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Kôzulite, an Mn-rich alkali amphibole
Madison C Barkley1, Hexiong Yang, Robert T Downs
1Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, USA.
Abstract:
The crystal structure of kôzulite, an Mn-rich alkali amphibole with the ideal formula NaNa(2)[Mn(4) (2+)(Fe(3+),Al)]Si(8)O(22)(OH)(2), tris-odium tetra-manganese iron/aluminium octa-silicate dihydroxide, was refined from a natural specimen with composition (K(0.20)Na(0.80))(Na(1.60)Ca(0.18)Mn(2+) (0.22))(Mn(2+) (2.14)Mn(3+) (0.25)Mg(2.20)Fe(3+) (0.27)Al(0.14))(Si(7.92)Al(0.06)Ti(0.02))O(22)[(OH)(1.86)F(0.14)]. The site occupancies determined from the refinements are M1 = 0.453 (1) Mn + 0.547 (1) Mg, M2 = 0.766 (1) Mn + 0.234 (1) Mg, and M3 = 0.257 (1) Mn + 0.743 (1) Mg, where Mn and Mg represent (Mn+Fe) and (Mg+Al), respectively. The average M-O bond lengths are 2.064 (1), 2.139 (1), and 2.060 (1) Å for the M1, M2, and M3 sites, respectively, indicating the preference of large Mn(2+) for the M2 site. Four partially occupied amphibole A sites were revealed from the refinement, with A(m) = 0.101 (4) K, A(m)' = 0.187 (14) Na, A(2) = 0.073 (6) Na, and A(1) = 0.056 (18) Na, in accord with the result derived from microprobe analysis (0.20 K + 0.80 Na), considering experimental uncertainties.
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