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@ARTICLE{Gatta:190043,
author = {Gatta, G. D. and Vignola, P. and Meven, M. and Rinaldi, R.},
title = {{N}eutron diffraction in gemology: {S}ingle-crystal
diffraction study of brazilianite,
{N}a{A}l$_{3}$({PO}$_{4}$)$_{2}$({OH})$_{4}$},
journal = {American mineralogist},
volume = {98},
number = {8-9},
issn = {0003-004X},
address = {Berlin},
publisher = {de @Gruyter},
reportid = {FZJ-2015-03002},
pages = {1624 - 1630},
year = {2013},
abstract = {The chemical composition and the crystal structure of a
gem-quality brazilianite from the Telírio pegmatite, near
Linópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil, [NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4, a =
11.2448(5) Å, b = 10.1539(6) Å, c = 7.1031(3) Å, β =
97.351(4)°, V = 804.36(7) Å3, 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 Telírio 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 >
4σ(Fo), the X-ray refinement led to R1 = 0.0325 for 169
refined parameters and 2430 unique reflections with Fo >
4σ(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 “riding motion” range between
~0.992 and ~1.010 Å, the O···O distances between ~2.67
and ~2.93 Å, and the O-H···O angles between ~151° and
~174°. The H(2a) and H(2b) are only ~1.37 Å 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)4·2H2O]
are discussed. This work fulfills the need for accurate
crystal-chemical data for this gem mineral.},
cin = {JCNS (München) ; Jülich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS
(München) ; JCNS-FRM-II / JCNS-2 / PGI-4 / JARA-FIT},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-FRM-II-20110218 /
I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-2-20110106 / I:(DE-Juel1)PGI-4-20110106 /
$I:(DE-82)080009_20140620$},
pnm = {54G - JCNS (POF2-54G24) / NMI3 - Integrated Infrastructure
Initiative for Neutron Scattering and Muon Spectroscopy
(226507)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF2-54G24 / G:(EU-Grant)226507},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)HEIDI-20140101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000323584000030},
doi = {10.2138/am.2013.4476},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/190043},
}