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AFLOW Prototype: A2B4C9D2_mC68_9_2a_4a_9a_2a-001

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Nacrite [Al$_{2}$Si$_{2}$O$_{5}$(OH)$_{4}$, $S5_{4}$] Structure: A2B4C9D2_mC68_9_2a_4a_9a_2a-001

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Prototype Al$_{2}$H$_{4}$O$_{9}$Si$_{2}$
AFLOW prototype label A2B4C9D2_mC68_9_2a_4a_9a_2a-001
Strukturbericht designation $S5_{4}$
Mineral name nacrite
ICSD 250459
CCDC 1716454
Pearson symbol mC68
Space group number 9
Space group symbol $Cc$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A2B4C9D2_mC68_9_2a_4a_9a_2a-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak \beta, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}, \allowbreak y_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}, \allowbreak x_{7}, \allowbreak y_{7}, \allowbreak z_{7}, \allowbreak x_{8}, \allowbreak y_{8}, \allowbreak z_{8}, \allowbreak x_{9}, \allowbreak y_{9}, \allowbreak z_{9}, \allowbreak x_{10}, \allowbreak y_{10}, \allowbreak z_{10}, \allowbreak x_{11}, \allowbreak y_{11}, \allowbreak z_{11}, \allowbreak x_{12}, \allowbreak y_{12}, \allowbreak z_{12}, \allowbreak x_{13}, \allowbreak y_{13}, \allowbreak z_{13}, \allowbreak x_{14}, \allowbreak y_{14}, \allowbreak z_{14}, \allowbreak x_{15}, \allowbreak y_{15}, \allowbreak z_{15}, \allowbreak x_{16}, \allowbreak y_{16}, \allowbreak z_{16}, \allowbreak x_{17}, \allowbreak y_{17}, \allowbreak z_{17}$

  • (Herrmann, 1943) gave the nacrite structure determined by (Hendricks, 1939) the Strukturbericht symbol $S5_{4}$. This structure was somewhat uncertain, as Hendricks knew that the structure had space group $Cc$ but could only determine the structure in terms of a pseudo-rhombohedral unit cell. This led to a tripling of the unit cell compared to that found by (Zhukhlistov, 2008), who was also able to determine the positions of the hydrogen atoms. We will used the modern structure, noting that we can essentially recover the original structure by tripling the unit cell along the $c$-axis.

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}} \end{array}\]

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $\left(x_{1} - y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{1} + y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{1} + c z_{1} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Al I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\left(x_{1} + y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{1} - y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{1} + c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Al I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $\left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{2} + y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{2} + c z_{2} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Al II
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\left(x_{2} + y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{2} + c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Al II
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $\left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} + y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) H I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $\left(x_{3} + y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{3} + c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) H I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) H II
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $\left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{4} + c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) H II
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $\left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{5} + c z_{5} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) H III
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $\left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{5} + c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) H III
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $\left(x_{6} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{6} + y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{6} + c z_{6} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) H IV
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $\left(x_{6} + y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{6} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{6} + c \left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) H IV
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $\left(x_{7} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{7} + y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{7} + c z_{7} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O I
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $\left(x_{7} + y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{7} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{7} + c \left(z_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O I
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $\left(x_{8} - y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{8} + y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{8} + c z_{8} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{8} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O II
$\mathbf{B_{16}}$ = $\left(x_{8} + y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{8} - y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{8} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{8} + c \left(z_{8} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{8} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O II
$\mathbf{B_{17}}$ = $\left(x_{9} - y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{9} + y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{9} + c z_{9} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{9} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O III
$\mathbf{B_{18}}$ = $\left(x_{9} + y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{9} - y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{9} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{9} + c \left(z_{9} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{9} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O III
$\mathbf{B_{19}}$ = $\left(x_{10} - y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{10} + y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{10} + c z_{10} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{10} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O IV
$\mathbf{B_{20}}$ = $\left(x_{10} + y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{10} - y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{10} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{10} + c \left(z_{10} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{10} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O IV
$\mathbf{B_{21}}$ = $\left(x_{11} - y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{11} + y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{11} + c z_{11} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{11} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O V
$\mathbf{B_{22}}$ = $\left(x_{11} + y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{11} - y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{11} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{11} + c \left(z_{11} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{11} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O V
$\mathbf{B_{23}}$ = $\left(x_{12} - y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{12} + y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{12} + c z_{12} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{12} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O VI
$\mathbf{B_{24}}$ = $\left(x_{12} + y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{12} - y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{12} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{12} + c \left(z_{12} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{12} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O VI
$\mathbf{B_{25}}$ = $\left(x_{13} - y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{13} + y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{13} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{13} + c z_{13} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{13} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{13} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O VII
$\mathbf{B_{26}}$ = $\left(x_{13} + y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{13} - y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{13} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{13} + c \left(z_{13} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{13} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{13} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O VII
$\mathbf{B_{27}}$ = $\left(x_{14} - y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{14} + y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{14} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{14} + c z_{14} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{14} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{14} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O VIII
$\mathbf{B_{28}}$ = $\left(x_{14} + y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{14} - y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{14} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{14} + c \left(z_{14} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{14} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{14} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O VIII
$\mathbf{B_{29}}$ = $\left(x_{15} - y_{15}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{15} + y_{15}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{15} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{15} + c z_{15} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{15} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{15} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O IX
$\mathbf{B_{30}}$ = $\left(x_{15} + y_{15}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{15} - y_{15}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{15} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{15} + c \left(z_{15} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{15} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{15} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) O IX
$\mathbf{B_{31}}$ = $\left(x_{16} - y_{16}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{16} + y_{16}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{16} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{16} + c z_{16} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{16} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{16} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Si I
$\mathbf{B_{32}}$ = $\left(x_{16} + y_{16}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{16} - y_{16}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{16} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{16} + c \left(z_{16} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{16} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{16} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Si I
$\mathbf{B_{33}}$ = $\left(x_{17} - y_{17}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{17} + y_{17}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{17} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{17} + c z_{17} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{17} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{17} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Si II
$\mathbf{B_{34}}$ = $\left(x_{17} + y_{17}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{17} - y_{17}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{17} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{17} + c \left(z_{17} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{17} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{17} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Si II

References

  • A. P. Zhukhlistov, Crystal structure of nacrite from the electron diffraction data, Crystal. Rep. 53, 76–82 (2008), doi:10.1134/S1063774508010094.
  • S. B. Hendricks, The Crystal Structure of Nacrite Al$_{2}$O$_{3}$$\cdot$2(SiO$_{2}$)$\cdot$2(H$_{2}$O) and the Polymorphism of the Kaolin Minerals, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 100, 509–518 (1939), doi:10.1524/zkri.1939.100.1.509.
  • K. Herrmann, ed., Strukturbericht Band VII 1939 (Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M. B. H., Leipzig, 1943).

First cited in

  • D. Hicks, M.J. Mehl, M. Esters, C. Oses, O. Levy, G.L.W. Hart, C. Toher, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 3, Comp. Mat. Sci. 199, 110450 (2021). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110450)

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aflow --proto=A2B4C9D2_mC68_9_2a_4a_9a_2a --params=$a,b/a,c/a,\beta,x_{1},y_{1},z_{1},x_{2},y_{2},z_{2},x_{3},y_{3},z_{3},x_{4},y_{4},z_{4},x_{5},y_{5},z_{5},x_{6},y_{6},z_{6},x_{7},y_{7},z_{7},x_{8},y_{8},z_{8},x_{9},y_{9},z_{9},x_{10},y_{10},z_{10},x_{11},y_{11},z_{11},x_{12},y_{12},z_{12},x_{13},y_{13},z_{13},x_{14},y_{14},z_{14},x_{15},y_{15},z_{15},x_{16},y_{16},z_{16},x_{17},y_{17},z_{17}$

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