The iron sulfate Na3Fe(SO4)3 studied here has been obtained as a high-temperature (HT) product (∼400 °C) from the thermal decomposition of sideronatrite from Sierra Gorda (Chile) having compositionNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH)⋅3H2O. The structure determination was carried out using synchrotron X‑ray powder diffraction. Structural data refined by the Rietveld method, up to Rp = 11.95%, are: space group R3, lattice parameters a = b = 13.6231(1) Å and c = 9.0698(1) Å, V = 1457.76(2) Å3, and Z = 6. The structure of Na3Fe(SO4)3 can be described in terms of FeO6 octahedra connected to sulfate tetrahedra by corner-sharing to form infinite chains [Fe(SO4)3]∞, running along c. These chains are joined together by Na atoms to build up a three-dimensional network of strong (Fe-O-S) and weak (Na-O) bonds. The topological relationships of Na3Fe(SO4)3 to the structure of some analog minerals are also discussed.
Crystal structure of Na3Fe(SO4)3: a high-temperature product (ca. 400 °C) of sideronatrite [Na3Fe(SO4)2OH•3H2O] / F., Scordari; G., Ventruti; Gualtieri, Alessandro; A., Lausi. - In: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST. - ISSN 0003-004X. - STAMPA. - 96:7(2011), pp. 1107-1111. [10.2138/am.2011.3783]
Crystal structure of Na3Fe(SO4)3: a high-temperature product (ca. 400 °C) of sideronatrite [Na3Fe(SO4)2OH•3H2O].
GUALTIERI, Alessandro;
2011
Abstract
The iron sulfate Na3Fe(SO4)3 studied here has been obtained as a high-temperature (HT) product (∼400 °C) from the thermal decomposition of sideronatrite from Sierra Gorda (Chile) having compositionNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH)⋅3H2O. The structure determination was carried out using synchrotron X‑ray powder diffraction. Structural data refined by the Rietveld method, up to Rp = 11.95%, are: space group R3, lattice parameters a = b = 13.6231(1) Å and c = 9.0698(1) Å, V = 1457.76(2) Å3, and Z = 6. The structure of Na3Fe(SO4)3 can be described in terms of FeO6 octahedra connected to sulfate tetrahedra by corner-sharing to form infinite chains [Fe(SO4)3]∞, running along c. These chains are joined together by Na atoms to build up a three-dimensional network of strong (Fe-O-S) and weak (Na-O) bonds. The topological relationships of Na3Fe(SO4)3 to the structure of some analog minerals are also discussed.
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