Information card for entry 9017860

Structure parameters

• Mineral name: Kieserite
• Formula: H2 Mg O5 S
• Calculated formula: H8 Mg4 O20 S4
• Title of publication: Investigation of the kieserite-szomolnokite solid-solution series, (Mg,Fe)SO4*H2O, with relevance to Mars: Crystal chemistry, FTIR, and Raman spectroscopy under ambient and martian temperature conditions Note: T = -160 C
• Authors of publication: Talla, D.; Wildner, M.
• Journal of publication: American Mineralogist
• Year of publication: 2019
• Journal volume: 104
• Pages of publication: 1732 - 1749
• a: 6.8648 Å
• b: 7.6684 Å
• c: 7.6055 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 117.792°
• γ: 90°
• Cell volume: 354.185 ų
• Ambient diffraction temperature: 113.15 K
• Number of distinct elements: 4
• Space group number: 15
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: C 1 2/c 1
• Hall space group symbol: -C 2yc
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: No