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AFLOW Prototype: A3BC8D2_hP14_164_ad_b_di_d-001

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Aphthitalite/Glaserite [K$_{3}$Na(SO$_{4}$)$_{2}$] Structure: A3BC8D2_hP14_164_ad_b_di_d-001

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Prototype K$_{3}$NaO$_{8}$S$_{2}$
AFLOW prototype label A3BC8D2_hP14_164_ad_b_di_d-001
Mineral name aphthitalite / glaserite
ICSD 26018
Pearson symbol hP14
Space group number 164
Space group symbol $P\overline{3}m1$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A3BC8D2_hP14_164_ad_b_di_d-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}$

Other compounds with this structure

Ba$_{2}$Na$_{2}$(PO$_{4}$)$_{2}$,  Ba$_{2}$Zr$_{2}$(PO$_{4}$)$_{2}$,  Ba$_{3}$Mg(SiO$_{4}$)$_{2}$,  BaNa$_{2}$Mg(PO$_{4}$)$_{2}$,  K$_{2}$Na$_{2}$(PO$_{4}$)$_{2}$,  K$_{3}$Na(RuO$_{4}$)$_{2}$,  Na$_{2}$BaCo(PO$_{4}$)


  • (Downs, 2003) refers to this structure as aphthitalite, however others such as (Nikolova, 2013) refer to it as glaserite.

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $0$ = $0$ (1a) K I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (1b) Na I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2d) K II
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2d) K II
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2d) O I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2d) O I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2d) S I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2d) S I
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \sqrt{3}a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6i) O II
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+2 x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{2}a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6i) O II
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $- 2 x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \frac{3}{2}a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6i) O II
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\sqrt{3}a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6i) O II
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $2 x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{2}a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6i) O II
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- 2 x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \frac{3}{2}a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6i) O II

References

  • K. Okada and J. Ossaka, Structures of potassium sodium sulphate and tripotassium sodium disulphate, Acta Crystallogr. Sect. B 36, 919–921 (1980), doi:10.1107/S0567740880004852.
  • R. Nikolova and V. Kostov-Kytin, Crystal chemistry of glaserite type compounds, Bulgarian Chem. Comm. 45, 418–426 (2013).

Found in

  • R. T. Downs and M. Hall-Wallace, The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database, Am. Mineral. 88, 247–250 (2003).

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A3BC8D2_hP14_164_ad_b_di_d --params=$a,c/a,z_{3},z_{4},z_{5},x_{6},z_{6}$

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