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: MP ; _database_code_amcsd 0006953 _chemical_formula_sum 'Si4 Mg2 (O15 H9)' _cell_length_a 13.304 _cell_length_b 17.876 _cell_length_c 5.251 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 107.01 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 1194.174 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 2.281 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'C 1 2/m 1' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '1/2+x,1/2+y,z' 'x,-y,z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,z' '-x,y,-z' '1/2-x,1/2+y,-z' '-x,-y,-z' '1/2-x,1/2-y,-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z Si1 0.18500 0.08170 0.06900 Si2 0.20900 0.16730 0.58700 Mg2 0.00000 0.08600 0.50000 Mg3 0.00000 0.20700 0.00000 O-H 0.09200 0.00000 0.52000 O1 0.06900 0.09900 0.11700 O2 0.09200 0.17400 0.64000 Wat1 0.07800 0.31200 -0.04000 O3 0.22500 0.00000 0.00600 O4 0.25000 0.25000 0.50000 O5 0.23800 0.10600 0.38300 O6 0.24700 0.12600 0.88200 WatZ1 0.00000 0.34900 0.50000 WatZ2 0.00000 0.42100 0.00000