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Solid State Sciences 3 (2001) 455–459 /locate/ssscie Crystal structure of Pb O (OH)Br, a Br-analogue of damaraite 3 2 Sergey V. Krivovichev a,∗ , Peter C. Burns b a Department of Crystallography, Faculty of Geology, St. Petersburg State University, University Emb. 7/9, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia b Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-0767, USA Received 20 December 2000; accepted 22 January 2001 Abstract The crystal structure of Pb O (OH)Br (orthorhombic, Pmc2 , a = 5.8447(8), b = 7.0715(10), c = 15.309(2) Å, V = 3 2 1 632.75(15) Å3) has been solved by direct methods and refined to R = 0.046 (wR = 0.077). The structure is based on [O Pb ] 1 2 3 chains of edge-sharing OPb4 oxocentered tetrahedra that extend parallel to the a axis and occur in two orientations inclined to each other by ∼50◦ . The [O Pb ] chains are linked through OH(3) groups to form an [Pb O ](OH) sheet that is parallel to (010). Additional 2 3 3 2 OH(4) groups are attached to the [O Pb ] chains. The OH groups form two short (OH)–Pb bonds that results in (OH)Pb dimers. 2 3 2  2001 Éditions scientifiques et médicales Els