state portion of the weld cooling rates (as predicted by a Rosenthal analysis). The microstructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction, optical and by scanning electron microscopy. The plate-like phase found in the weld microstructures was identified as TiB2 occurring upon rapid solidification of the melted weld metal.


Author(s):  
Nobuo Maita ◽  
Hisaaki Taniguchi ◽  
Hitoshi Sakuraba

Human lysosomal α-L-iduronidase, whose deficiency causes mucopolysaccharidosis type I, was crystallized using sodium/potassium tartrate and polyethylene glycol 3350 as a precipitant. Using synchrotron radiation, a native data set was collected from a single crystal at 100 K to 2.3 Å resolution. The crystal belonged to space groupR3 with unit-cell dimensions ofa=b= 259.22,c= 71.83 Å. To obtain the phase information, mercury-derivative crystals were prepared and a single-wavelength anomalous dispersion (SAD) data set was collected at the Hg peak wavelength. Phase calculation with the single isomorphous replacement with anomalous scattering (SIRAS) method successfully yielded an interpretable electron-density map.


2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 1378-1384
Author(s):  
Sergey Gromilov ◽  
Anatoly Chepurov ◽  
Valeri Sonin ◽  
Egor Zhimulev ◽  
Aleksandr Sukhikh ◽  
...  

The Fe–C system, which is widely used to grow commercial high-pressure–high-temperature diamond monocrystals, is rather complicated due to the formation of carbides. The carbide Fe3C is a normal run product, but the pressure at which Fe7C3 carbide becomes stable is a subject of discussion. This paper demonstrates the synthesis of Fe7C3 carbide and its detailed study using single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, as well as electron probe micro-analysis and scanning electron microscopy. The experiments were performed using a multiple-anvil high-pressure apparatus of `split-sphere' (BARS) type at a pressure of 5.5 GPa and a temperature of 1623 K. Our results show that in the Fe–C system, in addition to diamond, a phase that corresponds to the Fe7C3 carbide was synthesized. This means that both carbides (Fe7C3 and Fe3C) are stable at 5.5 GPa. Two crystal phases are described, Fe14C6 and Fe28C12−x . Fe14C6 is based on the well known rhombic structure of Fe7C3, while Fe28C12−x has a different packing order of Fe6C polyhedrons. The results obtained in this study should be taken into account when synthesizing and growing diamond at high pressures and temperatures in metal–carbon systems with a high iron content, as well as when conducting experimental studies on the synthesis of diamond directly from carbide.


2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1038-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Hammond ◽  
Klimentina Pencheva ◽  
Kevin J. Roberts ◽  
Patricia Mougin ◽  
Derek Wilkinson

Variable-temperature high-resolution capillary-mode powder X-ray diffraction is used to assess changes in unit-cell dimensions as a function of temperature over the range 188–328 K. No evidence was found for any polymorphic transformations over this temperature range and thermal expansion coefficients for urea were found to be αa= (5.27 ± 0.26) × 10−5 K−1and αc= (1.14 ± 0.057) × 10−5 K−1.


1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. G. Lindsay ◽  
C. J. Rawn ◽  
R. S. Roth

Single crystals and powder samples of Ba4ZnTi11O27 and Ba2ZnTi5O13 have been synthesized and studied using single-crystal X-ray precession photographs and X-ray powder diffraction. Unit cell dimensions were calculated from a least-squares refinement with a final maximum Δ2θ of 0.05°. Both phases were found to have monoclinic cells, space group C2/m. The refined lattice parameters for the Ba4ZnTi11O27 compound are a= 19.8687(8) Å, b=11.4674(5) Å, c=9.9184(4) Å, β= 109.223(4)°, and Z=4. The refined lattice parameters for the Ba2ZnTi5O13 compound are a= 15.2822(7) Å, b=3.8977(1) Å, c=9.1398(3) Å, β=98.769(4)°, and Z=2.


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