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

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ALMANDINE

1, t-garnet, s-garnet

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


Cubic  I a3d  Z = 8

Ia3d

21 .4 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         1.Smyth J.R., Bish D.L. (1988)

         * Crystal structures and cation sites of the rock-forming minerals. Boston

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

         * Amer. Mineral., 56, 791-825

         3.R.M.Hazen, L.W.Finger (1989)

         * Amer. Mineral., 74, 352-359

                   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 0.375   0.0     0.25     0.71   Si    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.66   Al    = 1.00
   3 0.125   0.0     0.25     0.95   Fe    = 1.00
   4 0.0341  0.049   0.653    0.95   O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.375      0.0        0.25  
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.125      0.0        0.25  
     4       4     0.0341     0.049      0.653 
     5       1     0.625      0.0        0.75  
     6       3     0.875      0.0        0.75  
     7       4     0.9659     0.951      0.347 
     8       1     0.75       0.625      0.0   
     9       1     0.125      0.0        0.75  
    10       1     0.75       0.375      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       0.375      0.0   
    15       3     0.375      0.0        0.75  
    16       3     0.75       0.625      0.5   
    17       4     0.701      0.2841     0.403 
    18       4     0.4659     0.951      0.153 
    19       4     0.799      0.7159     0.903 
    20       1     0.75       0.875      0.5   
    21       1     0.875      0.0        0.25  
    22       1     0.75       0.125      0.0   
    23       3     0.75       0.125      0.5   
    24       3     0.625      0.0        0.25  
    25       3     0.75       0.875      0.0   
    26       4     0.799      0.2159     0.097 
    27       4     0.5341     0.049      0.847 
    28       4     0.701      0.7841     0.597 
    29       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    30       4     0.9659     0.049      0.153 
    31       4     0.0341     0.951      0.847 
    32       1     0.25       0.625      0.5   
    33       1     0.25       0.375      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       0.375      0.5   
    38       3     0.25       0.625      0.0   
    39       4     0.299      0.2841     0.903 
    40       4     0.5341     0.951      0.653 
    41       4     0.201      0.7159     0.403 
    42       1     0.25       0.875      0.0   
    43       1     0.25       0.125      0.5   
    44       3     0.25       0.125      0.0   
    45       3     0.25       0.875      0.5   
    46       4     0.201      0.2159     0.597 
    47       4     0.4659     0.049      0.347 
    48       4     0.299      0.7841     0.097 
    49       1     0.125      0.5        0.25  
    50       2     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    51       3     0.375      0.5        0.25  
    52       4     0.4659     0.451      0.847 
    53       1     0.875      0.5        0.75  
    54       3     0.625      0.5        0.75  
    55       4     0.5341     0.549      0.153 
    56       1     0.375      0.5        0.75  
    57       2     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    58       3     0.125      0.5        0.75  
    59       4     0.0341     0.549      0.347 
    60       1     0.625      0.5        0.25  
    61       3     0.875      0.5        0.25  
    62       4     0.9659     0.451      0.653 
    63       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    64       4     0.5341     0.451      0.347 
    65       4     0.4659     0.549      0.653 
    66       2     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    67       4     0.9659     0.549      0.847 
    68       4     0.0341     0.451      0.153 
    69       1     0.0        0.25       0.375 
    70       3     0.0        0.25       0.125 
    71       4     0.049      0.653      0.0341
    72       4     0.653      0.0341     0.049 
    73       1     0.0        0.75       0.625 
    74       3     0.0        0.75       0.875 
    75       4     0.951      0.347      0.9659
    76       4     0.347      0.9659     0.951 
    77       1     0.0        0.75       0.125 
    78       1     0.5        0.75       0.375 
    79       3     0.0        0.75       0.375 
    80       3     0.5        0.75       0.625 
    81       4     0.2841     0.403      0.701 
    82       4     0.403      0.701      0.2841
    83       4     0.951      0.153      0.4659
    84       4     0.153      0.4659     0.951 
    85       4     0.7159     0.903      0.799 
    86       4     0.903      0.799      0.7159
    87       1     0.5        0.75       0.875 
    88       1     0.0        0.25       0.875 
    89       3     0.5        0.75       0.125 
    90       3     0.0        0.25       0.625 
    91       4     0.2159     0.097      0.799 
    92       4     0.097      0.799      0.2159
    93       4     0.049      0.847      0.5341
    94       4     0.847      0.5341     0.049 
    95       4     0.7841     0.597      0.701 
    96       4     0.597      0.701      0.7841
    97       4     0.049      0.153      0.9659
    98       4     0.153      0.9659     0.049 
    99       4     0.951      0.847      0.0341
   100       4     0.847      0.0341     0.951 
   101       1     0.5        0.25       0.625 
   102       3     0.5        0.25       0.375 
   103       4     0.2841     0.903      0.299 
   104       4     0.903      0.299      0.2841
   105       4     0.951      0.653      0.5341
   106       4     0.653      0.5341     0.951 
   107       4     0.7159     0.403      0.201 
   108       4     0.403      0.201      0.7159
   109       1     0.5        0.25       0.125 
   110       3     0.5        0.25       0.875 
   111       4     0.2159     0.597      0.201 
   112       4     0.597      0.201      0.2159
   113       4     0.049      0.347      0.4659
   114       4     0.347      0.4659     0.049 
   115       4     0.7841     0.097      0.299 
   116       4     0.097      0.299      0.7841
   117       4     0.451      0.847      0.4659
   118       4     0.847      0.4659     0.451 
   119       4     0.549      0.153      0.5341
   120       4     0.153      0.5341     0.549 
   121       4     0.549      0.347      0.0341
   122       4     0.347      0.0341     0.549 
   123       4     0.451      0.653      0.9659
   124       4     0.653      0.9659     0.451 
   125       4     0.451      0.347      0.5341
   126       4     0.347      0.5341     0.451 
   127       4     0.549      0.653      0.4659
   128       4     0.653      0.4659     0.549 
   129       4     0.549      0.847      0.9659
   130       4     0.847      0.9659     0.549 
   131       4     0.451      0.153      0.0341
   132       4     0.153      0.0341     0.451 
   133       2     0.25       0.25       0.75  
   134       2     0.25       0.75       0.25  
   135       4     0.299      0.2159     0.403 
   136       4     0.201      0.7841     0.903 
   137       4     0.201      0.2841     0.097 
   138       4     0.299      0.7159     0.597 
   139       2     0.75       0.25       0.25  
   140       2     0.75       0.75       0.75  
   141       4     0.701      0.2159     0.903 
   142       4     0.799      0.7841     0.403 
   143       4     0.799      0.2841     0.597 
   144       4     0.701      0.7159     0.097 
   145       4     0.7159     0.097      0.701 
   146       4     0.597      0.799      0.2841
   147       4     0.2841     0.597      0.799 
   148       4     0.097      0.701      0.7159
   149       4     0.7841     0.403      0.799 
   150       4     0.903      0.701      0.2159
   151       4     0.2159     0.903      0.701 
   152       4     0.403      0.799      0.7841
   153       4     0.7159     0.597      0.299 
   154       4     0.097      0.201      0.2841
   155       4     0.2841     0.097      0.201 
   156       4     0.597      0.299      0.7159
   157       4     0.7841     0.903      0.201 
   158       4     0.403      0.299      0.2159
   159       4     0.2159     0.403      0.299 
   160       4     0.903      0.201      0.7841


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.31

MU (1/cm) =     209.274    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     48.541

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

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

    1    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6337       4
                                                 1.6337       4
                                                 1.6337       4
                                                 1.6337       4
    2    Al                  2.316        6
                                                 1.8938       4
                                                 1.8938       4
                                                 1.8938       4
                                                 1.8938       4
                                                 1.8938       4
                                                 1.8938       4
    3    Fe                  2.592        8
                                                 2.2217       4
                                                 2.2217       4
                                                 2.3729       4
                                                 2.3729       4
                                                 2.2217       4
                                                 2.3729       4
                                                 2.3729       4
                                                 2.2217       4
    4    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.5062       4
                                                 2.7972       4
                                                 2.6478       4
                                                 2.745        4
                                                 2.7083       4
                                                 2.6478       4
                                                 2.7083       4
                                                 2.745        4
                                                 2.7645       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       64.2      221.0
    2   2   2   0 12.674  25.348   0.123   38.68   12       69.9       96.5
    3   3   2   1 16.872  33.745   0.162   20.98   48       56.0      134.5
    4   4   0   0 18.076  36.152   0.173   18.05    6      436.2      876.5
    5   4   2   0 20.298  40.596   0.194   13.97   24      441.2     2776.4
    6   3   3   2 21.336  42.672   0.203   12.49   24       70.4       63.3
    7   2   2   4 22.335  44.669   0.212   11.27   24      221.2      562.9
    8   4   3   1 23.299  46.598   0.221   10.25   48      108.5      246.4
    9   5   2   1 25.142  50.285   0.238    8.62   48      159.0      444.8
   10   4   4   0 26.027  52.055   0.245    7.97   12      156.1       99.1
   11   1   1   6 28.566  57.132   0.267    6.45   24      205.1      276.9
   12   5   3   2 28.566  57.132   0.267    6.45   48      146.8      283.7
   13   6   2   0 29.38   58.76    0.274    6.05   24       26.8        4.4
   14   5   4   1 30.18   60.359   0.281    5.7    48       16.5        3.2
   15   6   3   1 31.743  63.485   0.294    5.1    48       28.5        8.5
   16   4   4   4 32.508  65.016   0.3      4.84    8      495.0      403.4
   17   5   4   3 33.264  66.529   0.307    4.61   48       25.2        6.0
   18   6   4   0 34.012  68.024   0.313    4.4    24      415.0      772.8
   19   3   3   6 34.752  69.503   0.319    4.21   24       68.4       20.1
   20   5   5   2 34.752  69.503   0.319    4.21   24      104.1       46.6
   21   7   2   1 34.752  69.503   0.319    4.21   48       48.4       20.1
   22   6   4   2 35.484  70.969   0.324    4.03   48      330.4      898.8
   23   6   5   1 37.646  75.293   0.341    3.6    48       62.2       28.5
   24   7   3   2 37.646  75.293   0.341    3.6    48        8.6        0.5
   25   8   0   0 38.357  76.714   0.347    3.49    6      530.4      250.4
   26   7   4   1 39.064  78.127   0.352    3.38   48       60.6       25.3
   27   8   2   0 39.766  79.533   0.358    3.28   24       39.9        5.3
   28   6   5   3 40.466  80.932   0.363    3.2    48        9.4        0.6
   29   2   2   8 41.163  82.326   0.368    3.12   24       16.4        0.9
   30   6   6   0 41.163  82.326   0.368    3.12   12       60.5        5.8
   31   7   4   3 41.858  83.715   0.373    3.05   48       32.9        6.7
   32   8   3   1 41.858  83.715   0.373    3.05   48        8.8        0.5
   33   7   5   2 43.242  86.484   0.383    2.94   48        5.3        0.2
   34   8   4   0 43.932  87.865   0.388    2.89   24      263.9      205.4


  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      221.0      8.0      8.1     5.6
    2   2   2   0  12.674  25.348  4.07682       96.5      3.5      3.5     5.6
    3   3   2   1  16.872  33.745  3.08179      134.5      4.8      4.9     5.7
    4   4   0   0  18.076  36.152  2.88275      876.5     31.6     31.7     5.7
    5   4   2   0  20.298  40.596  2.57841     2776.4    100.0    100.0     5.7
    6   3   3   2  21.336  42.672  2.45842       63.3      2.3      2.3     5.7
    7   2   2   4  22.335  44.669  2.35376      562.9     20.3     20.2     5.7
    8   4   3   1  23.299  46.598  2.26142      246.4      8.9      8.8     5.7
    9   5   2   1  25.142  50.285  2.10526      444.8     16.0     15.9     5.8
   10   4   4   0  26.027  52.055  2.03841       99.1      3.6      3.5     5.8
   11   5   3   2  28.566  57.132  1.87058      560.6     20.2     19.8     5.8
   12   4   4   4  32.508  65.016  1.66436      403.4     14.5     14.1     5.9
   13   6   4   0  34.012  68.024  1.59906      772.8     27.8     26.8     5.9
   14   5   5   2  34.752  69.503  1.56917       86.8      3.1      3.0     5.9
   15   6   4   2  35.484  70.969  1.54089      898.8     32.4     31.0     5.9
   16   6   5   1  37.646  75.293  1.46444       29.1      1.0      1.0     6.0
   17   8   0   0  38.357  76.714  1.44138      250.4      9.0      8.6     6.0
   18   8   4   0  43.932  87.865  1.28921      205.4      7.4      6.8     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)