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

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BERBORITE

1, 1T

Be(2)[BO(3)](OH).H(2)O


Hexagonal  P 3  Z = 1

R =0.014          NR =267

22 .11 .1995

Ref.Str.:

         Gueseppetti G., Mazzi F., Tadini C. et all. (1990)

         * Neues Jb. Miner., Abh., 162, 101-116

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.434    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.434    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.334    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    90.82

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    54.7 

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

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

   1 0.0     0.0     0.5      0.58   B     = 1.00
   2 0.6667  0.3333  0.6085   0.66   Be    = 1.00
   3 0.3333  0.6667  0.403    0.66   Be    = 1.00
   4 0.3089  0.9999  0.5      0.74   O     = 1.00
   5 0.6667  0.3333  0.9089   1.48   O     = 1.00
   6 0.3333  0.6667  0.0924   1.61   O     = 1.00
   7 0.562   0.427   0.983    3.5    H     = 0.5 , H     = 0.0 
   8 0.459   0.556   0.02     3.5    H     = 0.5 , H     = 0.0 


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
     2       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.6085
     3       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.403 
     4       4     0.3089     0.9999     0.5   
     5       5     0.6667     0.3333     0.9089
     6       6     0.3333     0.6667     0.0924
     7       7     0.562      0.427      0.983 
     8       8     0.459      0.556      0.02  
     9       4     0.0001     0.309      0.5   
    10       4     0.691      0.6911     0.5   
    11       7     0.573      0.135      0.983 
    12       7     0.865      0.438      0.983 
    13       8     0.444      0.903      0.02  
    14       8     0.097      0.541      0.02  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      2.04

MU (1/cm) =      17.805    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =      8.709

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

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

    1    B                   1.872        3
                                                 1.3699       4
                                                 1.3698       4
                                                 1.3699       4
    2    Be                  2.04         4
                                                 1.6407       4
                                                 1.6023       5
                                                 1.6405       4
                                                 1.6409       4
    3    Be                  2.04         4
                                                 1.6193       4
                                                 1.6567       6
                                                 1.6195       4
                                                 1.6197       4
    4    O                   3.264        8
                                                 2.6672       5
                                                 2.661        6
                                                 2.6591       4
                                                 2.3727       4
                                                 2.658        4
                                                 2.6591       4
                                                 2.658        4
                                                 2.3727       4
    5    O                   3.264        6
                                                 2.6672       4
                                                 2.7405       6
                                                 2.7412       6
                                                 2.7405       6
                                                 2.6671       4
                                                 2.6673       4
    6    O                   3.264        6
                                                 2.661        4
                                                 2.7405       5
                                                 2.7412       5
                                                 2.7405       5
                                                 2.6612       4
                                                 2.6613       4
    7   H    ,H              1.632        1
                                                 0.8586       5
    8   H    ,H              1.632        1
                                                 0.9871       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   0   0   1  8.303  16.606   0.094   92.96    2       16.4      607.7
    2   1   0   0 11.572  23.144   0.13    46.82    6        4.7       75.1
    3   1   0  -1 14.31   28.62    0.16    29.91    6        0.6        0.8
    4   1   0   1 14.31   28.62    0.16    29.91    6       17.1      634.9
    5   0   0   2 16.787  33.575   0.187   21.21    2       27.2      381.3
    6   1   1   0 20.331  40.662   0.226   13.92    6       15.4      239.7
    7   1   0  -2 20.588  41.176   0.228   13.53    6        5.5       29.8
    8   1   0   2 20.588  41.176   0.228   13.53    6        3.8       14.3
    9   1   1  -1 22.102  44.204   0.244   11.54    6       15.2      194.0
   10   1   1   1 22.102  44.204   0.244   11.54    6       15.4      198.0
   11   2   0   0 23.653  47.305   0.26     9.9     6        5.4       21.4
   12   2   0  -1 25.239  50.477   0.277    8.54    6        7.0       30.7
   13   2   0   1 25.239  50.477   0.277    8.54    6        3.9        9.7
   14   0   0   3 25.673  51.345   0.281    8.22    2       13.7       37.4
   15   1   1  -2 26.86   53.72    0.293    7.41    6       10.1       54.5
   16   1   1   2 26.86   53.72    0.293    7.41    6       10.1       55.2
   17   1   0  -3 28.517  57.033   0.31     6.47    6        5.4       13.9
   18   1   0   3 28.517  57.033   0.31     6.47    6       11.7       64.2
   19   2   0  -2 29.626  59.252   0.321    5.94    6        4.1        7.1
   20   2   0   2 29.626  59.252   0.321    5.94    6        1.3        0.7
   21   1   2   0 32.055  64.109   0.345    4.99    6        4.2        6.5
   22   2   1   0 32.055  64.109   0.345    4.99    6        4.2        6.5
   23   1   2  -1 33.369  66.737   0.357    4.58    6        6.8       15.6
   24   1   2   1 33.369  66.737   0.357    4.58    6        2.8        2.6
   25   2   1  -1 33.369  66.737   0.357    4.58    6        3.0        3.0
   26   2   1   1 33.369  66.737   0.357    4.58    6        6.9       15.9
   27   1   1  -3 33.734  67.468   0.36     4.47    6        8.5       23.6
   28   1   1   3 33.734  67.468   0.36     4.47    6        8.4       23.2
   29   0   0   4 35.285  70.569   0.375    4.08    2        4.9        2.4
   30   2   0  -3 36.19   72.379   0.383    3.88    6        6.8       13.0
   31   2   0   3 36.19   72.379   0.383    3.88    6        6.5       12.0
   32   3   0   0 36.998  73.996   0.391    3.72    6       17.0       78.0
   33   1   2  -2 37.173  74.346   0.392    3.69    6        2.7        2.0
   34   1   2   2 37.173  74.346   0.392    3.69    6        2.1        1.2
   35   2   1  -2 37.173  74.346   0.392    3.69    6        2.3        1.5
   36   2   1   2 37.173  74.346   0.392    3.69    6        2.9        2.2
   37   1   0  -4 37.696  75.393   0.397    3.59    6        6.9       12.4
   38   1   0   4 37.696  75.393   0.397    3.59    6        3.1        2.5
   39   3   0  -1 38.234  76.468   0.402    3.51    6        7.4       14.0
   40   3   0   1 38.234  76.468   0.402    3.51    6        7.5       14.2
   41   3   0  -2 41.875  83.75    0.433    3.05    6       10.6       25.0
   42   3   0   2 41.875  83.75    0.433    3.05    6       10.5       24.5
   43   1   1  -4 42.383  84.765   0.438    3.0     6        9.5       19.9
   44   1   1   4 42.383  84.765   0.438    3.0     6        9.0       17.7
   45   1   2  -3 43.243  86.486   0.445    2.94    6        6.7        9.6
   46   1   2   3 43.243  86.486   0.445    2.94    6        4.5        4.4
   47   2   1  -3 43.243  86.486   0.445    2.94    6        4.7        4.7
   48   2   1   3 43.243  86.486   0.445    2.94    6        6.9       10.0
   49   2   2   0 44.018  88.036   0.451    2.88    6        7.1       10.7
   50   2   0  -4 44.692  89.384   0.457    2.84    6        1.5        0.4
   51   2   0   4 44.692  89.384   0.457    2.84    6        4.1        3.5


  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   0   0   1   8.303  16.606  5.334        607.7     95.7     96.5     5.6
    2   1   0   0  11.572  23.144  3.83996       75.1     11.8     11.9     5.6
    3   1   0   1  14.31   28.62   3.1164       634.9    100.0    100.0     5.6
    4   0   0   2  16.787  33.575  2.667        381.3     60.0     59.8     5.7
    5   1   1   0  20.331  40.662  2.217        239.7     37.8     37.3     5.7
    6   1   0   2  20.588  41.176  2.1905        44.1      6.9      6.9     5.7
    7   1   1   1  22.102  44.204  2.04721      392.0     61.7     60.8     5.7
    8   2   0   0  23.653  47.305  1.91998       21.4      3.4      3.3     5.7
    9   2   0   1  25.239  50.477  1.80651       40.4      6.4      6.2     5.8
   10   0   0   3  25.673  51.345  1.778         37.4      5.9      5.8     5.8
   11   1   1   2  26.86   53.72   1.70487      109.7     17.3     16.8     5.8
   12   1   0   3  28.517  57.033  1.61344       78.1     12.3     11.9     5.8
   13   2   0   2  29.626  59.252  1.5582         7.8      1.2      1.2     5.8
   14   1   2   0  32.055  64.109  1.45137       13.0      2.1      2.0     5.9
   15   2   1   1  33.369  66.737  1.40045       37.1      5.8      5.6     5.9
   16   1   1   3  33.734  67.468  1.38704       46.8      7.4      7.0     5.9
   17   2   0   3  36.19   72.379  1.30454       25.0      3.9      3.7     5.9
   18   3   0   0  36.998  73.996  1.27999       78.0     12.3     11.6     6.0
   19   2   1   2  37.173  74.346  1.27482        6.9      1.1      1.0     6.0
   20   1   0   4  37.696  75.393  1.2597        14.9      2.3      2.2     6.0
   21   3   0   1  38.234  76.468  1.24465       28.2      4.4      4.2     6.0
   22   3   0   2  41.875  83.75   1.15397       49.5      7.8      7.2     6.1
   23   1   1   4  42.383  84.765  1.14272       37.6      5.9      5.5     6.1
   24   2   1   3  43.243  86.486  1.12434       28.7      4.5      4.1     6.1
   25   2   2   0  44.018  88.036  1.1085        10.7      1.7      1.5     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)