data_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Palygorskite' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Chiari G' 'Giustetto R' 'Ricchiardi G' _journal_name_full 'European Journal of Mineralogy' _journal_volume 15 _journal_year 2003 _journal_page_first 21 _journal_page_last 33 _publ_section_title ; Crystal structure refinements of palygorskite and Maya Blue from molecular modeling and powder synchrotron diffraction Sample: OP ; _database_code_amcsd 0006954 _chemical_formula_sum 'Si4 Mg2 (O15 H9)' _cell_length_a 12.762 _cell_length_b 17.882 _cell_length_c 5.249 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 1197.875 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 2.274 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P b m n' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '1/2+x,1/2+y,-z' '1/2-x,1/2-y,z' 'x,-y,z' '-x,y,-z' '1/2-x,1/2+y,z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,-z' '-x,-y,-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z Si1 0.24000 0.08480 0.80900 Si2 0.20590 0.16670 0.32600 Mg2 0.00000 0.08400 0.50000 Mg3 0.00000 0.14800 0.00000 O-H 0.07600 0.00000 0.28800 O1 0.11300 0.09100 0.78000 O2 0.07900 0.16400 0.32100 Wat1 0.08600 0.23800 0.85600 O3 0.27500 0.00000 0.85200 O4 0.25000 0.25000 0.37800 O5 0.26800 0.11800 0.53300 O6 0.21900 0.14000 0.04100 WatZ1 0.00000 0.40600 0.50000 WatZ2 0.00000 0.42780 0.00000