Information card for entry 9017864

Structure parameters

• Mineral name: Kieserite
• Formula: H2 Mg0.764 Ni0.236 O5 S
• Calculated formula: H8 Mg3.056 Ni0.944 O20 S4
• Title of publication: Structural and spectroscopic study of the kieserite-dwornikite solid-solution series, (Mg,Ni)SO4*H2O, at ambient and low temperatures, with cosmochemical implications for icy moons and Mars
• Authors of publication: Talla, D.; Balla, M.; Aicher, C.; Lengauer, C. L.; Wildner, M.
• Journal of publication: American Mineralogist
• Year of publication: 2020
• Journal volume: 105
• Pages of publication: 1472 - 1489
• a: 6.8909 Å
• b: 7.6222 Å
• c: 7.592 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 117.984°
• γ: 90°
• Cell volume: 352.137 ų
• Number of distinct elements: 5
• 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