January 1, 2013 Journal article Open Access

Gatta, G. Diego; Vignola, Pietro; Meven, Martin; Rinaldi, Romano

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    <title>Neutron diffraction in gemology: Single-crystal diffraction study of brazilianite, NaAl3(PO4)(2)(OH)(4)</title>
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  <publisher>INFN Open Access Repository</publisher>
  <publicationYear>2013</publicationYear>
  <subjects>
    <subject>FP7</subject>
    <subject>European Commission</subject>
    <subject>Research Infrastructures</subject>
    <subject>EC</subject>
    <subject>SP4-Capacities</subject>
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  <dates>
    <date dateType="Issued">2013-01-01</date>
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  <language>en</language>
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    <description descriptionType="Abstract">&lt;p&gt;The chemical composition and the crystal structure of a gem-quality brazilianite from the Tel&amp;iacute;rio pegmatite, near Lin&amp;oacute;polis, Minas Gerais, Brazil, [NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4, a = 11.2448(5) &amp;Aring;, b = 10.1539(6) &amp;Aring;, c = 7.1031(3) &amp;Aring;, &amp;beta; = 97.351(4)&amp;deg;, V = 804.36(7) &amp;Aring;3, space group P21/n, Z = 4], have been reinvestigated by means of electron microprobe analysis in wavelength-dispersive mode, single-crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction. The chemical analysis shows that brazilianite from Tel&amp;iacute;rio Claim approaches almost ideal composition. The neutron anisotropic structural refinement was performed with final agreement index R1 = 0.0290 for 211 refined parameters and 2844 unique reflections with Fo &amp;gt; 4&amp;sigma;(Fo), the X-ray refinement led to R1 = 0.0325 for 169 refined parameters and 2430 unique reflections with Fo &amp;gt; 4&amp;sigma;(Fo). The building-block units of the brazilianite structure consist of chains of edge-sharing AlO4(OH)2 and AlO3(OH)3 octahedra. Chains are connected, via corner-sharing, by P-tetrahedra to form a three-dimensional framework, with Na atoms located in distorted cavities running along [100]. Five independent H sites were located, here labeled as H(1), H(2a), H(2b), H(3), and H(4). The configuration of the OH groups, along with the complex hydrogen-bonding scheme, are now well defined. The O-H distances corrected for &amp;quot;riding motion&amp;quot; range between ~0.992 and ~1.010 &amp;Aring;, the O&amp;middot;&amp;middot;&amp;middot;O distances between ~2.67 and ~2.93 &amp;Aring;, and the O-H&amp;middot;&amp;middot;&amp;middot;O angles between ~151&amp;deg; and ~174&amp;deg;. The H(2a) and H(2b) are only ~1.37 &amp;Aring; apart and mutually exclusive (both with site occupancy factor of 50%). The differences between the crystal structure of brazilianite and wardite [ideally NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4&amp;middot;2H2O] are discussed. This work fulfills the need for accurate crystal-chemical data for this gem mineral.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
    <description descriptionType="Other">Funded by the European Union. Part of the European Commission FP7 Open Access pilot.</description>
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