Betalomonosovite

Autor(en)
Inna Lykova, Nikita V. Chukanov, Igor V Pekov, Vasiliy O. Yapaskurt, Gerald Giester
Abstrakt

The crystal structures of four betalomonosovite samples from peralkaline pegmatites of the Khibiny alkaline complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia, were studied using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The samples represent different chemical and structural varieties of betalomonosovite. The suggested general formula of betalomonosovite, based on the empirical data known to date, is Na5?+?xTi4[Si2O7]2[PO3(OH)]2?-?y[PO2(OH)2]yO2[(OH,F)2?-?zOz], where 0?=?x?=?2, 0?=?y?=?1 and 0?=?z?=?1. Betalomonosovite is a transformation product of lomonosovite, Na10Ti4(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O4, due to the leaching of Na and protonation of O atoms of phosphate groups and Ti-O-Ti bridges. Distinctive features of betalomonosovite are: (a) the presence of H+ in the form of species-defining acid phosphate anion(s) [PO2(OH)2]?±?[PO3(OH)]; (b) the presence of OH- anion at the Ti-O-Ti bridges in the O sheet of the HOH block and c) deficiency of Na (as compared to lomonosovite) in an amount related to the degree of protonation. A hypothetical end-member product of lomonosovite alteration with the simplified formula Na4Ti4[Si2O7]2[PO2(OH)2]2O2(OH)2 has not been reported in Nature yet. The ways and the degree of alteration may vary significantly, resulting in significant variations in both crystal structure and chemical composition, including the Na content, the degree of the substitution of O by OH, unit-cell dimensions and splitting of the P, O and/or Na sites.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie
Externe Organisation(en)
Russian Academy of Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
Journal
European Journal of Mineralogy: an international journal of mineralogy, geochemistry and related sciences
Band
30
Seiten
289-304
Anzahl der Seiten
16
ISSN
0935-1221
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2719
Publikationsdatum
08-2018
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
105116 Mineralogie, 105113 Kristallographie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Geochemistry and Petrology
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/88caae2b-58b5-4acf-bfd4-98e76922405e