Inorganic Solid Phases

MgSO4·7H2O (Mg[SO4][H2O]7) Crystal Structure

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General Information

  • Phase Label(s): Mg[SO4][H2O]7
  • Structure Class(es): –
  • Classification by Properties: diamagnetic
  • Mineral Name(s): epsomite
  • Pearson Symbol: oP52
  • Space Group: 19
  • Phase Prototype: Ni[SO4][H2O]7
  • Measurement Detail(s): precession photographs (determination of cell and structural parameters), X-rays, Mo Kα; λ = 0.07107 nm (determination of cell parameters), X-rays, Mo Kα (determination of structural parameters)
  • Phase Class(es): –
  • Compound Class(es): sulfate, hydrate
  • Interpretation Detail(s): complete structure determined, least-squares refinement on F; 118 variables; 1578 reflections; F > 0σ(F), R = 0.057
  • Sample Detail(s): epsomite sample from synthetic, sample prepared from MgSO4, single crystal (determination of cell parameters), single crystal, 0.2×2.0×2.0 mm3 (determination of structural parameters)

Substance Summary

  • Standard Formula: Mg[SO4][H2O]7
  • Alphabetic Formula: [H2O]7Mg[SO4]
  • Published Formula: MgSO4·7H2O
  • Refined Formula: H14MgO11S
  • Wyckoff Sequence: 19,a13
  • Z Formula Units: 4
  • Density: ρ = 1.68 Mg·m−3
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Crystallographic Data

Cell Parameters

Published Data
Standardized Data
Unit Cell
Niggli-Reduced Cell
Space Group
a
b
c
α
β
γ
a/b
b/c
c/a
V

Atom Coordinates

Standardized

Site
Element
Wyckoff Symbol
Symmetry
X
Y
Z
Occupation
Co-ord. No.
Atomic Env.

Published

Site
Element
Wyckoff Symbol
Symmetry
X
Y
Z
Occupation

Displacement Parameters

Isotropic

Site
Published
B [nm2]
Type
Computed
Beq [nm2]

Anisotropic

Site
β11 [nm2]
β22 [nm2]
β33 [nm2]
β12 [nm2]
β13 [nm2]
β23 [nm2]

Experimental Details

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  • Database name

    PAULING FILE Multinaries Edition – 2012

  • Dataset ID

    sd_1700052

  • Copyright

    ©Springer & Material Phases Data System (MPDS), Switzerland & National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, 2016

  • Chief Editor

    Pierre Villars, Material Phases Data System (MPDS), CH-6354 Vitznau, Switzerland

    villars.mpds@bluewin.ch

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    SpringerMaterials Release 2016.

    Data generated pre-2002: © Springer & MPDS & NIMS; post-2001: © Springer & MPDS

    All Rights Reserved. Version 2016.10.

    Project Coordinator: Shuichi Iwata

    Section-Editor: Karin Cenzual (Crystal Structures)

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