Radical Anion S2•– in Natural Silicates (on the Example of Feldspathoids, Scapolites and Vesuvianite)

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Abstract

The previously published data on S2•–-containing minerals of the sodalite, cancrinite and scapolite groups are summarized, and new data on the S2•– radical anion in haüyne with a commensurate modulated structure and in vesuvianite are presented. It is shown that the S2•– radical anion is quite widespread as an impurity in these minerals, affecting their colour as yellow chromophore, as well as such physical properties as luminescence, ESR, Raman and optical electronic spectra in the visible, near IR and UV regions. It is concluded that the S2•– radical anion plays an important role in the geochemistry of sulfur and can be considered as an informative geochemical marker.

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R. Yu. Shendrik

Vinogradov Institute of Geochemistry SB RAS; Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS

Email: zrmo@minsoc.ru

Laboratory of Mineralogy

Irkutsk, Russia; Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

N. V. Chukanov

Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry RAS; Lomonosov Moscow State University

Email: zrmo@minsoc.ru

Faculty of Geology

Chernogolovka, Moscow Oblast, Russia; Moscow, Russia

T. L. Panikorovskii

Kola Science Centre RAS

Email: zrmo@minsoc.ru

д. чл.

Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

M. F. Vigasina

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Email: zrmo@minsoc.ru

Faculty of Geology

Moscow, Russia

I. V. Pekov

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Author for correspondence.
Email: zrmo@minsoc.ru

Faculty of Geology

Moscow, Russia

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