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Crystal chemistry of layered Pb oxychloride minerals with PbO-related structures: Part II. Crystal structure of vladkrivovichevite, [Pb32O18][Pb4Mn2O]Cl14(BO3)8·2H2O

  • Oleg I. Siidra EMAIL logo , Sergey V. Krivovichev , Rick W. Turner , Mike S. Rumsey and John Spratt
Published/Copyright: March 7, 2015
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American Mineralogist
From the journal American Mineralogist Volume 98 Issue 1

Abstract

The crystal structure of vladkrivovichevite, a new complex lead oxychloride mineral from the Kombat Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia, has been solved by direct methods and refined to R1 = 0.048 for 3801 unique observed reflections. The mineral is orthorhombic, Pmmn, a = 12.759(1), b = 27.169(4), c = 11.515(1) Å, and V = 3992.0(9) Å3. The structure of vladkrivovichevite belongs to a novel type of layered Pb oxychloride structure. The structure contains 12 symmetrically independent Pb sites. All Pb sites have strongly asymmetric coordination. Two B atoms form slightly distorted BO3 triangles. One symmetrically independent Mn atom forms five Mn-O bonds and one Mn-Cl bond by forming MnO5Cl octahedra. The O1, O2, O10, O11, and O12 atoms are tetrahedrally coordinated by four Pb atoms each, forming OPb4 oxocentered tetrahedra. The O7 site has a remarkable octahedral coordination, consisting of four Pb and two Mn atoms. The O1Pb4, O2Pb4, O10Pb4, and O11Pb4 tetrahedra share common edges to produce bands interconnected by O12Pb4 tetrahedra, forming a [O18Pb32]28+ layer. A O7Pb4Mn2 heterometallic oxocentered octahedron serves as the core of the [OPb4Mn2Cl2(BO3)8]16- clusters that link to the [O18Pb32]28+ layer via BO3 triangles. The presence of [OPb4Mn2Cl2(BO3)8]16- clusters is associated with large cross-like vacancies in the [O18Pb32]28+ layer.

Keywords : Vladkrivovichevite; lead oxyhalides; crystal structure; litharge derivatives; layered structures; oxocentered units; borates; complex topologies
Received: 2012-5-23
Accepted: 2012-8-23
Published Online: 2015-3-7
Published in Print: 2013-1-1

© 2015 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston

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https://doi.org/10.2138/am.2013.4244
Keywords for this article
Vladkrivovichevite; lead oxyhalides; crystal structure; litharge derivatives; layered structures; oxocentered units; borates; complex topologies

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