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The structure of antimonian dussertite and the role of antimony in oxysalt minerals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

U. Kolitsch ,
P. G. Slade ,
E. R. T. Tiekink  and
A. Pring
U. Kolitsch
Affiliation:
Department of Mineralogy, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, S. A. 5000, Australia
P. G. Slade
Affiliation:
CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 2, Glen Osmond, S. A. 5064, Australia
E. R. T. Tiekink
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, Australia 5005
A. Pring
Affiliation:
Department of Mineralogy, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, S. A. 5000, Australia
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Abstract

The structure of antimonian dussertite, (AsO4)2(OH,H2O)6, has been refined in space group R3̄m with a 7.410(3), c 17.484(4) Å, Z = 3, to R = 3.2 % and Rw = 3.7 % using 377 observed reflections with I ≥ 3 σ(I). The structure is of the alunite-type and consists of sheets of corner-sharing (Fe3+,Sb5+)O6 octahedra parallel to (0001). The substitution of Sb5+ for Fe3+, and not for As5+, is unambiguously demonstrated not only by the structure refinement but also by electron microprobe analyses and crystal-chemical considerations. The icosahedrally coordinated Ba cations occupy cavities between pairs of octahedral sheets and are surrounded by six O atoms from the AsO4 tetrahedra and six O atoms from the (Fe3+,Sb5+)O6 octahedra. The mean bond lengths for the various coordination polyhedra are As-O 1.684(3) Å, (Fe,Sb)-O 2.004(1) Å, and Ba-O 2.872(2) Å. A hydrogen-bonding network is modelled using bond-valence calculations. The dussertite sample investigated is the first member of the crandallite group found to contain substantial Sb.

Keywords

dussertitecrystal structurecrystal chemistryantimonycrandallite group
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Research Article
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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 63 , Issue 1 , February 1999 , pp. 17 - 26
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1999

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