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Crystal structure of the OH-dominant gadolinite-(Y) analogue (Y,Ca)2(Fe,□)Be2Si2O8(OH,O)2 from Heftetjern pegmatite, Norway.
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| Author | Chukanov, Nikita V. Aksenov, Sergey M. Rastsvetaeva, Ramiza K. Kristiansen, Roy Pekov, Igor V. Belakovskiy, Dmitriy I. Van, Konstantin V. Bychkova, Yana V. Britvin, Sergey N. |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | A hydroxyl-dominant analogue of gadolinite-(Y) (OH-Gad) has been discovered in the Heftetjern granitic pegmatite, southern Norway, in association with late-stage rare-earth-element containing minerals. The empirical formula, based on ten O atoms per formula unit, is (Y1.285Ca0.55Ce0.07La0.04Nd0.01)Σ1.955(Fe2+0.57□0.43)Be2.02Si1.995O8.48(OH)1.52. The mineral is monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 4.7514 (10), b = 7.5719 (16), c = 9.9414 (2) Å, β = 90.015 (4)°, V = 357.663 (3) Å3 and Z = 2. The density calculated using the empirical formula is 3.903 g cm-3. The crystal structure was refined to R = 0.0217 for 776 reflections with I > 2σ(I). OH-Gad is isostructural with gadolinite-(Y) and it is characterized by the predominance of OH- over O2- at the anionic Ø-site. The refined crystal-chemical formula is: A(Y1.25Ca0.55Ce0.2)X(Fe2+0.57□0.43)ZBe2TSi2O8Ø[(OH)0.86O0.59(OH)*0.55] (Z = 2). The possible orientation and local environment of the hydroxyl group were suggested based on bond-valence sum calculations and geometrical analysis of the crystal structure. The infrared spectrum confirms disordering of H atoms. OH-Gad seems to be a potentially new mineral, the first simultaneously hydroxyl- and iron-dominant member of the gadolinite subgroup. It is an OH-analogue of gadolinite-(Y) and an Fe2+-analogue of hingganite-(Y). |
| Starting Page | 899 |
| Ending Page | 906 |
| Page Count | 8 |
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| DOI | 10.1107/S2052520617006588 |
| PubMed reference number | 28980995 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 73 |
| Part | 5 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520617006588 |
| Journal | Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |