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Natalia V Zubkova1, Igor V Pekov1, Dmitry A Ksenofontov1
1Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.
Abstract:
The crystal structure of zharchikhite, AlF(OH)2, from the Zharchikhinskoe deposit (Buryatia, Russia) is solved here using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The mineral is monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 5.1788 (4), b = 7.8386 (4), c = 5.1624 (4) Å, β = 116.276 (10)°, V = 187.91 (3) Å3 and Z = 4. Zharchikhite demonstrates a novel structure type roughly related to the α-PbO2 structure type and different from other compounds of the Al-F-OH system. The crystal structure of zharchikhite is based on the octahedral pseudoframework built from zigzag chains of edge-sharing AlF2(OH)4 octahedra; adjacent chains are linked via F vertices and the pseudoframework contains wide channels.
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