Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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ARSENOGOYAZITE

1, g-dussertite

SrAl(3)[AsO(4)](2)(OH)(5).H(2)O


Hexagonal  R 3(-)m  Z = 3

R3(-)m

17 .3 .1997

Ref.Str.:

         Kato T. (1991)

         * Neues Jb. Mineral., Mh., 241-288

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         Walenta K., Dunn P.J. (1984)

         * Schweiz. Mineral. Petr. Mitt.,64, 11-19

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   7.1      alpha =   90.0 
             b =   7.1      beta  =   90.0 
             c =  17.16     gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   749.14

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   150.41

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

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

   1 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.56   Sr    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.3083   0.61   As    = 1.00
   3 0.1667  0.8333  0.8333   0.56   Al    = 1.00
   4 0.0     0.0     0.4017   1.71   O     = 1.00
   5 0.2158  0.7842  0.9434   1.39   O     = 1.00
   6 0.1262  0.8738  0.1366   1.16   OH    = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.3083
     3       3     0.1667     0.8333     0.8333
     4       4     0.0        0.0        0.4017
     5       5     0.2158     0.7842     0.9434
     6       6     0.1262     0.8738     0.1366
     7       3     0.1667     0.3334     0.8333
     8       3     0.6666     0.8333     0.8333
     9       5     0.2158     0.4316     0.9434
    10       5     0.5684     0.7842     0.9434
    11       6     0.1262     0.2524     0.1366
    12       6     0.7476     0.8738     0.1366
    13       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
    14       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
    15       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.6416
    16       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.975 
    17       3     0.8334     0.6667     0.1666
    18       3     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    19       4     0.6667     0.3333     0.735 
    20       4     0.3333     0.6667     0.0684
    21       5     0.8825     0.7649     0.2767
    22       5     0.9017     0.4509     0.6101
    23       6     0.7929     0.5857     0.4699
    24       6     0.0809     0.5405     0.8033
    25       3     0.3333     0.1666     0.1666
    26       3     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       3     0.8334     0.1666     0.1666
    28       3     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    29       5     0.2351     0.1175     0.2767
    30       5     0.5491     0.4509     0.6101
    31       5     0.8825     0.1175     0.2767
    32       5     0.5491     0.0982     0.6101
    33       6     0.4143     0.2071     0.4699
    34       6     0.4595     0.5405     0.8033
    35       6     0.7929     0.2071     0.4699
    36       6     0.4595     0.919      0.8033
    37       2     0.0        0.0        0.6917
    38       4     0.0        0.0        0.5983
    39       5     0.7842     0.2158     0.0566
    40       6     0.8738     0.1262     0.8634
    41       5     0.7842     0.5684     0.0566
    42       5     0.4316     0.2158     0.0566
    43       6     0.8738     0.7476     0.8634
    44       6     0.2524     0.1262     0.8634
    45       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.3584
    46       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.025 
    47       4     0.3333     0.6667     0.265 
    48       4     0.6667     0.3333     0.9316
    49       5     0.1175     0.2351     0.7233
    50       5     0.0983     0.5491     0.3899
    51       6     0.2071     0.4143     0.5301
    52       6     0.9191     0.4595     0.1967
    53       5     0.7649     0.8825     0.7233
    54       5     0.4509     0.5491     0.3899
    55       5     0.1175     0.8825     0.7233
    56       5     0.4509     0.9018     0.3899
    57       6     0.5857     0.7929     0.5301
    58       6     0.5405     0.4595     0.1967
    59       6     0.2071     0.7929     0.5301
    60       6     0.5405     0.081      0.1967


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

MU (1/cm) =     199.619    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     54.753

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

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

    1    Sr                  3.12        12
                                                 2.826        5
                                                 2.8113       6
                                                 2.8259       5
                                                 2.8259       5
                                                 2.8112       6
                                                 2.8112       6
                                                 2.826        5
                                                 2.8113       6
                                                 2.8259       5
                                                 2.8259       5
                                                 2.8112       6
                                                 2.8112       6
    2    As                  2.508        4
                                                 1.6027       4
                                                 1.5436       5
                                                 1.5436       5
                                                 1.5436       5
    3    Al                  2.364        6
                                                 1.9835       5
                                                 1.9218       6
                                                 1.9217       6
                                                 1.9226       6
                                                 1.9226       6
                                                 1.9825       5
    4    O                   3.312        6
                                                 2.5861       5
                                                 2.8035       6
                                                 2.5861       5
                                                 2.5861       5
                                                 2.8035       6
                                                 2.8035       6
    5    O                   3.312        9
                                                 2.5035       5
                                                 2.5035       5
                                                 2.586        4
                                                 2.8351       6
                                                 2.835        6
                                                 3.2888       5
                                                 3.2888       5
                                                 2.6865       6
                                                 2.6865       6
    6    OH                  3.36         9
                                                 2.688        6
                                                 2.688        6
                                                 2.8035       4
                                                 2.8349       5
                                                 2.8349       5
                                                 2.6865       5
                                                 2.6865       5
                                                 2.7483       6
                                                 2.7484       6

  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   0   1  7.647  15.294   0.086  109.99    6       68.2      547.1
    2   0   0   3  7.739  15.478   0.087  107.34    2      121.8      567.2
    3   1   0  -2  8.866  17.732   0.1     81.26    6       98.9      849.9
    4   1   1   0 12.532  25.063   0.141   39.61    6      241.9     2478.6
    5   1   0   4 12.646  25.293   0.142   38.86    6       60.4      151.5
    6   2   0  -1 14.746  29.492   0.165   28.05    6      110.3      365.1
    7   1   1   3 14.796  29.591   0.166   27.85   12      281.2     4707.6
    8   1   0  -5 14.894  29.788   0.167   27.46    6       80.2      188.8
    9   2   0   2 15.435  30.87    0.173   25.44    6       13.2        4.8
   10   0   0   6 15.624  31.249   0.175   24.78    2      227.0      455.1
   11   2   0  -4 17.953  35.907   0.2     18.32    6      116.8      267.3
   12   2   1   1 19.54   39.08    0.217   15.2    12       29.8       28.8
   13   2   0   5 19.656  39.312   0.218   15.0     6       19.1        5.9
   14   1   0   7 19.771  39.543   0.22    14.81    6      283.0     1268.2
   15   2   1  -2 20.083  40.167   0.223   14.3    12       51.6       81.3
   16   1   1   6 20.234  40.468   0.225   14.07   12      112.9      383.2
   17   3   0   0 22.075  44.15    0.244   11.57    6      139.0      239.2
   18   2   1   4 22.145  44.29    0.245   11.49   12       85.5      179.8
   19   1   0  -8 22.354  44.708   0.247   11.25    6       33.6       13.6
   20   3   0  -3 23.529  47.059   0.259   10.02    6      332.2     1182.4
   21   3   0   3 23.529  47.059   0.259   10.02    6      149.7      240.0
   22   2   1  -5 23.596  47.192   0.26     9.96   12       26.4       14.8
   23   2   0  -7 23.696  47.391   0.261    9.86    6       44.6       21.0
   24   0   0   9 23.828  47.656   0.262    9.74    2       60.7       12.8
   25   2   2   0 25.719  51.438   0.282    8.18    6      333.9      975.6
   26   2   0   8 25.968  51.936   0.284    8.01    6       16.6        2.4
   27   3   1  -1 26.995  53.989   0.295    7.33   12       22.0        7.6
   28   2   2   3 27.025  54.049   0.295    7.31   12      104.3      170.2
   29   2   1   7 27.175  54.35    0.296    7.22   12      125.4      242.9
   30   1   1   9 27.295  54.59    0.298    7.15   12      102.3      159.9
   31   3   1   2 27.42   54.841   0.299    7.07   12       59.7       53.9
   32   3   0  -6 27.54   55.079   0.3      7.0     6      107.2       86.0
   33   3   0   6 27.54   55.079   0.3      7.0     6      108.9       88.7
   34   1   0  10 27.777  55.554   0.303    6.87    6      145.5      155.5
   35   3   1  -4 29.082  58.164   0.316    6.19   12       15.8        3.3
   36   2   1  -8 29.254  58.508   0.317    6.11   12       98.0      125.4
   37   4   0   1 30.205  60.411   0.327    5.69    6       48.1       14.1
   38   3   1   5 30.29   60.579   0.327    5.65   12       35.8       15.5
   39   4   0  -2 30.602  61.204   0.33     5.52    6       77.8       35.7
   40   1   0 -11 30.625  61.249   0.331    5.51    6       16.6        1.6
   41   2   2   6 30.713  61.427   0.332    5.48   12      191.1      428.0
   42   2   0 -10 30.935  61.871   0.334    5.39    6      328.3      621.4
   43   4   0   4 32.16   64.321   0.346    4.95    6      139.8      103.4
   44   0   0  12 32.592  65.185   0.35     4.81    2       43.2        3.2
   45   3   2   1 33.223  66.446   0.356    4.62   12       58.2       33.4
   46   4   0  -5 33.303  66.605   0.356    4.59    6       73.5       26.5
   47   3   1  -7 33.382  66.765   0.357    4.57   12      153.5      230.3
   48   3   0  -9 33.489  66.977   0.358    4.54    6      152.6      113.1
   49   3   0   9 33.489  66.977   0.358    4.54    6       73.5       26.2
   50   3   2  -2 33.6    67.199   0.359    4.51   12       72.5       50.7
   51   2   0  11 33.621  67.242   0.359    4.5     6       83.0       33.1
   52   2   1  10 33.917  67.833   0.362    4.42   12      123.2      143.4
   53   4   1   0 35.035  70.07    0.373    4.14   12      167.3      247.6
   54   3   2   4 35.087  70.174   0.373    4.12   12       31.4        8.7
   55   3   1   8 35.242  70.485   0.375    4.09   12       45.6       18.1
   56   1   1  12 35.501  71.002   0.377    4.03   12       22.5        4.4
   57   4   1  -3 36.133  72.266   0.383    3.89   12      164.8      226.0
   58   4   1   3 36.133  72.266   0.383    3.89   12      197.6      324.8
   59   3   2  -5 36.184  72.368   0.383    3.88   12       46.9       18.2
   60   4   0   7 36.261  72.522   0.384    3.86    6       30.7        3.9
   61   2   2   9 36.363  72.726   0.385    3.84   12        3.5        0.1
   62   2   1 -11 36.491  72.982   0.386    3.82   12       19.3        3.1
   63   1   0  13 36.644  73.288   0.387    3.79    6      175.9      125.3
   64   4   0  -8 38.06   76.12    0.4      3.53    6        6.2        0.1
   65   5   0  -1 38.901  77.802   0.408    3.4     6       20.4        1.5
   66   3   2   7 39.051  78.101   0.409    3.38   12      199.7      288.4
   67   5   0   2 39.255  78.509   0.411    3.35    6       35.3        4.5
   68   4   1  -6 39.354  78.709   0.412    3.34   12       95.2       64.7
   69   4   1   6 39.354  78.709   0.412    3.34   12       79.4       45.0
   70   2   0 -13 39.424  78.849   0.412    3.33    6       96.9       33.4
   71   3   1 -10 39.553  79.107   0.413    3.31   12      167.9      199.6
   72   1   0 -14 39.851  79.703   0.416    3.27    6       23.7        2.0
   73   3   3   0 40.613  81.225   0.423    3.18    6      221.1      166.3
   74   5   0  -4 40.662  81.324   0.423    3.18    6       72.4       17.8
   75   3   2  -8 40.81   81.62    0.424    3.16   12       19.4        2.5
   76   3   0 -12 41.057  82.113   0.426    3.13    6       20.1        1.4
   77   3   0  12 41.057  82.113   0.426    3.13    6       91.7       28.2
   78   4   2  -1 41.637  83.273   0.431    3.07   12       32.0        6.7
   79   3   3   3 41.661  83.322   0.431    3.07   12      155.3      158.3
   80   5   0   5 41.71   83.421   0.432    3.07    6       32.1        3.4
   81   4   2   2 41.985  83.97    0.434    3.04   12       24.5        3.9
   82   3   1  11 42.005  84.01    0.434    3.04   12        8.9        0.5
   83   2   1  13 42.152  84.305   0.436    3.02   12      189.3      231.7
   84   4   0  10 42.28   84.559   0.437    3.01    6      203.2      133.1
   85   0   0  15 42.324  84.648   0.437    3.01    2        8.7        0.1
   86   2   0  14 42.574  85.147   0.439    2.99    6       42.3        5.7
   87   4   2  -4 43.375  86.75    0.446    2.93   12      113.6       80.8
   88   2   2  12 43.766  87.532   0.449    2.9    12       72.4       32.5
   89   5   1   1 44.342  88.684   0.454    2.86   12       16.7        1.7
   90   4   2   5 44.415  88.83    0.454    2.86   12       92.2       52.0
   91   5   0  -7 44.488  88.977   0.455    2.86    6       94.4       27.2
   92   4   1  -9 44.586  89.172   0.456    2.85   12       64.2       25.1
   93   4   1   9 44.586  89.172   0.456    2.85   12       89.7       49.0
   94   5   1  -2 44.688  89.376   0.456    2.84   12       38.1        8.8
   95   4   0 -11 44.708  89.416   0.457    2.84    6       77.9       18.4
   96   3   3   6 44.786  89.572   0.457    2.84   12       75.6       34.7
   97   3   2  10 44.981  89.962   0.459    2.83   12      107.9       70.5


  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   1   0   1   7.647  15.294  5.7884       547.1     11.6     11.7     5.6
    2   0   0   3   7.739  15.478  5.72         567.2     12.0     12.2     5.6
    3   1   0   2   8.866  17.732  4.99789      849.9     18.1     18.2     5.6
    4   1   1   0  12.532  25.063  3.55        2478.6     52.7     52.8     5.6
    5   1   0   4  12.646  25.293  3.5183       151.5      3.2      3.2     5.6
    6   2   0   1  14.746  29.492  3.02621      365.1      7.8      7.8     5.6
    7   1   1   3  14.796  29.591  3.0163      4707.6    100.0    100.0     5.6
    8   1   0   5  14.894  29.788  2.99679      188.8      4.0      4.0     5.6
    9   0   0   6  15.624  31.249  2.86         455.1      9.7      9.7     5.6
   10   2   0   4  17.953  35.907  2.49895      267.3      5.7      5.6     5.7
   11   1   0   7  19.771  39.543  2.27713     1268.2     26.9     26.7     5.7
   12   2   1   2  20.083  40.167  2.24319       81.3      1.7      1.7     5.7
   13   1   1   6  20.234  40.468  2.22715      383.2      8.1      8.1     5.7
   14   3   0   0  22.075  44.15   2.04959      239.2      5.1      5.0     5.7
   15   2   1   4  22.145  44.29   2.04344      179.8      3.8      3.8     5.7
   16   3   0   3  23.529  47.059  1.92947     1422.3     30.2     29.7     5.7
   17   2   2   0  25.719  51.438  1.775        975.6     20.7     20.3     5.8
   18   2   2   3  27.025  54.049  1.69525      170.2      3.6      3.5     5.8
   19   2   1   7  27.175  54.35   1.68657      242.9      5.2      5.0     5.8
   20   1   1   9  27.295  54.59   1.67973      159.9      3.4      3.3     5.8
   21   3   1   2  27.42   54.841  1.67265       53.9      1.1      1.1     5.8
   22   3   0   6  27.54   55.079  1.66596      174.8      3.7      3.6     5.8
   23   1   0  10  27.777  55.554  1.65284      155.5      3.3      3.2     5.8
   24   2   1   8  29.254  58.508  1.57624      125.4      2.7      2.6     5.8
   25   2   2   6  30.713  61.427  1.50815      428.0      9.1      8.8     5.8
   26   2   0  10  30.935  61.871  1.49839      621.4     13.2     12.7     5.8
   27   4   0   4  32.16   64.321  1.4471       103.4      2.2      2.1     5.9
   28   3   1   7  33.382  66.765  1.39994      230.3      4.9      4.7     5.9
   29   3   0   9  33.489  66.977  1.39601      139.3      3.0      2.8     5.9
   30   3   2   2  33.6    67.199  1.39194       83.8      1.8      1.7     5.9
   31   2   1  10  33.917  67.833  1.38046      143.4      3.0      2.9     5.9
   32   4   1   0  35.035  70.07   1.34177      247.6      5.3      5.0     5.9
   33   4   1   3  36.133  72.266  1.30631      550.8     11.7     11.1     5.9
   34   1   0  13  36.644  73.288  1.2906       125.3      2.7      2.5     6.0
   35   3   2   7  39.051  78.101  1.22265      288.4      6.1      5.7     6.0
   36   4   1   6  39.354  78.709  1.21473      109.7      2.3      2.2     6.0
   37   3   1  10  39.553  79.107  1.20962      199.6      4.2      4.0     6.0
   38   3   3   0  40.613  81.225  1.18333      166.3      3.5      3.3     6.1
   39   3   3   3  41.661  83.322  1.1588       165.0      3.5      3.2     6.1
   40   2   1  13  42.152  84.305  1.14778      231.7      4.9      4.5     6.1
   41   4   0  10  42.28   84.559  1.14498      133.1      2.8      2.6     6.1
   42   4   2   4  43.375  86.75   1.12159       80.8      1.7      1.6     6.1
   43   4   2   5  44.415  88.83   1.10063       52.0      1.1      1.0     6.2
   44   4   1   9  44.586  89.172  1.0973        74.2      1.6      1.4     6.2
   45   3   2  10  44.981  89.962  1.0897        70.5      1.5      1.4     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)