Infrared and Raman spectroscopic characterization of the borate mineral colemanite – CaB3O4(OH)3·H2O – implications for the molecular structure
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10/04/2013
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Colemanite CaB3O4(OH)3 H2O is a secondary borate mineral formed from borax and ulexite in evaporate deposits of alkaline lacustrine sediments. The basic structure of colemanite contains endless chains of interlocking BO2(OH) triangles and BO3(OH) tetrahedrons with the calcium, water and extra hydroxide units interspersed between these chains. The Raman spectra of colemanite is characterized by an intense band at 3605 cm-1 assigned to the stretching vibration of OH units and a series of bands at 3182, 3300, 3389 and 3534 cm-1 assigned to water stretching vibrations. Infrared bands are observed in similar positions. The BO stretching vibrations of the trigonal and tetrahedral boron are characterized by Raman bands at 876, 1065 and 1084 cm-1. The OBO bending mode is defined by the Raman band at 611 cm-1. It is important to characterize the very wide range of borate minerals including colemanite because of the very wide range of applications of boron containing minerals. |
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Elsevier BV |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/61336/4/61336.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.molstruc.2012.11.047 Frost, Ray L., Xi, Yunfei, Scholz, Ricardo, Belotti, Fernanda Maria, & Cândido Filho, Mauro (2013) Infrared and Raman spectroscopic characterization of the borate mineral colemanite – CaB3O4(OH)3·H2O – implications for the molecular structure. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1037, pp. 23-28. |
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Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Molecular Structure. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Molecular Structure, [1037, (2013)] http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2012.11.047 |
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School of Chemistry, Physics & Mechanical Engineering; Science & Engineering Faculty |
Palavras-Chave | #030606 Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy #Raman spectroscopy #Colemanite #Infrared spectroscopy #Borate #Evaporite |
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Journal Article |