Material Name: | Chiavennite | ||||
Chemical Formula: |
|Ca4 Mn4 (H2O)8 | [Be8Si20O52(OH)8]--CHI |
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Unit Cell: |
orthorhombic |
P n a b (# 60) |
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a' = 8.7290 Å | b' = 31.3260 Å | c' = 4.9030 Å | |||
α' = 90.000° | β' = 90.000° | γ' = 90.000° | |||
(Relationship to unit cell of Framework Type: a' = -c, b' = b, c' = a) | |||||
Framework Density: |
20.9 T/1000 Å3 |
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Channels: |
[001] 9 3.9 x 4.3*
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References: |
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Tazzoli, V., Domeneghetti, M.C., Mazzi, F. and Cannillo, E. | |||
"The crystal structure of chiavennite" | |||
Eur. J. Mineral., 7, 1339-1344 (1995) |
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Name and Code derivation: |
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Chiavennite -CHI |
Limiting Rings |
9-ring viewed along [001] |