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

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ARMALCOLITE

6, at 1.0 GPa

MgTi(2)O(5)


Orthorhombic  B bmm  Z = 4

Bbmm

15 .10 .1901

Ref.Str.:

         Yang H, Hazen R.M. (1999)

         * Amer. Mineral., 84, 130-137

Reserv:

         In original - karrooite[2].

         All structure data from 0.0 GPa upto 7.5 GPa

         see in the original. N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   9.7131   alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.019    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   3.7363   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   363.6 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    54.75

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

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

   1 0.805   0.25    0.0      0.51   Mg    = 0.93, Ti    = 0.07
   2 0.1334  0.4332  0.0      0.39   Ti    = 0.96, Mg    = 0.04
   3 0.2195  0.25    0.0      0.63   O     = 1.00
   4 0.0459  0.8862  0.0      0.71   O     = 1.00
   5 0.314   0.938   0.0      0.54   O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.805      0.25       0.0   
     2       2     0.1334     0.4332     0.0   
     3       3     0.2195     0.25       0.0   
     4       4     0.0459     0.8862     0.0   
     5       5     0.314      0.938      0.0   
     6       1     0.195      0.75       0.0   
     7       2     0.8666     0.5668     0.0   
     8       3     0.7805     0.75       0.0   
     9       4     0.9541     0.1138     0.0   
    10       5     0.686      0.062      0.0   
    11       2     0.1334     0.0668     0.0   
    12       4     0.0459     0.6138     0.0   
    13       5     0.314      0.562      0.0   
    14       2     0.8666     0.9332     0.0   
    15       4     0.9541     0.3862     0.0   
    16       5     0.686      0.438      0.0   
    17       1     0.695      0.75       0.5   
    18       2     0.3666     0.9332     0.5   
    19       3     0.2805     0.75       0.5   
    20       4     0.4541     0.3862     0.5   
    21       5     0.186      0.438      0.5   
    22       1     0.305      0.25       0.5   
    23       2     0.6334     0.0668     0.5   
    24       3     0.7195     0.25       0.5   
    25       4     0.5459     0.6138     0.5   
    26       5     0.814      0.562      0.5   
    27       2     0.3666     0.5668     0.5   
    28       4     0.4541     0.1138     0.5   
    29       5     0.186      0.062      0.5   
    30       2     0.6334     0.4332     0.5   
    31       4     0.5459     0.8862     0.5   
    32       5     0.814      0.938      0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.65

MU (1/cm) =     397.825    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    108.868

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

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

    1   Mg   ,Ti             2.568        6
                                                 1.9898       4
                                                 2.2099       5
                                                 1.9898       4
                                                 2.2099       5
                                                 2.0444       3
                                                 2.0444       3
    2   Ti   ,Mg             2.568        6
                                                 2.017        3
                                                 1.9991       4
                                                 2.1777       5
                                                 1.8041       4
                                                 1.9374       5
                                                 1.9374       5
    3    O                   3.264       12
                                                 3.2579       5
                                                 2.9168       4
                                                 3.2579       5
                                                 2.9168       4
                                                 3.2472       4
                                                 3.2472       4
                                                 2.6728       5
                                                 2.6728       5
                                                 3.2472       4
                                                 3.2472       4
                                                 2.6728       5
                                                 2.6728       5
    4    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.6553       5
                                                 2.9168       3
                                                 2.4485       4
                                                 2.7292       4
                                                 3.2472       3
                                                 3.2472       3
                                                 2.9059       5
                                                 2.9059       5
                                                 2.972        5
                                                 2.972        5
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.2579       3
                                                 2.6553       4
                                                 2.6728       3
                                                 2.6728       3
                                                 2.9059       4
                                                 2.9059       4
                                                 2.565        5
                                                 2.565        5
                                                 2.972        4
                                                 2.972        4

  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   0   2   0  8.845  17.69    0.1     81.66    2       78.4      759.8
    2   2   0   0  9.126  18.252   0.103   76.57    2       69.0      551.4
    3   2   1   0 10.152  20.304   0.114   61.46    4       38.7      278.9
    4   1   0   1 12.761  25.522   0.143   38.13    4      143.0     2358.3
    5   2   2   0 12.762  25.524   0.143   38.12    4       26.2       79.2
    6   1   1   1 13.526  27.052   0.152   33.72    8        1.8        0.7
    7   1   2   1 15.613  31.226   0.175   24.82    8       34.7      181.2
    8   2   3   0 16.255  32.51    0.182   22.75    4      149.3     1534.1
    9   0   4   0 17.91   35.821   0.2     18.42    2        3.6        0.4
   10   3   0   1 18.349  36.698   0.204   17.47    4       75.6      302.4
   11   4   0   0 18.494  36.989   0.206   17.16    2       83.6      181.7
   12   1   3   1 18.624  37.248   0.207   16.9     8       54.1      299.6
   13   3   1   1 18.909  37.817   0.21    16.35    8       14.6       21.1
   14   4   1   0 19.05   38.1     0.212   16.08    4       31.4       48.0
   15   2   4   0 20.244  40.488   0.225   14.05    4       77.9      257.7
   16   3   2   1 20.509  41.018   0.227   13.65    8        7.3        4.4
   17   4   2   0 20.641  41.283   0.229   13.46    4       97.6      387.9
   18   1   4   1 22.249  44.498   0.246   11.37    8       28.1       54.3
   19   3   3   1 22.971  45.941   0.253   10.58    8       50.3      161.8
   20   4   3   0 23.092  46.183   0.255   10.46    4      104.7      347.1
   21   0   0   2 24.351  48.702   0.268    9.27    2      230.2      743.3
   22   2   5   0 24.573  49.145   0.27     9.08    4      111.0      338.3
   23   0   2   2 26.108  52.215   0.286    7.91    4       50.6       61.4
   24   3   4   1 26.109  52.219   0.286    7.91    8       46.9      105.4
   25   2   0   2 26.217  52.434   0.287    7.83    4       46.2       50.6
   26   4   4   0 26.22   52.439   0.287    7.83    4       16.1        6.2
   27   1   5   1 26.318  52.636   0.288    7.77    8       29.6       41.3
   28   5   0   1 26.546  53.091   0.29     7.62    4       33.3       25.6
   29   2   1   2 26.642  53.284   0.291    7.55    8       25.8       30.5
   30   5   1   1 26.967  53.934   0.294    7.35    8       38.0       64.1
   31   0   6   0 27.47   54.941   0.299    7.04    2      164.3      287.7
   32   2   2   2 27.89   55.779   0.304    6.81    8       18.9       14.7
   33   5   2   1 28.205  56.409   0.307    6.64    8       95.3      364.4
   34   6   0   0 28.413  56.825   0.309    6.53    2       57.6       32.8
   35   6   1   0 28.815  57.631   0.313    6.32    4       62.7       75.2
   36   2   6   0 29.196  58.392   0.317    6.14    4       49.3       45.1
   37   3   5   1 29.793  59.586   0.323    5.86    8       71.0      179.0
   38   2   3   2 29.892  59.783   0.323    5.82    8      111.5      437.9
   39   4   5   0 29.894  59.787   0.324    5.82    4       14.9        3.9
   40   6   2   0 30.003  60.006   0.325    5.77    4       26.7       12.4
   41   5   3   1 30.193  60.386   0.326    5.69    8      104.7      377.7
   42   1   6   1 30.76   61.521   0.332    5.46    8       67.5      150.3
   43   0   4   2 30.956  61.912   0.334    5.38    4        6.2        0.6
   44   4   0   2 31.347  62.695   0.338    5.24    4       67.0       71.2
   45   4   1   2 31.727  63.454   0.341    5.1     8       16.1        8.0
   46   6   3   0 31.923  63.845   0.343    5.03    4       77.3       91.0
   47   2   4   2 32.566  65.132   0.349    4.82    8       53.7       84.0
   48   4   2   2 32.852  65.704   0.352    4.73    8       73.4      154.3
   49   5   4   1 32.854  65.707   0.352    4.73    8       39.3       44.1
   50   3   6   1 33.95   67.901   0.363    4.41    8       65.6      115.0
   51   4   6   0 34.044  68.089   0.363    4.39    4       53.3       37.7
   52   2   7   0 34.129  68.258   0.364    4.36    4       50.5       33.7
   53   6   4   0 34.51   69.02    0.368    4.27    4        8.8        1.0
   54   4   3   2 34.685  69.37    0.369    4.22    8       76.5      149.6
   55   1   7   1 35.573  71.146   0.378    4.01    8       23.2       13.1
   56   2   5   2 35.846  71.692   0.38     3.95    8       83.2      165.5
   57   5   5   1 36.121  72.242   0.383    3.89    8       34.2       27.6
   58   7   0   1 36.311  72.622   0.384    3.85    4       47.2       26.0
   59   7   1   1 36.665  73.33    0.388    3.78    8       57.5       75.7
   60   4   4   2 37.18   74.36    0.392    3.69    8       13.0        3.8
   61   6   5   0 37.712  75.425   0.397    3.59    4       56.5       34.7
   62   7   2   1 37.72   75.44    0.397    3.59    8       81.8      145.4
   63   0   8   0 37.956  75.912   0.399    3.55    2       48.7       12.8
   64   0   6   2 38.222  76.444   0.402    3.51    4      126.7      170.3
   65   3   7   1 38.571  77.142   0.405    3.45    8       25.2       13.3
   66   1   0   3 38.576  77.151   0.405    3.45    4       76.8       61.7
   67   4   7   0 38.66   77.321   0.406    3.44    4       10.0        1.0
   68   1   1   3 38.923  77.845   0.408    3.4     8        0.7        0.0
   69   6   0   2 39.022  78.043   0.409    3.39    4       45.4       21.1
   70   6   1   2 39.367  78.735   0.412    3.34    8       50.6       51.7
   71   8   0   0 39.377  78.755   0.412    3.34    2       15.7        1.2
   72   2   8   0 39.433  78.866   0.412    3.33    4        9.7        1.0
   73   7   3   1 39.457  78.914   0.413    3.33    8       45.1       40.9
   74   2   6   2 39.696  79.392   0.415    3.29    8       38.2       29.0
   75   8   1   0 39.722  79.445   0.415    3.29    4        2.1        0.0
   76   1   2   3 39.958  79.916   0.417    3.26    8       22.3        9.8
   77   5   6   1 39.962  79.923   0.417    3.26    8       12.4        3.0
   78   4   5   2 40.304  80.608   0.42     3.22    8       10.1        2.0
   79   6   2   2 40.4    80.8     0.421    3.21    8       20.0        7.8
   80   8   2   0 40.753  81.505   0.424    3.17    4       52.4       26.3
   81   1   8   1 40.807  81.615   0.424    3.16    8       16.8        5.4
   82   3   0   3 41.503  83.007   0.43     3.09    4       56.0       29.3
   83   6   6   0 41.507  83.015   0.43     3.09    4       35.8       12.0
   84   1   3   3 41.67   83.34    0.432    3.07    8       44.4       36.6
   85   3   1   3 41.844  83.689   0.433    3.05    8       14.6        3.9
   86   7   4   1 41.856  83.712   0.433    3.05    8       24.1       10.8
   87   6   3   2 42.108  84.216   0.435    3.03    8       62.1       70.7
   88   8   3   0 42.458  84.916   0.438    3.0     4       20.5        3.8
   89   3   2   3 42.865  85.729   0.442    2.96    8        1.5        0.0
   90   3   8   1 43.704  87.409   0.448    2.9     8       27.0       12.8
   91   4   8   0 43.792  87.583   0.449    2.9     4       89.1       69.5
   92   1   4   3 44.048  88.096   0.451    2.88    8       13.3        3.1
   93   4   6   2 44.05   88.1     0.451    2.88    8       45.3       35.9
   94   2   7   2 44.129  88.258   0.452    2.88    8       40.5       28.5
   95   5   7   1 44.39   88.78    0.454    2.86    8        1.0        0.0
   96   6   4   2 44.484  88.967   0.455    2.86    8        7.1        0.9
   97   3   3   3 44.56   89.12    0.455    2.85    8       32.3       18.0
   98   8   4   0 44.832  89.664   0.458    2.84    4       15.4        2.0
   99   7   5   1 44.91   89.821   0.458    2.83    8       53.4       48.8


  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   0   2   0   8.845  17.69   5.0095       759.8     31.2     31.3     5.6
    2   2   0   0   9.126  18.252  4.85655      551.4     22.6     22.7     5.6
    3   2   1   0  10.152  20.304  4.37019      278.9     11.4     11.5     5.6
    4   1   0   1  12.761  25.522  3.4872      2437.4    100.0    100.0     5.6
    5   1   2   1  15.613  31.226  2.86204      181.2      7.4      7.4     5.6
    6   2   3   0  16.255  32.51   2.75182     1534.1     62.9     62.6     5.6
    7   3   0   1  18.349  36.698  2.44683      302.4     12.4     12.3     5.7
    8   4   0   0  18.494  36.989  2.42828      181.7      7.5      7.4     5.7
    9   1   3   1  18.624  37.248  2.41197      299.6     12.3     12.2     5.7
   10   4   1   0  19.05   38.1    2.35995       48.0      2.0      1.9     5.7
   11   2   4   0  20.244  40.488  2.22612      257.7     10.6     10.4     5.7
   12   4   2   0  20.641  41.283  2.18509      387.9     15.9     15.7     5.7
   13   1   4   1  22.249  44.498  2.03436       54.3      2.2      2.2     5.7
   14   3   3   1  22.971  45.941  1.97377      161.8      6.6      6.5     5.7
   15   4   3   0  23.092  46.183  1.96399      347.1     14.2     14.0     5.7
   16   0   0   2  24.351  48.702  1.86815      743.3     30.5     29.8     5.7
   17   2   5   0  24.573  49.145  1.85233      338.3     13.9     13.6     5.7
   18   3   4   1  26.109  52.219  1.75029      166.7      6.8      6.7     5.8
   19   2   0   2  26.217  52.434  1.7436        56.8      2.3      2.3     5.8
   20   1   5   1  26.318  52.636  1.7374        41.3      1.7      1.6     5.8
   21   5   0   1  26.546  53.091  1.72357       25.6      1.0      1.0     5.8
   22   2   1   2  26.642  53.284  1.71778       30.5      1.3      1.2     5.8
   23   5   1   1  26.967  53.934  1.69862       64.1      2.6      2.6     5.8
   24   0   6   0  27.47   54.941  1.66983      287.7     11.8     11.5     5.8
   25   5   2   1  28.205  56.409  1.6298       364.4     14.9     14.5     5.8
   26   6   0   0  28.413  56.825  1.61885       32.8      1.3      1.3     5.8
   27   6   1   0  28.815  57.631  1.59812       75.2      3.1      3.0     5.8
   28   2   6   0  29.196  58.392  1.5791        45.1      1.8      1.8     5.8
   29   3   5   1  29.793  59.586  1.55028      179.0      7.3      7.1     5.8
   30   2   3   2  29.892  59.783  1.54563      441.8     18.1     17.5     5.8
   31   5   3   1  30.193  60.386  1.53163      377.7     15.5     14.9     5.8
   32   1   6   1  30.76   61.521  1.50607      150.3      6.2      5.9     5.8
   33   4   0   2  31.347  62.695  1.48067       71.2      2.9      2.8     5.8
   34   6   3   0  31.923  63.845  1.45673       91.0      3.7      3.6     5.9
   35   2   4   2  32.566  65.132  1.43102       84.0      3.4      3.3     5.9
   36   4   2   2  32.852  65.704  1.41994      198.4      8.1      7.8     5.9
   37   3   6   1  33.95   67.901  1.37926      115.0      4.7      4.5     5.9
   38   4   6   0  34.044  68.089  1.37591       37.7      1.5      1.5     5.9
   39   2   7   0  34.129  68.258  1.3729        33.7      1.4      1.3     5.9
   40   4   3   2  34.685  69.37   1.3536       149.6      6.1      5.8     5.9
   41   2   5   2  35.846  71.692  1.31535      165.5      6.8      6.4     5.9
   42   5   5   1  36.121  72.242  1.30669       27.6      1.1      1.1     5.9
   43   7   0   1  36.311  72.622  1.30078       26.0      1.1      1.0     6.0
   44   7   1   1  36.665  73.33   1.28995       75.7      3.1      2.9     6.0
   45   7   2   1  37.72   75.44   1.25903      180.0      7.4      6.9     6.0
   46   0   6   2  38.222  76.444  1.24498      170.3      7.0      6.5     6.0
   47   1   0   3  38.576  77.151  1.23532       75.0      3.1      2.9     6.0
   48   6   1   2  39.367  78.735  1.2144        52.9      2.2      2.0     6.0
   49   7   3   1  39.457  78.914  1.21208       40.9      1.7      1.6     6.0
   50   2   6   2  39.696  79.392  1.20599       29.1      1.2      1.1     6.0
   51   8   2   0  40.753  81.505  1.17998       26.3      1.1      1.0     6.1
   52   3   0   3  41.503  83.007  1.1624        41.2      1.7      1.6     6.1
   53   1   3   3  41.67   83.34   1.1586        36.6      1.5      1.4     6.1
   54   6   3   2  42.108  84.216  1.14876       70.7      2.9      2.7     6.1
   55   4   8   0  43.792  87.583  1.11306       69.5      2.9      2.6     6.2
   56   4   6   2  44.05   88.1    1.10786       38.9      1.6      1.5     6.2
   57   2   7   2  44.129  88.258  1.10629       28.5      1.2      1.1     6.2
   58   7   5   1  44.91   89.821  1.09105       48.8      2.0      1.8     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)