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Redetermination of brackebuschite, Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH)
aUniversity of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, USA
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The 2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) [dilead(II) manganese(III) vanadate(V) hydroxide], was redetermined based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data of a natural sample from the type locality Sierra de Cordoba, Argentina. Improving on previous results, anisotropic displacement parameters for all non-H atoms were refined and the H atom located, obtaining a significant improvement of accuracy and an unambiguous hydrogen-bonding scheme. Brackebuschite belongs to the brackebuschite group of minerals with general formula A2M(T1O4)(T2O4)(OH, H2O), with A = Pb2+, Ba, Ca, Sr; M = Cu2+, Zn, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn3+, Al; T1 = As5+, P, V5+; and T2 = As5+, P, V5+, S6+. The of brackebuschite is based on a cubic closest-packed array of O and Pb atoms with infinite chains of edge-sharing [Mn3+O6] octahedra located about inversion centres and decorated by two unique VO4 tetrahedra (each located on a special position 2e, m). One type of VO4 tetrahedra is linked with the 1∞[MnO4/2O2/1] chain by one common vertex, alternating with H atoms along the chain, while the other type of VO4 tetrahedra link two adjacent octahedra by sharing two vertices with them and thereby participating in the formation of a three-membered Mn2V ring between the central atoms. The 1∞[Mn3+(VO4)2OH] chains run parallel to [010] and are held together by two types of irregular [PbOx] polyhedra (x = 8, 11), both located on special position 2e (site symmetry m). The magnitude of the libration component of the O atoms of the 1∞[Mn3+(VO4)2OH] chain increases linearly with the distance from the centerline of the chain, indicating a significant twisting to and fro of the chain along [010]. The hydroxy group bridges one Pb2+ cation with two Mn3+ cations and forms an almost linear hydrogen bond with a vanadate group of a neighbouring chain. The O⋯O distance of this interaction determined from the structure agrees well with Raman spectroscopic data.
of brackebuschite, ideally PbKeywords: crystal structure; redetermination; brackebuschite; Raman spectroscopy.
CCDC reference: 1451240
1. Mineralogical and crystal-chemical context
Brackebuschite, ideally Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH), belongs to the brackebuschite group of minerals with monoclinic symmetry and type P21/m. The brackebuschite group is defined by the general formula A2M(T1O4)(T2O4)(OH, H2O), with A = Pb2+, Ba, Ca, Sr; M = Cu2+, Zn, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn3+, Al; T1 = As5+, P, V5+; and T2 = As5+, P, V5+, S6+. Together with brackebuschite, other secondary lead minerals within this group include arsenbrackebuschite [Pb2(Fe3+,Zn)(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)] (Abraham et al., 1978), calderónite [Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)] (González del Tánago et al., 2003), tsumebite [Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)] (Nichols, 1966), arsentsumebite [Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)] (Bideaux et al., 1966; Zubkova et al., 2002), bushmakinite [Pb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)] (Pekov et al., 2002), ferribushmakinite [Pb2Fe3+(PO4)(VO4)(OH)] (Kampf et al., 2015), feinglosite [Pb2Zn(AsO4)2·H2O] (Clark et al., 1997), and possibly heyite [Pb5Fe2+2O4(VO4)2], in which a cursory X-ray diffraction investigation suggest a similarity with brackebuschite (Williams, 1973).
Other lead minerals related to the brackebuschite group include fornacite [CuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)] (Cocco et al., 1967; Fanfani & Zanazzi, 1967), molybdofornacite [CuPb2(MoO4)(AsO4)(OH)] (Medenbach et al., 1983), and vauquelenite [CuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)] (Fanfani & Zanazzi, 1968). These minerals demonstrate a richness to the crystallography of the group because the first two are described in P21/c with doubled c-cell edge, while the last one is described in P21/n and exhibits doubling of both the a- and c-cell edges (Fanfani & Zanazzi, 1967).
In addition to the lead minerals, the brackebuschite group of minerals also includes bearthite [Ca2Al(PO4)2OH] (Chopin et al., 1993), canosioite [Ba2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)] (Hålenius et al., 2015), gamagarite [Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)] (de Villiers et al., 1943; Basso et al., 1987), tokyoite [Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH)] (Matsubara et al., 2004), goedkenite [Sr2Al(PO4)2(OH)] (Moore et al., 1975), and grandaite [Sr2Al(AsO4)2(OH)] (Cámara et al., 2014).
In the course of characterizing minerals for the RRUFF Project (https://rruff.info), we were able to isolate a single crystal of brackebuschite from the type locality Sierra de Cordoba (Argentina), with composition Pb1.91(Mn3+0.81Fe3+0.07Zn0.07)Σ=0.95(V1.98As0.02)Σ=2.00O8.00(OH)1.00. The ratio Mn:Fe varies from grain to grain as shown in Fig. 1, where the colour of the crystals range from light-brown (Mn-rich, this crystal) to dark-brown [Fe-rich, (Mn3+0.43Fe3+0.42Zn0.10)Σ=0.95]. González del Tánago et al. (2003) suggested that brackebuschite [Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH)] and calderónite [Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)] probably form a complete as both phases have been found to coexist on a single specimen.
The ) in B21/m assuming a chemical formula Pb2Mn2+(VO4)2·H2O. Foley et al. (1997) redefined its structure in P21/m and revised its composition to the currently accepted Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH). Structure of the latter converged at a reliability factor R1 of 0.056 and was based on anisotropic displacement parameters for all non-O atoms [note that the deposited data in the Inorganic Database (ICSD, 2016), entry #89256, report only isotropic displacement parameters], and the H atom undetermined. In the current work, all non-hydrogen atoms were refined with anisotropic displacement parameters, and the H atom was located, leading to a significant improvement of accuracy and precision, and to an unambiguous hydrogen bonding scheme.
of brackebuschite was first determined by Donaldson & Barnes (19552. Structural commentary
The structure of brackebuschite is characterized by a distorted cubic closest-packed array of O and Pb atoms along [10] as stacking direction. Infinite chains of edge-sharing [Mn3+O6] octahedra decorated by V1O4 and V2O4 tetrahedra are aligned parallel to [010], perpendicular to the stacking direction. Mn3+, located on an inversion centre, is coordinated by the oxygen anions belonging to VO4 tetrahedra (O3×2 and O5×2) and the hydroxyl group (O7×2) in an overall distorted octahedral arrangement. Each V1O4 tetrahedron is linked to the 1∞[MnO4/2O2/1] chain by one common vertex (O3) while each V2O4 links two adjacent octahedra by sharing two vertices (O5) with them. The V1O4 groups and the H atoms alternate, belong to the edge-sharing atoms and are arranged along one side of the 1∞[MnO4/2O2/1] chain. The thus resulting 1∞[Mn3+(VO4)2OH] chains are held together by irregular [Pb1O11] and [Pb2O8] polyhedra (Fig. 2).
Looking down the axis of the [Mn3+(VO4)2OH] chain, there is a radial increase in the amplitude of the displacement parameters. We interpret this to indicate that the entire chain is undergoing rigid-body libration, oscillating to and fro along its axis. The radial change in amplitude is indicated by three concentric rings in Fig. 3a. The average amplitudes of the inner, middle, and outer rings (1.34, 2.00, and 4.06 Å, respectively) increase roughly linearly with the radial distance from the chain axis.
Bond-valence calculations (Brown, 2002) confirm that O7 corresponds to the hydroxyl group (bond-valence sum of 1.25 valence units), which is approximately tetrahedrally coordinated by three cations and O2 (bond-valence sum of 1.61 v.u.) with which it forms an almost linear hydrogen bond (Table 1). The Raman spectrum of brackebuschite (Fig. 4) shows a broad band around 3145 cm−1 that is assigned to the OH-stretching vibration (υOH). According to the correlation of O—H IR stretching frequencies and O—H⋯O hydrogen-bond lengths in minerals (Libowitzky, 1999), the stretching frequency inferred from this bond-length is 3143 cm−1.
The O2 atom, the one associated as the acceptor atom of the hydrogen bond, displays quite large anisotropic displacement parameters relative to the other atoms (Fig. 3b). The disk-shaped ellipsoid is oriented parallel to the weaker Pb2—O bond and perpendicular to the stronger V1—O bond, which constrains the thermal vibration in that direction.
3. Synthesis and crystallization
The natural brackebuschite specimen used in this study is from the type locality Sierra de Cordoba, Argentina, and is in the collection of the RRUFF project (https://rruff.info/R050547). The chemical composition of the brackebuschite specimen was determined with a CAMECA SX100 electron microprobe operated at 20 kV and 20 nA. Seven analysis points yielded an average composition (wt. %): PbO 60.8 (4), V2O5 25.6 (2), Mn2O3 9.1 (5), Fe2O3 0.8 (5), ZnO 0.8 (2), and As2O5 0.33 (8), with H2O 1.28 estimated to provide one H2O molecule per formula unit. The empirical chemical formula, based on nine oxygen atoms, is Pb1.91(Mn3+0.81Fe3+0.07Zn0.07)Σ=0.95(V1.98As0.02)Σ=2.00O8.00(OH)1.00.
4. Refinement
Crystal data, data collection and structure . Electron microprobe analysis revealed that the brackebuschite sample studied here contains small amounts of Fe, Zn and As. However, the structure refinements, with and without a minor contribution of these elements in the octahedral and tetrahedral sites, did not produce any significant differences in terms of reliability factors or displacement parameters. Hence, the ideal chemical formula Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) was assumed during the The H atom was located from difference Fourier syntheses and its position refined with a fixed isotropic displacement parameter (Uiso = 0.03), and soft DFIX constraint of 0.9 Å from O7. The maximum residual electron density in the difference Fourier map, 2.66 e Å−3, was located at (0.6661, 0.1681, 0.5521), 0.66 Å from Pb1 and the minimum, −2.16 e Å−3, at (0.7036, 0.25, 0.5714), 0.41 Å from Pb1.
details are summarized in Table 2Supporting information
CCDC reference: 1451240
10.1107/S2056989016001948/wm5265sup1.cif
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Brackebuschite, ideally Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH), belongs to the brackebuschite group of minerals with monoclinic symmetry and
type P21/m. The brackebuschite group is defined by the general formula A2M(T1O4)(T2O4)(OH, H2O), with A = Pb2+, Ba, Ca, Sr; M = Cu2+, Zn, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn3+, Al; T1 = As5+, P, V5+; and T2 = As5+, P, V5+, S6+. Together with brackebuschite, other secondary lead minerals within this group include arsenbrackebuschite [Pb2(Fe3+,Zn)(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)] (Abraham et al., 1978), calderónite [Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)] (González del Tánago et al., 2003), tsumebite [Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)] (Nichols, 1966), arsentsumebite [Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)] (Bideaux et al., 1966; Zubkova et al., 2002), bushmakinite [Pb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)] (Pekov et al., 2002), ferribushmakinite [Pb2Fe3+(PO4)(VO4)(OH)] (Kampf et al., 2015), feinglosite [Pb2Zn(AsO4)2·H2O] (Clark et al., 1997), and possibly heyite [Pb5Fe2+2O4(VO4)2], in which a cursory X-ray diffraction investigation suggest a similarity with brackebuschite (Williams, 1973).Other lead minerals related to the brackebuschite group include fornacite [CuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)] (Cocco et al., 1967; Fanfani & Zanazzi, 1967), molybdofornacite [CuPb2(MoO4)(AsO4)(OH)] (Medenbach et al., 1983), and vauquelenite [CuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)] (Fanfani & Zanazzi, 1968). These minerals demonstrate a richness to the crystallography of the group because the first two are described in
P21/c with doubled c-cell edge, while the last one is described in P21/n and exhibits doubling of both the a- and c-cell edges (Fanfani & Zanazzi, 1967).In addition to the lead minerals, the brackebuschite group of minerals also includes bearthite [Ca2Al(PO4)2OH] (Chopin et al., 1993), canosioite [Ba2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)] (Hålenius et al., 2015), gamagarite [Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)] (de Villiers et al., 1943; Basso et al., 1987), tokyoite [Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH)] (Matsubara et al., 2004), goedkenite [Sr2Al(PO4)2(OH)] (Moore et al., 1975), and grandaite [Sr2Al(AsO4)2(OH)] (Cámara et al., 2014).
In the course of characterizing minerals for the RRUFF Project (https://rruff.info), we were able to isolate a single-crystal of brackebuschite from the type locality Sierra de Cordoba (Argentina), with composition Pb1.91(Mn3+0.81Fe3+0.07Zn0.07)Σ=0.95(V1.98As0.02) Σ=2.00O8.00(OH)1.00. The ratio Mn:Fe varies from grain to grain as shown in Fig. 1, where the colour of the crystals range from light-brown (Mn-rich, this crystal) to dark-brown [Fe-rich, (Mn3+0.43Fe3+0.42Zn0.10)Σ=0.95]. González del Tánago et al. (2003) suggested that brackebuschite [Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH)] and calderónite [Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)] probably form a complete as both phases have been found to coexist on a single specimen.
The
of brackebuschite was first determined by Donaldson & Barnes (1955) in B21/m assuming a chemical formula Pb2Mn2+(VO4)2·H2O. Foley et al. (1997) redefined its structure in P21/m and revised its composition to the currently accepted Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH). Structure of the latter converged at a reliability factor R1 of 0.056 and was based on anisotropic displacement parameters for all non-O atoms [note that the deposited data in the Inorganic Database (ICSD, 2016), entry #89256, report only isotropic displacement parameters], and the H atom undetermined. In the current work, all non-hydrogen atoms were refined with anisotropic displacement parameters, and the H atom was located, leading to a significant improvement of accuracy and precision, and to an unambiguous hydrogen bonding scheme.The structure of brackebuschite is characterized by a distorted cubic closest-packed array of O and Pb atoms along [101] as stacking direction. Infinite chains of edge-sharing [Mn3+O6] octahedra decorated by V1O4 and V2O4 tetrahedra are aligned parallel to [010], perpendicular to the stacking direction. Mn3+, located on an inversion centre, is coordinated by the oxygen anions belonging to VO4 tetrahedra (O3×2 and O5×2) and the hydroxyl group (O7×2) in an overall distorted octahedral arrangement. Each V1O4 tetrahedron is linked to the 1∞[MnO4/2O2/1] chain by one common vertex (O3) while each V2O4 links two adjacent octahedra by sharing two vertices (O5) with them. The V1O4 groups and the H-atoms alternate belong to the edge-sharing atoms and are arranged along one side of the 1∞[MnO4/2O2/1] chain. The thus resulting 1∞[Mn3+(VO4)2OH] chains are held together by irregular [Pb1O11] and [Pb2O8] polyhedra (Fig. 2).
Looking down the axis of the [Mn3+(VO4)2OH] chain, there is a radial increase in the amplitude of the displacement parameters. We interpret this to indicate that the entire chain is undergoing rigid-body libration, oscillating to and fro along its axis. The radial change in amplitude is indicated by three concentric rings in Fig. 3a. The average amplitudes of the inner, middle, and outer rings (1.34, 2.00, and 4.06 Å, respectively) increase roughly linearly with the radial distance from the chain axis.
Bond-valence calculations (Brown, 2002) confirm that O7 corresponds to the hydroxyl group (bond-valence sum of 1.25 valence units), which is approximately tetrahedrally coordinated by three cations and O2 (bond-valence sum of 1.61 v.u.) with which it forms an almost linear hydrogen bond (Table 1). The Raman spectrum of brackebuschite (Fig. 4) shows a broad band around 3145 cm−1 that is assigned to the OH-stretching vibration (υOH). According to the correlation of O—H IR stretching frequencies and O—H···O hydrogen-bond lengths in minerals (Libowitzky, 1999), the stretching frequency inferred from this bond-length is 3143 cm−1.
The O2 atom, the one associated as the acceptor atom of the hydrogen bond, displays quite large anisotropic displacement parameters relative to the other atoms (Fig. 3b). The disk-shaped ellipsoid is oriented parallel to the weaker Pb2—O bond and perpendicular to the stronger V1—O bond, which constrains the thermal vibration in that direction.
\ The natural brackebuschite specimen used in this study is from the type locality Sierra de Cordoba, Argentina, and is in the collection of the RRUFF project (https://rruff.info/R050547). The chemical composition of the brackebuschite specimen was determined with a CAMECA SX100 electron microprobe operated at 20 kV and 20 nA. Seven analysis points yielded an average composition (wt. %): PbO 60.8 (4), V2O5 25.6 (2), Mn2O3 9.1 (5), Fe2O3 0.8 (5), ZnO 0.8 (2), and As2O5 0.33 (8), with H2O 1.28 estimated to provide one H2O molecule per formula unit. The empirical chemical formula, based on nine oxygen atoms, is Pb1.91(Mn3+0.81Fe3+0.07Zn0.07)Σ=0.95(V1.98As0.02)\ Σ=2.00O8.00(OH)1.00.
Crystal data, data collection and structure
details are summarized in Table 2. Electron microprobe analysis revealed that the brackebuschite sample studied here contains small amounts of Fe, Zn and As. However, the structure refinements, with and without a minor contribution of these elements in the octahedral and tetrahedral sites, did not produce any significant differences in terms of reliability factors or displacement parameters. Hence, the ideal chemical formula Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) was assumed during the The H atom was located from difference Fourier syntheses and its position refined with a fixed isotropic displacement parameter (Uiso = 0.03), and soft DFIX constraint of 0.9 Å from O7. The maximum residual electron density in the difference Fourier map, 2.66 e Å−3, was located at (0.6661, 0.1681, 0.5521), 0.66 Å from Pb1 and the minimum, −2.16 e Å−3, at (0.7036, 1/4, 0.5714), 0.41 Å from Pb1.Brackebuschite, ideally Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH), belongs to the brackebuschite group of minerals with monoclinic symmetry and
type P21/m. The brackebuschite group is defined by the general formula A2M(T1O4)(T2O4)(OH, H2O), with A = Pb2+, Ba, Ca, Sr; M = Cu2+, Zn, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn3+, Al; T1 = As5+, P, V5+; and T2 = As5+, P, V5+, S6+. Together with brackebuschite, other secondary lead minerals within this group include arsenbrackebuschite [Pb2(Fe3+,Zn)(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)] (Abraham et al., 1978), calderónite [Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)] (González del Tánago et al., 2003), tsumebite [Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)] (Nichols, 1966), arsentsumebite [Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)] (Bideaux et al., 1966; Zubkova et al., 2002), bushmakinite [Pb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)] (Pekov et al., 2002), ferribushmakinite [Pb2Fe3+(PO4)(VO4)(OH)] (Kampf et al., 2015), feinglosite [Pb2Zn(AsO4)2·H2O] (Clark et al., 1997), and possibly heyite [Pb5Fe2+2O4(VO4)2], in which a cursory X-ray diffraction investigation suggest a similarity with brackebuschite (Williams, 1973).Other lead minerals related to the brackebuschite group include fornacite [CuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)] (Cocco et al., 1967; Fanfani & Zanazzi, 1967), molybdofornacite [CuPb2(MoO4)(AsO4)(OH)] (Medenbach et al., 1983), and vauquelenite [CuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)] (Fanfani & Zanazzi, 1968). These minerals demonstrate a richness to the crystallography of the group because the first two are described in
P21/c with doubled c-cell edge, while the last one is described in P21/n and exhibits doubling of both the a- and c-cell edges (Fanfani & Zanazzi, 1967).In addition to the lead minerals, the brackebuschite group of minerals also includes bearthite [Ca2Al(PO4)2OH] (Chopin et al., 1993), canosioite [Ba2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)] (Hålenius et al., 2015), gamagarite [Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)] (de Villiers et al., 1943; Basso et al., 1987), tokyoite [Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH)] (Matsubara et al., 2004), goedkenite [Sr2Al(PO4)2(OH)] (Moore et al., 1975), and grandaite [Sr2Al(AsO4)2(OH)] (Cámara et al., 2014).
In the course of characterizing minerals for the RRUFF Project (https://rruff.info), we were able to isolate a single-crystal of brackebuschite from the type locality Sierra de Cordoba (Argentina), with composition Pb1.91(Mn3+0.81Fe3+0.07Zn0.07)Σ=0.95(V1.98As0.02) Σ=2.00O8.00(OH)1.00. The ratio Mn:Fe varies from grain to grain as shown in Fig. 1, where the colour of the crystals range from light-brown (Mn-rich, this crystal) to dark-brown [Fe-rich, (Mn3+0.43Fe3+0.42Zn0.10)Σ=0.95]. González del Tánago et al. (2003) suggested that brackebuschite [Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH)] and calderónite [Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)] probably form a complete as both phases have been found to coexist on a single specimen.
The
of brackebuschite was first determined by Donaldson & Barnes (1955) in B21/m assuming a chemical formula Pb2Mn2+(VO4)2·H2O. Foley et al. (1997) redefined its structure in P21/m and revised its composition to the currently accepted Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH). Structure of the latter converged at a reliability factor R1 of 0.056 and was based on anisotropic displacement parameters for all non-O atoms [note that the deposited data in the Inorganic Database (ICSD, 2016), entry #89256, report only isotropic displacement parameters], and the H atom undetermined. In the current work, all non-hydrogen atoms were refined with anisotropic displacement parameters, and the H atom was located, leading to a significant improvement of accuracy and precision, and to an unambiguous hydrogen bonding scheme.The structure of brackebuschite is characterized by a distorted cubic closest-packed array of O and Pb atoms along [101] as stacking direction. Infinite chains of edge-sharing [Mn3+O6] octahedra decorated by V1O4 and V2O4 tetrahedra are aligned parallel to [010], perpendicular to the stacking direction. Mn3+, located on an inversion centre, is coordinated by the oxygen anions belonging to VO4 tetrahedra (O3×2 and O5×2) and the hydroxyl group (O7×2) in an overall distorted octahedral arrangement. Each V1O4 tetrahedron is linked to the 1∞[MnO4/2O2/1] chain by one common vertex (O3) while each V2O4 links two adjacent octahedra by sharing two vertices (O5) with them. The V1O4 groups and the H-atoms alternate belong to the edge-sharing atoms and are arranged along one side of the 1∞[MnO4/2O2/1] chain. The thus resulting 1∞[Mn3+(VO4)2OH] chains are held together by irregular [Pb1O11] and [Pb2O8] polyhedra (Fig. 2).
Looking down the axis of the [Mn3+(VO4)2OH] chain, there is a radial increase in the amplitude of the displacement parameters. We interpret this to indicate that the entire chain is undergoing rigid-body libration, oscillating to and fro along its axis. The radial change in amplitude is indicated by three concentric rings in Fig. 3a. The average amplitudes of the inner, middle, and outer rings (1.34, 2.00, and 4.06 Å, respectively) increase roughly linearly with the radial distance from the chain axis.
Bond-valence calculations (Brown, 2002) confirm that O7 corresponds to the hydroxyl group (bond-valence sum of 1.25 valence units), which is approximately tetrahedrally coordinated by three cations and O2 (bond-valence sum of 1.61 v.u.) with which it forms an almost linear hydrogen bond (Table 1). The Raman spectrum of brackebuschite (Fig. 4) shows a broad band around 3145 cm−1 that is assigned to the OH-stretching vibration (υOH). According to the correlation of O—H IR stretching frequencies and O—H···O hydrogen-bond lengths in minerals (Libowitzky, 1999), the stretching frequency inferred from this bond-length is 3143 cm−1.
The O2 atom, the one associated as the acceptor atom of the hydrogen bond, displays quite large anisotropic displacement parameters relative to the other atoms (Fig. 3b). The disk-shaped ellipsoid is oriented parallel to the weaker Pb2—O bond and perpendicular to the stronger V1—O bond, which constrains the thermal vibration in that direction.
\ The natural brackebuschite specimen used in this study is from the type locality Sierra de Cordoba, Argentina, and is in the collection of the RRUFF project (https://rruff.info/R050547). The chemical composition of the brackebuschite specimen was determined with a CAMECA SX100 electron microprobe operated at 20 kV and 20 nA. Seven analysis points yielded an average composition (wt. %): PbO 60.8 (4), V2O5 25.6 (2), Mn2O3 9.1 (5), Fe2O3 0.8 (5), ZnO 0.8 (2), and As2O5 0.33 (8), with H2O 1.28 estimated to provide one H2O molecule per formula unit. The empirical chemical formula, based on nine oxygen atoms, is Pb1.91(Mn3+0.81Fe3+0.07Zn0.07)Σ=0.95(V1.98As0.02)\ Σ=2.00O8.00(OH)1.00.
detailsCrystal data, data collection and structure
details are summarized in Table 2. Electron microprobe analysis revealed that the brackebuschite sample studied here contains small amounts of Fe, Zn and As. However, the structure refinements, with and without a minor contribution of these elements in the octahedral and tetrahedral sites, did not produce any significant differences in terms of reliability factors or displacement parameters. Hence, the ideal chemical formula Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) was assumed during the The H atom was located from difference Fourier syntheses and its position refined with a fixed isotropic displacement parameter (Uiso = 0.03), and soft DFIX constraint of 0.9 Å from O7. The maximum residual electron density in the difference Fourier map, 2.66 e Å−3, was located at (0.6661, 0.1681, 0.5521), 0.66 Å from Pb1 and the minimum, −2.16 e Å−3, at (0.7036, 1/4, 0.5714), 0.41 Å from Pb1.Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: coordinates taken from a previous program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2015); molecular graphics: XtalDraw (Downs & Hall-Wallace, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. Photograph of the brackebuschite specimen analysed in this study. | |
Fig. 2. Crystal structure of brackebuschite. The edge-sharing [MnO6] octahedra (green) form chains parallel to [010] with V1O4 and V2O4 tetrahedra (purple and violet, respectively) linked to them. These chains are held together by Pb1 and Pb2 (orange and yellow ellipsoids, respectively). Blue spheres of arbitrary radius represent H atoms. | |
Fig. 3. (a) View of the 1∞[Mn3+(VO4)2OH] chain looking down [010]. The black rings represent different radii that correlate with the progressive increase of the libration component of oxygen atoms further away from the centre of the chain. Purple and violet tetrahedra and green octahedra represent V1O4, V2O4 and [MnO6], respectively. Red ellipsoids represent O atoms; (b) large O2 disk-shaped ellipsoid oriented perpendicular to the V1—O bond (anisotropic displacement ellipsoids at the 99% probability level). Note the hydrogen bond O2···H—O7 (dashed lines). Purple, yellow and red ellipsoids represent V1O4, [Pb2O8] and O atoms, respectively. The blue sphere represents the H atom. | |
Fig. 4. Raman spectrum of brackebuschite. The weak Raman band around 3145 cm−1 is assigned to the OH stretching vibrations associated with the OH group (νOH). |
Pb2Mn(VO4)2(OH) | F(000) = 616 |
Mr = 716.21 | Dx = 6.143 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/m | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.6492 (1) Å | Cell parameters from 4222 reflections |
b = 6.1262 (1) Å | θ = 2.5–32.3° |
c = 8.9241 (2) Å | µ = 47.27 mm−1 |
β = 112.195 (1)° | T = 293 K |
V = 387.20 (1) Å3 | Tabular, light-brown |
Z = 2 | 0.05 × 0.05 × 0.05 mm |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1356 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.037 |
φ and ω scan | θmax = 32.6°, θmin = 2.9° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | h = −11→11 |
Tmin = 0.201, Tmax = 0.201 | k = −9→9 |
11674 measured reflections | l = −13→13 |
1521 independent reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Only H-atom coordinates refined |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.025 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0195P)2 + 3.6132P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.056 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 2.67 e Å−3 |
1521 reflections | Δρmin = −2.16 e Å−3 |
82 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2015), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
1 restraint | Extinction coefficient: 0.00067 (18) |
Pb2Mn(VO4)2(OH) | V = 387.20 (1) Å3 |
Mr = 716.21 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/m | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.6492 (1) Å | µ = 47.27 mm−1 |
b = 6.1262 (1) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 8.9241 (2) Å | 0.05 × 0.05 × 0.05 mm |
β = 112.195 (1)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1521 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | 1356 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.201, Tmax = 0.201 | Rint = 0.037 |
11674 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.025 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.056 | Only H-atom coordinates refined |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 2.67 e Å−3 |
1521 reflections | Δρmin = −2.16 e Å−3 |
82 parameters |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Pb1 | 0.32423 (5) | −0.2500 | 0.39735 (4) | 0.02766 (9) | |
Pb2 | −0.25814 (4) | −0.2500 | 0.25617 (4) | 0.02176 (8) | |
Mn | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.00476 (15) | |
V1 | 0.55901 (14) | 0.7500 | 0.82401 (12) | 0.00821 (18) | |
V2 | 0.96053 (14) | 0.7500 | 0.66182 (12) | 0.00864 (17) | |
O1 | 0.4927 (5) | 0.9756 (6) | 0.7041 (4) | 0.0167 (6) | |
O2 | 0.4546 (8) | 0.7500 | 0.9583 (8) | 0.0304 (13) | |
O3 | 0.8084 (6) | 0.7500 | 0.9407 (6) | 0.0124 (8) | |
O4 | 0.7301 (8) | 0.7500 | 0.5441 (7) | 0.0256 (12) | |
O5 | 0.0115 (5) | 0.9882 (5) | 0.7801 (4) | 0.0147 (6) | |
O6 | 0.0767 (8) | 0.7500 | 0.5377 (7) | 0.0249 (12) | |
O7 | 0.1837 (6) | 0.7500 | 0.0814 (6) | 0.0102 (8) | |
H | 0.268 (11) | 0.7500 | 0.034 (11) | 0.030* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Pb1 | 0.03242 (17) | 0.02685 (15) | 0.03049 (18) | 0.000 | 0.01957 (14) | 0.000 |
Pb2 | 0.02570 (15) | 0.01980 (13) | 0.02074 (14) | 0.000 | 0.00988 (11) | 0.000 |
Mn | 0.0067 (3) | 0.0032 (3) | 0.0038 (3) | 0.0001 (3) | 0.0013 (3) | −0.0001 (3) |
V1 | 0.0071 (4) | 0.0080 (4) | 0.0093 (4) | 0.000 | 0.0029 (3) | 0.000 |
V2 | 0.0111 (4) | 0.0079 (4) | 0.0073 (4) | 0.000 | 0.0039 (4) | 0.000 |
O1 | 0.0161 (15) | 0.0130 (14) | 0.0175 (17) | 0.0020 (12) | 0.0023 (13) | 0.0045 (12) |
O2 | 0.023 (3) | 0.048 (4) | 0.029 (3) | 0.000 | 0.019 (3) | 0.000 |
O3 | 0.0056 (18) | 0.0109 (18) | 0.016 (2) | 0.000 | −0.0019 (16) | 0.000 |
O4 | 0.016 (2) | 0.039 (3) | 0.015 (3) | 0.000 | −0.001 (2) | 0.000 |
O5 | 0.0274 (17) | 0.0111 (13) | 0.0077 (14) | −0.0031 (12) | 0.0089 (13) | −0.0026 (11) |
O6 | 0.033 (3) | 0.028 (3) | 0.025 (3) | 0.000 | 0.024 (2) | 0.000 |
O7 | 0.0085 (18) | 0.0111 (18) | 0.012 (2) | 0.000 | 0.0054 (16) | 0.000 |
Pb1—O1i | 2.563 (3) | Pb2—O6ii | 2.830 (6) |
Pb1—O7ii | 2.611 (5) | Pb2—O3vi | 3.045 (5) |
Pb1—O6ii | 2.635 (5) | Mn—O5iv | 1.999 (3) |
Pb1—O4ii | 2.878 (5) | Mn—O7vii | 2.019 (3) |
Pb1—O1ii | 2.898 (4) | Mn—O3i | 2.046 (3) |
Pb1—O5iii | 2.933 (4) | V1—O2 | 1.673 (6) |
Pb1—O4i | 3.1610 (15) | V1—O1 | 1.703 (3) |
Pb2—O1iii | 2.579 (3) | V1—O3 | 1.795 (4) |
Pb2—O5iv | 2.588 (3) | V2—O6viii | 1.661 (5) |
Pb2—O4v | 2.605 (6) | V2—O4 | 1.677 (5) |
Pb2—O2vi | 2.735 (6) | V2—O5viii | 1.756 (3) |
O5iv—Mn—O5ix | 180.0 | O3i—Mn—O3vi | 180.0 (3) |
O5iv—Mn—O7vii | 92.45 (16) | O2—V1—O1 | 109.90 (17) |
O5ix—Mn—O7vii | 87.55 (16) | O1—V1—O1x | 108.4 (3) |
O5ix—Mn—O7ii | 92.45 (16) | O2—V1—O3 | 106.0 (3) |
O7vii—Mn—O7ii | 180.0 (2) | O1—V1—O3 | 111.31 (14) |
O5iv—Mn—O3i | 90.67 (17) | O6viii—V2—O4 | 106.4 (3) |
O5ix—Mn—O3i | 89.33 (17) | O6viii—V2—O5viii | 110.34 (16) |
O7vii—Mn—O3i | 81.87 (12) | O4—V2—O5viii | 108.58 (16) |
O7ii—Mn—O3i | 98.13 (12) | O5viii—V2—O5xi | 112.4 (2) |
O5iv—Mn—O3vi | 89.33 (17) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) x, y−1, z; (iii) −x, y−3/2, −z+1; (iv) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (v) x−1, y−1, z; (vi) x−1, y−1, z−1; (vii) −x, −y+1, −z; (viii) x+1, y, z; (ix) x, y−1, z−1; (x) x, −y+3/2, z; (xi) x+1, −y+3/2, z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O7—H···O2xii | 0.89 (2) | 1.80 (2) | 2.686 (7) | 174 (10) |
Symmetry code: (xii) x, y, z−1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O7—H···O2i | 0.89 (2) | 1.80 (2) | 2.686 (7) | 174 (10) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, y, z−1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | Pb2Mn(VO4)2(OH) |
Mr | 716.21 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/m |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.6492 (1), 6.1262 (1), 8.9241 (2) |
β (°) | 112.195 (1) |
V (Å3) | 387.20 (1) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 47.27 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.05 × 0.05 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.201, 0.201 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 11674, 1521, 1356 |
Rint | 0.037 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.759 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.025, 0.056, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 1521 |
No. of parameters | 82 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | Only H-atom coordinates refined |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 2.67, −2.16 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004), SAINT (Bruker, 2004), coordinates taken from a previous
SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2015), XtalDraw (Downs & Hall-Wallace, 2003), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge the support for this study by NASA NNX11AP82A, Mars Science Laboratory Investigations. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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