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

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ANDRADITE

3, t-garnet, syn, at 100'K, s-garnet

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


Cubic  I a3d  Z = 8

R =0.021          NR =343

23 .1 .1995

Ref.Str.:

         Armbruster T., Geiger C.A. (1993)

         * Eur. J. Mineral., 5, 59-71

Reserv:

         T.V.Ush.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  12.049    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  12.049    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  12.049    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1749.25

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   131.71

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

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

   1 0.0391  0.049   0.6553   0.25   O     = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.25    0.125    0.21   Ca    = 1.00
   3 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.11   Fe    = 1.00
   4 0.375   0.0     0.25     0.15   Si    = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0391     0.049      0.6553
     2       2     0.0        0.25       0.125 
     3       3     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     4       4     0.375      0.0        0.25  
     5       1     0.9609     0.951      0.3447
     6       2     0.0        0.75       0.875 
     7       4     0.625      0.0        0.75  
     8       1     0.701      0.2891     0.4053
     9       1     0.4609     0.951      0.1553
    10       1     0.799      0.7109     0.9053
    11       2     0.5        0.25       0.875 
    12       2     0.5        0.75       0.625 
    13       2     0.0        0.75       0.375 
    14       3     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    15       3     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    16       3     0.75       0.75       0.25  
    17       4     0.75       0.625      0.0   
    18       4     0.125      0.0        0.75  
    19       4     0.75       0.375      0.5   
    20       1     0.799      0.2109     0.0947
    21       1     0.5391     0.049      0.8447
    22       1     0.701      0.7891     0.5947
    23       2     0.0        0.25       0.625 
    24       2     0.5        0.25       0.375 
    25       2     0.5        0.75       0.125 
    26       4     0.75       0.875      0.5   
    27       4     0.875      0.0        0.25  
    28       4     0.75       0.125      0.0   
    29       1     0.9609     0.049      0.1553
    30       3     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    31       1     0.0391     0.951      0.8447
    32       1     0.299      0.2891     0.9053
    33       1     0.5391     0.951      0.6553
    34       1     0.201      0.7109     0.4053
    35       3     0.25       0.25       0.25  
    36       3     0.5        0.0        0.0   
    37       3     0.25       0.75       0.75  
    38       4     0.25       0.625      0.5   
    39       4     0.25       0.375      0.0   
    40       1     0.201      0.2109     0.5947
    41       1     0.4609     0.049      0.3447
    42       1     0.299      0.7891     0.0947
    43       4     0.25       0.875      0.0   
    44       4     0.25       0.125      0.5   
    45       1     0.4609     0.451      0.8447
    46       3     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    47       4     0.125      0.5        0.25  
    48       1     0.5391     0.549      0.1553
    49       4     0.875      0.5        0.75  
    50       1     0.0391     0.549      0.3447
    51       3     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    52       4     0.375      0.5        0.75  
    53       1     0.9609     0.451      0.6553
    54       4     0.625      0.5        0.25  
    55       1     0.5391     0.451      0.3447
    56       3     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    57       1     0.4609     0.549      0.6553
    58       1     0.9609     0.549      0.8447
    59       3     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    60       1     0.0391     0.451      0.1553
    61       1     0.049      0.6553     0.0391
    62       1     0.6553     0.0391     0.049 
    63       2     0.25       0.125      0.0   
    64       2     0.125      0.0        0.25  
    65       4     0.0        0.25       0.375 
    66       1     0.951      0.3447     0.9609
    67       1     0.3447     0.9609     0.951 
    68       2     0.75       0.875      0.0   
    69       2     0.875      0.0        0.75  
    70       4     0.0        0.75       0.625 
    71       1     0.2891     0.4053     0.701 
    72       1     0.4053     0.701      0.2891
    73       1     0.951      0.1553     0.4609
    74       1     0.1553     0.4609     0.951 
    75       1     0.7109     0.9053     0.799 
    76       1     0.9053     0.799      0.7109
    77       2     0.25       0.875      0.5   
    78       2     0.875      0.5        0.25  
    79       2     0.75       0.625      0.5   
    80       2     0.625      0.5        0.75  
    81       2     0.75       0.375      0.0   
    82       2     0.375      0.0        0.75  
    83       4     0.0        0.75       0.125 
    84       4     0.5        0.75       0.375 
    85       1     0.2109     0.0947     0.799 
    86       1     0.0947     0.799      0.2109
    87       1     0.049      0.8447     0.5391
    88       1     0.8447     0.5391     0.049 
    89       1     0.7891     0.5947     0.701 
    90       1     0.5947     0.701      0.7891
    91       2     0.25       0.625      0.0   
    92       2     0.625      0.0        0.25  
    93       2     0.25       0.375      0.5   
    94       2     0.375      0.5        0.25  
    95       2     0.75       0.125      0.5   
    96       2     0.125      0.5        0.75  
    97       4     0.5        0.75       0.875 
    98       4     0.0        0.25       0.875 
    99       1     0.049      0.1553     0.9609
   100       1     0.1553     0.9609     0.049 
   101       1     0.951      0.8447     0.0391
   102       1     0.8447     0.0391     0.951 
   103       1     0.2891     0.9053     0.299 
   104       1     0.9053     0.299      0.2891
   105       1     0.951      0.6553     0.5391
   106       1     0.6553     0.5391     0.951 
   107       1     0.7109     0.4053     0.201 
   108       1     0.4053     0.201      0.7109
   109       4     0.5        0.25       0.625 
   110       1     0.2109     0.5947     0.201 
   111       1     0.5947     0.201      0.2109
   112       1     0.049      0.3447     0.4609
   113       1     0.3447     0.4609     0.049 
   114       1     0.7891     0.0947     0.299 
   115       1     0.0947     0.299      0.7891
   116       4     0.5        0.25       0.125 
   117       1     0.451      0.8447     0.4609
   118       1     0.8447     0.4609     0.451 
   119       1     0.549      0.1553     0.5391
   120       1     0.1553     0.5391     0.549 
   121       1     0.549      0.3447     0.0391
   122       1     0.3447     0.0391     0.549 
   123       1     0.451      0.6553     0.9609
   124       1     0.6553     0.9609     0.451 
   125       1     0.451      0.3447     0.5391
   126       1     0.3447     0.5391     0.451 
   127       1     0.549      0.6553     0.4609
   128       1     0.6553     0.4609     0.549 
   129       1     0.549      0.8447     0.9609
   130       1     0.8447     0.9609     0.549 
   131       1     0.451      0.1553     0.0391
   132       1     0.1553     0.0391     0.451 
   133       1     0.299      0.2109     0.4053
   134       1     0.201      0.7891     0.9053
   135       3     0.25       0.25       0.75  
   136       3     0.25       0.75       0.25  
   137       1     0.201      0.2891     0.0947
   138       1     0.299      0.7109     0.5947
   139       1     0.701      0.2109     0.9053
   140       1     0.799      0.7891     0.4053
   141       3     0.75       0.25       0.25  
   142       3     0.75       0.75       0.75  
   143       1     0.799      0.2891     0.5947
   144       1     0.701      0.7109     0.0947
   145       1     0.7109     0.0947     0.701 
   146       1     0.5947     0.799      0.2891
   147       1     0.2891     0.5947     0.799 
   148       1     0.0947     0.701      0.7109
   149       1     0.7891     0.4053     0.799 
   150       1     0.9053     0.701      0.2109
   151       1     0.2109     0.9053     0.701 
   152       1     0.4053     0.799      0.7891
   153       1     0.7109     0.5947     0.299 
   154       1     0.0947     0.201      0.2891
   155       1     0.2891     0.0947     0.201 
   156       1     0.5947     0.299      0.7109
   157       1     0.7891     0.9053     0.201 
   158       1     0.4053     0.299      0.2109
   159       1     0.2109     0.4053     0.299 
   160       1     0.9053     0.201      0.7891


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.86

MU (1/cm) =     464.577    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    120.419

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

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

    1    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.5681       1
                                                 2.8542       1
                                                 2.8742       1
                                                 2.7529       1
                                                 2.8343       1
                                                 2.8742       1
                                                 2.8343       1
                                                 2.7529       1
                                                 2.9252       1
    2    Ca                  2.88         8
                                                 2.4949       1
                                                 2.4949       1
                                                 2.4949       1
                                                 2.358        1
                                                 2.358        1
                                                 2.358        1
                                                 2.4949       1
                                                 2.358        1
    3    Fe                  2.592        6
                                                 2.0183       1
                                                 2.0183       1
                                                 2.0183       1
                                                 2.0183       1
                                                 2.0183       1
                                                 2.0183       1
    4    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6489       1
                                                 1.6489       1
                                                 1.6489       1
                                                 1.6489       1

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.54056(angs.):

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

    1   1   1   2  9.009  18.018   0.102   78.63   24        0.8        0.0
    2   2   2   0 10.417  20.835   0.117   58.26   12      138.6      438.7
    3   3   2   1 13.839  27.679   0.155   32.12   48        9.8        4.9
    4   4   0   0 14.816  29.632   0.166   27.77    6      563.2     1727.2
    5   4   2   0 16.613  33.225   0.186   21.7    24      384.2     2512.0
    6   3   3   2 17.449  34.898   0.195   19.5    24      120.4      221.7
    7   2   2   4 18.251  36.503   0.203   17.67   24      352.3     1720.3
    8   4   3   1 19.025  38.049   0.212   16.13   48      121.7      374.7
    9   5   2   1 20.497  40.993   0.227   13.67   48      125.7      338.6
   10   4   4   0 21.201  42.402   0.235   12.67   12       26.3        3.4
   11   1   1   6 23.209  46.418   0.256   10.34   24      188.5      288.0
   12   5   3   2 23.209  46.418   0.256   10.34   48      131.6      280.8
   13   6   2   0 23.849  47.697   0.262    9.72   24      200.7      307.0
   14   5   4   1 24.476  48.951   0.269    9.16   48       18.2        4.8
   15   6   3   1 25.695  51.391   0.281    8.2    48        6.1        0.5
   16   4   4   4 26.29   52.58    0.288    7.79    8      296.8      179.3
   17   5   4   3 26.875  53.75    0.293    7.4    48       36.9       15.8
   18   6   4   0 27.452  54.903   0.299    7.06   24      366.5      743.5
   19   3   3   6 28.02   56.04    0.305    6.73   24       60.7       19.5
   20   5   5   2 28.02   56.04    0.305    6.73   24       57.4       17.4
   21   7   2   1 28.02   56.04    0.305    6.73   48       18.3        3.5
   22   6   4   2 28.581  57.162   0.311    6.44   48      454.5     2086.0
   23   6   5   1 30.224  60.447   0.327    5.68   48       30.2        8.1
   24   7   3   2 30.224  60.447   0.327    5.68   48       10.0        0.9
   25   8   0   0 30.759  61.518   0.332    5.46    6      561.0      337.0
   26   7   4   1 31.289  62.579   0.337    5.26   48       73.4       44.4
   27   8   2   0 31.815  63.629   0.342    5.07   24       29.2        3.4
   28   6   5   3 32.335  64.67    0.347    4.89   48       54.1       22.5
   29   2   2   8 32.851  65.702   0.352    4.73   24      119.1       52.6
   30   6   6   0 32.851  65.702   0.352    4.73   12       54.6        5.5
   31   7   4   3 33.363  66.725   0.357    4.58   48       31.3        7.0
   32   8   3   1 33.363  66.725   0.357    4.58   48       14.0        1.4
   33   7   5   2 34.375  68.75    0.366    4.3    48       31.1        6.5
   34   8   4   0 34.876  69.751   0.371    4.17   24      373.2      455.9
   35   8   4   2 35.868  71.736   0.38     3.95   48      273.2      462.2
   36   5   5   6 36.36   72.719   0.385    3.84   24       45.8        6.3
   37   7   6   1 36.36   72.719   0.385    3.84   48       60.1       21.8
   38   9   2   1 36.36   72.719   0.385    3.84   48       25.8        4.0
   39   6   6   4 36.849  73.698   0.389    3.75   24      335.5      330.9
   40   7   5   4 37.336  74.671   0.394    3.66   48       70.4       28.4
   41   8   5   1 37.336  74.671   0.394    3.66   48       69.6       27.8
   42   7   6   3 38.303  76.605   0.402    3.5    48       18.1        1.8
   43   9   3   2 38.303  76.605   0.402    3.5    48       45.9       11.6
   44   4   4   8 38.783  77.566   0.407    3.42   24      101.7       27.7
   45   8   5   3 39.262  78.524   0.411    3.35   48       93.7       46.1
   46   9   4   1 39.262  78.524   0.411    3.35   48       95.3       47.8
   47   8   6   0 39.739  79.478   0.415    3.29   24        7.2        0.1
   48   1   1  10 40.214  80.429   0.419    3.23   24       35.3        3.2
   49   7   7   2 40.214  80.429   0.419    3.23   24       59.9        9.1
   50   8   6   2 40.689  81.378   0.423    3.17   48       19.5        1.9
   51  10   2   0 40.689  81.378   0.423    3.17   24       47.6        5.6
   52   9   4   3 41.162  82.324   0.427    3.12   48       54.4       14.5
   53   7   6   5 42.105  84.21    0.435    3.03   48       58.3       16.2
   54   9   5   2 42.105  84.21    0.435    3.03   48        4.8        0.1
   55  10   3   1 42.105  84.21    0.435    3.03   48       19.0        1.7
   56   8   7   1 43.045  86.09    0.443    2.95   48       10.2        0.5
   57   8   6   4 43.514  87.029   0.447    2.92   48      235.9      254.5
   58  10   4   0 43.514  87.029   0.447    2.92   24      262.2      157.3
   59   3   3  10 43.983  87.966   0.451    2.89   24       35.8        2.9
   60   9   6   1 43.983  87.966   0.451    2.89   48       21.6        2.1
   61  10   4   2 44.452  88.903   0.455    2.86   48      331.5      492.5
   62   8   7   3 44.92   89.84    0.458    2.83   48       52.2       12.1
   63   9   5   4 44.92   89.84    0.458    2.83   48       23.5        2.4


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.54056 (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   2   2   0  10.417  20.835  4.25996      438.7     17.5     17.6     5.6
    2   4   0   0  14.816  29.632  3.01225     1727.2     68.8     69.0     5.6
    3   4   2   0  16.613  33.225  2.69424     2512.0    100.0    100.0     5.6
    4   3   3   2  17.449  34.898  2.56886      221.7      8.8      8.8     5.7
    5   2   2   4  18.251  36.503  2.45949     1720.3     68.5     68.3     5.7
    6   4   3   1  19.025  38.049  2.363        374.7     14.9     14.8     5.7
    7   5   2   1  20.497  40.993  2.19984      338.6     13.5     13.4     5.7
    8   1   1   6  23.209  46.418  1.95461      568.8     22.6     22.3     5.7
    9   6   2   0  23.849  47.697  1.90511      307.0     12.2     12.0     5.7
   10   4   4   4  26.29   52.58   1.73912      179.3      7.1      7.0     5.8
   11   6   4   0  27.452  54.903  1.6709       743.5     29.6     28.9     5.8
   12   3   3   6  28.02   56.04   1.63966       40.4      1.6      1.6     5.8
   13   6   4   2  28.581  57.162  1.61012     2086.0     83.0     80.9     5.8
   14   8   0   0  30.759  61.518  1.50613      337.0     13.4     13.0     5.8
   15   7   4   1  31.289  62.579  1.48313       44.4      1.8      1.7     5.8
   16   2   2   8  32.851  65.702  1.41999       58.2      2.3      2.2     5.9
   17   8   4   0  34.876  69.751  1.34712      455.9     18.2     17.3     5.9
   18   8   4   2  35.868  71.736  1.31465      462.2     18.4     17.5     5.9
   19   7   6   1  36.36   72.719  1.29928       32.1      1.3      1.2     6.0
   20   6   6   4  36.849  73.698  1.28443      330.9     13.2     12.5     6.0
   21   7   5   4  37.336  74.671  1.27008       56.2      2.2      2.1     6.0
   22   4   4   8  38.783  77.566  1.22975       27.7      1.1      1.0     6.0
   23   9   4   1  39.262  78.524  1.21713       93.9      3.7      3.5     6.0
   24   8   6   4  43.514  87.029  1.11872      411.8     16.4     15.1     6.1
   25  10   4   2  44.452  88.903  1.09992      492.5     19.6     17.9     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)