An x-ray- and neutron-diffraction study of synthetic ferricopiapite, Fe14/3 (SO4)6(OD,OH) 2(D2O,H2 O)20, and AB initio calculations on the structure of magnesiocopiapite, MgFe4(SO4)6 (OH)2(H2 O)20

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1227-1237

  Majzlan, Juraj ^a   Kiefer, Bores ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ab initio calculations; Crystal structure; Ferricopiapite; Hydrogen bonding; Magnesiocopiapite; Neutron diffraction; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BONDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MINERALOGY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

FERRICOPIAPITE; HETEROPOLYHEDRAL CHAINS; MAGNESIOCOPIAPITE; OCTAHEDRAL COORDINATION; STABLE ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGAND; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33751253131     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.44.5.1227     Document Type: Article

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