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

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ALMANDINE

7, t-garnet, Co-analogue, at 7.40 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 =  11.32     alpha =   90.0 
             b =  11.32     beta  =   90.0 
             c =  11.32     gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1450.57

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   109.22

  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 0.033   0.0529  0.6528   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     0.033      0.0529     0.6528
     5       1     0.875      0.0        0.75  
     6       3     0.625      0.0        0.75  
     7       4     0.967      0.9471     0.3472
     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     0.6971     0.283      0.4028
    18       4     0.467      0.9471     0.1528
    19       4     0.8029     0.717      0.9028
    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     0.8029     0.217      0.0972
    27       4     0.533      0.0529     0.8472
    28       4     0.6971     0.783      0.5972
    29       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    30       4     0.967      0.0529     0.1528
    31       4     0.033      0.9471     0.8472
    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     0.3029     0.283      0.9028
    40       4     0.533      0.9471     0.6528
    41       4     0.1971     0.717      0.4028
    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     0.1971     0.217      0.5972
    47       4     0.467      0.0529     0.3472
    48       4     0.3029     0.783      0.0972
    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     0.467      0.4471     0.8472
    53       1     0.625      0.5        0.75  
    54       3     0.875      0.5        0.75  
    55       4     0.533      0.5529     0.1528
    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     0.033      0.5529     0.3472
    60       1     0.875      0.5        0.25  
    61       3     0.625      0.5        0.25  
    62       4     0.967      0.4471     0.6528
    63       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    64       4     0.533      0.4471     0.3472
    65       4     0.467      0.5529     0.6528
    66       2     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    67       4     0.967      0.5529     0.8472
    68       4     0.033      0.4471     0.1528
    69       1     0.0        0.25       0.125 
    70       3     0.0        0.25       0.375 
    71       4     0.0529     0.6528     0.033 
    72       4     0.6528     0.033      0.0529
    73       1     0.0        0.75       0.875 
    74       3     0.0        0.75       0.625 
    75       4     0.9471     0.3472     0.967 
    76       4     0.3472     0.967      0.9471
    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     0.283      0.4028     0.6971
    82       4     0.4028     0.6971     0.283 
    83       4     0.9471     0.1528     0.467 
    84       4     0.1528     0.467      0.9471
    85       4     0.717      0.9028     0.8029
    86       4     0.9028     0.8029     0.717 
    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     0.217      0.0972     0.8029
    92       4     0.0972     0.8029     0.217 
    93       4     0.0529     0.8472     0.533 
    94       4     0.8472     0.533      0.0529
    95       4     0.783      0.5972     0.6971
    96       4     0.5972     0.6971     0.783 
    97       4     0.0529     0.1528     0.967 
    98       4     0.1528     0.967      0.0529
    99       4     0.9471     0.8472     0.033 
   100       4     0.8472     0.033      0.9471
   101       1     0.5        0.25       0.375 
   102       3     0.5        0.25       0.625 
   103       4     0.283      0.9028     0.3029
   104       4     0.9028     0.3029     0.283 
   105       4     0.9471     0.6528     0.533 
   106       4     0.6528     0.533      0.9471
   107       4     0.717      0.4028     0.1971
   108       4     0.4028     0.1971     0.717 
   109       1     0.5        0.25       0.875 
   110       3     0.5        0.25       0.125 
   111       4     0.217      0.5972     0.1971
   112       4     0.5972     0.1971     0.217 
   113       4     0.0529     0.3472     0.467 
   114       4     0.3472     0.467      0.0529
   115       4     0.783      0.0972     0.3029
   116       4     0.0972     0.3029     0.783 
   117       4     0.4471     0.8472     0.467 
   118       4     0.8472     0.467      0.4471
   119       4     0.5529     0.1528     0.533 
   120       4     0.1528     0.533      0.5529
   121       4     0.5529     0.3472     0.033 
   122       4     0.3472     0.033      0.5529
   123       4     0.4471     0.6528     0.967 
   124       4     0.6528     0.967      0.4471
   125       4     0.4471     0.3472     0.533 
   126       4     0.3472     0.533      0.4471
   127       4     0.5529     0.6528     0.467 
   128       4     0.6528     0.467      0.5529
   129       4     0.5529     0.8472     0.967 
   130       4     0.8472     0.967      0.5529
   131       4     0.4471     0.1528     0.033 
   132       4     0.1528     0.033      0.4471
   133       2     0.25       0.25       0.75  
   134       2     0.25       0.75       0.25  
   135       4     0.3029     0.217      0.4028
   136       4     0.1971     0.783      0.9028
   137       4     0.1971     0.283      0.0972
   138       4     0.3029     0.717      0.5972
   139       2     0.75       0.25       0.25  
   140       2     0.75       0.75       0.75  
   141       4     0.6971     0.217      0.9028
   142       4     0.8029     0.783      0.4028
   143       4     0.8029     0.283      0.5972
   144       4     0.6971     0.717      0.0972
   145       4     0.717      0.0972     0.6971
   146       4     0.5972     0.8029     0.283 
   147       4     0.283      0.5972     0.8029
   148       4     0.0972     0.6971     0.717 
   149       4     0.783      0.4028     0.8029
   150       4     0.9028     0.6971     0.217 
   151       4     0.217      0.9028     0.6971
   152       4     0.4028     0.8029     0.783 
   153       4     0.717      0.5972     0.3029
   154       4     0.0972     0.1971     0.283 
   155       4     0.283      0.0972     0.1971
   156       4     0.5972     0.3029     0.717 
   157       4     0.783      0.9028     0.1971
   158       4     0.4028     0.3029     0.217 
   159       4     0.217      0.4028     0.3029
   160       4     0.9028     0.1971     0.783 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.64

MU (1/cm) =     239.105    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
                                                 2.1836       4
                                                 2.1836       4
                                                 2.284        4
                                                 2.284        4
                                                 2.1836       4
                                                 2.284        4
                                                 2.284        4
                                                 2.1836       4
    2    Al                  2.316        6
                                                 1.8682       4
                                                 1.8682       4
                                                 1.8682       4
                                                 1.8682       4
                                                 1.8682       4
                                                 1.8682       4
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6291       4
                                                 1.6291       4
                                                 1.6291       4
                                                 1.6291       4
    4    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.5054       4
                                                 2.7014       4
                                                 2.5784       4
                                                 2.7344       4
                                                 2.704        4
                                                 2.5784       4
                                                 2.704        4
                                                 2.7344       4
                                                 2.6475       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 11.16   22.32    0.108   50.49   24       81.1      378.4
    2   2   2   0 12.914  25.828   0.125   37.18   12       82.0      142.4
    3   3   2   1 17.197  34.393   0.165   20.13   48       68.1      212.8
    4   4   0   0 18.425  36.85    0.177   17.31    6      437.8      946.0
    5   4   2   0 20.694  41.387   0.198   13.38   24      461.4     3248.1
    6   3   3   2 21.754  43.507   0.207   11.96   24       73.7       74.2
    7   2   2   4 22.774  45.548   0.216   10.79   24      243.6      730.1
    8   4   3   1 23.76   47.52    0.225    9.8    48      111.4      277.6
    9   5   2   1 25.645  51.289   0.242    8.24   48      177.4      591.2
   10   4   4   0 26.55   53.1     0.25     7.61   12      173.3      130.4
   11   1   1   6 29.149  58.299   0.272    6.16   24      223.7      351.7
   12   5   3   2 29.149  58.299   0.272    6.16   48      160.1      360.0
   13   6   2   0 29.983  59.966   0.279    5.78   24       11.5        0.9
   14   5   4   1 30.803  61.605   0.286    5.44   48       23.4        6.8
   15   6   3   1 32.406  64.812   0.3      4.87   48       38.3       16.3
   16   4   4   4 33.191  66.383   0.306    4.63    8      539.2      511.4
   17   5   4   3 33.968  67.936   0.312    4.41   48       23.8        5.7
   18   6   4   0 34.736  69.471   0.319    4.21   24      482.0     1115.5
   19   3   3   6 35.496  70.992   0.325    4.03   24       76.5       26.9
   20   5   5   2 35.496  70.992   0.325    4.03   24      119.3       65.4
   21   7   2   1 35.496  70.992   0.325    4.03   48       71.2       46.7
   22   6   4   2 36.249  72.499   0.331    3.87   48      365.8     1180.3
   23   6   5   1 38.475  76.95    0.348    3.47   48       72.1       41.1
   24   7   3   2 38.475  76.95    0.348    3.47   48       17.6        2.5
   25   8   0   0 39.207  78.414   0.353    3.36    6      596.7      341.1
   26   7   4   1 39.936  79.872   0.359    3.26   48       59.6       26.5
   27   8   2   0 40.661  81.322   0.364    3.18   24       55.4       11.1
   28   6   5   3 41.383  82.767   0.37     3.1    48        6.4        0.3
   29   2   2   8 42.104  84.207   0.375    3.03   24       26.2        2.4
   30   6   6   0 42.104  84.207   0.375    3.03   12       92.0       14.6
   31   7   4   3 42.822  85.644   0.38     2.97   48       42.2       12.1
   32   8   3   1 42.822  85.644   0.38     2.97   48       16.4        1.8
   33   7   5   2 44.255  88.509   0.39     2.87   48       14.1        1.3
   34   8   4   0 44.97   89.941   0.395    2.83   24      299.5      289.5


  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  11.16   22.32   4.62137      378.4     11.6     11.8     5.6
    2   2   2   0  12.914  25.828  4.00222      142.4      4.4      4.4     5.6
    3   3   2   1  17.197  34.393  3.0254       212.8      6.6      6.6     5.7
    4   4   0   0  18.425  36.85   2.83         946.0     29.1     29.3     5.7
    5   4   2   0  20.694  41.387  2.53123     3248.1    100.0    100.0     5.7
    6   3   3   2  21.754  43.507  2.41343       74.2      2.3      2.3     5.7
    7   2   2   4  22.774  45.548  2.31069      730.1     22.5     22.4     5.7
    8   4   3   1  23.76   47.52   2.22003      277.6      8.5      8.5     5.7
    9   5   2   1  25.645  51.289  2.06674      591.2     18.2     18.0     5.8
   10   4   4   0  26.55   53.1    2.00111      130.4      4.0      4.0     5.8
   11   5   3   2  29.149  58.299  1.83635      711.7     21.9     21.5     5.8
   12   4   4   4  33.191  66.383  1.6339       511.4     15.7     15.2     5.9
   13   6   4   0  34.736  69.471  1.5698      1115.5     34.3     33.1     5.9
   14   7   2   1  35.496  70.992  1.54046      139.0      4.3      4.1     5.9
   15   6   4   2  36.249  72.499  1.5127      1180.3     36.3     34.8     5.9
   16   6   5   1  38.475  76.95   1.43764       43.5      1.3      1.3     6.0
   17   8   0   0  39.207  78.414  1.415        341.1     10.5      9.9     6.0
   18   8   4   0  44.97   89.941  1.26561      289.5      8.9      8.2     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)