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

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ANDRADITE

8, t-garnet, OH, f-hydrogarnet

[Ca(2.78)(Mg,Mn,Fe)(0.22)][Fe(1.24)(Al,Ti)(0.76)][Si(2.85)Fe(0.08)](O,OH)(12)


Cubic  I a3d  Z = 8

Ia3d

11 .7 .1903

Ref.Str.:

         F. Scordari et al. (1999)

         * Eur. J. Mineral., 11, 855-869

Reserv:

         From Mt. Vulture, Italy. N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  12.014    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  12.014    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  12.014    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1734.06

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   130.56

  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     0.0    Si    = 0.95, Fe    = 0.02, Ti    = 0.02
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Fe    = 0.62, Al    = 0.28, Ti    = 0.1 
   3 0.125   0.0     0.25     0.0    Ca    = 0.93, Mg    = 0.04, Fe    = 0.03
   4 0.0388  0.0477  0.6541   0.0    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     0.0388     0.0477     0.6541
     5       1     0.625      0.0        0.75  
     6       3     0.875      0.0        0.75  
     7       4     0.9612     0.9523     0.3459
     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     0.7023     0.2888     0.4041
    18       4     0.4612     0.9523     0.1541
    19       4     0.7977     0.7112     0.9041
    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     0.7977     0.2112     0.0959
    27       4     0.5388     0.0477     0.8459
    28       4     0.7023     0.7888     0.5959
    29       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    30       4     0.9612     0.0477     0.1541
    31       4     0.0388     0.9523     0.8459
    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     0.2977     0.2888     0.9041
    40       4     0.5388     0.9523     0.6541
    41       4     0.2023     0.7112     0.4041
    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     0.2023     0.2112     0.5959
    47       4     0.4612     0.0477     0.3459
    48       4     0.2977     0.7888     0.0959
    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     0.4612     0.4523     0.8459
    53       1     0.875      0.5        0.75  
    54       3     0.625      0.5        0.75  
    55       4     0.5388     0.5477     0.1541
    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     0.0388     0.5477     0.3459
    60       1     0.625      0.5        0.25  
    61       3     0.875      0.5        0.25  
    62       4     0.9612     0.4523     0.6541
    63       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    64       4     0.5388     0.4523     0.3459
    65       4     0.4612     0.5477     0.6541
    66       2     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    67       4     0.9612     0.5477     0.8459
    68       4     0.0388     0.4523     0.1541
    69       1     0.0        0.25       0.375 
    70       3     0.0        0.25       0.125 
    71       4     0.0477     0.6541     0.0388
    72       4     0.6541     0.0388     0.0477
    73       1     0.0        0.75       0.625 
    74       3     0.0        0.75       0.875 
    75       4     0.9523     0.3459     0.9612
    76       4     0.3459     0.9612     0.9523
    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     0.2888     0.4041     0.7023
    82       4     0.4041     0.7023     0.2888
    83       4     0.9523     0.1541     0.4612
    84       4     0.1541     0.4612     0.9523
    85       4     0.7112     0.9041     0.7977
    86       4     0.9041     0.7977     0.7112
    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     0.2112     0.0959     0.7977
    92       4     0.0959     0.7977     0.2112
    93       4     0.0477     0.8459     0.5388
    94       4     0.8459     0.5388     0.0477
    95       4     0.7888     0.5959     0.7023
    96       4     0.5959     0.7023     0.7888
    97       4     0.0477     0.1541     0.9612
    98       4     0.1541     0.9612     0.0477
    99       4     0.9523     0.8459     0.0388
   100       4     0.8459     0.0388     0.9523
   101       1     0.5        0.25       0.625 
   102       3     0.5        0.25       0.375 
   103       4     0.2888     0.9041     0.2977
   104       4     0.9041     0.2977     0.2888
   105       4     0.9523     0.6541     0.5388
   106       4     0.6541     0.5388     0.9523
   107       4     0.7112     0.4041     0.2023
   108       4     0.4041     0.2023     0.7112
   109       1     0.5        0.25       0.125 
   110       3     0.5        0.25       0.875 
   111       4     0.2112     0.5959     0.2023
   112       4     0.5959     0.2023     0.2112
   113       4     0.0477     0.3459     0.4612
   114       4     0.3459     0.4612     0.0477
   115       4     0.7888     0.0959     0.2977
   116       4     0.0959     0.2977     0.7888
   117       4     0.4523     0.8459     0.4612
   118       4     0.8459     0.4612     0.4523
   119       4     0.5477     0.1541     0.5388
   120       4     0.1541     0.5388     0.5477
   121       4     0.5477     0.3459     0.0388
   122       4     0.3459     0.0388     0.5477
   123       4     0.4523     0.6541     0.9612
   124       4     0.6541     0.9612     0.4523
   125       4     0.4523     0.3459     0.5388
   126       4     0.3459     0.5388     0.4523
   127       4     0.5477     0.6541     0.4612
   128       4     0.6541     0.4612     0.5477
   129       4     0.5477     0.8459     0.9612
   130       4     0.8459     0.9612     0.5477
   131       4     0.4523     0.1541     0.0388
   132       4     0.1541     0.0388     0.4523
   133       2     0.25       0.25       0.75  
   134       2     0.25       0.75       0.25  
   135       4     0.2977     0.2112     0.4041
   136       4     0.2023     0.7888     0.9041
   137       4     0.2023     0.2888     0.0959
   138       4     0.2977     0.7112     0.5959
   139       2     0.75       0.25       0.25  
   140       2     0.75       0.75       0.75  
   141       4     0.7023     0.2112     0.9041
   142       4     0.7977     0.7888     0.4041
   143       4     0.7977     0.2888     0.5959
   144       4     0.7023     0.7112     0.0959
   145       4     0.7112     0.0959     0.7023
   146       4     0.5959     0.7977     0.2888
   147       4     0.2888     0.5959     0.7977
   148       4     0.0959     0.7023     0.7112
   149       4     0.7888     0.4041     0.7977
   150       4     0.9041     0.7023     0.2112
   151       4     0.2112     0.9041     0.7023
   152       4     0.4041     0.7977     0.7888
   153       4     0.7112     0.5959     0.2977
   154       4     0.0959     0.2023     0.2888
   155       4     0.2888     0.0959     0.2023
   156       4     0.5959     0.2977     0.7112
   157       4     0.7888     0.9041     0.2023
   158       4     0.4041     0.2977     0.2112
   159       4     0.2112     0.4041     0.2977
   160       4     0.9041     0.2023     0.7888


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.77

MU (1/cm) =     362.216    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     96.139

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

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

    1   Si   ,Fe   ,Ti       2.592        4
                                                 1.6524       4
                                                 1.6524       4
                                                 1.6524       4
                                                 1.6524       4
    2   Fe   ,Al   ,Ti       2.592        6
                                                 1.993        4
                                                 1.993        4
                                                 1.993        4
                                                 1.993        4
                                                 1.993        4
                                                 1.993        4
    3   Ca   ,Mg   ,Fe       2.88         8
                                                 2.3513       4
                                                 2.3513       4
                                                 2.4986       4
                                                 2.4986       4
                                                 2.3513       4
                                                 2.4986       4
                                                 2.4986       4
                                                 2.3513       4
    4    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.5748       4
                                                 2.8641       4
                                                 2.8424       4
                                                 2.7582       4
                                                 2.7945       4
                                                 2.8424       4
                                                 2.7945       4
                                                 2.7582       4
                                                 2.9467       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 10.508  21.015   0.102   57.23   24        2.3        0.2
    2   2   2   0 12.156  24.313   0.118   42.23   12      105.0      185.7
    3   3   2   1 16.175  32.35    0.156   22.99   48        7.0        1.8
    4   4   0   0 17.326  34.652   0.166   19.8     6      523.4     1082.5
    5   4   2   0 19.448  38.897   0.186   15.36   24      381.1     1780.5
    6   3   3   2 20.439  40.878   0.195   13.75   24      118.8      154.9
    7   2   2   4 21.391  42.783   0.204   12.42   24      309.3      948.6
    8   4   3   1 22.311  44.621   0.212   11.3    48      121.2      264.8
    9   5   2   1 24.066  48.132   0.228    9.52   48      123.3      231.1
   10   4   4   0 24.908  49.816   0.235    8.8    12        9.2        0.3
   11   1   1   6 27.319  54.639   0.257    7.13   24      187.9      201.0
   12   5   3   2 27.319  54.639   0.257    7.13   48      128.2      187.1
   13   6   2   0 28.091  56.182   0.263    6.7    24      172.9      159.8
   14   5   4   1 28.849  57.698   0.27     6.3    48       15.4        2.4
   15   6   3   1 30.328  60.657   0.282    5.63   48       10.8        1.1
   16   4   4   4 31.052  62.104   0.288    5.35    8      327.2      152.3
   17   5   4   3 31.766  63.532   0.294    5.09   48       39.4       12.6
   18   6   4   0 32.471  64.943   0.3      4.85   24      360.5      503.2
   19   3   3   6 33.169  66.337   0.306    4.63   24       53.8       10.7
   20   5   5   2 33.169  66.337   0.306    4.63   24       62.5       14.4
   21   7   2   1 33.169  66.337   0.306    4.63   48       11.8        1.0
   22   6   4   2 33.859  67.717   0.311    4.44   48      426.7     1289.6
   23   6   5   1 35.89   71.78    0.328    3.94   48       32.8        6.8
   24   7   3   2 35.89   71.78    0.328    3.94   48       14.2        1.3
   25   8   0   0 36.556  73.113   0.333    3.81    6      547.5      227.6
   26   7   4   1 37.218  74.436   0.338    3.68   48       74.4       32.5
   27   8   2   0 37.875  75.75    0.343    3.56   24       27.7        2.2
   28   6   5   3 38.529  77.057   0.348    3.46   48       55.8       17.2
   29   2   2   8 39.179  78.357   0.353    3.36   24      101.7       27.8
   30   6   6   0 39.179  78.357   0.353    3.36   12       40.7        2.2
   31   7   4   3 39.826  79.652   0.358    3.28   48       33.0        5.7
   32   8   3   1 39.826  79.652   0.358    3.28   48       10.5        0.6
   33   7   5   2 41.112  82.225   0.368    3.13   48       33.4        5.6
   34   8   4   0 41.752  83.505   0.372    3.06   24      356.4      310.4
   35   8   4   2 43.028  86.057   0.381    2.95   48      271.0      346.0
   36   5   5   6 43.665  87.329   0.386    2.91   24       39.7        3.7
   37   7   6   1 43.665  87.329   0.386    2.91   48       61.2       17.3
   38   9   2   1 43.665  87.329   0.386    2.91   48       25.5        3.0
   39   6   6   4 44.3    88.6     0.39     2.87   24      320.2      234.5
   40   7   5   4 44.935  89.871   0.395    2.83   48       70.3       22.3
   41   8   5   1 44.935  89.871   0.395    2.83   48       71.1       22.9


  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   2   2   0  12.156  24.313  4.24759      185.7     10.4     10.6     5.6
    2   4   0   0  17.326  34.652  3.0035      1082.5     60.8     61.0     5.7
    3   4   2   0  19.448  38.897  2.68641     1780.5    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   3   3   2  20.439  40.878  2.56139      154.9      8.7      8.7     5.7
    5   2   2   4  21.391  42.783  2.45235      948.6     53.3     53.1     5.7
    6   4   3   1  22.311  44.621  2.35614      264.8     14.9     14.8     5.7
    7   5   2   1  24.066  48.132  2.19345      231.1     13.0     12.9     5.7
    8   1   1   6  27.319  54.639  1.94893      388.1     21.8     21.4     5.8
    9   6   2   0  28.091  56.182  1.89958      159.8      9.0      8.8     5.8
   10   4   4   4  31.052  62.104  1.73407      152.3      8.6      8.3     5.8
   11   6   4   0  32.471  64.943  1.66604      503.2     28.3     27.3     5.9
   12   5   5   2  33.169  66.337  1.6349        26.2      1.5      1.4     5.9
   13   6   4   2  33.859  67.717  1.60544     1289.6     72.4     69.7     5.9
   14   8   0   0  36.556  73.113  1.50175      227.6     12.8     12.2     6.0
   15   7   4   1  37.218  74.436  1.47882       32.5      1.8      1.7     6.0
   16   2   2   8  39.179  78.357  1.41586       30.0      1.7      1.6     6.0
   17   8   4   0  41.752  83.505  1.34321      310.4     17.4     16.3     6.1
   18   8   4   2  43.028  86.057  1.31083      346.0     19.4     18.0     6.1
   19   7   6   1  43.665  87.329  1.2955        24.0      1.3      1.2     6.2
   20   6   6   4  44.3    88.6    1.2807       234.5     13.2     12.1     6.2
   21   8   5   1  44.935  89.871  1.26639       45.2      2.5      2.3     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)