Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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HYDRONIUMJAROSITE

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[H(3)O]Fe(3)[SO(4)](2)(OH)(6)


Hexagonal  R 3(-)m  Z = 3

R3(-)m

26 .2 .1996

Ref.Str.:

         Menchetti S., Sabelli C. (1976)

         * Neues Jb. Miner., Mh., H.9, 406-417

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         Povarennyh A. (1966)

         * Kristallohim. klassif. miner. vidov (in russian), 455

Reserv:

         The coordinates of atoms are considered to equal to those

         of jarosite.  H(3)O-cation occupies pos.1.    N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

   Lattice parameters (cub. angs.,degr.):

             a =   7.17     alpha =   90.0 
             b =   7.17     beta  =   90.0 
             c =  16.73     gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   744.84

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   149.55

  Co-ordinates, thermal parameters, occupation for atomic positions:

NoP   x/a     y/b     z/c    B(j)   atom  / occupation

   1 0.0     0.0     0.0      1.98   O     = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.5     0.5      1.32   Fe    = 1.00
   3 0.0     0.0     0.3083   1.23   S     = 1.00
   4 0.0     0.0     0.3936   1.25   O     = 1.00
   5 0.2234  0.7766  0.9455   1.49   O     = 1.00
   6 0.1268  0.8732  0.1357   1.46   OH    = 1.00
   7 0.169   0.831   0.106    8.95   H     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     2       2     0.0        0.5        0.5   
     3       3     0.0        0.0        0.3083
     4       4     0.0        0.0        0.3936
     5       5     0.2234     0.7766     0.9455
     6       6     0.1268     0.8732     0.1357
     7       7     0.169      0.831      0.106 
     8       2     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     9       2     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    10       5     0.2234     0.4467     0.9455
    11       5     0.5533     0.7766     0.9455
    12       6     0.1268     0.2536     0.1357
    13       6     0.7464     0.8732     0.1357
    14       7     0.169      0.338      0.106 
    15       7     0.662      0.831      0.106 
    16       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
    17       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
    18       2     0.1667     0.8333     0.8333
    19       2     0.8333     0.6667     0.1667
    20       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.6417
    21       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.975 
    22       4     0.6667     0.3333     0.7269
    23       4     0.3333     0.6667     0.0602
    24       5     0.89       0.7801     0.2788
    25       5     0.8866     0.4433     0.6122
    26       6     0.7935     0.587      0.4691
    27       6     0.0797     0.5398     0.8024
    28       7     0.8357     0.6713     0.4393
    29       7     0.9953     0.4977     0.7727
    30       2     0.1667     0.3333     0.8333
    31       2     0.3333     0.1667     0.1667
    32       2     0.6667     0.8333     0.8333
    33       2     0.8333     0.1666     0.1667
    34       5     0.2199     0.11       0.2788
    35       5     0.5567     0.4433     0.6122
    36       5     0.89       0.11       0.2788
    37       5     0.5567     0.1134     0.6122
    38       6     0.413      0.2065     0.4691
    39       6     0.4601     0.5398     0.8024
    40       6     0.7935     0.2065     0.4691
    41       6     0.4601     0.9203     0.8024
    42       7     0.3287     0.1643     0.4393
    43       7     0.5023     0.4977     0.7727
    44       7     0.8357     0.1643     0.4393
    45       7     0.5023     0.0047     0.7727
    46       3     0.0        0.0        0.6917
    47       4     0.0        0.0        0.6064
    48       5     0.7766     0.2234     0.0545
    49       6     0.8732     0.1268     0.8643
    50       7     0.831      0.169      0.894 
    51       5     0.7766     0.5533     0.0545
    52       5     0.4467     0.2234     0.0545
    53       6     0.8732     0.7464     0.8643
    54       6     0.2536     0.1268     0.8643
    55       7     0.831      0.662      0.894 
    56       7     0.338      0.169      0.894 
    57       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.3583
    58       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.025 
    59       4     0.3333     0.6667     0.2731
    60       4     0.6667     0.3333     0.9398
    61       5     0.11       0.2199     0.7212
    62       5     0.1134     0.5567     0.3878
    63       6     0.2065     0.413      0.5309
    64       6     0.9203     0.4602     0.1976
    65       7     0.1643     0.3287     0.5607
    66       7     0.0047     0.5023     0.2273
    67       5     0.7801     0.89       0.7212
    68       5     0.4433     0.5567     0.3878
    69       5     0.11       0.89       0.7212
    70       5     0.4433     0.8866     0.3878
    71       6     0.587      0.7935     0.5309
    72       6     0.5399     0.4602     0.1976
    73       6     0.2065     0.7935     0.5309
    74       6     0.5399     0.0797     0.1976
    75       7     0.6713     0.8357     0.5607
    76       7     0.4977     0.5023     0.2273
    77       7     0.1643     0.8357     0.5607
    78       7     0.4977     0.9953     0.2273


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.23

MU (1/cm) =     402.146    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    124.338

 Selected interatomic distances (cation-anion,anion-anion):

 NoP    Atom              Rad.sph.      C.N.    Distance     NoP N.
                           (angs.)               (angs.)

    1    O                   3.312       12
                                                 2.92         5
                                                 2.7635       6
                                                 2.9199       5
                                                 2.9199       5
                                                 2.7634       6
                                                 2.7634       6
                                                 2.92         5
                                                 2.7635       6
                                                 2.9199       5
                                                 2.9199       5
                                                 2.7634       6
                                                 2.7634       6
    2    Fe                  2.64         6
                                                 2.0046       5
                                                 1.9424       6
                                                 1.9423       6
                                                 2.0046       5
                                                 1.9424       6
                                                 1.9423       6
    3    S                   2.028        4
                                                 1.4259       4
                                                 1.4518       5
                                                 1.4518       5
                                                 1.4519       5
    4    O                   3.312        6
                                                 2.3553       5
                                                 2.8588       6
                                                 2.3553       5
                                                 2.3554       5
                                                 2.8588       6
                                                 2.8589       6
    5    O                   3.312        8
                                                 2.92         1
                                                 2.3652       5
                                                 2.3652       5
                                                 2.3552       4
                                                 2.8158       6
                                                 2.8157       6
                                                 2.7668       6
                                                 2.7668       6
    6    OH                  3.36        10
                                                 2.7635       1
                                                 2.7278       6
                                                 2.7278       6
                                                 2.8589       4
                                                 2.8156       5
                                                 2.8156       5
                                                 2.7667       5
                                                 2.7667       5
                                                 2.7657       6
                                                 2.7658       6
    7    H                   1.68         1
                                                 0.7223       6

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.54056(angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    S       LPG   MF        F          I int.
                    ( degree )                                         *100

    1   1   0   1  7.604  15.207   0.086  111.28    6       47.7      273.6
    2   0   0   3  7.939  15.879   0.09   101.88    2      133.4      653.6
    3   1   0  -2  8.887  17.775   0.1     80.86    6      149.5     1954.2
    4   1   1   0 12.407  24.815   0.139   40.45    6       54.2      128.5
    5   1   0   4 12.829  25.659   0.144   37.7     6       60.9      151.1
    6   2   0  -1 14.616  29.232   0.164   28.59    6      233.3     1683.3
    7   1   1   3 14.799  29.598   0.166   27.84   12      171.5     1771.1
    8   1   0  -5 15.159  30.319   0.17    26.44    6       50.2       72.1
    9   2   0   2 15.345  30.691   0.172   25.76    6       68.5      130.6
   10   0   0   6 16.037  32.073   0.179   23.42    2      192.1      311.8
   11   2   0  -4 17.998  35.996   0.201   18.22    6      128.9      327.5
   12   2   1   1 19.355  38.71    0.215   15.53   12       13.9        6.5
   13   2   0   5 19.783  39.565   0.22    14.79    6       55.2       48.8
   14   2   1  -2 19.931  39.861   0.221   14.55   12       16.3        8.4
   15   1   0   7 20.203  40.405   0.224   14.12    6      189.4      547.4
   16   1   1   6 20.486  40.971   0.227   13.68   12       24.2       17.4
   17   3   0   0 21.848  43.697   0.242   11.85    6       30.3       11.8
   18   2   1   4 22.108  44.215   0.244   11.54   12       18.5        8.6
   19   1   0  -8 22.871  45.743   0.252   10.68    6       40.2       18.7
   20   3   0  -3 23.388  46.776   0.258   10.16    6      221.4      538.5
   21   3   0   3 23.388  46.776   0.258   10.16    6       40.2       17.7
   22   2   1  -5 23.634  47.268   0.26     9.92   12        9.2        1.8
   23   2   0  -7 23.999  47.999   0.264    9.58    6      140.7      205.1
   24   0   0   9 24.48   48.96    0.269    9.16    2      197.1      128.3
   25   2   2   0 25.45   50.9     0.279    8.38    6      249.8      565.6
   26   2   0   8 26.366  52.732   0.288    7.73    6       94.8       75.2
   27   3   1  -1 26.72   53.44    0.292    7.5    12        1.0        0.0
   28   2   2   3 26.832  53.664   0.293    7.43   12       85.0      116.1
   29   3   1   2 27.171  54.342   0.296    7.22   12       83.1      107.9
   30   2   1   7 27.387  54.773   0.299    7.09   12       39.1       23.4
   31   3   0  -6 27.612  55.223   0.301    6.96    6        9.5        0.7
   32   3   0   6 27.612  55.223   0.301    6.96    6       15.0        1.7
   33   1   1   9 27.825  55.65    0.303    6.84   12       34.9       18.0
   34   1   0  10 28.479  56.958   0.31     6.49    6        9.4        0.6
   35   3   1  -4 28.928  57.855   0.314    6.27   12       83.5       94.6
   36   2   1  -8 29.561  59.121   0.32     5.97   12       95.8      118.4
   37   4   0   1 29.89   59.78    0.323    5.82    6      119.2       89.4
   38   3   1   5 30.201  60.402   0.327    5.69   12       66.5       54.3
   39   4   0  -2 30.31   60.619   0.328    5.64    6      122.0       90.8
   40   2   2   6 30.721  61.442   0.332    5.48   12      146.4      254.0
   41   1   0 -11 31.428  62.857   0.338    5.21    6        3.6        0.1
   42   2   0 -10 31.534  63.069   0.339    5.17    6      245.6      337.2
   43   4   0   4 31.957  63.913   0.344    5.02    6      127.0       87.6
   44   3   2   1 32.866  65.733   0.352    4.73   12       43.1       19.0
   45   4   0  -5 33.162  66.323   0.355    4.64    6      112.6       63.6
   46   3   2  -2 33.265  66.53    0.356    4.61   12       86.1       73.9
   47   3   1  -7 33.456  66.912   0.358    4.55   12       62.8       38.9
   48   0   0  12 33.539  67.078   0.359    4.53    2       32.2        1.7
   49   3   0  -9 33.846  67.692   0.362    4.44    6       95.6       43.9
   50   3   0   9 33.846  67.692   0.362    4.44    6       11.4        0.6
   51   2   0  11 34.33   68.661   0.366    4.31    6      120.4       67.6
   52   2   1  10 34.432  68.864   0.367    4.29   12        7.1        0.5
   53   4   1   0 34.644  69.287   0.369    4.23   12       32.4        9.6
   54   3   2   4 34.836  69.672   0.371    4.18   12       52.6       25.0
   55   3   1   8 35.409  70.819   0.376    4.05   12       39.3       13.5
   56   4   1  -3 35.804  71.608   0.38     3.96   12       77.1       51.0
   57   4   1   3 35.804  71.608   0.38     3.96   12       93.3       74.6
   58   3   2  -5 35.993  71.986   0.381    3.92   12       24.3        5.0
   59   4   0   7 36.277  72.553   0.384    3.86    6      107.0       47.8
   60   1   1  12 36.357  72.713   0.385    3.85   12       36.4       11.0
   61   2   2   9 36.653  73.306   0.388    3.79   12       93.4       71.4
   62   2   1 -11 37.122  74.243   0.392    3.7    12        8.1        0.5
   63   1   0  13 37.681  75.362   0.397    3.6     6       77.1       23.1
   64   4   0  -8 38.168  76.336   0.401    3.52    6       33.1        4.2
   65   5   0  -1 38.459  76.919   0.404    3.47    6        9.5        0.3
   66   5   0   2 38.833  77.666   0.407    3.41    6        8.0        0.2
   67   3   2   7 39.012  78.025   0.409    3.39   12      112.0       91.8
   68   4   1  -6 39.201  78.402   0.41     3.36   12        5.6        0.2
   69   4   1   6 39.201  78.402   0.41     3.36   12       24.8        4.5
   70   3   1 -10 39.934  79.867   0.417    3.26   12       52.3       19.3
   71   3   3   0 40.135  80.269   0.418    3.24    6      100.4       35.3
   72   5   0  -4 40.317  80.634   0.42     3.22    6        4.3        0.1
   73   2   0 -13 40.385  80.771   0.421    3.21    6       39.9        5.5
   74   3   2  -8 40.863  81.727   0.425    3.15   12       26.4        4.7
   75   1   0 -14 41.027  82.054   0.426    3.14    6       19.8        1.3
   76   4   2  -1 41.15   82.299   0.427    3.12   12       95.9       62.1
   77   3   3   3 41.24   82.481   0.428    3.11   12       69.6       32.6
   78   5   0   5 41.422  82.843   0.429    3.09    6        8.8        0.3
   79   4   2   2 41.517  83.034   0.43     3.08   12       42.9       12.3
   80   3   0 -12 41.771  83.541   0.432    3.06    6       62.1       12.8
   81   3   0  12 41.771  83.541   0.432    3.06    6       36.1        4.3
   82   3   1  11 42.508  85.015   0.439    2.99   12        2.0        0.0
   83   4   0  10 42.602  85.205   0.439    2.99    6      121.1       47.4
   84   4   2  -4 42.981  85.963   0.443    2.96   12       87.5       49.0
   85   2   1  13 43.049  86.098   0.443    2.95   12       93.4       55.7
   86   0   0  15 43.68   87.36    0.448    2.91    2       40.5        1.7
   87   2   0  14 43.684  87.369   0.448    2.9     6       46.2        6.7
   88   5   1   1 43.806  87.612   0.449    2.9    12        4.7        0.1
   89   4   2   5 44.076  88.152   0.452    2.88   12      118.0       86.8
   90   5   1  -2 44.17   88.341   0.452    2.87   12       59.2       21.8
   91   5   0  -7 44.346  88.692   0.454    2.86    6       28.1        2.4
   92   2   2  12 44.422  88.845   0.454    2.86   12       61.8       23.6
   93   3   3   6 44.53   89.061   0.455    2.85   12       13.3        1.1
   94   4   1  -9 44.706  89.412   0.457    2.84   12       12.6        1.0
   95   4   1   9 44.706  89.412   0.457    2.84   12       37.6        8.7


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.54056 (angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    d           I int   I int.n.  I p.h.n.   H(Si)
                    ( degree )   (angstrem)     *100                         *100

    1   1   0   1   7.604  15.207  5.82137      273.6     14.0     14.0     5.6
    2   0   0   3   7.939  15.879  5.57667      653.6     33.4     33.5     5.6
    3   1   0   2   8.887  17.775  4.98587     1954.2    100.0    100.0     5.6
    4   1   1   0  12.407  24.815  3.585        128.5      6.6      6.5     5.6
    5   1   0   4  12.829  25.659  3.46895      151.1      7.7      7.7     5.6
    6   2   0   1  14.616  29.232  3.05258     1683.3     86.1     85.4     5.6
    7   1   1   3  14.799  29.598  3.01562     1771.1     90.6     89.8     5.6
    8   1   0   5  15.159  30.319  2.94557       72.1      3.7      3.7     5.6
    9   2   0   2  15.345  30.691  2.91069      130.6      6.7      6.6     5.6
   10   0   0   6  16.037  32.073  2.78833      311.8     16.0     15.8     5.6
   11   2   0   4  17.998  35.996  2.49294      327.5     16.8     16.5     5.7
   12   2   0   5  19.783  39.565  2.27588       48.8      2.5      2.5     5.7
   13   1   0   7  20.203  40.405  2.23048      547.4     28.0     27.5     5.7
   14   3   0   3  23.388  46.776  1.94046      556.2     28.5     27.7     5.7
   15   2   0   7  23.999  47.999  1.89385      205.1     10.5     10.2     5.7
   16   0   0   9  24.48   48.96   1.85889      128.3      6.6      6.4     5.7
   17   2   2   0  25.45   50.9    1.7925       565.6     28.9     28.1     5.8
   18   2   0   8  26.366  52.732  1.73447       75.2      3.8      3.7     5.8
   19   2   2   3  26.832  53.664  1.70651      116.1      5.9      5.7     5.8
   20   3   1   2  27.171  54.342  1.6868       107.9      5.5      5.3     5.8
   21   2   1   7  27.387  54.773  1.67455       23.4      1.2      1.2     5.8
   22   3   1   4  28.928  57.855  1.59246       94.6      4.8      4.7     5.8
   23   2   1   8  29.561  59.121  1.56134      118.4      6.1      5.8     5.8
   24   4   0   1  29.89   59.78   1.54571       89.4      4.6      4.4     5.8
   25   3   1   5  30.201  60.402  1.53126       54.3      2.8      2.7     5.8
   26   4   0   2  30.31   60.619  1.52629       90.8      4.6      4.5     5.8
   27   2   2   6  30.721  61.442  1.50781      254.0     13.0     12.4     5.8
   28   2   0  10  31.534  63.069  1.47278      337.2     17.3     16.5     5.9
   29   4   0   4  31.957  63.913  1.45534       87.6      4.5      4.3     5.9
   30   4   0   5  33.162  66.323  1.40818       63.6      3.3      3.1     5.9
   31   3   2   2  33.265  66.53   1.40432       73.9      3.8      3.6     5.9
   32   3   1   7  33.456  66.912  1.39722       38.9      2.0      1.9     5.9
   33   3   0   9  33.846  67.692  1.38301       44.5      2.3      2.2     5.9
   34   2   0  11  34.33   68.661  1.36583       67.6      3.5      3.3     5.9
   35   3   2   4  34.836  69.672  1.34847       25.0      1.3      1.2     5.9
   36   4   1   3  35.804  71.608  1.31669      125.6      6.4      6.0     5.9
   37   4   0   7  36.277  72.553  1.30184       47.8      2.4      2.3     6.0
   38   2   2   9  36.653  73.306  1.29032       71.4      3.7      3.4     6.0
   39   1   0  13  37.681  75.362  1.26014       23.1      1.2      1.1     6.0
   40   3   2   7  39.012  78.025  1.22366       91.8      4.7      4.4     6.0
   41   3   3   0  40.135  80.269  1.195         35.3      1.8      1.7     6.0
   42   4   2   1  41.15   82.299  1.17059       62.1      3.2      2.9     6.1
   43   3   3   3  41.24   82.481  1.16847       32.6      1.7      1.5     6.1
   44   4   0  10  42.602  85.205  1.13794       47.4      2.4      2.2     6.1
   45   4   2   4  42.981  85.963  1.12984       49.0      2.5      2.3     6.1
   46   2   1  13  43.049  86.098  1.12841       55.7      2.8      2.6     6.1
   47   4   2   5  44.076  88.152  1.10734       86.8      4.4      4.0     6.2
   48   5   1   2  44.17   88.341  1.10546       21.8      1.1      1.0     6.2
   49   2   2  12  44.422  88.845  1.10049       23.6      1.2      1.1     6.2

Reference:
Chichagov A.V. et al.
Information-Calculating System on Crystal Structure Data of Minerals
(MINCRYST)
- Kristallographiya, v.35, n.3, 1990, p.610-616 (in Russian)