| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) |
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| Access Rights | Open Access |
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| Title | The crystal structure of sergeysmirnovite, MgZn2(PO4)2·4H2O, and complexity of the hopeite group and related structures |
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| Journal | Crystals |
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| Authors | Krivovichev, Sergey V. | Author |
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| Panikorovskii, Taras L. | Author |
| Yakovenchuk, Victor N. | Author |
| Year | 2022 (August 10) | Volume | 12 |
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| Page(s) | 1120 | Issue | 8 |
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| Publisher | MDPI AG |
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| Download URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/12/8/1120/pdf?version=1660613927+ |
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| DOI | doi:10.3390/cryst12081120Search in ResearchGate |
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| Classification | Not set | LoC | Not set |
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 15283237 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:15283237:9 |
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| GUID | 459d9790-64a6-4006-98ea-de6a082e4737 |
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| Full Reference | Krivovichev, Sergey V., Panikorovskii, Taras L., Yakovenchuk, Victor N. (2022) The crystal structure of sergeysmirnovite, MgZn2(PO4)2·4H2O, and complexity of the hopeite group and related structures. Crystals, 12 (8) 1120 doi:10.3390/cryst12081120 |
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| Plain Text | Krivovichev, Sergey V., Panikorovskii, Taras L., Yakovenchuk, Victor N. (2022) The crystal structure of sergeysmirnovite, MgZn2(PO4)2·4H2O, and complexity of the hopeite group and related structures. Crystals, 12 (8) 1120 doi:10.3390/cryst12081120 |
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| In | (2022, August) Crystals Vol. 12 (8) MDPI AG |
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| Abstract/Notes | The crystal structure of sergeysmirnovite, MgZn2(PO4)2·4H2O (orthorhombic, Pnma, a = 10.6286(4), b = 18.3700(6), c = 5.02060(15) Å, V = 980.26(6) Å3, Z = 4), a new member of the hopeite group of minerals, was determined and refined to R1 = 0.030 using crystals from the Këster mineral deposit in Sakha-Yakutia, Russia. Similar to other members of the hopeite group, the crystal structure of sergeysmirnovite is based upon [Zn(PO4)]– layers interlinked via interstitial [MO2(H2O)4]2– octahedra, where M = Mg2+. The layers are parallel to the (010) plane. Within the layer, the ZnO4 tetrahedra share common corners to form chains running along [001]. Sergeysmirnovite is a dimorph of reaphookhillite, a mineral from the Reaphook Hill zinc deposit in South Australia. The relations between sergeysmirnovite and reaphookhillite are the same as those between hopeite and parahopeite. Topological and structural complexity analysis using information theory shows that the hopeite (sergeysmirnovite) structure type is more complex, both structurally and topologically, than the parahopeite (reaphookhillite) structure type. Such complexity relations contradict the general observation that more complex polymorphs possess higher physical density and higher stability, since parahopeite is denser than hopeite. It could be hypothesized that hopeite is metastable under ambient conditions and separated from parahopeite by a structural and topological reconstruction that requires an essential energy barrier that is difficult to overcome. |
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