Safflorite, (Co,Ni,Fe)As2, isomorphous with marcasite

Hexiong Yang, Robert T. Downs, Carla Eichler

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Abstract

Safflorite, a naturally occurring cobalt-nickel-iron diarsenide (Co,Ni,Fe)As2, possesses the marcasite-type structure, with cations (M = Co + Ni + Fe) at site symmetry 2/m and As anions at m. The MAs6 octa-hedra share two edges, forming chains parallel to c. The chemical formula for safflorite should be expressed as (Co,Ni,Fe)As2, rather than the end-member format CoAs2, as its structure stabilization requires the simultaneous inter-action of the electronic states of Co, Ni, and Fe with As2 2- dianions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)i62
JournalActa Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online
Volume64
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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