data_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Epsomite' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Baur W H' _journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica' _journal_volume 17 _journal_year 1964 _journal_page_first 1361 _journal_page_last 1369 _publ_section_title ; On the crystal chemistry of salt hydrates. IV. The refinement of the crystal structure of MgSO4*7H2O (epsomite) Note: Mg z-coordinate altered in order to reproduce Mg-O bond lengths ; _database_code_amcsd 0009290 _chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic' _chemical_formula_sum 'Mg S O11 H14' _cell_length_a 11.868 _cell_length_b 11.996 _cell_length_c 6.857 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 976.221 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 1.677 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 21 21 21' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '-x,1/2+y,1/2-z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,-z' '1/2-x,-y,1/2+z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z Mg 0.42290 0.10630 0.04030 S 0.72660 0.18390 0.49050 O1 0.68530 0.07500 0.42790 O2 0.85060 0.18680 0.48210 O3 0.68840 0.20630 0.69040 O4 0.68080 0.27160 0.36050 Ow1 0.26550 0.17460 0.00380 Ow2 0.47160 0.24780 0.19920 Ow3 0.46910 0.17580 0.77960 Ow4 0.58280 0.04630 0.07730 Ow5 0.37610 0.96200 0.88890 Ow6 0.36220 0.03420 0.29070 Ow7 0.49160 0.43770 0.93840 H1 0.24400 0.22900 0.10500 H2 0.23400 0.20600 0.88800 H3 0.43500 0.27000 0.33000 H4 0.53300 0.24600 0.26800 H5 0.41900 0.23400 0.66400 H6 0.54900 0.18800 0.75500 H7 0.63200 0.05500 0.21200 H8 0.60000 0.98300 0.02500 H9 0.35600 0.90600 0.96100 H10 0.42800 0.94600 0.76800 H11 0.28100 0.03300 0.32000 H12 0.38500 0.00800 0.41400 H13 0.43100 0.49200 0.97500 H14 0.46500 0.37000 0.00800 loop_ _atom_site_aniso_label _atom_site_aniso_U_11 _atom_site_aniso_U_22 _atom_site_aniso_U_33 _atom_site_aniso_U_12 _atom_site_aniso_U_13 _atom_site_aniso_U_23 Mg 0.01213 0.01531 0.01096 0.00144 -0.00082 0.00042 S 0.01213 0.01604 0.01096 -0.00216 -0.00124 -0.00042 O1 0.04852 0.01895 0.03216 -0.01442 -0.00948 0.00000 O2 0.01284 0.04155 0.02501 0.00288 0.00124 0.00458 O3 0.02069 0.04593 0.01667 -0.01370 0.00536 -0.00667 O4 0.02283 0.02260 0.02763 0.00216 -0.00289 0.00750 Ow1 0.01784 0.03718 0.02096 0.01154 -0.00082 -0.00292 Ow2 0.01427 0.02479 0.01858 -0.00216 0.00124 -0.00667 Ow3 0.01998 0.03426 0.02025 -0.00072 0.00289 0.01042 Ow4 0.02283 0.03645 0.02644 0.01947 -0.00948 -0.01042 Ow5 0.02783 0.02114 0.01834 -0.00361 -0.00165 -0.00417 Ow6 0.02426 0.03426 0.01953 -0.00216 0.00412 0.01042 Ow7 0.03925 0.02552 0.02906 0.00288 0.00660 0.00292