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Re: Crystal Structures of Pyroaurite and Sjögrenite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

A. Olowe*
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College of Engineering and Applied Science Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
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Abstract

Pyroaurite and sjogrenite belong to the group of sandwiched lamellar metal hydroxides which have a fixed metallic ions MII:MIII ratio for a particular class. Their crystal structure consists of positively charged metal hydroxide blocks intercalated with negatively charged interlayers. The atomic positions for the interlayer are definite for a particular class. The exact chemical formula of the pyroaurite class is determined from crystal structure analysis to be MII6MIII2(OH)16-CO3-4.5H2O; it crystallizes in the space group Rm with a = 12.4376 Å and c = 23.4126 Å. Sjogrenite, MII6 MIII2(OH)16-CO3-4H2O crystallizes in the space group P63/mcm. The crystallogiraphy and structural relationship between these classes are discussed. Previous discussion on these compounds did not give any conclusion on the exact chemical formula and the atomic positions.

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X. Structural and Other Applications of Powder Diffraction
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1994

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