Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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ALMANDINE

6, t-garnet, Co-analogue, at 4.77 GPa

Co(3)Al(2)Si(3)O(12)


Cubic  I a3d  Z = 8

Ia3d

10 .2 .10

Ref.Str.:

         Taran M.N., Nestola F., Ohashi H., Koch-Muller M., Balic-Zunic T. (2007)

         * Amer. Miner., 22, 159-169

         R: High-pressure X-ray diffraction studies.

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  11.3692   alpha =   90.0 
             b =  11.3692   beta  =   90.0 
             c =  11.3692   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1469.57

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   110.65

  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    Co    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Al    = 1.00
   3 0.375   0.0     0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.0335  0.0527  0.6523   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     0.0335     0.0527     0.6523
     5       1     0.875      0.0        0.75  
     6       3     0.625      0.0        0.75  
     7       4     0.9665     0.9473     0.3477
     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     0.6973     0.2835     0.4023
    18       4     0.4665     0.9473     0.1523
    19       4     0.8027     0.7165     0.9023
    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     0.8027     0.2165     0.0977
    27       4     0.5335     0.0527     0.8477
    28       4     0.6973     0.7835     0.5977
    29       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    30       4     0.9665     0.0527     0.1523
    31       4     0.0335     0.9473     0.8477
    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     0.3027     0.2835     0.9023
    40       4     0.5335     0.9473     0.6523
    41       4     0.1973     0.7165     0.4023
    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     0.1973     0.2165     0.5977
    47       4     0.4665     0.0527     0.3477
    48       4     0.3027     0.7835     0.0977
    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     0.4665     0.4473     0.8477
    53       1     0.625      0.5        0.75  
    54       3     0.875      0.5        0.75  
    55       4     0.5335     0.5527     0.1523
    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     0.0335     0.5527     0.3477
    60       1     0.875      0.5        0.25  
    61       3     0.625      0.5        0.25  
    62       4     0.9665     0.4473     0.6523
    63       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    64       4     0.5335     0.4473     0.3477
    65       4     0.4665     0.5527     0.6523
    66       2     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    67       4     0.9665     0.5527     0.8477
    68       4     0.0335     0.4473     0.1523
    69       1     0.0        0.25       0.125 
    70       3     0.0        0.25       0.375 
    71       4     0.0527     0.6523     0.0335
    72       4     0.6523     0.0335     0.0527
    73       1     0.0        0.75       0.875 
    74       3     0.0        0.75       0.625 
    75       4     0.9473     0.3477     0.9665
    76       4     0.3477     0.9665     0.9473
    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     0.2835     0.4023     0.6973
    82       4     0.4023     0.6973     0.2835
    83       4     0.9473     0.1523     0.4665
    84       4     0.1523     0.4665     0.9473
    85       4     0.7165     0.9023     0.8027
    86       4     0.9023     0.8027     0.7165
    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     0.2165     0.0977     0.8027
    92       4     0.0977     0.8027     0.2165
    93       4     0.0527     0.8477     0.5335
    94       4     0.8477     0.5335     0.0527
    95       4     0.7835     0.5977     0.6973
    96       4     0.5977     0.6973     0.7835
    97       4     0.0527     0.1523     0.9665
    98       4     0.1523     0.9665     0.0527
    99       4     0.9473     0.8477     0.0335
   100       4     0.8477     0.0335     0.9473
   101       1     0.5        0.25       0.375 
   102       3     0.5        0.25       0.625 
   103       4     0.2835     0.9023     0.3027
   104       4     0.9023     0.3027     0.2835
   105       4     0.9473     0.6523     0.5335
   106       4     0.6523     0.5335     0.9473
   107       4     0.7165     0.4023     0.1973
   108       4     0.4023     0.1973     0.7165
   109       1     0.5        0.25       0.875 
   110       3     0.5        0.25       0.125 
   111       4     0.2165     0.5977     0.1973
   112       4     0.5977     0.1973     0.2165
   113       4     0.0527     0.3477     0.4665
   114       4     0.3477     0.4665     0.0527
   115       4     0.7835     0.0977     0.3027
   116       4     0.0977     0.3027     0.7835
   117       4     0.4473     0.8477     0.4665
   118       4     0.8477     0.4665     0.4473
   119       4     0.5527     0.1523     0.5335
   120       4     0.1523     0.5335     0.5527
   121       4     0.5527     0.3477     0.0335
   122       4     0.3477     0.0335     0.5527
   123       4     0.4473     0.6523     0.9665
   124       4     0.6523     0.9665     0.4473
   125       4     0.4473     0.3477     0.5335
   126       4     0.3477     0.5335     0.4473
   127       4     0.5527     0.6523     0.4665
   128       4     0.6523     0.4665     0.5527
   129       4     0.5527     0.8477     0.9665
   130       4     0.8477     0.9665     0.5527
   131       4     0.4473     0.1523     0.0335
   132       4     0.1523     0.0335     0.4473
   133       2     0.25       0.25       0.75  
   134       2     0.25       0.75       0.25  
   135       4     0.3027     0.2165     0.4023
   136       4     0.1973     0.7835     0.9023
   137       4     0.1973     0.2835     0.0977
   138       4     0.3027     0.7165     0.5977
   139       2     0.75       0.25       0.25  
   140       2     0.75       0.75       0.75  
   141       4     0.6973     0.2165     0.9023
   142       4     0.8027     0.7835     0.4023
   143       4     0.8027     0.2835     0.5977
   144       4     0.6973     0.7165     0.0977
   145       4     0.7165     0.0977     0.6973
   146       4     0.5977     0.8027     0.2835
   147       4     0.2835     0.5977     0.8027
   148       4     0.0977     0.6973     0.7165
   149       4     0.7835     0.4023     0.8027
   150       4     0.9023     0.6973     0.2165
   151       4     0.2165     0.9023     0.6973
   152       4     0.4023     0.8027     0.7835
   153       4     0.7165     0.5977     0.3027
   154       4     0.0977     0.1973     0.2835
   155       4     0.2835     0.0977     0.1973
   156       4     0.5977     0.3027     0.7165
   157       4     0.7835     0.9023     0.1973
   158       4     0.4023     0.3027     0.2165
   159       4     0.2165     0.4023     0.3027
   160       4     0.9023     0.1973     0.7835


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.58

MU (1/cm) =     236.015    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     51.513

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

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

    1    Co                  2.568        8
                                                 2.2001       4
                                                 2.2001       4
                                                 2.2961       4
                                                 2.2961       4
                                                 2.2001       4
                                                 2.2961       4
                                                 2.2961       4
                                                 2.2001       4
    2    Al                  2.316        6
                                                 1.8715       4
                                                 1.8715       4
                                                 1.8715       4
                                                 1.8715       4
                                                 1.8715       4
                                                 1.8715       4
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6356       4
                                                 1.6356       4
                                                 1.6356       4
                                                 1.6356       4
    4    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.5243       4
                                                 2.7055       4
                                                 2.5894       4
                                                 2.7413       4
                                                 2.7028       4
                                                 2.5894       4
                                                 2.7028       4
                                                 2.7413       4
                                                 2.6742       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 11.111  22.222   0.108   50.96   24       79.8      360.6
    2   2   2   0 12.857  25.715   0.124   37.53   12       79.9      133.0
    3   3   2   1 17.12   34.24    0.165   20.33   48       68.6      212.3
    4   4   0   0 18.342  36.685   0.176   17.48    6      435.9      922.9
    5   4   2   0 20.6    41.2     0.197   13.52   24      463.4     3225.0
    6   3   3   2 21.655  43.31    0.206   12.09   24       73.2       72.0
    7   2   2   4 22.67   45.34    0.215   10.9    24      243.8      720.1
    8   4   3   1 23.651  47.301   0.224    9.9    48      112.0      276.1
    9   5   2   1 25.526  51.051   0.241    8.33   48      177.9      585.6
   10   4   4   0 26.426  52.853   0.249    7.69   12      174.2      129.7
   11   1   1   6 29.011  58.022   0.271    6.23   24      225.9      353.2
   12   5   3   2 29.011  58.022   0.271    6.23   48      161.2      359.6
   13   6   2   0 29.84   59.68    0.278    5.84   24       10.3        0.7
   14   5   4   1 30.655  61.31    0.285    5.5    48       23.0        6.5
   15   6   3   1 32.249  64.497   0.298    4.92   48       36.8       14.8
   16   4   4   4 33.029  66.059   0.305    4.68    8      541.2      507.4
   17   5   4   3 33.801  67.602   0.311    4.45   48       26.6        7.0
   18   6   4   0 34.564  69.128   0.317    4.25   24      480.9     1092.7
   19   3   3   6 35.319  70.639   0.323    4.07   24       75.9       26.1
   20   5   5   2 35.319  70.639   0.323    4.07   24      119.6       64.7
   21   7   2   1 35.319  70.639   0.323    4.07   48       70.3       44.8
   22   6   4   2 36.068  72.136   0.329    3.91   48      366.4     1164.9
   23   6   5   1 38.278  76.556   0.346    3.5    48       73.3       41.8
   24   7   3   2 38.278  76.556   0.346    3.5    48       18.7        2.7
   25   8   0   0 39.005  78.011   0.352    3.39    6      598.4      337.2
   26   7   4   1 39.728  79.457   0.357    3.29   48       59.3       25.7
   27   8   2   0 40.448  80.897   0.363    3.2    24       53.6       10.2
   28   6   5   3 41.165  82.331   0.368    3.12   48        6.5        0.3
   29   2   2   8 41.88   83.76    0.373    3.05   24       24.4        2.0
   30   6   6   0 41.88   83.76    0.373    3.05   12       92.3       14.4
   31   7   4   3 42.592  85.185   0.378    2.99   48       42.6       12.0
   32   8   3   1 42.592  85.185   0.378    2.99   48       15.4        1.6
   33   7   5   2 44.014  88.027   0.388    2.88   48       12.5        1.0
   34   8   4   0 44.723  89.446   0.393    2.84   24      302.8      289.7


  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  11.111  22.222  4.64146      360.6     11.2     11.4     5.6
    2   2   2   0  12.857  25.715  4.01962      133.0      4.1      4.2     5.6
    3   3   2   1  17.12   34.24   3.03855      212.3      6.6      6.6     5.7
    4   4   0   0  18.342  36.685  2.8423       922.9     28.6     28.7     5.7
    5   4   2   0  20.6    41.2    2.54223     3225.0    100.0    100.0     5.7
    6   3   3   2  21.655  43.31   2.42392       72.0      2.2      2.2     5.7
    7   2   2   4  22.67   45.34   2.32073      720.1     22.3     22.2     5.7
    8   4   3   1  23.651  47.301  2.22968      276.1      8.6      8.5     5.7
    9   5   2   1  25.526  51.051  2.07572      585.6     18.2     18.0     5.8
   10   4   4   0  26.426  52.853  2.00981      129.7      4.0      4.0     5.8
   11   5   3   2  29.011  58.022  1.84433      712.8     22.1     21.7     5.8
   12   4   4   4  33.029  66.059  1.641        507.4     15.7     15.2     5.9
   13   6   4   0  34.564  69.128  1.57662     1092.7     33.9     32.6     5.9
   14   7   2   1  35.319  70.639  1.54715      135.5      4.2      4.0     5.9
   15   6   4   2  36.068  72.136  1.51927     1164.9     36.1     34.6     5.9
   16   6   5   1  38.278  76.556  1.44389       44.5      1.4      1.3     6.0
   17   8   0   0  39.005  78.011  1.42115      337.2     10.5      9.9     6.0
   18   8   4   0  44.723  89.446  1.27112      289.7      9.0      8.3     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)