The key cation-sites M3 and A1 (and, in principle, M2) determine the root name. In both clinozoisite and allanite subgroups no prefix is added to the root name if M1 = Al. The prefixes ferri, mangani, chromo, and vanado indicate dominant Fe 3+ , Mn 3+ , Cr 3+ , and V 3+ on M1, respectively. In the dollaseite subgroup no prefix is added to the root name if M1 = Mg. Otherwise a proper prefix must be attached; the prefixes ferro and mangano indicate dominant Fe 2+ and Mn 2+ at M1, respectively. The dominant cation on A2 (other than Ca) is treated according to the Extended Levinson suffix designation. This simple nomenclature requires renaming of the following approved species: Niigataite (old) = clinozoisite-(Sr) (new), hancockite (old) = epidote-(Pb) (new), tweddillite (old) = manganipiemontite-(Sr) (new). Minor modifications are necessary for the following species: Strontiopiemontite (old) = piemontite-(Sr) (new), androsite-(La) (old) = manganiandrosite-(La) (new). Before a mineral name can be assigned, the proper subgroup has to be determined. The determination of a proper subgroup is made by the dominating valence at M3, M1, and A2 expressed as M 2+ and or M 3+ , not by a single, dominant ion (i.e., Fe 2+ , or Mg, or Al). In addition, the dominant valence on O4: X -or X 2-must be ascertained. The dominant trivalent cation on M3 determines the name, whereas the A2 cation appearing in the suffix has to be selected from among the divalent cations. (2) Allanite and dollaseite subgroups: For the sites involved in the charge compensation of a heterovalent substitution in A2 and O4 (i.e. M3 in the allanite subgroup; M3 and M1 in the dollaseite subgroup), identification of the relevant end-member formula must take into account the dominant divalent charge-compensating octahedral cation (M 2+ ) and not the dominant cation in these sites.Formal guidelines and examples are provided in order to determine a mineral "working name" from electron-microprobe analytical data.
In order to clarify the symmetry problem along the stannite -kësterite join [Cu 2 FeSnS 4 -Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 ], a structural study of synthetic Cu 2 Fe 1-x Zn x SnS 4 single crystals was performed (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.7, 0.8 and 1, respectively). The metal distribution among the tetrahedral cavities was determined by refining different models in both the I4 and I42m space groups. The best agreement was obtained in I42m, even for the Zn-rich members of the series. However, two different mechanisms of incorporation take place along the stannite-kësterite join. For pure stannite and zincian stannite (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5), the 2a position (0,0,0) is mainly occupied by (Fe,Zn), whereas Cu is the dominant species at 4d (0,½,¼). For ferroan kësterite and pure kësterite (x = 0.7, 0.8, 1), the 2a position is fully occupied by Cu, whereas (Zn,Fe) and the remaining Cu are disordered at 4d. On the basis of the structural results, pure Me-S bond-distances are proposed for Fe, Cu, Zn in both 2a and 4d sites, and the metal distribution among the tetrahedral sites is obtained accordingly. For x ≥ 0.7, the Me-S distance found for the atom located at 2a closely approaches that found for the atom located at 4d, thus producing a more regular framework. Accordingly, distortion parameters and 2 of the S(Me 3 Sn) tetrahedron decrease with increasing Zn. This feature, in turn, is the reason for the pseudocubic symmetry of the lattice observed in the Zn-rich region (2a close to the c parameter). The unit-cell volume linearly increases with increasing Zn, thus confirming the mainly covalent character of the bonds in these compounds. The previously noted inversion of slope in the unit-cell parameters at x = 0.7 corresponds to the point of the series wherein Cu becomes predominant at the 2a site. The proposed model accounts for the structural and geometrical variations observed along the stannite-kësterite series, even if no change of space group is assumed.
Crystal data for natural and synthetic arsenic sulfides are reported and discussed. Most of them [a-and b-dimorphite, realgar, b-As 4 S 4 phase, pararealgar, Kutoglu's As 4 S 4 (II) phase, alacranite, uzonite, orthorhombic As 4 S 5 phase] have a crystal structure consisting of a packing of cage-like, covalently bonded As 4 S n (n ¼ 3, 4 and 5) molecules held together by weak interactions of van der Waals character. Their structures are compared in terms of molecular packing and molecular parameters. The layered structural arrangement of orpiment, As 2 S 3 , is described and the effects of the incorporation of Se replacing for S is discussed. The structures of wakabayashilite and getchellite, which contain mixed (As, Sb) coordination polyhedra, are also described to outline the geometric effects of the Sb ! As substitution. The results of recent studies dealing with the effects of the exposure of realgar or other arsenic sulfides to visible light are reported and discussed. Their interest in the study of arsenical pigments and their preservation in artwork is outlined with some examples of application.
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