Redetermination and new description of the crystal structure of vanthoffite, Na6Mg(SO4)4

• Published in: Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications
• Main Authors: Tonči Balić-Žunić, Martha G. Pamato, Fabrizio Nestola
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Union of Crystallography 2020
• Subjects: crystal structure; vanthoffite; na-mg sulfate; atomic coordinations; redetermination; Crystallography; QD901-999; Surtsey; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989020005873; https://doaj.org/article/ca9bbfe8efb0413299b8eb1c2079b6e0

The crystal structure of vanthoffite {hexasodium magnesium tetrakis[sulfate(VI)]}, Na6Mg(SO4)4, was solved in the year 1964 on a synthetic sample [Fischer & Hellner (1964). Acta Cryst. 17, 1613]. Here we report a redetermination of its crystal structure on a mineral sample with improved precisio...