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

8, t-garnet, s-garnet

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


Cubic  I a3d  Z = 8

Ia3d

1 .6 .18

Ref.Str.:

         Novak G.A., Gibbs G.V. (1971)

         * Amer. Mineral., 56, 791-825

         L: $Ca0.12 Fe2+2.58 Mg0.27 Al2 Si3 O12$

         R: Locality - Emerald creek in Latah Co, Idaho, USA.

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  11.531    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  11.531    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  11.531    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1533.21

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   115.44

  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    = 0.86, Mg    = 0.09, Ca    = 0.04
   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 0.0343  0.0486  0.6533   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     0.0343     0.0486     0.6533
     5       1     0.875      0.0        0.75  
     6       3     0.625      0.0        0.75  
     7       4     0.9657     0.9514     0.3467
     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     0.7014     0.2843     0.4033
    18       4     0.4657     0.9514     0.1533
    19       4     0.7986     0.7157     0.9033
    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     0.7986     0.2157     0.0967
    27       4     0.5343     0.0486     0.8467
    28       4     0.7014     0.7843     0.5967
    29       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    30       4     0.9657     0.0486     0.1533
    31       4     0.0343     0.9514     0.8467
    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     0.2986     0.2843     0.9033
    40       4     0.5343     0.9514     0.6533
    41       4     0.2014     0.7157     0.4033
    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     0.2014     0.2157     0.5967
    47       4     0.4657     0.0486     0.3467
    48       4     0.2986     0.7843     0.0967
    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     0.4657     0.4514     0.8467
    53       1     0.625      0.5        0.75  
    54       3     0.875      0.5        0.75  
    55       4     0.5343     0.5486     0.1533
    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     0.0343     0.5486     0.3467
    60       1     0.875      0.5        0.25  
    61       3     0.625      0.5        0.25  
    62       4     0.9657     0.4514     0.6533
    63       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    64       4     0.5343     0.4514     0.3467
    65       4     0.4657     0.5486     0.6533
    66       2     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    67       4     0.9657     0.5486     0.8467
    68       4     0.0343     0.4514     0.1533
    69       1     0.0        0.25       0.125 
    70       3     0.0        0.25       0.375 
    71       4     0.0486     0.6533     0.0343
    72       4     0.6533     0.0343     0.0486
    73       1     0.0        0.75       0.875 
    74       3     0.0        0.75       0.625 
    75       4     0.9514     0.3467     0.9657
    76       4     0.3467     0.9657     0.9514
    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     0.2843     0.4033     0.7014
    82       4     0.4033     0.7014     0.2843
    83       4     0.9514     0.1533     0.4657
    84       4     0.1533     0.4657     0.9514
    85       4     0.7157     0.9033     0.7986
    86       4     0.9033     0.7986     0.7157
    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     0.2157     0.0967     0.7986
    92       4     0.0967     0.7986     0.2157
    93       4     0.0486     0.8467     0.5343
    94       4     0.8467     0.5343     0.0486
    95       4     0.7843     0.5967     0.7014
    96       4     0.5967     0.7014     0.7843
    97       4     0.0486     0.1533     0.9657
    98       4     0.1533     0.9657     0.0486
    99       4     0.9514     0.8467     0.0343
   100       4     0.8467     0.0343     0.9514
   101       1     0.5        0.25       0.375 
   102       3     0.5        0.25       0.625 
   103       4     0.2843     0.9033     0.2986
   104       4     0.9033     0.2986     0.2843
   105       4     0.9514     0.6533     0.5343
   106       4     0.6533     0.5343     0.9514
   107       4     0.7157     0.4033     0.2014
   108       4     0.4033     0.2014     0.7157
   109       1     0.5        0.25       0.875 
   110       3     0.5        0.25       0.125 
   111       4     0.2157     0.5967     0.2014
   112       4     0.5967     0.2014     0.2157
   113       4     0.0486     0.3467     0.4657
   114       4     0.3467     0.4657     0.0486
   115       4     0.7843     0.0967     0.2986
   116       4     0.0967     0.2986     0.7843
   117       4     0.4514     0.8467     0.4657
   118       4     0.8467     0.4657     0.4514
   119       4     0.5486     0.1533     0.5343
   120       4     0.1533     0.5343     0.5486
   121       4     0.5486     0.3467     0.0343
   122       4     0.3467     0.0343     0.5486
   123       4     0.4514     0.6533     0.9657
   124       4     0.6533     0.9657     0.4514
   125       4     0.4514     0.3467     0.5343
   126       4     0.3467     0.5343     0.4514
   127       4     0.5486     0.6533     0.4657
   128       4     0.6533     0.4657     0.5486
   129       4     0.5486     0.8467     0.9657
   130       4     0.8467     0.9657     0.5486
   131       4     0.4514     0.1533     0.0343
   132       4     0.1533     0.0343     0.4514
   133       2     0.25       0.25       0.75  
   134       2     0.25       0.75       0.25  
   135       4     0.2986     0.2157     0.4033
   136       4     0.2014     0.7843     0.9033
   137       4     0.2014     0.2843     0.0967
   138       4     0.2986     0.7157     0.5967
   139       2     0.75       0.25       0.25  
   140       2     0.75       0.75       0.75  
   141       4     0.7014     0.2157     0.9033
   142       4     0.7986     0.7843     0.4033
   143       4     0.7986     0.2843     0.5967
   144       4     0.7014     0.7157     0.0967
   145       4     0.7157     0.0967     0.7014
   146       4     0.5967     0.7986     0.2843
   147       4     0.2843     0.5967     0.7986
   148       4     0.0967     0.7014     0.7157
   149       4     0.7843     0.4033     0.7986
   150       4     0.9033     0.7014     0.2157
   151       4     0.2157     0.9033     0.7014
   152       4     0.4033     0.7986     0.7843
   153       4     0.7157     0.5967     0.2986
   154       4     0.0967     0.2014     0.2843
   155       4     0.2843     0.0967     0.2014
   156       4     0.5967     0.2986     0.7157
   157       4     0.7843     0.9033     0.2014
   158       4     0.4033     0.2986     0.2157
   159       4     0.2157     0.4033     0.2986
   160       4     0.9033     0.2014     0.7843


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.21

MU (1/cm) =     212.052    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     50.409

 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
                                                 2.2203       4
                                                 2.2203       4
                                                 2.3783       4
                                                 2.3783       4
                                                 2.2203       4
                                                 2.3783       4
                                                 2.3783       4
                                                 2.2203       4
    2    Al                  2.316        6
                                                 1.8963       4
                                                 1.8963       4
                                                 1.8963       4
                                                 1.8963       4
                                                 1.8963       4
                                                 1.8963       4
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6283       4
                                                 1.6283       4
                                                 1.6283       4
                                                 1.6283       4
    4    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.4955       4
                                                 2.8026       4
                                                 2.6552       4
                                                 2.7371       4
                                                 2.7079       4
                                                 2.6552       4
                                                 2.7079       4
                                                 2.7371       4
                                                 2.7685       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 10.953  21.906   0.106   52.5    24       50.8      138.2
    2   2   2   0 12.674  25.348   0.123   38.68   12       59.4       69.7
    3   3   2   1 16.872  33.745   0.162   20.98   48       45.3       87.9
    4   4   0   0 18.076  36.152   0.173   18.05    6      437.0      879.8
    5   4   2   0 20.298  40.596   0.194   13.97   24      433.3     2676.9
    6   3   3   2 21.336  42.672   0.203   12.49   24       83.0       87.9
    7   2   2   4 22.335  44.669   0.212   11.27   24      216.2      538.0
    8   4   3   1 23.299  46.598   0.221   10.25   48      113.9      271.4
    9   5   2   1 25.142  50.285   0.238    8.62   48      157.4      435.9
   10   4   4   0 26.027  52.055   0.245    7.97   12      155.1       97.8
   11   1   1   6 28.566  57.132   0.267    6.45   24      210.4      291.3
   12   5   3   2 28.566  57.132   0.267    6.45   48      148.7      291.2
   13   6   2   0 29.38   58.76    0.274    6.05   24       38.6        9.2
   14   5   4   1 30.18   60.359   0.281    5.7    48       17.3        3.5
   15   6   3   1 31.743  63.485   0.294    5.1    48       23.5        5.7
   16   4   4   4 32.508  65.016   0.3      4.84    8      510.5      429.1
   17   5   4   3 33.264  66.529   0.307    4.61   48       27.3        7.0
   18   6   4   0 34.012  68.024   0.313    4.4    24      431.1      834.0
   19   3   3   6 34.752  69.503   0.319    4.21   24       69.7       20.8
   20   5   5   2 34.752  69.503   0.319    4.21   24      106.4       48.6
   21   7   2   1 34.752  69.503   0.319    4.21   48       45.0       17.4
   22   6   4   2 35.484  70.969   0.324    4.03   48      350.6     1012.2
   23   6   5   1 37.646  75.293   0.341    3.6    48       62.4       28.6
   24   7   3   2 37.646  75.293   0.341    3.6    48        3.0        0.1
   25   8   0   0 38.357  76.714   0.347    3.49    6      557.3      276.4
   26   7   4   1 39.064  78.127   0.352    3.38   48       69.5       33.3
   27   8   2   0 39.766  79.533   0.358    3.28   24       43.6        6.4
   28   6   5   3 40.466  80.932   0.363    3.2    48       18.6        2.3
   29   2   2   8 41.163  82.326   0.368    3.12   24       13.9        0.6
   30   6   6   0 41.163  82.326   0.368    3.12   12       61.6        6.0
   31   7   4   3 41.858  83.715   0.373    3.05   48       36.5        8.3
   32   8   3   1 41.858  83.715   0.373    3.05   48        9.7        0.6
   33   7   5   2 43.242  86.484   0.383    2.94   48        0.6        0.0
   34   8   4   0 43.932  87.865   0.388    2.89   24      288.4      245.4


  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  10.953  21.906  4.70751      138.2      5.2      5.2     5.6
    2   2   2   0  12.674  25.348  4.07682       69.7      2.6      2.6     5.6
    3   3   2   1  16.872  33.745  3.08179       87.9      3.3      3.3     5.7
    4   4   0   0  18.076  36.152  2.88275      879.8     32.9     33.0     5.7
    5   4   2   0  20.298  40.596  2.57841     2676.9    100.0    100.0     5.7
    6   3   3   2  21.336  42.672  2.45842       87.9      3.3      3.3     5.7
    7   2   2   4  22.335  44.669  2.35376      538.0     20.1     20.0     5.7
    8   4   3   1  23.299  46.598  2.26142      271.4     10.1     10.1     5.7
    9   5   2   1  25.142  50.285  2.10526      435.9     16.3     16.1     5.8
   10   4   4   0  26.027  52.055  2.03841       97.8      3.7      3.6     5.8
   11   1   1   6  28.566  57.132  1.87058      582.5     21.8     21.3     5.8
   12   4   4   4  32.508  65.016  1.66436      429.1     16.0     15.5     5.9
   13   6   4   0  34.012  68.024  1.59906      834.0     31.2     30.0     5.9
   14   5   5   2  34.752  69.503  1.56917       86.8      3.2      3.1     5.9
   15   6   4   2  35.484  70.969  1.54089     1012.2     37.8     36.3     5.9
   16   6   5   1  37.646  75.293  1.46444       28.7      1.1      1.0     6.0
   17   8   0   0  38.357  76.714  1.44138      276.4     10.3      9.8     6.0
   18   7   4   1  39.064  78.127  1.41937       33.3      1.2      1.2     6.0
   19   8   4   0  43.932  87.865  1.28921      245.4      9.2      8.5     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)