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AKERMANITE

9, t-melilite, at 2.78 GPa, g-melilite

Ca(2)MgSi(2)O(7)


Tetragonal  P 4(-)2(1)m  Z = 2

R =0.035          NR =605

14 .10 .1997

Ref.Str.:

         Yang H., Hazen R.M., Downs R.T., Finger L.W. (1997)

         * Phys. Chem. Minerals, 24, 7, 510-519

Reserv:

         There are U(ij) in the article.  D.T.N.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

   Lattice parameters (cub. angs.,degr.):

             a =   7.7677   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   7.7677   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   4.9495   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   298.64

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    89.94

  Co-ordinates, thermal parameters, occupation for atomic positions:

NoP   x/a     y/b     z/c    B(j)   atom  / occupation

   1 0.3336  0.1664  0.505    1.15   Ca    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.81   Mg    = 1.00
   3 0.1405  0.3595  0.9348   0.66   Si    = 1.00
   4 0.5     0.0     0.1837   1.4    O     = 1.00
   5 0.1399  0.3601  0.2844   1.5    O     = 1.00
   6 0.082   0.1848  0.7799   1.3    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.3336     0.1664     0.505 
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.1405     0.3595     0.9348
     4       4     0.5        0.0        0.1837
     5       5     0.1399     0.3601     0.2844
     6       6     0.082      0.1848     0.7799
     7       1     0.1664     0.6664     0.495 
     8       1     0.6664     0.8336     0.505 
     9       1     0.8336     0.3336     0.495 
    10       3     0.3595     0.8595     0.0652
    11       3     0.8595     0.6405     0.9348
    12       3     0.6405     0.1405     0.0652
    13       4     0.0        0.5        0.8163
    14       5     0.3601     0.8601     0.7156
    15       5     0.8601     0.6399     0.2844
    16       5     0.6399     0.1399     0.7156
    17       6     0.1848     0.918      0.2201
    18       6     0.918      0.8152     0.7799
    19       6     0.8152     0.082      0.2201
    20       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    21       6     0.418      0.6848     0.2201
    22       6     0.3152     0.418      0.7799
    23       6     0.582      0.3152     0.2201
    24       6     0.6848     0.582      0.7799


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.03

MU (1/cm) =     206.956    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     68.283

 Selected interatomic distances (cation-anion,anion-anion):

 NoP    Atom              Rad.sph.      C.N.    Distance     NoP N.
                           (angs.)               (angs.)

    1    Ca                  2.88         8
                                                 2.4229       4
                                                 2.3916       5
                                                 2.3856       6
                                                 2.6057       5
                                                 2.6057       5
                                                 2.6547       6
                                                 2.3856       6
                                                 2.6547       6
    2    Mg                  2.52         4
                                                 1.9113       6
                                                 1.9113       6
                                                 1.9113       6
                                                 1.9113       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.7304       5
                                                 1.6235       6
                                                 1.6511       4
                                                 1.6235       6
    4    O                   3.264        8
                                                 3.0484       5
                                                 2.7802       5
                                                 3.0484       5
                                                 2.7802       5
                                                 2.5363       6
                                                 2.5363       6
                                                 2.5363       6
                                                 2.5363       6
    5    O                   3.264        7
                                                 2.841        6
                                                 2.8795       6
                                                 3.0484       4
                                                 2.7802       4
                                                 3.0737       5
                                                 2.841        6
                                                 2.8795       6
    6    O                   3.264        7
                                                 2.8795       5
                                                 2.841        5
                                                 2.5363       4
                                                 3.1112       6
                                                 3.1409       6
                                                 3.1112       6
                                                 2.5617       6

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.54056(angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    S       LPG   MF        F          I int.
                    ( degree )                                         *100

    1   1   1   0  8.062  16.123   0.091   98.75    4       22.9      232.8
    2   0   0   1  8.953  17.906   0.101   79.64    2        6.7        8.0
    3   1   0   1 10.634  21.268   0.12    55.83    8       19.0      181.2
    4   2   0   0 11.439  22.879   0.129   47.96    4       17.8       68.2
    5   1   1   1 12.093  24.185   0.136   42.69    8       28.3      305.9
    6   2   1   0 12.811  25.622   0.144   37.81    8       16.1       88.0
    7   2   0   1 14.602  29.204   0.164   28.65    8       46.4      552.7
    8   2   1   1 15.718  31.436   0.176   24.46   16       71.3     2229.4
    9   2   2   0 16.289  32.578   0.182   22.65    4       29.9       90.8
   10   0   0   2 18.135  36.27    0.202   17.92    2       33.0       43.8
   11   3   1   0 18.275  36.551   0.204   17.62    8       50.5      402.8
   12   2   2   1 18.709  37.418   0.208   16.73    8       30.0      135.5
   13   1   0   2 19.067  38.134   0.212   16.05    8       35.9      185.2
   14   3   0   1 19.618  39.235   0.218   15.07    8       34.1      157.3
   15   1   1   2 19.962  39.923   0.222   14.5     8       25.8       86.7
   16   3   1   1 20.492  40.984   0.227   13.67   16       12.7       39.8
   17   3   2   0 20.949  41.899   0.232   13.02    8        6.1        4.3
   18   2   0   2 21.658  43.317   0.24    12.08    8       14.2       21.9
   19   2   1   2 22.468  44.935   0.248   11.12   16       38.8      300.5
   20   3   2   1 22.951  45.902   0.253   10.6    16       18.0       61.4
   21   4   0   0 23.369  46.739   0.257   10.18    4       57.8      152.7
   22   4   1   0 24.134  48.267   0.265    9.46    8       43.0      156.6
   23   2   2   2 24.771  49.541   0.272    8.92    8       38.2      116.5
   24   3   3   0 24.88   49.76    0.273    8.83    4       79.2      248.0
   25   4   0   1 25.22   50.44    0.277    8.56    8       14.9       17.0
   26   3   0   2 25.503  51.006   0.279    8.34    8       18.5       25.6
   27   4   1   1 25.943  51.887   0.284    8.02   16       39.6      225.3
   28   3   1   2 26.221  52.442   0.287    7.83   16       60.8      520.0
   29   4   2   0 26.326  52.652   0.288    7.76    8       46.5      150.4
   30   3   3   1 26.653  53.305   0.291    7.55    8       36.8       91.7
   31   0   0   3 27.832  55.664   0.303    6.84    2       32.1       15.8
   32   4   2   1 28.034  56.067   0.305    6.73   16       11.8       16.8
   33   3   2   2 28.297  56.594   0.308    6.59   16       22.2       58.3
   34   1   0   3 28.509  57.018   0.31     6.48    8       16.0       14.9
   35   1   1   3 29.176  58.352   0.316    6.15    8       24.3       32.5
   36   4   3   0 29.724  59.448   0.322    5.89    8        1.8        0.2
   37   4   0   2 30.278  60.557   0.327    5.66    8       13.3        8.9
   38   5   1   0 30.374  60.748   0.328    5.62    8       10.8        5.9
   39   2   0   3 30.482  60.963   0.329    5.57    8       24.9       30.9
   40   4   1   2 30.921  61.842   0.334    5.4    16       16.1       25.0
   41   2   1   3 31.122  62.244   0.336    5.32   16       40.2      154.4
   42   4   3   1 31.31   62.621   0.337    5.25   16        3.0        0.9
   43   5   0   1 31.31   62.621   0.337    5.25    8       16.2       12.4
   44   3   3   2 31.557  63.113   0.34     5.16    8       28.9       38.6
   45   5   1   1 31.941  63.883   0.343    5.03   16       25.7       59.4
   46   5   2   0 32.277  64.555   0.347    4.91    8       19.4       16.6
   47   4   2   2 32.807  65.613   0.352    4.74   16       18.1       28.0
   48   2   2   3 33.001  66.002   0.354    4.68    8       50.8      108.3
   49   3   0   3 33.615  67.23    0.359    4.5     8       39.7       63.8
   50   5   2   1 33.796  67.591   0.361    4.45   16       52.6      221.5
   51   4   4   0 34.122  68.244   0.364    4.37    4       62.2       75.7
   52   3   1   3 34.223  68.447   0.365    4.34   16       14.5       16.4
   53   5   3   0 35.326  70.651   0.375    4.07    8       22.9       19.1
   54   4   4   1 35.602  71.203   0.378    4.01    8       31.9       36.6
   55   4   3   2 35.833  71.666   0.38     3.96   16       25.0       44.2
   56   5   0   2 35.833  71.666   0.38     3.96    8        9.2        3.0
   57   3   2   3 36.02   72.039   0.382    3.92   16       13.4       12.5
   58   5   1   2 36.424  72.849   0.385    3.83   16       15.8       17.3
   59   6   0   0 36.512  73.023   0.386    3.81    4       69.7       83.1
   60   5   3   1 36.784  73.568   0.389    3.76   16       13.7       12.7
   61   6   1   0 37.099  74.198   0.392    3.7     8       26.5       23.3
   62   4   0   3 37.78   75.56    0.398    3.58    8       12.6        5.1
   63   6   0   1 37.952  75.904   0.399    3.55    8        8.2        2.1
   64   5   2   2 38.178  76.356   0.401    3.51   16       23.8       35.7
   65   4   1   3 38.36   76.721   0.403    3.49   16       41.5      107.8
   66   0   0   4 38.5    77.0     0.404    3.46    2       62.1       29.9
   67   6   1   1 38.532  77.063   0.404    3.46   16       21.2       27.9
   68   6   2   0 38.842  77.683   0.407    3.41    8        6.1        1.1
   69   3   3   3 38.938  77.876   0.408    3.4     8       39.3       47.0
   70   1   0   4 39.077  78.153   0.409    3.38    8        6.5        1.3
   71   5   4   0 39.417  78.834   0.412    3.33    8       10.4        3.2
   72   1   1   4 39.651  79.302   0.414    3.3     8        6.8        1.4
   73   4   4   2 39.906  79.811   0.416    3.27    8       24.7       17.8
   74   4   2   3 40.086  80.172   0.418    3.24   16       15.6       14.2
   75   6   2   1 40.255  80.51    0.419    3.22   16       28.5       47.1
   76   2   0   4 40.794  81.588   0.424    3.16    8        7.3        1.5
   77   5   4   1 40.825  81.651   0.424    3.16   16       32.9       61.3
   78   5   3   2 41.047  82.094   0.426    3.13   16       23.1       29.9
   79   2   1   4 41.363  82.725   0.429    3.1    16       17.7       17.3
   80   6   3   0 41.699  83.398   0.432    3.07    8       19.2       10.1
   81   6   0   2 42.182  84.363   0.436    3.02    8       45.0       54.8
   82   6   1   2 42.747  85.495   0.441    2.97   16       15.4       12.7
   83   4   3   3 42.925  85.85    0.442    2.96   16       25.5       34.4
   84   5   0   3 42.925  85.85    0.442    2.96    8        0.8        0.0
   85   2   2   4 43.061  86.123   0.443    2.95    8       25.6       17.3
   86   6   3   1 43.092  86.185   0.443    2.95   16       10.1        5.4
   87   5   1   3 43.49   86.98    0.447    2.92   16       33.6       59.2
   88   3   0   4 43.626  87.251   0.448    2.91    8       29.5       22.7
   89   3   1   4 44.19   88.379   0.452    2.87   16       21.9       24.7
   90   6   2   2 44.44   88.88    0.454    2.86   16       25.2       32.6
   91   5   5   0 44.523  89.047   0.455    2.85    4       16.3        3.4
   92   7   1   0 44.523  89.047   0.455    2.85    8       26.7       18.3


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.54056 (angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    d           I int   I int.n.  I p.h.n.   H(Si)
                    ( degree )   (angstrem)     *100                         *100

    1   1   1   0   8.062  16.123  5.49259      232.8     10.4     10.6     5.6
    2   1   0   1  10.634  21.268  4.17414      181.2      8.1      8.2     5.6
    3   2   0   0  11.439  22.879  3.88385       68.2      3.1      3.1     5.6
    4   1   1   1  12.093  24.185  3.67688      305.9     13.7     13.8     5.6
    5   2   1   0  12.811  25.622  3.47382       88.0      3.9      4.0     5.6
    6   2   0   1  14.602  29.204  3.05545      552.7     24.8     24.8     5.6
    7   2   1   1  15.718  31.436  2.84339     2229.4    100.0    100.0     5.6
    8   2   2   0  16.289  32.578  2.7463        90.8      4.1      4.1     5.6
    9   0   0   2  18.135  36.27   2.47475       43.8      2.0      2.0     5.7
   10   3   1   0  18.275  36.551  2.45636      402.8     18.1     18.0     5.7
   11   2   2   1  18.709  37.418  2.4014       135.5      6.1      6.0     5.7
   12   1   0   2  19.067  38.134  2.35797      185.2      8.3      8.3     5.7
   13   3   0   1  19.618  39.235  2.29426      157.3      7.1      7.0     5.7
   14   1   1   2  19.962  39.923  2.2563        86.7      3.9      3.9     5.7
   15   3   1   1  20.492  40.984  2.2003        39.8      1.8      1.8     5.7
   16   2   1   2  22.468  44.935  2.01558      300.5     13.5     13.3     5.7
   17   3   2   1  22.951  45.902  1.97536       61.4      2.8      2.7     5.7
   18   4   0   0  23.369  46.739  1.94192      152.7      6.9      6.7     5.7
   19   4   1   0  24.134  48.267  1.88394      156.6      7.0      6.9     5.7
   20   2   2   2  24.771  49.541  1.83844      116.5      5.2      5.1     5.7
   21   3   3   0  24.88   49.76   1.83086      248.0     11.1     10.9     5.7
   22   3   0   2  25.503  51.006  1.78902       25.6      1.1      1.1     5.8
   23   4   1   1  25.943  51.887  1.76071      225.3     10.1      9.9     5.8
   24   3   1   2  26.221  52.442  1.74338      520.0     23.3     22.8     5.8
   25   4   2   0  26.326  52.652  1.73691      150.4      6.7      6.6     5.8
   26   3   3   1  26.653  53.305  1.71715       91.7      4.1      4.0     5.8
   27   3   2   2  28.297  56.594  1.62492       58.3      2.6      2.5     5.8
   28   1   1   3  29.176  58.352  1.58009       32.5      1.5      1.4     5.8
   29   2   0   3  30.482  60.963  1.51851       30.9      1.4      1.3     5.8
   30   4   1   2  30.921  61.842  1.49901       25.0      1.1      1.1     5.8
   31   2   1   3  31.122  62.244  1.4903       154.4      6.9      6.7     5.8
   32   3   3   2  31.557  63.113  1.47185       38.6      1.7      1.7     5.9
   33   5   1   1  31.941  63.883  1.45597       59.4      2.7      2.6     5.9
   34   4   2   2  32.807  65.613  1.42169       28.0      1.3      1.2     5.9
   35   2   2   3  33.001  66.002  1.41425      108.3      4.9      4.7     5.9
   36   3   0   3  33.615  67.23   1.39138       63.8      2.9      2.7     5.9
   37   5   2   1  33.796  67.591  1.38482      221.5      9.9      9.5     5.9
   38   4   4   0  34.122  68.244  1.37315       75.7      3.4      3.2     5.9
   39   4   4   1  35.602  71.203  1.32317       36.6      1.6      1.6     5.9
   40   4   3   2  35.833  71.666  1.31577       47.2      2.1      2.0     5.9
   41   6   0   0  36.512  73.023  1.29462       83.1      3.7      3.5     6.0
   42   6   1   0  37.099  74.198  1.277         23.3      1.0      1.0     6.0
   43   5   2   2  38.178  76.356  1.2462        35.7      1.6      1.5     6.0
   44   4   1   3  38.36   76.721  1.24117      107.8      4.8      4.5     6.0
   45   0   0   4  38.5    77.0    1.23738       29.9      1.3      1.3     6.0
   46   6   1   1  38.532  77.063  1.23651       27.9      1.2      1.2     6.0
   47   3   3   3  38.938  77.876  1.22563       47.0      2.1      2.0     6.0
   48   6   2   1  40.255  80.51   1.19203       47.1      2.1      2.0     6.1
   49   5   4   1  40.825  81.651  1.17824       61.3      2.7      2.6     6.1
   50   5   3   2  41.047  82.094  1.173         29.9      1.3      1.2     6.1
   51   6   0   2  42.182  84.363  1.14713       54.8      2.5      2.3     6.1
   52   4   3   3  42.925  85.85   1.13103       34.4      1.5      1.4     6.1
   53   5   1   3  43.49   86.98   1.11923       59.2      2.7      2.4     6.1
   54   3   0   4  43.626  87.251  1.11644       22.7      1.0      0.9     6.2
   55   3   1   4  44.19   88.379  1.10508       24.7      1.1      1.0     6.2
   56   6   2   2  44.44   88.88   1.10015       32.6      1.5      1.3     6.2

Reference:
Chichagov A.V. et al.
Information-Calculating System on Crystal Structure Data of Minerals
(MINCRYST)
- Kristallographiya, v.35, n.3, 1990, p.610-616 (in Russian)