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The crystal structure of hohmannite, Fe2(H2O)4[(SO4)2O].4H2O and its relationship to amarantite, Fe2(H2O)4[(SO4)2O].3H2O

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

F. Scordari*
Affiliation:
Istituto di Mineralogia e Petrografia dell'Università di Bari, Italy

Extract

Hohmannite is a hydrated sulphate of ferric iron with the formula Fe2(SO4)2(OH)2.7H2O (Palache, Berman, and Frondel, 1951).

Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate the structure of hohmannite. The first shows a complex chain of Fe(O, H2O)6 octahedra and SO4 tetrahedra, which runs along the c axis; the second visualizes the water molecules and an hypothetical hydrogen-bonds system obtained on the basis of electrostatic and geometrical considerations.

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Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1978

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