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Redetermination of kovdorskite, Mg(2)PO(4)(OH)·3H(2)O.

ABSTRACT: The crystal structure of kovdorskite, ideally Mg(2)PO(4)(OH)·3H(2)O (dimagnesium phosphate hydroxide trihydrate), was reported previously with isotropic displacement paramaters only and without H-atom positions [Ovchinnikov et al. (1980 ?). Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR.255, 351-354]. In this study, the kovdorskite structure is redetermined based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data from a sample from the type locality, the Kovdor massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia, with anisotropic displacement parameters for all non-H atoms, with all H-atom located and with higher precision. Moreover, inconsistencies of the previously published structural data with respect to reported and calculated X-ray powder patterns are also discussed. The structure of kovdorskite contains a set of four edge-sharing MgO(6) octa-hedra inter-connected by PO(4) tetra-hedra and O-H?O hydrogen bonds, forming columns and channels parallel to [001]. The hydrogen-bonding system in kovdorskite is formed through the water mol-ecules, with the OH(-) ions contributing little, if any, to the system, as indicated by the long H?A distances (>2.50?Å) to the nearest O atoms. The hydrogen-bond lengths determined from the structure refinement agree well with Raman spectroscopic data.

SUBMITTER: Morrison SM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3274836 | biostudies-other | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Redetermination of kovdorskite, Mg(2)PO(4)(OH)·3H(2)O.

Morrison Shaunna M SM Downs Robert T RT Yang Hexiong H

Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online 20120111 Pt 2

The crystal structure of kovdorskite, ideally Mg(2)PO(4)(OH)·3H(2)O (dimagnesium phosphate hydroxide trihydrate), was reported previously with isotropic displacement paramaters only and without H-atom positions [Ovchinnikov et al. (1980 ▶). Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR.255, 351-354]. In this study, the kovdorskite structure is redetermined based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data from a sample from the type locality, the Kovdor massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia, with anisotropic displacement paramet ...[more]

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Redetermination of kovdorskite, Mg(2)PO(4)(OH)·3H(2)O.

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Redetermination of kovdorskite, Mg(2)PO(4)(OH)·3H(2)O.

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