Published January 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Two forms of the AsO32- radical in γ-irradiated heidingerite CaHAsO4 . H2O

  • 1. Inst. of Geology and Geophysics, USSR

Description

One of the phases of the system CaO-H3AsO4-H3PO4-H2O, obtained in the pH range 2-4 at 250C, is heidingerite CaHAsO4.H2O, which is found in nature as a mineral. The structure of heidingerite is made up of doubled layers of AsO4 tetrahedra within which are situated the Ca atoms, surrounded by seven oxygen atoms (distorted pentagonal bipyramid). Six of them are joined to As atoms, and the seventh oxygen belongs to the water molecule. The formation of two types of AsO32- in heidingerite can be attributed to the two possibilities of structural breakdown, arising on irradiation of heidingerite

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Journal Title
J. Struct. Chem. (Engl. Transl.)
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
4
Series
J. Struct. Chem. (Engl. Transl.).
Journal Page Range
640-642

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Notes
Translated from Zh. Strukt. Khim.; 22: No. 4, 187-190(Jul 1981).