Crystal Structure Determination of Felsöbányaite and Basaluminite, Al4(SO4)(OH)<sub>10</sub>•4H<sub>2</sub>O

Author(s)
L. Farkas, Franz Pertlik
Abstract

Single crystal X-ray structural data (T 300 K) are reported for felsobanyite and basaluminite, Al4(SO4)(OH)10.4H2O. The X-ray work confirmed the identity of these two mineral species within limits of error. Structure parameters for felsobanyite are a = 13.026(1) .ANG.; b = 10.015(1) .ANG.; c = 11.115(1) .ANG.; beta = 104.34(1)°: Z = 4; space group P21-C22. 234 Variable parameters were refined to R = 0.101; Rw = 0.092: 1044 X-ray reflections with Fo > 1sigma Fo and sin n/lamda <= 60°. The at. arrangement exhibits a typical sheet structure, in which the individual AlO6 octahedra are combined via common O atom corners and edges to Al8O22 layers. These layers are interconnected by hydrogen bridges to SO4 tetrahedra and water mols., forming the three dimensional arrangement. Basaluminite is a microcryst. variety of felsobanyite.

Organisation(s)
Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography
External organisation(s)
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
Journal
Acta Universitatis Szegediensis. Acta Mineralogica - Petrographica
Volume
38
Pages
5-15
No. of pages
11
Publication date
1997
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
105116 Mineralogy, 105113 Crystallography
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/crystal-structure-determination-of-felsoebnyaite-and-basaluminite-al4so4oh104h2o(3337f079-cdbc-40fa-ba29-fe2b82d7ed90).html