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Redetermination of despujolsite, Ca3Mn4+(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O

aDepartment of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0077, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: mbarkley@azhs.gov

(Received 22 July 2011; accepted 1 August 2011; online 6 August 2011)

The crystal structure of despujolsite [tricalcium manganese bis­(sulfate) hexahydroxide tri­hydrate], the Ca/Mn member of the fleischerite group, ideally Ca3Mn4+(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O, was previously determined based on X-ray diffraction intensity data from photographs, without H-atom positions located [Gaudefroy et al. (1968[Gaudefroy, P. C., Granger, M. M., Permingeat, F. & Protas, J. (1968). Bull. Soc. Fr. Minéral. Crystallogr. 91, 43-50.]). Bull. Soc. Fr. Minéral. Crystallogr. 91, 43–50]. The current study redetermines the structure of despujolsite from a natural specimen, with all H atoms located and with higher precision. The structure of despujolsite is characterized by layers of CaO8 polyhedra (m.. symmetry) inter­connected by Mn(OH)6 octa­hedra (32. symmetry) and SO4 tetra­hedra (3.. symmetry) along [001]. The average Ca—O, Mn—O and S—O bond lengths are 2.489, 1.915, and 1.472 Å, respectively. There are two distinct hydrogen bonds that stabilize the structural set-up. This work represents the first description of hydrogen bonds in the fleischerite group of minerals.

Related literature

For the previous determination of the despujolsite crystal structure, see: Gaudefroy et al. (1968[Gaudefroy, P. C., Granger, M. M., Permingeat, F. & Protas, J. (1968). Bull. Soc. Fr. Minéral. Crystallogr. 91, 43-50.]). For background to fleischerite, see: Otto (1975[Otto, H. H. (1975). Neues Jahrb. Mineral. Abh. 123, 160-190.]). For the crystal structures of sulfate minerals with split O sites, see: Hill (1977[Hill, R. J. (1977). Can. Mineral. 15, 522-526.]); Jacobsen et al. (1998[Jacobsen, S. D., Smyth, J. R., Swope, R. J. & Downs, R. T. (1998). Can. Mineral. 36, 1045-1055.]). For TLS (translation, libration, and screw motions) rigid-body analysis, see: Downs (2000[Downs, R. T. (2000). RiMG, 41, 61-88.]). Parameters for bond-valence analysis were taken from Brese & O'Keeffe (1991[Brese, N. E. & O'Keeffe, M. (1991). Acta Cryst. B47, 192-197.]).

Experimental

Crystal data
  • Ca3Mn(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O

  • Mr = 523.40

  • Hexagonal, [P \overline 62c ]

  • a = 8.5405 (5) Å

  • c = 10.8094 (9) Å

  • V = 682.81 (8) Å3

  • Z = 2

  • Mo Kα radiation

  • μ = 2.49 mm−1

  • T = 293 K

  • 0.07 × 0.06 × 0.04 mm

Data collection
  • Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2008a[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008a). SADABS. University of Göttingen, Germany.]) Tmin = 0.845, Tmax = 0.907

  • 6018 measured reflections

  • 871 independent reflections

  • 758 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

  • Rint = 0.051

Refinement
  • R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.024

  • wR(F2) = 0.048

  • S = 1.06

  • 871 reflections

  • 49 parameters

  • All H-atom paramters refined

  • Δρmax = 0.45 e Å−3

  • Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3

  • Absolute structure: Flack (1983[Flack, H. D. (1983). Acta Cryst. A39, 876-881.]), 305 Friedel pairs

  • Flack parameter: 0.0 (9)

Table 1
Selected bond lengths (Å)

Mn—OH3i 1.9149 (11)
Ca—O2ii 2.3465 (11)
Ca—OH3i 2.456 (5)
Ca—OH3iii 2.518 (5)
Ca—OW4 2.578 (9)
Ca—OW4iv 2.690 (9)
S—O2 1.4697 (11)
S—O1 1.4806 (18)
Symmetry codes: (i) -x+y+1, -x+1, z; (ii) [x, y, -z+{\script{1\over 2}}]; (iii) [x-1, y, -z+{\script{1\over 2}}]; (iv) -x+y, -x+1, z.

Table 2
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A D—H H⋯A DA D—H⋯A
OH3—H1⋯O2v 0.75 (2) 2.11 (2) 2.8193 (16) 158 (3)
OW4—H2⋯O1vi 0.77 (2) 2.10 (2) 2.7892 (18) 150 (3)
Symmetry codes: (v) -x+1, -x+y, -z; (vi) y, x, -z.

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2003[Bruker (2003). SMART. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2005[Bruker (2005). SAINT. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008b[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008b). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008b[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008b). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); molecular graphics: XtalDraw (Downs & Hall-Wallace, 2003[Downs, R. T. & Hall-Wallace, M. (2003). Am. Mineral. 88, 247-250.]); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008b[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008b). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]).

Supporting information


Comment top

Despujolsite, ideally Ca3Mn4+(SO4)2(OH)6.3H2O, is a member of the fleischerite group of minerals, which includes fleischerite, Pb3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6.3H2O, mallestigite, Pb3Sb(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6.3H2O, and schauerteite, Ca3Ge4+(SO4)2(OH)6.3H2O. Thus far, only the structures of despujolsite and fleischerite (from a synthetic sample with the O1 site split) in this group have been determined (Gaudefroy et al., 1968; Otto, 1975), both of which were based on X-ray diffraction intensity data measured from photographs, without H atom positions located. An R-factor of 0.162 was obtained for the structure model of despujolsite (Gaudefroy et al., 1968). In our efforts to understand hydrogen bonding environments in general and the relationships in the hydrogen bonding schemes in the minerals of the fleischerite group in particular, we noted that the structural information of despujolsite needed to be improved.

The structure of despujolsite consists of layers of CaO8 polyhedra (m.. symmetry), interconnected by Mn(OH)6 octahedra (32. symmetry) and SO4 tetrahedra (3.. symmetry). The average Mn—O bond length is 1.915 Å (Table 1). Calculations of bond-valence sums using the parameters from Brese & O'Keeffe (1991) yield 3.86 (v.u.) for Mn, indicating that the assigned valence of 4+ for Mn is consistent with the structure. The average S—O bond length is 1.472 Å. Ca atoms are eight coordinated with 4 (OH)- ions, 2 H2O molecules, and 2 O atoms. The average Ca—O bond length is 2.489 Å. There are two distinct hydrogen bonds: OH3—H1···O2 and OW4—H2··· O1 (Table 2).

The isostructural mineral fleischerite was previously modeled (Otto, 1975) with a split site for the O1 position. Similarly, studies of the sulfate mineral, barite BaSO4, refined the O atoms that lie on special positions with a split atom model (Hill, 1977). However, Hill notes that there are no significant improvements in the refinement with a split-site model over the symmetry-constrained model. Further structure refinement with significantly better data by Jacobsen et al. (1998) led to a TLS (translation, libration, and screw motions) rigid body analysis (Downs, 2000) of the sulfate group. The results indicated that the SO4 group behaves as a rigid body with significant translational and librational motions, demonstrating that the O atom sites are not split and that the large sizes of the displacement parameters are due entirely to thermal motion.

In contrast to the fleischerite study, our refinement of despujolsite did not indicate a split site. A TLS analysis of the displacement parameters indicate that the SO4 group in despujolsite behaves likewise as a rigid body with a translational amplitude of 0.72 Å and a large libration angle of 7.95°. The libration angle for the SO4 group in despujolsite, which is consistent with the 7°-8° range found in celestine, anglesite, and barite, indicates that the S–O bond lengths are ~0.009Å longer than their apparent values. If the libration angle is also large in fleischerite, then this may account for the effectiveness of splitting the O1 site, but our study indicates that the O1 site in fleischerite may not actually split.

Related literature top

For the previous determination of the despujolsite crystal structure, see: Gaudefroy et al. (1968). For background to fleischerite, see: Otto (1975). For the crystal structures of sulfate minerals with split O sites, see: Hill (1977); Jacobsen et al. (1998). For TLS (translation, libration, and screw motions) rigid-body analysis, see: Downs (2000). Parameters for bond-valence analysis were taken from Brese & O'Keeffe (1991).

Experimental top

The despujolsite specimen used in this study is from N'Chwaning III mine, Kalahari Manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa and is in the collection of the RRUFF project (deposition No. R100208; http://rruff.info). The composition was determined with a CAMECA SX100 electron microprobe (http://rruff.info) on a single-crystal from the same parent sample as the crystal used for the collection of X-ray diffraction intensity data. Electron microprobe analysis (15 points) with a 15 K eV accelerating voltage, 20 nA beam current, and a 5 µm beam size yielded an empirical chemical formula Ca3.45Mn4+0.86(S0.96O4)2(OH)6.3H2O (based on 11 O atoms). Because despujolsite crystals are not stable under the electron beam, which has also been observed by Gaudefroy et al. (1968), the electron microprobe data were used only for the estimation of cation ratios. The actual composition was determined by a combination of microprobe and X-ray structural analyses. Details of the sample chemistry and structural formula calculations can be found on the RRUFF Project website (http://rruff.info/R100208).

Refinement top

The H atoms were located from difference Fourier maps and their positions were refined with isotropic displacement parameters. The final refinement assumed an ideal chemistry, as the overall effects of the trace amount of Fe and Si on the final structure results are negligible. The highest residual peak in the difference Fourier maps was located 0.66 Å from O1, and the deepest hole was located 0.40 Å from Mn.

Computing details top

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2003); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008b); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008b); molecular graphics: XtalDraw (Downs & Hall-Wallace, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008b).

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. The crystal structure of despujolsite. Yellow tetrahedra represent SO4 groups. Blue octahedra and purple polyhedra represent Mn(OH)6 groups and Ca(O,OH,H2O)8 groups, respectively. Light blue spheres represent H1 and H2.
[Figure 2] Fig. 2. Atoms in despujolsite with corresponding ellipsoids at 99% probability. SO4 groups are treated as rigid bodies and shown as yellow tetrahedra. Blue, purple, and red ellipsoids represent Mn, Ca, and O atoms, respectively. Hydrogen atoms are shown as light-blue spheres.
[Figure 3] Fig. 3. H-bonding interactions in despujolsite. Yellow tetrahedra represent SO4 groups. Purple polyhedra represent Ca(O,OH,H2O)8 groups. Red ellipsoids and blue spheres represent O and H atoms, respectively.
tricalcium manganese bis(sulfate) hexahydroxide trihydrate top
Crystal data top
Ca3Mn(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2ODx = 2.546 Mg m3
Mr = 523.40Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hexagonal, P62cCell parameters from 1145 reflections
Hall symbol: P -6c -2cθ = 2.8–32.0°
a = 8.5405 (5) ŵ = 2.49 mm1
c = 10.8094 (9) ÅT = 293 K
V = 682.81 (8) Å3Euhedral, yellow
Z = 20.07 × 0.06 × 0.04 mm
F(000) = 530
Data collection top
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector
diffractometer
871 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube758 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromatorRint = 0.051
ϕ and ω scansθmax = 32.6°, θmin = 2.8°
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2008a)
h = 1211
Tmin = 0.845, Tmax = 0.907k = 1212
6018 measured reflectionsl = 1615
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map
Least-squares matrix: fullAll H-atom parameters refined
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.024 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0113P)2 + 0.2266P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
wR(F2) = 0.048(Δ/σ)max < 0.001
S = 1.06Δρmax = 0.45 e Å3
871 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.30 e Å3
49 parametersExtinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4
0 restraintsExtinction coefficient: 0.0142 (11)
0 constraintsAbsolute structure: Flack (1983), 305 Friedel pairs
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methodsAbsolute structure parameter: 0.0 (9)
Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
Crystal data top
Ca3Mn(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2OZ = 2
Mr = 523.40Mo Kα radiation
Hexagonal, P62cµ = 2.49 mm1
a = 8.5405 (5) ÅT = 293 K
c = 10.8094 (9) Å0.07 × 0.06 × 0.04 mm
V = 682.81 (8) Å3
Data collection top
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector
diffractometer
871 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2008a)
758 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Tmin = 0.845, Tmax = 0.907Rint = 0.051
6018 measured reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.024All H-atom parameters refined
wR(F2) = 0.048Δρmax = 0.45 e Å3
S = 1.06Δρmin = 0.30 e Å3
871 reflectionsAbsolute structure: Flack (1983), 305 Friedel pairs
49 parametersAbsolute structure parameter: 0.0 (9)
0 restraints
Special details top

Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes.

Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
Mn0.00000.00000.00000.00846 (12)
Ca0.1521 (3)0.30348 (5)0.25000.01085 (10)
S0.33330.66670.02544 (5)0.00936 (12)
O10.33330.66670.11153 (15)0.0167 (4)
O20.2419 (10)0.47842 (15)0.06891 (10)0.0188 (3)
OH30.8945 (8)0.0966 (8)0.11070 (10)0.0109 (3)
OW40.5006 (12)0.4853 (12)0.25000.0171 (5)
H10.836 (6)0.125 (6)0.076 (2)0.026 (8)*
H20.521 (9)0.445 (9)0.193 (2)0.046 (10)*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
Mn0.00919 (15)0.00919 (15)0.0070 (2)0.00460 (8)0.0000.000
Ca0.0137 (10)0.00918 (19)0.00980 (16)0.0058 (10)0.0000.000
S0.01001 (16)0.01001 (16)0.0081 (2)0.00501 (8)0.0000.000
O10.0213 (6)0.0213 (6)0.0075 (7)0.0107 (3)0.0000.000
O20.027 (3)0.0106 (5)0.0170 (5)0.008 (2)0.004 (3)0.0033 (4)
OH30.0084 (15)0.0148 (19)0.0107 (4)0.0067 (6)0.0006 (16)0.0004 (16)
OW40.019 (2)0.023 (2)0.0136 (6)0.0138 (12)0.0000.000
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Mn—OH3i1.9149 (11)Ca—OH3viii2.456 (5)
Mn—OH3ii1.9149 (11)Ca—OH3iii2.518 (5)
Mn—OH3iii1.9149 (11)Ca—OH3ix2.518 (5)
Mn—OH3iv1.9149 (11)Ca—OW42.578 (9)
Mn—OH3v1.9149 (11)Ca—OW4x2.690 (9)
Mn—OH3vi1.9149 (11)S—O2x1.4697 (11)
Ca—O2vii2.3465 (11)S—O2xi1.4697 (11)
Ca—O22.3465 (11)S—O21.4697 (11)
Ca—OH3i2.456 (5)S—O11.4806 (18)
OH3i—Mn—OH3ii177.7 (4)OH3ii—Mn—OH3vi85.08 (5)
OH3i—Mn—OH3iii85.08 (5)OH3iii—Mn—OH3vi96.5 (3)
OH3ii—Mn—OH3iii93.4 (3)OH3iv—Mn—OH3vi177.7 (4)
OH3i—Mn—OH3iv85.08 (5)OH3v—Mn—OH3vi85.08 (5)
OH3ii—Mn—OH3iv96.5 (3)O2x—S—O2xi110.28 (5)
OH3iii—Mn—OH3iv85.08 (5)O2x—S—O2110.28 (5)
OH3i—Mn—OH3v96.5 (3)O2xi—S—O2110.28 (5)
OH3ii—Mn—OH3v85.08 (5)O2x—S—O1108.65 (5)
OH3iii—Mn—OH3v177.7 (4)O2xi—S—O1108.65 (5)
OH3iv—Mn—OH3v93.4 (3)O2—S—O1108.65 (5)
OH3i—Mn—OH3vi93.4 (3)
Symmetry codes: (i) x+y+1, x+1, z; (ii) xy1, y, z; (iii) x1, y, z; (iv) y, xy1, z; (v) y, x1, z; (vi) x+1, x+y+1, z; (vii) x, y, z+1/2; (viii) x+y+1, x+1, z+1/2; (ix) x1, y, z+1/2; (x) x+y, x+1, z; (xi) y+1, xy+1, z.
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
OH3—H1···O2xii0.75 (2)2.11 (2)2.8193 (16)158 (3)
OW4—H2···O1xiii0.77 (2)2.10 (2)2.7892 (18)150 (3)
Symmetry codes: (xii) x+1, x+y, z; (xiii) y, x, z.

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formulaCa3Mn(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O
Mr523.40
Crystal system, space groupHexagonal, P62c
Temperature (K)293
a, c (Å)8.5405 (5), 10.8094 (9)
V3)682.81 (8)
Z2
Radiation typeMo Kα
µ (mm1)2.49
Crystal size (mm)0.07 × 0.06 × 0.04
Data collection
DiffractometerBruker APEXII CCD area-detector
diffractometer
Absorption correctionMulti-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2008a)
Tmin, Tmax0.845, 0.907
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections
6018, 871, 758
Rint0.051
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.759
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.024, 0.048, 1.06
No. of reflections871
No. of parameters49
H-atom treatmentAll H-atom parameters refined
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)0.45, 0.30
Absolute structureFlack (1983), 305 Friedel pairs
Absolute structure parameter0.0 (9)

Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2003), SAINT (Bruker, 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008b), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008b), XtalDraw (Downs & Hall-Wallace, 2003), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008b).

Selected bond lengths (Å) top
Mn—OH3i1.9149 (11)Ca—OW42.578 (9)
Ca—O2ii2.3465 (11)Ca—OW4iv2.690 (9)
Ca—OH3i2.456 (5)S—O21.4697 (11)
Ca—OH3iii2.518 (5)S—O11.4806 (18)
Symmetry codes: (i) x+y+1, x+1, z; (ii) x, y, z+1/2; (iii) x1, y, z+1/2; (iv) x+y, x+1, z.
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
OH3—H1···O2v0.75 (2)2.11 (2)2.8193 (16)158 (3)
OW4—H2···O1vi0.77 (2)2.10 (2)2.7892 (18)150 (3)
Symmetry codes: (v) x+1, x+y, z; (vi) y, x, z.
 

Footnotes

Arizona Historical Society, 1502 W Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007, USA.

Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge support of this study by the Carnegie-DOE Alliance Center under cooperative agreement DE FC52–08 N A28554, BP p.l.c., Tucson Gem and Mineral Society and the Arizona Science Foundation.

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