Publikationsdatum:
2017-05-06
Beschreibung:
Chladniite, a complex phosphate species belonging to the fillowite group so far only found in meteorites, was identified in a pegmatite from Córdoba (Argentina) as inclusions in beusite. Applying synchrotron through-the-substrate microdiffraction technique to polished thin sections prepared on very thin glass-substrates (0.1 mm), diffraction data with nearly single-crystal quality were directly measured at selected chladniite microvolumes of the section. Chladniite is trigonal (space group $$R\overline{3}$$ ), with a = 15.0133(3) Å, c = 42.887(2) Å, V = 8371.6(5) Å 3 . The subsequent crystal-structure refinement confirms that the accuracy attainable by using 0.1-mm-thick glass-substrates is comparable to that of routine single-crystal measurements [ R 1 = 3.34% for 1617 unique reflections]. The refined crystal structure of pegmatitic chladniite differs from the meteoritic one in the cation ordering (Mg, Fe + Mn and Ca) at the various metal sites, with Mn being dominant at the M(1) position.
Print ISSN:
0935-1221
Digitale ISSN:
1617-4011
Thema:
Geologie und Paläontologie
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