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Serpierite polytypoids from Zvezdel, Bulgaria, and Lavrion, Greece

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Structural characteristics of serpierite samples from Zvezdel, Bulgaria, and Lavrion, Greece, are reported. The thermal behaviour of serpierite from Lavrion is discussed. The chemical composition of the studied samples is analysed by energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and confirmed by single-crystal structure refinements. The obtained chemical formulas correspond well to that of serpierite with Cu:Zn ratio varying between 2.9 and 5.6. The sample from Zvezdel, with composition Ca[Cu3.3Zn0.7(OH)6(SO4)2•3H2O, crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, with space group I2 and unit-cell parameters a = 18.418(3), b = 6.220(1), c = 12.091(2) Å, β = 90.78(1)˚, whereas the one from Lavrion Ca[Cu2.8Zn1.2(OH)6(SO4)2]•3H2O, shows similar unit-cell parameters a = 18.394(1), b = 6.256(1), c = 12.097(1) Å, β = 90.92(1)˚, but higher I2/m space-group symmetry. Both studied crystals exhibit serpierite structure topology, but different stacking sequence of the octahedral layers. While in previously studied serpierite of Sabelli and Zanazzi (Acta Cryst B24:1214-1221, 1968) there are two layers per unit cell, in currently studied samples there is only one. As a consequence, their unit-cell volumes are half than that of the first structurally characterized serpierite specimen with SG C2/c and unit-cell parameters a = 22.186(2), b = 6.250(2), c = 21.853(2) Å, β = 113.36(1)˚. Taking into account the structural peculiarities of the studied samples they are considered as serpierite polytypoids.

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This work was supported by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science under the “National Centre for Mechatronics and Clean Technology” (grant agreement BG05M2OP001-1.001-0008).

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  1. Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. 107, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Rositsa P. Nikolova, Nadia L. Petrova, Zlatka G. Delcheva & Liliya V. Tsvetanova

  2. Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Geology and Geography, Bul. “Tsar Osvoboditel” 15, 1504, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Tsveta Stanimirova

  3. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. 11, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Iskra Piroeva

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Rositsa P. Nikolova: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing original draft, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing review & editing. Nadia L. Petrova: Methodology, Writing original draft, Data curation, Formal analysis, Visualization, Investigation, Validation. Zlatka G. Delcheva: Resources, Formal analysis. Liliya V. Tsvetanova: Formal analysis, Visualization. Tzveta Stanimirova: Writing review & editing.

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Nikolova, R.P., Petrova, N.L., Delcheva, Z.G. et al. Serpierite polytypoids from Zvezdel, Bulgaria, and Lavrion, Greece. Miner Petrol 117, 27–38 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-022-00797-9

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