[CITATION][C] A reinvestigation of the crystal structure of thortveitite Sc2Si2O7

DWJ Cruickshank, H Lynton… - Acta …, 1962 - Wiley Online Library
DWJ Cruickshank, H Lynton, GA Barclay
Acta Crystallographica, 1962Wiley Online Library
With 252 Fo (hkl), least-squares solutions for the structure of Sc2Si20 have been found in
each of the space groups Cm, C2 and C2/m. After discussion, the correct space group is
concluded to be C2/m and the Si-O-Si angle is therefore 180 [/n agreement with
Zachariasen (1930)]. The Si-O distances are all close to 1.62/~; the Sc-O distances average
2.13/~.
With 252 Fo (hkl), least-squares solutions for the structure of Sc2Si20 have been found in each of the space groups Cm, C2 and C2/m. After discussion, the correct space group is concluded to be C2/m and the Si-O-Si angle is therefore 180 [/n agreement with Zachariasen (1930)]. The Si-O distances are all close to 1.62/~; the Sc-O distances average 2.13/~.
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