Natrochalcite NaCu2(SO4)2∙H3O2 from the Lavrion Mining District - a brief characterisation

Gerald Giester (Corresponding author), Branko Rieck

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Abstract

Recently, samples of natrochalcite, NaCu2(SO4)2∙H3O2, were discovered from the Esperanza Mine, Lavrion Mining District, Greece. In the present study this material is characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction at ambient and LT conditions. Natrochalcite is monoclinic, space group C2/m, with a = 8.809(2), b = 6.196(1), c = 7.504(2) Å, β = 118.56(3)°, V = 359.7(1) Å3, Z = 2, R1 = 0.0195 at room temperature. No symmetry change was observed down to 100K.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-49
Number of pages5
JournalAustrian Journal of Earth Sciences
Volume117
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 105116 Mineralogy
  • 105113 Crystallography

Keywords

  • crystal structure
  • hydrogen bonding
  • Lavrion
  • NaCu(SO)∙HO
  • natrochalcite

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