Kapellasite (Cu$_{3}$Zn(OH)$_{6}$Cl$_{2}$) Structure: A2B3C6D_hP12_164_d_e_i_a-001
| Prototype | Cl$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$(OH)$_{6}$Zn |
| AFLOW prototype label | A2B3C6D_hP12_164_d_e_i_a-001 |
| Mineral name | kapellasite |
| ICSD | 157870 |
| Pearson symbol | hP12 |
| Space group number | 164 |
| Space group symbol | $P\overline{3}m1$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A2B3C6D_hP12_164_d_e_i_a-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}$ |
- Approximately 3% of the OH radicals are replace by chlorine atoms. We use
O
to represent all the OH/Cl sites. - (Krause, 2006) placed the zinc atom at the (1b) Wyckoff position, (0 0 1/2). We shifted the origin of the structure so that the zinc atom is at the (1a) Wyckoff site.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $0$ | = | $0$ | (1a) | Zn I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2d) | Cl I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2d) | Cl I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (3e) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (3e) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ | (3e) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \sqrt{3}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6i) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+2 x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6i) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $- 2 x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{3}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6i) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\sqrt{3}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6i) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $2 x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6i) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- 2 x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{3}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6i) | O I |
References
- W. Krause, H.-J. Bernhardt, R. S. W. Braithwaite, U. Kolitsch, and R. Pritchard, Kapellasite, Cu$_{3}$Zn(OH)$_{6}$Cl$_{2}$, a new mineral from Lavrion, Greece, and its crystal structure, Mineral. Mag. 70, 329–340 (2006), doi:10.1180/0026461067030336.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A2B3C6D_hP12_164_d_e_i_a --params=$a,c/a,z_{2},x_{4},z_{4}$