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. 2020 Apr 15;59(9):6255–6266. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00370

Table 1. Least-Square Fitted BM-EoS Parameters of the Unit-Cell Volume and Lattice Parameters for Various End Member MSO4·H2O Polymorphs.

phase, p range (GPa) X0 K0, M0 (GPa) K′, M phase P range (GPa) X0 K0, M0 (GPa) K′, M
α-FeSO4·H2Oa V0 = 365.2(3) K0 = 45.2(2) K′ = 6.7(1) α-NiSO4·H2O V0 = 342.3(1) K0 = 63.4(1.0) K′ = 4b
10–4 – 5.94 a0 = 7.082(1) M0 = 496(9) M′ =1.3(3.2) 10–4 – 2.30 a0 = 6.826(1) M0 = 401(12) M′ =12b
  b0 = 7.553(1) M0 = 109(2) M′ = 36(2)   b0 = 7.598(1) M0 = 175(4) M′ = 12b
  c0 = 7.779(1) M0 = 93.8(7) M′ = 13.1(4)   c0 = 7.403(1) M0 = 200(4) M′ = 12b
β-FeSO4·H2Oa V0 = 367.0(4) K0 = 45.1(6) K′ = 5.4c β-NiSO4·H2O V0 = 342.1(6) K0 = 61.3(1.9) K′ = 4b
6.15–8.40 a0 = 7.087(4) M0 = 471(19) M′ = 3.0c 4.00–6.00 a0 = 6.838(4) M0 = 332(16) M′ = 12b
  b0 = 7.54(1) M0 = 112(7) M′ = 36.8c   b0 = 7.576(6) M0 = 191(7) M′ = 12b
  c0 = 7.784(4) M0 = 102(1) M′=9.1c   c0 = 7.414(6) M0 = 169(6) M′=12b
α-MgSO4·H2Oa V0 = 355.5(4) K0 = 48.1(5) K′ = 8.1(6) γ-NiSO4·H2O V0 = 339.5(8) K0 = 68.4(2.0) K′ = 4b
10–4 – 2.50 a0 = 6.909 (1) M0 = 297(12) M′ = 21(14) 6.50–9.00 a0 = 6.850(6) M0 = 301(12) M′ = 12b
  b0 = 7.628(1) M0 = 142(4) M′ = 30(5)   b0 = 7.523(6) M0 = 264(9) M′ = 12b
  c0 = 7.642(1) M0 = 94.1(1.3) M′ = 13.1(4)   c0 = 7.405(7) M0 = 177(6) M′ = 12b
β-MgSO4·H2Oa V0 = 355.8(1.8) K0 = 49.3(5.5) K′ = 4.8(1.0)        
4.75–8.40 a0 = 6.911(1) M0 = 383(27) M′ = −6(2)        
  b0 = 7.649(1) M0 = 83.5(5.5) M′ = 45.9(5.5)        
  c0 = 7.615(14) M0 = 122(11) M′ = 8.0(1.5)        
a

Data for Mg and Fe polymorphs from Meusburger et al.27,28

b

Fixed value due to fit with BM-2 EoS.

c

c.f. Meusburger et al.27