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Redetermination of eveite, Mn2AsO4(OH), based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data

aDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0041, USA, bDepartment of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0077, USA, cDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, 1007 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0106, USA, and dUniversity High School, 421 N. Arcadia Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85711-3032, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: ywyang@email.arizona.edu

(Received 16 October 2011; accepted 24 October 2011; online 2 November 2011)

The crystal structure of eveite, ideally Mn2(AsO4)(OH) [dimanganese(II) arsenate(V) hydroxide], was refined from a single crystal selected from a co-type sample from Långban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden. Eveite, dimorphic with sarkinite, is structurally analogous with the important rock-forming mineral andalusite, Al2OSiO4, and belongs to the libethenite group. Its structure consists of chains of edge-sharing distorted [MnO4(OH)2] octa­hedra (..2 symmetry) extending parallel to [001]. These chains are cross-linked by isolated AsO4 tetra­hedra (..m symmetry) through corner-sharing, forming channels in which dimers of edge-sharing [MnO4(OH)] trigonal bipyramids (..m symmetry) are located. In contrast to the previous refinement from Weissenberg photographic data [Moore & Smyth (1968[Moore, P. B. & Smyth, J. R. (1968). Am. Mineral. 53, 1841-1845.]). Am. Mineral. 53, 1841–1845], all non-H atoms were refined with anisotropic displacement param­eters and the H atom was located. The distance of the donor and acceptor O atoms involved in hydrogen bonding is in agreement with Raman spectroscopic data. Examination of the Raman spectra for arsenate minerals in the libethenite group reveals that the position of the peak originating from the O—H stretching vibration shifts to lower wavenumbers from eveite, to adamite, zincolivenite, and olivenite.

Related literature

For background to eveite, see: Moore (1968[Moore, P. B. (1968). Ark. Mineral. Geol, 4, 473-476.]); Moore & Smyth (1968[Moore, P. B. & Smyth, J. R. (1968). Am. Mineral. 53, 1841-1845.]); Hålenius & Westlund (1998[Hålenius, U. & Westlund, E. (1998). Mineral. Mag. 62, 113-116.]). For other minerals of the libethenite group, see: Hawthorne (1976[Hawthorne, F. C. (1976). Can. Mineral. 14, 143-148.]); Cordsen (1978[Cordsen, A. (1978). Can. Mineral. 16, 153-157.]); Toman (1978[Toman, K. (1978). Acta Cryst. B34, 715-721.]); Li et al. (2008[Li, C., Yang, H. & Downs, R. T. (2008). Acta Cryst. E64, i60-i61.]). Correlations between O—H streching frequencies and O—H⋯O donor–acceptor distances were given by Libowitzky (1999[Libowitzky, E. (1999). Monatsh. Chem. 130, 1047-1059.]).

Experimental

Crystal data
  • Mn2AsO4(OH)

  • Mr = 265.81

  • Orthorhombic, P n n m

  • a = 8.5478 (16) Å

  • b = 8.7207 (16) Å

  • c = 6.2961 (12) Å

  • V = 469.33 (15) Å3

  • Z = 4

  • Mo Kα radiation

  • μ = 12.29 mm−1

  • T = 293 K

  • 0.05 × 0.05 × 0.04 mm

Data collection
  • Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2005[Sheldrick, G. M. (2005). SADABS. University of Göttingen, Germany.]) Tmin = 0.579, Tmax = 0.639

  • 3315 measured reflections

  • 911 independent reflections

  • 849 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

  • Rint = 0.015

Refinement
  • R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021

  • wR(F2) = 0.055

  • S = 1.09

  • 911 reflections

  • 49 parameters

  • All H-atom parameters refined

  • Δρmax = 1.28 e Å−3

  • Δρmin = −1.15 e Å−3

Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A D—H H⋯A DA D—H⋯A
O1—H1⋯O4i 0.88 (6) 2.57 (4) 2.885 (2) 102 (3)
Symmetry code: (i) [-x+{\script{1\over 2}}, y+{\script{1\over 2}}, z+{\script{1\over 2}}].

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004[Bruker (2004). APEX2 and SAINT. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2004[Bruker (2004). APEX2 and SAINT. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). 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: publCIF (Westrip, 2010[Westrip, S. P. (2010). J. Appl. Cryst. 43, 920-925.]).

Supporting information


Comment top

Eveite, Mn2(AsO4)(OH), dimorphic with sarkinite, is a rare secondary mineral and belongs to the libethenite group of minerals, which are structurally analogous with the important rock-forming mineral andalusite, Al2OSiO4. The libethenite group includes seven phosphate and arsenate members: libethenite Cu2(PO4)(OH), zincolibethenite CuZn(PO4)OH, olivenite Cu2(AsO4)(OH), zincolivenite CuZn(AsO4)(OH), auriacusite Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O, adamite Zn2(AsO4)(OH), and eveite. Except monoclinic P21/n olivenite (Li et al., 2008), all other minerals in this group display orthorhombic symmetry and crystallize in the space group Pnnm.

Eveite from Långban, Sweden was first described by Moore (1968) as orthorhombic, with space group Pnnm, unit-cell parameters a = 8.57 (1), b = 8.77 (1), and c = 6.27 (1) Å, and an empirical formula (Mn1.93Ca0.07)2(AsO4)(OH). Its structure was subsequently determined by Moore & Smyth (1968) using the X-ray intensity data measured from Weissenberg photographs. However, the specimen investigated by Moore & Smyth (1968) was not a single crystal. The eveite crystals they examined were invariably warped and consisted of composites in near-parallel growth. Their structure refinement on the atomic coordinates and isotropic displacement parameters of all non-hydrogen atoms converged with R = 15% for 445 observed reflections and R = 19% for all 639 reflections. Since then, no further crystallographic study on eveite has been reported. In our efforts to understand the relationships between the hydrogen environments and Raman spectra of hydrous minerals, we concluded that the structural information of eveite needs to be improved. During the course of sample identification for the RRUFF project (http://rruff.info), we found a high-quality single-crystal of eveite from the co-type sample Flink 32/22, and performed a detailed structure refinement.

The structure of eveite is characterized by chains of edge-sharing [Mn1O4(OH)2] octahedra (..2 symmetry) running parallel to [001]. These chains are cross-linked by sharing corners with isolated AsO4 tetrahedra (..m symmetry) to form an open framework. Channels in the framework contain dimers of edge-sharing [Mn2O4(OH)] trigonal bipyramids (..m symmetry), which share corners with the [Mn1O4(OH)2] octahedra and AsO4 tetrahedra (Fig. 1). The average <Mn1—O>, <Mn2—O>, and <As1—O> bond lengths are 2.197, 2.119, and 1.690 Å, respectively, agreeing well with those reported by Moore & Smyth (1968). Nevertheless, the AsO4 tetrahedron in our study is much less distorted than reported previously. The respective longest and shortest As—O bond lengths within the AsO4 tetrahedron are 1.733 and 1.654 Å from Moore & Smyth (1968), as compared to 1.693 (2) and 1.683 (2) Å in our study.

The hydrogen bonding in eveite is found between O1 and O4, with the former as the H-donor and the latter as the H-acceptor, and the O1—O4 distance of 2.885 (2) Å. Our Raman spectra of eveite (Fig. 2; also see http://rruff.info/eveite) shows a major band at ~3564 cm-1 that is attributable to the O—H stretching vibration (νO—H). This peak position is consistent with the refined O—H···O distance according to the correlation between νO—H and O—H···O distances for minerals (Libowitzky, 1999). The FTIR absorption spectra of eveite from Hålenius & Westlund (1998) also display a sharp band at ~3560 cm-1, in concurrence with our Raman spectroscopic measurement. However, the angle O1—H···O4 (102°) appears to be too small for hydrogen bonding. Similar results have been observed in other members of the libethenite group and a bifurcated hydrogen bonding model has been proposed to account for such a hydrogen bonding scheme (Cordsen, 1978).

Examination of the Raman spectra of arsenate minerals in the libethenite group, namely eveite, adamite, olivenite, and zincolivenite, documented in the RRUFF Project (RRUFF deposition #: R100048, R040130, R050583, and R040181, respectively), reveals that the position of the νO—H band appears to shift significantly to lower wavenumbers from eveite (3564 cm-1), to adamite (3550 cm-1), zincolivenite (3498 cm-1), and olivenite (3441 cm-1) (Fig. 2). This observation can be ascribed to the different cations bonded to O1. In the four arsenate minerals mentioned above, each O1 is bonded to three M cations (M = Cu, Zn, Mn), in addition to the H atom. The average M—O distance decreases from 2.127 Å in eveite, to 2.044 Å in adamite (Hawthorne, 1976), 1.987 Å in zincolivenite (Toman, 1978), and 1.982 Å in olivenite (Li et al., 2008), indicating that the bond-valence contributions from the M cations to O1 increase in the same order. To compensate this bond valence change in O1, the O1—H distance has to increase from eveite to olivenite, thus resulting in the shift of the νO—H position to a lower wavenumber.

Related literature top

For background to eveite, see: Moore (1968); Moore & Smyth (1968); Hålenius & Westlund (1998). For other minerals of the libethenite group, see: Hawthorne (1976); Cordsen (1978); Toman (1978); Li et al. (2008). Correlations between O—H streching frequencies and O—H···O donor–acceptor distances were given by Libowitzky (1999).

Experimental top

The eveite crystal used in this study is from a co-type sample donated by William W. Pinch and is in the collection of the RRUFF project (deposition No. R100048; http://rruff.info). The chemical composition analyzed by Moore (1968) was adopted for the structure refinement.

Refinement top

The H atom was located from difference Fourier syntheses and its position and isotropic displacement parameter refined freely. An ideal chemistry was assumed during the refinement, as the overall effects of the trace amount of Ca on the final structure results are negligible. The highest residual peak in the difference Fourier maps was located at (0.6489, 0.1494, 0), 1.24 Å from H, and the deepest hole at (0.1562, 0.2561, 0), 0.74 Å from As1.

Structure description top

Eveite, Mn2(AsO4)(OH), dimorphic with sarkinite, is a rare secondary mineral and belongs to the libethenite group of minerals, which are structurally analogous with the important rock-forming mineral andalusite, Al2OSiO4. The libethenite group includes seven phosphate and arsenate members: libethenite Cu2(PO4)(OH), zincolibethenite CuZn(PO4)OH, olivenite Cu2(AsO4)(OH), zincolivenite CuZn(AsO4)(OH), auriacusite Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O, adamite Zn2(AsO4)(OH), and eveite. Except monoclinic P21/n olivenite (Li et al., 2008), all other minerals in this group display orthorhombic symmetry and crystallize in the space group Pnnm.

Eveite from Långban, Sweden was first described by Moore (1968) as orthorhombic, with space group Pnnm, unit-cell parameters a = 8.57 (1), b = 8.77 (1), and c = 6.27 (1) Å, and an empirical formula (Mn1.93Ca0.07)2(AsO4)(OH). Its structure was subsequently determined by Moore & Smyth (1968) using the X-ray intensity data measured from Weissenberg photographs. However, the specimen investigated by Moore & Smyth (1968) was not a single crystal. The eveite crystals they examined were invariably warped and consisted of composites in near-parallel growth. Their structure refinement on the atomic coordinates and isotropic displacement parameters of all non-hydrogen atoms converged with R = 15% for 445 observed reflections and R = 19% for all 639 reflections. Since then, no further crystallographic study on eveite has been reported. In our efforts to understand the relationships between the hydrogen environments and Raman spectra of hydrous minerals, we concluded that the structural information of eveite needs to be improved. During the course of sample identification for the RRUFF project (http://rruff.info), we found a high-quality single-crystal of eveite from the co-type sample Flink 32/22, and performed a detailed structure refinement.

The structure of eveite is characterized by chains of edge-sharing [Mn1O4(OH)2] octahedra (..2 symmetry) running parallel to [001]. These chains are cross-linked by sharing corners with isolated AsO4 tetrahedra (..m symmetry) to form an open framework. Channels in the framework contain dimers of edge-sharing [Mn2O4(OH)] trigonal bipyramids (..m symmetry), which share corners with the [Mn1O4(OH)2] octahedra and AsO4 tetrahedra (Fig. 1). The average <Mn1—O>, <Mn2—O>, and <As1—O> bond lengths are 2.197, 2.119, and 1.690 Å, respectively, agreeing well with those reported by Moore & Smyth (1968). Nevertheless, the AsO4 tetrahedron in our study is much less distorted than reported previously. The respective longest and shortest As—O bond lengths within the AsO4 tetrahedron are 1.733 and 1.654 Å from Moore & Smyth (1968), as compared to 1.693 (2) and 1.683 (2) Å in our study.

The hydrogen bonding in eveite is found between O1 and O4, with the former as the H-donor and the latter as the H-acceptor, and the O1—O4 distance of 2.885 (2) Å. Our Raman spectra of eveite (Fig. 2; also see http://rruff.info/eveite) shows a major band at ~3564 cm-1 that is attributable to the O—H stretching vibration (νO—H). This peak position is consistent with the refined O—H···O distance according to the correlation between νO—H and O—H···O distances for minerals (Libowitzky, 1999). The FTIR absorption spectra of eveite from Hålenius & Westlund (1998) also display a sharp band at ~3560 cm-1, in concurrence with our Raman spectroscopic measurement. However, the angle O1—H···O4 (102°) appears to be too small for hydrogen bonding. Similar results have been observed in other members of the libethenite group and a bifurcated hydrogen bonding model has been proposed to account for such a hydrogen bonding scheme (Cordsen, 1978).

Examination of the Raman spectra of arsenate minerals in the libethenite group, namely eveite, adamite, olivenite, and zincolivenite, documented in the RRUFF Project (RRUFF deposition #: R100048, R040130, R050583, and R040181, respectively), reveals that the position of the νO—H band appears to shift significantly to lower wavenumbers from eveite (3564 cm-1), to adamite (3550 cm-1), zincolivenite (3498 cm-1), and olivenite (3441 cm-1) (Fig. 2). This observation can be ascribed to the different cations bonded to O1. In the four arsenate minerals mentioned above, each O1 is bonded to three M cations (M = Cu, Zn, Mn), in addition to the H atom. The average M—O distance decreases from 2.127 Å in eveite, to 2.044 Å in adamite (Hawthorne, 1976), 1.987 Å in zincolivenite (Toman, 1978), and 1.982 Å in olivenite (Li et al., 2008), indicating that the bond-valence contributions from the M cations to O1 increase in the same order. To compensate this bond valence change in O1, the O1—H distance has to increase from eveite to olivenite, thus resulting in the shift of the νO—H position to a lower wavenumber.

For background to eveite, see: Moore (1968); Moore & Smyth (1968); Hålenius & Westlund (1998). For other minerals of the libethenite group, see: Hawthorne (1976); Cordsen (1978); Toman (1978); Li et al. (2008). Correlations between O—H streching frequencies and O—H···O donor–acceptor distances were given by Libowitzky (1999).

Computing details top

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: XtalDraw (Downs & Hall-Wallace, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. Crystal structure of eveite. Small spheres represent H atoms, which are drawn with arbitrary radii.
[Figure 2] Fig. 2. Raman spectra of eveite, adamite, zincolivenite, and olivenite. The spectra are shown with vertical offset for clarity.
dimanganese(II) arsenate(V) hydroxide top
Crystal data top
Mn2AsO4(OH)F(000) = 496
Mr = 265.81Dx = 3.762 Mg m3
Orthorhombic, PnnmMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2 2nCell parameters from 2202 reflections
a = 8.5478 (16) Åθ = 4–32°
b = 8.7207 (16) ŵ = 12.29 mm1
c = 6.2961 (12) ÅT = 293 K
V = 469.33 (15) Å3Cuboid, pale gray
Z = 40.05 × 0.05 × 0.04 mm
Data collection top
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector
diffractometer
911 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube849 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromatorRint = 0.015
φ and ω scanθmax = 32.6°, θmin = 4.0°
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2005)
h = 125
Tmin = 0.579, Tmax = 0.639k = 1312
3315 measured reflectionsl = 79
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
Least-squares matrix: fullHydrogen site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021All H-atom parameters refined
wR(F2) = 0.055 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0327P)2 + 0.4777P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
S = 1.09(Δ/σ)max = 0.005
911 reflectionsΔρmax = 1.28 e Å3
49 parametersΔρmin = 1.15 e Å3
0 restraintsExtinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methodsExtinction coefficient: 0.0034 (7)
Crystal data top
Mn2AsO4(OH)V = 469.33 (15) Å3
Mr = 265.81Z = 4
Orthorhombic, PnnmMo Kα radiation
a = 8.5478 (16) ŵ = 12.29 mm1
b = 8.7207 (16) ÅT = 293 K
c = 6.2961 (12) Å0.05 × 0.05 × 0.04 mm
Data collection top
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector
diffractometer
911 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2005)
849 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Tmin = 0.579, Tmax = 0.639Rint = 0.015
3315 measured reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.0210 restraints
wR(F2) = 0.055All H-atom parameters refined
S = 1.09Δρmax = 1.28 e Å3
911 reflectionsΔρmin = 1.15 e Å3
49 parameters
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
Mn10.00000.00000.24719 (6)0.01052 (10)
Mn20.35839 (4)0.13367 (4)0.50000.01082 (11)
As10.24335 (3)0.25667 (3)0.00000.00735 (9)
O10.3874 (2)0.3726 (2)0.50000.0101 (3)
O20.4144 (2)0.3545 (2)0.00000.0115 (3)
O30.1033 (2)0.3922 (2)0.00000.0171 (4)
O40.22306 (16)0.14338 (15)0.2163 (2)0.0131 (3)
H10.287 (7)0.394 (6)0.50000.042 (14)*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
Mn10.01271 (19)0.01066 (19)0.00818 (18)0.00186 (12)0.0000.000
Mn20.01072 (18)0.00927 (18)0.01247 (18)0.00027 (12)0.0000.000
As10.00733 (13)0.00605 (14)0.00868 (14)0.00111 (7)0.0000.000
O10.0105 (7)0.0079 (8)0.0119 (8)0.0004 (6)0.0000.000
O20.0097 (8)0.0141 (9)0.0106 (8)0.0056 (6)0.0000.000
O30.0099 (8)0.0084 (8)0.0331 (12)0.0015 (6)0.0000.000
O40.0141 (6)0.0143 (6)0.0108 (6)0.0049 (5)0.0023 (5)0.0026 (5)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Mn1—O1i2.1406 (13)Mn2—O42.1296 (14)
Mn1—O1ii2.1406 (13)Mn2—O4vi2.1296 (14)
Mn1—O2iii2.1630 (13)Mn2—O3i2.131 (2)
Mn1—O2i2.1630 (13)As1—O31.683 (2)
Mn1—O4iv2.2884 (13)As1—O4vii1.6915 (14)
Mn1—O42.2884 (13)As1—O41.6915 (14)
Mn2—O12.0984 (19)As1—O21.6929 (18)
Mn2—O3v2.106 (2)
O1i—Mn1—O1ii86.72 (7)O1—Mn2—O491.42 (5)
O1i—Mn1—O2iii172.52 (7)O3v—Mn2—O4122.98 (4)
O1ii—Mn1—O2iii94.51 (5)O1—Mn2—O4vi91.42 (5)
O1i—Mn1—O2i94.51 (5)O3v—Mn2—O4vi122.98 (4)
O1ii—Mn1—O2i172.52 (7)O4—Mn2—O4vi114.00 (8)
O2iii—Mn1—O2i85.24 (7)O1—Mn2—O3i164.36 (8)
O1i—Mn1—O4iv91.67 (6)O3v—Mn2—O3i75.00 (9)
O1ii—Mn1—O4iv81.22 (6)O4—Mn2—O3i97.05 (5)
O2iii—Mn1—O4iv95.81 (6)O4vi—Mn2—O3i97.05 (5)
O2i—Mn1—O4iv91.36 (6)O3—As1—O4vii109.72 (6)
O1i—Mn1—O481.22 (6)O3—As1—O4109.72 (6)
O1ii—Mn1—O491.67 (6)O4vii—As1—O4107.26 (9)
O2iii—Mn1—O491.36 (6)O3—As1—O2105.09 (10)
O2i—Mn1—O495.81 (6)O4vii—As1—O2112.51 (6)
O4iv—Mn1—O4170.25 (7)O4—As1—O2112.51 (6)
O1—Mn2—O3v89.37 (8)
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, y1/2, z+1/2; (ii) x1/2, y+1/2, z1/2; (iii) x1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) x, y, z; (v) x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2; (vi) x, y, z+1; (vii) x, y, z.
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
O1—H1···O4viii0.88 (6)2.57 (4)2.885 (2)102 (3)
Symmetry code: (viii) x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2.

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formulaMn2AsO4(OH)
Mr265.81
Crystal system, space groupOrthorhombic, Pnnm
Temperature (K)293
a, b, c (Å)8.5478 (16), 8.7207 (16), 6.2961 (12)
V3)469.33 (15)
Z4
Radiation typeMo Kα
µ (mm1)12.29
Crystal size (mm)0.05 × 0.05 × 0.04
Data collection
DiffractometerBruker APEXII CCD area-detector
Absorption correctionMulti-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2005)
Tmin, Tmax0.579, 0.639
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections
3315, 911, 849
Rint0.015
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.757
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.021, 0.055, 1.09
No. of reflections911
No. of parameters49
H-atom treatmentAll H-atom parameters refined
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)1.28, 1.15

Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004), SAINT (Bruker, 2004), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), XtalDraw (Downs & Hall-Wallace, 2003), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
O1—H1···O4i0.88 (6)2.57 (4)2.885 (2)102 (3)
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2.
 

Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge support of this study by the Arizona Science Foundation. We also thank W. W. Pinch for the donation of the co-type sample of eveite to the RRUFF Project.

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