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

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ARMALCOLITE

9, at 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[5].

         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 =   9.7602   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.9796   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   3.7479   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   365.06

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    54.97

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

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

   1 0.8055  0.25    0.0      0.5    Mg    = 0.51, Ti    = 0.49
   2 0.1357  0.4369  0.0      0.55   Ti    = 0.76, Mg    = 0.24
   3 0.2341  0.25    0.0      1.16   O     = 1.00
   4 0.0467  0.8841  0.0      0.83   O     = 1.00
   5 0.311   0.9304  0.0      0.67   O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.8055     0.25       0.0   
     2       2     0.1357     0.4369     0.0   
     3       3     0.2341     0.25       0.0   
     4       4     0.0467     0.8841     0.0   
     5       5     0.311      0.9304     0.0   
     6       1     0.1945     0.75       0.0   
     7       2     0.8643     0.5631     0.0   
     8       3     0.7659     0.75       0.0   
     9       4     0.9533     0.1159     0.0   
    10       5     0.689      0.0696     0.0   
    11       2     0.1357     0.0631     0.0   
    12       4     0.0467     0.6159     0.0   
    13       5     0.311      0.5696     0.0   
    14       2     0.8643     0.9369     0.0   
    15       4     0.9533     0.3841     0.0   
    16       5     0.689      0.4304     0.0   
    17       1     0.6945     0.75       0.5   
    18       2     0.3643     0.9369     0.5   
    19       3     0.2659     0.75       0.5   
    20       4     0.4533     0.3841     0.5   
    21       5     0.189      0.4304     0.5   
    22       1     0.3055     0.25       0.5   
    23       2     0.6357     0.0631     0.5   
    24       3     0.7341     0.25       0.5   
    25       4     0.5467     0.6159     0.5   
    26       5     0.811      0.5696     0.5   
    27       2     0.3643     0.5631     0.5   
    28       4     0.4533     0.1159     0.5   
    29       5     0.189      0.0696     0.5   
    30       2     0.6357     0.4369     0.5   
    31       4     0.5467     0.8841     0.5   
    32       5     0.811      0.9304     0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.64

MU (1/cm) =     396.238    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
                                                 1.9677       4
                                                 2.1293       5
                                                 1.9677       4
                                                 2.1293       5
                                                 1.9993       3
                                                 1.9993       3
    2   Ti   ,Mg             2.568        6
                                                 2.0979       3
                                                 1.9864       4
                                                 2.1636       5
                                                 1.8566       4
                                                 1.9459       5
                                                 1.9459       5
    3    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.0499       4
                                                 3.0499       4
                                                 3.1432       4
                                                 3.1432       4
                                                 2.6356       5
                                                 2.6356       5
                                                 3.1432       4
                                                 3.1432       4
                                                 2.6356       5
                                                 2.6356       5
    4    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.6207       5
                                                 3.0499       3
                                                 2.4864       4
                                                 2.6765       4
                                                 3.1432       3
                                                 3.1432       3
                                                 2.9779       5
                                                 2.9779       5
                                                 3.0029       5
                                                 3.0029       5
    5    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.6207       4
                                                 2.6356       3
                                                 2.6356       3
                                                 2.9779       4
                                                 2.9779       4
                                                 2.619        5
                                                 2.619        5
                                                 3.0029       4
                                                 3.0029       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  8.88   17.761   0.1     80.99    2       52.7      337.1
    2   2   0   0  9.082  18.163   0.102   77.35    2       85.8      855.0
    3   2   1   0 10.12   20.239   0.114   61.87    4       15.8       46.2
    4   1   0   1 12.718  25.436   0.143   38.4     4      135.5     2115.0
    5   2   2   0 12.755  25.51    0.143   38.17    4       36.1      149.5
    6   1   1   1 13.491  26.982   0.151   33.9     8       18.9       72.9
    7   1   2   1 15.598  31.196   0.175   24.87    8       29.0      125.2
    8   2   3   0 16.274  32.549   0.182   22.69    4      146.6     1463.0
    9   0   4   0 17.983  35.967   0.2     18.25    2       18.3        9.2
   10   3   0   1 18.272  36.543   0.204   17.63    4       74.9      297.0
   11   4   0   0 18.402  36.804   0.205   17.36    2       61.9       99.7
   12   1   3   1 18.633  37.267   0.207   16.88    8       53.7      292.1
   13   3   1   1 18.837  37.675   0.21    16.48    8       13.3       17.6
   14   4   1   0 18.964  37.929   0.211   16.24    4       16.3       13.0
   15   2   4   0 20.289  40.577   0.225   13.98    4       82.4      285.2
   16   3   2   1 20.455  40.909   0.227   13.73    8        9.7        7.8
   17   4   2   0 20.573  41.147   0.228   13.55    4       95.9      374.1
   18   1   4   1 22.284  44.568   0.246   11.33    8       16.3       18.1
   19   3   3   1 22.94   45.879   0.253   10.61    8       38.5       94.6
   20   4   3   0 23.048  46.096   0.254   10.5     4      124.3      486.7
   21   0   0   2 24.271  48.541   0.267    9.34    2      228.3      730.4
   22   2   5   0 24.643  49.285   0.271    9.02    4       93.5      236.9
   23   0   2   2 26.045  52.09    0.285    7.95    4       34.2       28.0
   24   3   4   1 26.105  52.21    0.286    7.91    8       64.6      198.0
   25   2   0   2 26.124  52.247   0.286    7.9     4       56.4       75.4
   26   4   4   0 26.204  52.407   0.287    7.84    4       10.7        2.7
   27   1   5   1 26.379  52.758   0.288    7.73    8       21.8       22.0
   28   5   0   1 26.418  52.836   0.289    7.7     4       20.2        9.5
   29   2   1   2 26.553  53.106   0.29     7.61    8       10.5        5.0
   30   5   1   1 26.844  53.688   0.293    7.42    8       28.2       35.5
   31   0   6   0 27.588  55.176   0.301    6.98    2      158.4      262.5
   32   2   2   2 27.813  55.626   0.303    6.85    8       25.0       25.7
   33   5   2   1 28.095  56.19    0.306    6.69    8       91.6      336.9
   34   6   0   0 28.263  56.526   0.307    6.6     2       57.6       32.9
   35   6   1   0 28.671  57.341   0.311    6.39    4       67.3       87.0
   36   2   6   0 29.293  58.586   0.318    6.09    4       62.0       70.2
   37   3   5   1 29.817  59.634   0.323    5.85    8       70.0      172.4
   38   2   3   2 29.834  59.667   0.323    5.85    8      108.3      411.6
   39   6   2   0 29.871  59.742   0.323    5.83    4       27.9       13.6
   40   4   5   0 29.907  59.814   0.324    5.81    4        0.0        0.0
   41   5   3   1 30.104  60.207   0.326    5.73    8      104.2      373.1
   42   1   6   1 30.849  61.698   0.333    5.43    8       54.3       96.0
   43   0   4   2 30.936  61.872   0.334    5.39    4       17.6        5.0
   44   4   0   2 31.217  62.434   0.336    5.29    4       51.6       42.2
   45   4   1   2 31.601  63.201   0.34     5.15    8        5.2        0.8
   46   6   3   0 31.81   63.62    0.342    5.07    4       48.5       35.8
   47   2   4   2 32.532  65.064   0.349    4.83    8       56.9       94.0
   48   4   2   2 32.737  65.474   0.351    4.77    8       71.0      144.4
   49   5   4   1 32.789  65.578   0.352    4.75    8       43.3       53.6
   50   3   6   1 34.004  68.009   0.363    4.4     8       56.5       84.4
   51   4   6   0 34.088  68.177   0.364    4.38    4       34.5       15.6
   52   2   7   0 34.255  68.511   0.365    4.33    4       61.8       49.7
   53   6   4   0 34.422  68.844   0.367    4.29    4        8.7        1.0
   54   4   3   2 34.587  69.174   0.368    4.25    8       90.5      208.5
   55   1   7   1 35.692  71.384   0.379    3.99    8       45.7       50.1
   56   2   5   2 35.838  71.677   0.38     3.95    8       69.5      114.6
   57   5   5   1 36.084  72.169   0.382    3.9     8       30.2       21.4
   58   7   0   1 36.117  72.234   0.383    3.89    4       43.6       22.2
   59   7   1   1 36.475  72.949   0.386    3.82    8       64.5       95.5
   60   4   4   2 37.105  74.209   0.392    3.7     8        8.0        1.4
   61   7   2   1 37.54   75.08    0.396    3.62    8       81.9      146.0
   62   6   5   0 37.653  75.305   0.397    3.6     4       60.5       39.6
   63   0   8   0 38.133  76.265   0.401    3.52    2       32.2        5.5
   64   0   6   2 38.259  76.518   0.402    3.5     4      120.7      153.1
   65   1   0   3 38.433  76.866   0.403    3.47    4       71.7       53.6
   66   3   7   1 38.658  77.317   0.405    3.44    8       23.6       11.5
   67   4   7   0 38.738  77.476   0.406    3.43    4       17.9        3.3
   68   1   1   3 38.783  77.566   0.407    3.42    8       11.3        2.6
   69   6   0   2 38.832  77.665   0.407    3.41    4       46.1       21.8
   70   8   0   0 39.151  78.302   0.41     3.37    2        3.0        0.0
   71   6   1   2 39.181  78.363   0.41     3.36    8       53.8       58.4
   72   7   3   1 39.293  78.586   0.411    3.35    8       22.4       10.1
   73   8   1   0 39.499  78.998   0.413    3.32    4        7.4        0.5
   74   2   8   0 39.594  79.187   0.414    3.31    4        5.7        0.3
   75   2   6   2 39.719  79.438   0.415    3.29    8       47.4       44.4
   76   1   2   3 39.828  79.655   0.416    3.28    8       18.2        6.5
   77   5   6   1 39.956  79.913   0.417    3.26    8        3.4        0.2
   78   6   2   2 40.223  80.446   0.419    3.23    8       20.2        7.9
   79   4   5   2 40.255  80.509   0.419    3.22    8        1.5        0.0
   80   8   2   0 40.539  81.078   0.422    3.19    4       49.3       23.3
   81   1   8   1 40.962  81.924   0.426    3.14    8       10.1        1.9
   82   3   0   3 41.335  82.671   0.429    3.1     4       55.2       28.3
   83   6   6   0 41.479  82.958   0.43     3.09    4       37.1       12.7
   84   1   3   3 41.554  83.108   0.431    3.08    8       44.3       36.3
   85   3   1   3 41.679  83.358   0.432    3.07    8       14.3        3.8
   86   7   4   1 41.713  83.426   0.432    3.07    8       18.9        6.5
   87   6   3   2 41.946  83.892   0.434    3.04    8       38.2       26.7
   88   8   3   0 42.259  84.519   0.437    3.01    4       15.7        2.2
   89   3   2   3 42.708  85.417   0.44     2.98    8        1.5        0.0
   90   3   8   1 43.83   87.66    0.45     2.9     8       21.6        8.1
   91   4   8   0 43.908  87.815   0.45     2.89    4       81.3       57.4
   92   1   4   3 43.952  87.903   0.451    2.89    8        5.7        0.6
   93   4   6   2 44.031  88.062   0.451    2.88    8       29.7       15.2
   94   2   7   2 44.186  88.372   0.452    2.87    8       49.9       43.0
   95   6   4   2 44.341  88.683   0.454    2.86    8        7.9        1.1
   96   3   3   3 44.417  88.835   0.454    2.86    8       22.9        9.0
   97   5   7   1 44.42   88.839   0.454    2.86    8       16.1        4.4
   98   8   4   0 44.653  89.306   0.456    2.85    4        6.2        0.3
   99   7   5   1 44.792  89.584   0.457    2.84    8       52.0       46.0


  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   8.88   17.761  4.9898       337.1     15.9     16.0     5.6
    2   2   0   0   9.082  18.163  4.8801       855.0     40.4     40.6     5.6
    3   2   1   0  10.12   20.239  4.384         46.2      2.2      2.2     5.6
    4   1   0   1  12.718  25.436  3.49881     2115.0    100.0    100.0     5.6
    5   2   2   0  12.755  25.51   3.48889      149.5      7.1      7.1     5.6
    6   1   1   1  13.491  26.982  3.30177       72.9      3.4      3.4     5.6
    7   1   2   1  15.598  31.196  2.86473      125.2      5.9      5.9     5.6
    8   2   3   0  16.274  32.549  2.74868     1463.0     69.2     68.8     5.6
    9   3   0   1  18.272  36.543  2.45686      297.0     14.0     13.9     5.7
   10   4   0   0  18.402  36.804  2.44005       99.7      4.7      4.7     5.7
   11   1   3   1  18.633  37.267  2.41082      292.1     13.8     13.7     5.7
   12   2   4   0  20.289  40.577  2.22143      285.2     13.5     13.3     5.7
   13   4   2   0  20.573  41.147  2.192        374.1     17.7     17.4     5.7
   14   3   3   1  22.94   45.879  1.97628       94.6      4.5      4.4     5.7
   15   4   3   0  23.048  46.096  1.9675       486.7     23.0     22.6     5.7
   16   0   0   2  24.271  48.541  1.87395      730.4     34.5     33.8     5.7
   17   2   5   0  24.643  49.285  1.84738      236.9     11.2     10.9     5.7
   18   0   2   2  26.045  52.09   1.75431       28.0      1.3      1.3     5.8
   19   3   4   1  26.105  52.21   1.75056      273.3     12.9     12.6     5.8
   20   1   5   1  26.379  52.758  1.73367       22.0      1.0      1.0     5.8
   21   5   1   1  26.844  53.688  1.70581       35.5      1.7      1.6     5.8
   22   0   6   0  27.588  55.176  1.66327      262.5     12.4     12.0     5.8
   23   2   2   2  27.813  55.626  1.65088       25.7      1.2      1.2     5.8
   24   5   2   1  28.095  56.19   1.63563      336.9     15.9     15.4     5.8
   25   6   0   0  28.263  56.526  1.6267        32.9      1.6      1.5     5.8
   26   6   1   0  28.671  57.341  1.60551       87.0      4.1      4.0     5.8
   27   2   6   0  29.293  58.586  1.57434       70.2      3.3      3.2     5.8
   28   2   3   2  29.834  59.667  1.54835      584.0     27.6     26.6     5.8
   29   5   3   1  30.104  60.207  1.53575      373.1     17.6     17.0     5.8
   30   1   6   1  30.849  61.698  1.50217       96.0      4.5      4.4     5.8
   31   4   0   2  31.217  62.434  1.48622       42.2      2.0      1.9     5.8
   32   6   3   0  31.81   63.62   1.46133       35.8      1.7      1.6     5.9
   33   2   4   2  32.532  65.064  1.43237       94.0      4.4      4.2     5.9
   34   4   2   2  32.737  65.474  1.42438      144.4      6.8      6.5     5.9
   35   5   4   1  32.789  65.578  1.42237       53.6      2.5      2.4     5.9
   36   3   6   1  34.004  68.009  1.37733       84.4      4.0      3.8     5.9
   37   2   7   0  34.255  68.511  1.36846       49.7      2.3      2.2     5.9
   38   4   3   2  34.587  69.174  1.35695      208.5      9.9      9.4     5.9
   39   1   7   1  35.692  71.384  1.32026       50.1      2.4      2.2     5.9
   40   2   5   2  35.838  71.677  1.31559      114.6      5.4      5.1     5.9
   41   5   5   1  36.084  72.169  1.30783       21.4      1.0      1.0     5.9
   42   7   0   1  36.117  72.234  1.30681       22.2      1.0      1.0     5.9
   43   7   1   1  36.475  72.949  1.29575       95.5      4.5      4.3     6.0
   44   7   2   1  37.54   75.08   1.26417      146.0      6.9      6.5     6.0
   45   6   5   0  37.653  75.305  1.26095       39.6      1.9      1.8     6.0
   46   0   6   2  38.259  76.518  1.24395      153.1      7.2      6.8     6.0
   47   1   0   3  38.433  76.866  1.23919       53.6      2.5      2.4     6.0
   48   6   0   2  38.832  77.665  1.22843       21.8      1.0      1.0     6.0
   49   6   1   2  39.181  78.363  1.21923       58.4      2.8      2.6     6.0
   50   2   6   2  39.719  79.438  1.20541       44.4      2.1      2.0     6.0
   51   8   2   0  40.539  81.078  1.18511       23.3      1.1      1.0     6.1
   52   3   0   3  41.335  82.671  1.16627       28.3      1.3      1.2     6.1
   53   1   3   3  41.554  83.108  1.16123       36.3      1.7      1.6     6.1
   54   6   3   2  41.946  83.892  1.15237       26.7      1.3      1.2     6.1
   55   4   8   0  43.908  87.815  1.11071       57.4      2.7      2.5     6.2
   56   2   7   2  44.186  88.372  1.10515       43.0      2.0      1.8     6.2
   57   7   5   1  44.792  89.584  1.09331       46.0      2.2      2.0     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)