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AFLOW Prototype: A2B6CD8_oP34_31_2a_2a2b_a_4a2b-001

This structure originally had the label A2B6CD8_oP34_31_2a_2a2b_a_4a2b. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

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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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Mg(ClO$_{4}$)$_{2}\cdot$6H$_{2}$O ($H4_{11}$) Structure: A2B6CD8_oP34_31_2a_2a2b_a_4a2b-001

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Prototype Ca$_{2}$(H$_{2}$O)$_{6}$MgO$_{8}$
AFLOW prototype label A2B6CD8_oP34_31_2a_2a2b_a_4a2b-001
Strukturbericht designation $H4_{11}$
ICSD 24250
Pearson symbol oP34
Space group number 31
Space group symbol $Pmn2_1$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A2B6CD8_oP34_31_2a_2a2b_a_4a2b-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak y_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}, \allowbreak y_{7}, \allowbreak z_{7}, \allowbreak y_{8}, \allowbreak z_{8}, \allowbreak y_{9}, \allowbreak z_{9}, \allowbreak x_{10}, \allowbreak y_{10}, \allowbreak z_{10}, \allowbreak x_{11}, \allowbreak y_{11}, \allowbreak z_{11}, \allowbreak x_{12}, \allowbreak y_{12}, \allowbreak z_{12}, \allowbreak x_{13}, \allowbreak y_{13}, \allowbreak z_{13}$

Other compounds with this structure

Co(ClO$_{4}$)$_{2}\cdot$6H$_{2}$O,  Fe(ClO$_{4}$)$_{2}\cdot$6H$_{2}$O,  Mn(ClO$_{4}$)$_{2}\cdot$6H$_{2}$O,  Ni(ClO$_{4}$)$_{2}\cdot$6H$_{2}$O,  Zn(ClO$_{4}$)$_{2}\cdot$6H$_{2}$O,  Mg(BF$_{4}$)$_{2}\cdot$6H$_{2}$O,  Co(BF$_{4}$)$_{2}\cdot$6H$_{2}$O,  Fe(BF$_{4}$)$_{2}\cdot$6H$_{2}$O,  Mn(BF$_{4}$)$_{2}\cdot$6H$_{2}$O,  Ni(BF$_{4}$)$_{2}\cdot$6H$_{2}$O,  Zn(BF$_{4}$)$_{2}\cdot$6H$_{2}$O


  • (Gottfried, 1937) writes $z_{13} = 0.408$ for the coordinate of the (H$_{2}$O-II) molecule, but the value given by West is $z_{13} = 0$, which gives a symmetric arrangement of water molecules around the chlorine atom.

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

Basis vectors

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

References

  • C. Gottfried and F. Schossberger, eds., Strukturbericht Band III 1933-1935 (Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M. B. H., Leipzig, 1937).

Found in

  • K. Robertson and D. Bish, Stability of phases in the Mg(ClO$_{4}$)$_{2}$$\cdot$nH$_{2}$O system and implications for perchlorate occurrences on Mars, J. Geophys. Res. 116, E07006 (2011), doi:10.1029/2010JE003754.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A2B6CD8_oP34_31_2a_2a2b_a_4a2b --params=$a,b/a,c/a,y_{1},z_{1},y_{2},z_{2},y_{3},z_{3},y_{4},z_{4},y_{5},z_{5},y_{6},z_{6},y_{7},z_{7},y_{8},z_{8},y_{9},z_{9},x_{10},y_{10},z_{10},x_{11},y_{11},z_{11},x_{12},y_{12},z_{12},x_{13},y_{13},z_{13}$

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