Crystal structure refinement of aurichalcite, (Cu, Zn)<sub>5</sub>(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>6</sub>, from the Lavrion Mining District, Greece

Author(s)
Gerald Giester, Branko Rieck
Abstract

The crystal structure of aurichalcite, (Cu, Zn)5(CO3)2(OH)6, from the Lavrion Mining District, Greece, was refined from X-ray data of a twinned crystal at ambient conditions. Aurichalcite is monoclinic, space group P21 /m [a = 13.790(2), b = 6.414(2), c = 5.266(1) Å, ß = 100.99 (1)°, V = 457.2 (1) Å3, Z = 2] to R1 = 0.036, wR2 = 0.051. The structure model of Harding et al. (1994) is confirmed and the hydrogen bond system is established.

Organisation(s)
Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography
Journal
Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie. Abhandlungen
Volume
191
Pages
225-232
No. of pages
8
ISSN
0077-7757
Publication date
2014
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
105113 Crystallography, 105116 Mineralogy
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/00a4ba5e-f480-4d08-9d40-0fe26fb25e8e