Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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           142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow district
             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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ALMANDINE

4, t-garnet, s-garnet

(Fe,Mg,Ca,Mn)(3)Al(2)Si(3)O(12)


Cubic  I a3d  Z = 8

Ia3d

23 .11 .1907

Ref.Str.:

         Quartieri S., Chaboy J., Merli M., Oberti R., Ungaretti L. (1995)

         * Phys. Chem Minerals, 22, 159-169

Reserv:

         From the Ivrea-Verbano Zone, Italy. N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  11.533    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  11.533    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  11.533    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1534.01

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   115.5 

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

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

   1 0.125   0.0     0.25     0.0    Fe    = 0.54, Mg    = 0.37, Ca    = 0.09
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Al    = 1.0 , Cr    = 0.05
   3 0.375   0.0     0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.0339  0.0489  0.6529   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.125      0.0        0.25  
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.375      0.0        0.25  
     4       4     0.0339     0.0489     0.6529
     5       1     0.875      0.0        0.75  
     6       3     0.625      0.0        0.75  
     7       4     0.9661     0.9511     0.3471
     8       1     0.75       0.375      0.0   
     9       1     0.375      0.0        0.75  
    10       1     0.75       0.625      0.5   
    11       2     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    12       2     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    13       2     0.75       0.75       0.25  
    14       3     0.75       0.625      0.0   
    15       3     0.125      0.0        0.75  
    16       3     0.75       0.375      0.5   
    17       4     0.7011     0.2839     0.4029
    18       4     0.4661     0.9511     0.1529
    19       4     0.7989     0.7161     0.9029
    20       1     0.75       0.125      0.5   
    21       1     0.625      0.0        0.25  
    22       1     0.75       0.875      0.0   
    23       3     0.75       0.875      0.5   
    24       3     0.875      0.0        0.25  
    25       3     0.75       0.125      0.0   
    26       4     0.7989     0.2161     0.0971
    27       4     0.5339     0.0489     0.8471
    28       4     0.7011     0.7839     0.5971
    29       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    30       4     0.9661     0.0489     0.1529
    31       4     0.0339     0.9511     0.8471
    32       1     0.25       0.375      0.5   
    33       1     0.25       0.625      0.0   
    34       2     0.25       0.25       0.25  
    35       2     0.5        0.0        0.0   
    36       2     0.25       0.75       0.75  
    37       3     0.25       0.625      0.5   
    38       3     0.25       0.375      0.0   
    39       4     0.2989     0.2839     0.9029
    40       4     0.5339     0.9511     0.6529
    41       4     0.2011     0.7161     0.4029
    42       1     0.25       0.125      0.0   
    43       1     0.25       0.875      0.5   
    44       3     0.25       0.875      0.0   
    45       3     0.25       0.125      0.5   
    46       4     0.2011     0.2161     0.5971
    47       4     0.4661     0.0489     0.3471
    48       4     0.2989     0.7839     0.0971
    49       1     0.375      0.5        0.25  
    50       2     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    51       3     0.125      0.5        0.25  
    52       4     0.4661     0.4511     0.8471
    53       1     0.625      0.5        0.75  
    54       3     0.875      0.5        0.75  
    55       4     0.5339     0.5489     0.1529
    56       1     0.125      0.5        0.75  
    57       2     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    58       3     0.375      0.5        0.75  
    59       4     0.0339     0.5489     0.3471
    60       1     0.875      0.5        0.25  
    61       3     0.625      0.5        0.25  
    62       4     0.9661     0.4511     0.6529
    63       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    64       4     0.5339     0.4511     0.3471
    65       4     0.4661     0.5489     0.6529
    66       2     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    67       4     0.9661     0.5489     0.8471
    68       4     0.0339     0.4511     0.1529
    69       1     0.0        0.25       0.125 
    70       3     0.0        0.25       0.375 
    71       4     0.0489     0.6529     0.0339
    72       4     0.6529     0.0339     0.0489
    73       1     0.0        0.75       0.875 
    74       3     0.0        0.75       0.625 
    75       4     0.9511     0.3471     0.9661
    76       4     0.3471     0.9661     0.9511
    77       1     0.0        0.75       0.375 
    78       1     0.5        0.75       0.625 
    79       3     0.0        0.75       0.125 
    80       3     0.5        0.75       0.375 
    81       4     0.2839     0.4029     0.7011
    82       4     0.4029     0.7011     0.2839
    83       4     0.9511     0.1529     0.4661
    84       4     0.1529     0.4661     0.9511
    85       4     0.7161     0.9029     0.7989
    86       4     0.9029     0.7989     0.7161
    87       1     0.5        0.75       0.125 
    88       1     0.0        0.25       0.625 
    89       3     0.5        0.75       0.875 
    90       3     0.0        0.25       0.875 
    91       4     0.2161     0.0971     0.7989
    92       4     0.0971     0.7989     0.2161
    93       4     0.0489     0.8471     0.5339
    94       4     0.8471     0.5339     0.0489
    95       4     0.7839     0.5971     0.7011
    96       4     0.5971     0.7011     0.7839
    97       4     0.0489     0.1529     0.9661
    98       4     0.1529     0.9661     0.0489
    99       4     0.9511     0.8471     0.0339
   100       4     0.8471     0.0339     0.9511
   101       1     0.5        0.25       0.375 
   102       3     0.5        0.25       0.625 
   103       4     0.2839     0.9029     0.2989
   104       4     0.9029     0.2989     0.2839
   105       4     0.9511     0.6529     0.5339
   106       4     0.6529     0.5339     0.9511
   107       4     0.7161     0.4029     0.2011
   108       4     0.4029     0.2011     0.7161
   109       1     0.5        0.25       0.875 
   110       3     0.5        0.25       0.125 
   111       4     0.2161     0.5971     0.2011
   112       4     0.5971     0.2011     0.2161
   113       4     0.0489     0.3471     0.4661
   114       4     0.3471     0.4661     0.0489
   115       4     0.7839     0.0971     0.2989
   116       4     0.0971     0.2989     0.7839
   117       4     0.4511     0.8471     0.4661
   118       4     0.8471     0.4661     0.4511
   119       4     0.5489     0.1529     0.5339
   120       4     0.1529     0.5339     0.5489
   121       4     0.5489     0.3471     0.0339
   122       4     0.3471     0.0339     0.5489
   123       4     0.4511     0.6529     0.9661
   124       4     0.6529     0.9661     0.4511
   125       4     0.4511     0.3471     0.5339
   126       4     0.3471     0.5339     0.4511
   127       4     0.5489     0.6529     0.4661
   128       4     0.6529     0.4661     0.5489
   129       4     0.5489     0.8471     0.9661
   130       4     0.8471     0.9661     0.5489
   131       4     0.4511     0.1529     0.0339
   132       4     0.1529     0.0339     0.4511
   133       2     0.25       0.25       0.75  
   134       2     0.25       0.75       0.25  
   135       4     0.2989     0.2161     0.4029
   136       4     0.2011     0.7839     0.9029
   137       4     0.2011     0.2839     0.0971
   138       4     0.2989     0.7161     0.5971
   139       2     0.75       0.25       0.25  
   140       2     0.75       0.75       0.75  
   141       4     0.7011     0.2161     0.9029
   142       4     0.7989     0.7839     0.4029
   143       4     0.7989     0.2839     0.5971
   144       4     0.7011     0.7161     0.0971
   145       4     0.7161     0.0971     0.7011
   146       4     0.5971     0.7989     0.2839
   147       4     0.2839     0.5971     0.7989
   148       4     0.0971     0.7011     0.7161
   149       4     0.7839     0.4029     0.7989
   150       4     0.9029     0.7011     0.2161
   151       4     0.2161     0.9029     0.7011
   152       4     0.4029     0.7989     0.7839
   153       4     0.7161     0.5971     0.2989
   154       4     0.0971     0.2011     0.2839
   155       4     0.2839     0.0971     0.2011
   156       4     0.5971     0.2989     0.7161
   157       4     0.7839     0.9029     0.2011
   158       4     0.4029     0.2989     0.2161
   159       4     0.2161     0.4029     0.2989
   160       4     0.9029     0.2011     0.7839


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.01

MU (1/cm) =     227.574    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     56.727

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

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

    1   Fe   ,Mg   ,Ca       2.88         8
                                                 2.2205       4
                                                 2.2205       4
                                                 2.3739       4
                                                 2.3739       4
                                                 2.2205       4
                                                 2.3739       4
                                                 2.3739       4
                                                 2.2205       4
    2   Al   ,Cr             2.628        6
                                                 1.8922       4
                                                 1.8922       4
                                                 1.8922       4
                                                 1.8922       4
                                                 1.8922       4
                                                 1.8922       4
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6359       4
                                                 1.6359       4
                                                 1.6359       4
                                                 1.6359       4
    4    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.5077       4
                                                 2.802        4
                                                 2.6442       4
                                                 2.7495       4
                                                 2.7074       4
                                                 2.6442       4
                                                 2.7074       4
                                                 2.7495       4
                                                 2.7652       4

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.78892(angs.):

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

    1   1   1   2 10.951  21.903   0.106   52.52   24       22.3       26.6
    2   2   2   0 12.672  25.343   0.123   38.7    12       12.2        2.9
    3   3   2   1 16.869  33.739   0.162   20.99   48       17.8       13.6
    4   4   0   0 18.073  36.146   0.173   18.06    6      423.0      823.8
    5   4   2   0 20.294  40.589   0.194   13.97   24      379.7     2055.2
    6   3   3   2 21.332  42.664   0.203   12.5    24      109.6      153.2
    7   2   2   4 22.33   44.661   0.212   11.28   24      204.3      480.0
    8   4   3   1 23.295  46.59    0.221   10.25   48      113.4      269.1
    9   5   2   1 25.138  50.275   0.237    8.62   48      133.7      314.2
   10   4   4   0 26.023  52.045   0.245    7.97   12      119.9       58.4
   11   1   1   6 28.561  57.122   0.267    6.45   24      187.3      230.8
   12   5   3   2 28.561  57.122   0.267    6.45   48      124.7      204.6
   13   6   2   0 29.374  58.748   0.274    6.05   24       72.2       32.2
   14   5   4   1 30.174  60.348   0.281    5.7    48       17.7        3.6
   15   6   3   1 31.737  63.473   0.294    5.1    48        0.8        0.0
   16   4   4   4 32.502  65.004   0.3      4.84    8      434.7      310.9
   17   5   4   3 33.258  66.516   0.307    4.61   48       27.2        7.0
   18   6   4   0 34.005  68.01    0.313    4.4    24      392.0      689.1
   19   3   3   6 34.745  69.49    0.319    4.21   24       46.2        9.1
   20   5   5   2 34.745  69.49    0.319    4.21   24       87.3       32.7
   21   7   2   1 34.745  69.49    0.319    4.21   48       24.5        5.2
   22   6   4   2 35.477  70.955   0.324    4.03   48      340.6      954.6
   23   6   5   1 37.639  75.278   0.341    3.6    48       43.0       13.6
   24   7   3   2 37.639  75.278   0.341    3.6    48       17.9        2.4
   25   8   0   0 38.349  76.698   0.347    3.49    6      512.2      233.3
   26   7   4   1 39.055  78.111   0.352    3.38   48       68.2       32.1
   27   8   2   0 39.758  79.516   0.358    3.29   24       45.5        6.9
   28   6   5   3 40.458  80.915   0.363    3.2    48       36.0        8.5
   29   2   2   8 41.154  82.309   0.368    3.12   24       15.8        0.8
   30   6   6   0 41.154  82.309   0.368    3.12   12       33.4        1.8
   31   7   4   3 41.849  83.698   0.373    3.05   48       37.6        8.8
   32   8   3   1 41.849  83.698   0.373    3.05   48        9.7        0.6
   33   7   5   2 43.233  86.465   0.383    2.94   48       18.0        1.9
   34   8   4   0 43.923  87.845   0.388    2.89   24      280.6      232.0


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.78892 (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   2  10.951  21.903  4.70833       26.6      1.3      1.3     5.6
    2   4   0   0  18.073  36.146  2.88325      823.8     40.1     40.3     5.7
    3   4   2   0  20.294  40.589  2.57886     2055.2    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   3   3   2  21.332  42.664  2.45884      153.2      7.5      7.4     5.7
    5   2   2   4  22.33   44.661  2.35416      480.0     23.4     23.3     5.7
    6   4   3   1  23.295  46.59   2.26181      269.1     13.1     13.0     5.7
    7   5   2   1  25.138  50.275  2.10563      314.2     15.3     15.1     5.8
    8   4   4   0  26.023  52.045  2.03877       58.4      2.8      2.8     5.8
    9   1   1   6  28.561  57.122  1.8709       435.4     21.2     20.8     5.8
   10   6   2   0  29.374  58.748  1.82353       32.2      1.6      1.5     5.8
   11   4   4   4  32.502  65.004  1.66465      310.9     15.1     14.7     5.9
   12   6   4   0  34.005  68.01   1.59934      689.1     33.5     32.3     5.9
   13   5   5   2  34.745  69.49   1.56944       47.0      2.3      2.2     5.9
   14   6   4   2  35.477  70.955  1.54116      954.6     46.4     44.5     5.9
   15   8   0   0  38.349  76.698  1.44163      233.3     11.4     10.8     6.0
   16   7   4   1  39.055  78.111  1.41961       32.1      1.6      1.5     6.0
   17   8   4   0  43.923  87.845  1.28943      232.0     11.3     10.4     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)