THE CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF STILLWELLITE

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BURNS, PC [1 ]
HAWTHORNE, FC [1 ]
MACDONALD, DJ [1 ]
DELLA VENTURA, G [1 ]
PARODI, GC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA, DIPARTIMENTO SCI TERRA, SEZ MINERAL CRISTALLOG, I-00185 ROME, ITALY
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STILLWELLITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS; VETRALLA; VICO VOLCANO; ITALY;
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P57 [矿物学];
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070901 ;
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Stillwellite,X[BO(SiO4)], where X represents Ce and La (dominant), with lesser Pr, Nd and Th, is trigonal, a6.841(2), c6.702(2) angstrom, V271.7(2) angstrom3, Z = 3, space group P3(1); its structure has been refined by least-squares methods to an R index of 2.7% using 1003 observed [F > 5sigma(F)] reflections. Stillwellite contains helical chains of (BO4) tetrahedra polymerized by sharing comers. These chains are decorated by (SiO4) tetrahedra that share two comers with adjacent (BO4) tetrahedra. Large, irregular 9-coordinate REE sites link the polyhedral chains. Stillwellite most likely has P3(1)21 symmetry at high temperatures and undergoes a ferroelectric phase-transition to P3(1) upon cooling.
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