Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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2, Ga-analogue

Ca(8)[Ga(2)SiO(6)](4)(OH)(8)


Cubic  I 4(-)3m  Z = 1

I4(-)3m

28 .4 .1999

Ref.Str.:

         N. Binsted, S.E. Dann, M.J. Pack and M.T. Weller (1998)

         * Acta Cryst., B54, 558-563

Reserv:

         Neutron Powder Diffraction Refinement.   N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   8.9346   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   8.9346   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.9346   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   713.22

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   429.6 

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

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

   1 0.25    0.5     0.0      0.0    Ga    = 0.67, Si    = 0.33
   2 0.1399  0.1399  0.4131   0.0    O     = 1.00
   3 0.1418  0.1418  0.1418   0.0    Ca    = 1.00
   4 0.3837  0.3837  0.3837   0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.312   0.312   0.359    0.0    H     = 0.33, H     = 0.0 


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.25       0.5        0.0   
     2       2     0.1399     0.1399     0.4131
     3       3     0.1418     0.1418     0.1418
     4       4     0.3837     0.3837     0.3837
     5       5     0.312      0.312      0.359 
     6       1     0.25       0.0        0.5   
     7       2     0.3601     0.3601     0.9131
     8       3     0.3582     0.3582     0.6418
     9       4     0.1163     0.1163     0.8837
    10       5     0.188      0.188      0.859 
    11       1     0.5        0.75       0.0   
    12       1     0.75       0.5        0.0   
    13       1     0.5        0.25       0.0   
    14       2     0.1399     0.8601     0.5869
    15       2     0.8601     0.8601     0.4131
    16       2     0.8601     0.1399     0.5869
    17       3     0.1418     0.8582     0.8582
    18       3     0.8582     0.8582     0.1418
    19       3     0.8582     0.1418     0.8582
    20       4     0.3837     0.6163     0.6163
    21       4     0.6163     0.6163     0.3837
    22       4     0.6163     0.3837     0.6163
    23       5     0.312      0.688      0.641 
    24       5     0.688      0.688      0.359 
    25       5     0.688      0.312      0.641 
    26       1     0.0        0.75       0.5   
    27       1     0.75       0.0        0.5   
    28       1     0.0        0.25       0.5   
    29       2     0.3601     0.6399     0.0869
    30       2     0.6399     0.6399     0.9131
    31       2     0.6399     0.3601     0.0869
    32       3     0.3582     0.6418     0.3582
    33       3     0.6418     0.6418     0.6418
    34       3     0.6418     0.3582     0.3582
    35       4     0.1163     0.8837     0.1163
    36       4     0.8837     0.8837     0.8837
    37       4     0.8837     0.1163     0.1163
    38       5     0.188      0.812      0.141 
    39       5     0.812      0.812      0.859 
    40       5     0.812      0.188      0.141 
    41       1     0.5        0.0        0.25  
    42       2     0.1399     0.4131     0.1399
    43       2     0.4131     0.1399     0.1399
    44       5     0.312      0.359      0.312 
    45       5     0.359      0.312      0.312 
    46       1     0.0        0.5        0.25  
    47       2     0.3601     0.9131     0.3601
    48       2     0.9131     0.3601     0.3601
    49       5     0.188      0.859      0.188 
    50       5     0.859      0.188      0.188 
    51       1     0.0        0.5        0.75  
    52       1     0.5        0.0        0.75  
    53       2     0.8601     0.5869     0.1399
    54       2     0.5869     0.1399     0.8601
    55       2     0.8601     0.4131     0.8601
    56       2     0.4131     0.8601     0.8601
    57       2     0.1399     0.5869     0.8601
    58       2     0.5869     0.8601     0.1399
    59       5     0.688      0.641      0.312 
    60       5     0.641      0.312      0.688 
    61       5     0.688      0.359      0.688 
    62       5     0.359      0.688      0.688 
    63       5     0.312      0.641      0.688 
    64       5     0.641      0.688      0.312 
    65       2     0.6399     0.0869     0.3601
    66       2     0.0869     0.3601     0.6399
    67       2     0.6399     0.9131     0.6399
    68       2     0.9131     0.6399     0.6399
    69       2     0.3601     0.0869     0.6399
    70       2     0.0869     0.6399     0.3601
    71       5     0.812      0.141      0.188 
    72       5     0.141      0.188      0.812 
    73       5     0.812      0.859      0.812 
    74       5     0.859      0.812      0.812 
    75       5     0.188      0.141      0.812 
    76       5     0.141      0.812      0.188 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.52

MU (1/cm) =     238.881    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     67.865

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

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

    1   Ga   ,Si             2.376        4
                                                 1.77         2
                                                 1.77         2
                                                 1.77         2
                                                 1.77         2
    2    O                   3.264        7
                                                 3.0917       4
                                                 2.9429       2
                                                 2.9429       2
                                                 2.8637       2
                                                 2.8637       2
                                                 2.8637       2
                                                 2.8637       2
    3    Ca                  2.88         6
                                                 2.4241       2
                                                 2.3284       4
                                                 2.3284       4
                                                 2.3284       4
                                                 2.4241       2
                                                 2.4241       2
    4    O                   3.264        6
                                                 3.0917       2
                                                 2.939        4
                                                 2.939        4
                                                 2.939        4
                                                 3.0917       2
                                                 3.0917       2
    5   H    ,H              1.632        1
                                                 0.9325       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   1   1   0  7.003  14.006   0.079  131.58   12       40.4      507.0
    2   2   0   0  9.929  19.858   0.112   64.35    6       66.7      338.0
    3   1   1   2 12.191  24.383   0.137   41.97   24      116.6     2690.9
    4   2   2   0 14.114  28.227   0.158   30.8    12       81.0      476.3
    5   3   1   0 15.821  31.642   0.177   24.12   24      159.8     2905.9
    6   2   2   2 17.377  34.753   0.194   19.68    8      237.0     1738.2
    7   3   2   1 18.819  37.638   0.209   16.52   48       83.6     1088.7
    8   4   0   0 20.173  40.346   0.224   14.16    6       27.1       12.3
    9   1   1   4 21.455  42.91    0.237   12.34   24      118.4      816.4
   10   3   3   0 21.455  42.91    0.237   12.34   12       58.1       98.4
   11   4   2   0 22.678  45.357   0.25    10.89   24       81.8      343.9
   12   3   3   2 23.852  47.704   0.262    9.71   24       70.0      224.9
   13   2   2   4 24.983  49.967   0.274    8.74   24       85.2      299.7
   14   4   3   1 26.079  52.157   0.285    7.93   48       44.6      149.0
   15   5   1   0 26.079  52.157   0.285    7.93   24       81.9      250.6
   16   5   2   1 28.178  56.356   0.307    6.65   48       71.8      323.3
   17   4   4   0 29.189  58.378   0.317    6.14   12      359.4     1871.0
   18   3   3   4 30.179  60.358   0.326    5.7    24      152.8      627.7
   19   5   3   0 30.179  60.358   0.326    5.7    24       44.0       52.0
   20   4   4   2 31.15   62.3     0.336    5.31   24       60.8       92.6
   21   6   0   0 31.15   62.3     0.336    5.31    6      109.1       74.5
   22   1   1   6 32.104  64.207   0.345    4.97   24       68.4      109.8
   23   5   3   2 32.104  64.207   0.345    4.97   48       75.7      268.8
   24   6   2   0 33.042  66.085   0.354    4.67   24       63.0       87.4
   25   5   4   1 33.968  67.935   0.363    4.41   48       66.1      181.8
   26   2   2   6 34.881  69.762   0.371    4.17   24      175.1      603.7
   27   6   3   1 35.784  71.567   0.38     3.97   48       66.0      163.2
   28   4   4   4 36.677  73.354   0.388    3.78    8       47.5       13.4
   29   5   4   3 37.562  75.124   0.396    3.62   48       76.7      200.7
   30   5   5   0 37.562  75.124   0.396    3.62   12       43.2       15.9
   31   7   1   0 37.562  75.124   0.396    3.62   24        9.4        1.5
   32   6   4   0 38.44   76.88    0.404    3.47   24       22.0        7.9
   33   3   3   6 39.311  78.623   0.411    3.35   24       71.9       81.7
   34   5   5   2 39.311  78.623   0.411    3.35   24       65.7       68.2
   35   7   2   1 39.311  78.623   0.411    3.35   48       53.0       88.7
   36   6   4   2 40.178  80.355   0.419    3.23   48       64.3      126.2
   37   7   3   0 41.04   82.079   0.426    3.13   24      160.5      380.9
   38   6   5   1 42.753  85.507   0.441    2.97   48       75.2      158.6
   39   7   3   2 42.753  85.507   0.441    2.97   48       59.2       98.4
   40   8   0   0 43.607  87.214   0.448    2.91    6      245.4      206.7
   41   1   1   8 44.459  88.918   0.455    2.86   24       72.7       71.2
   42   5   5   4 44.459  88.918   0.455    2.86   24       71.9       69.7
   43   7   4   1 44.459  88.918   0.455    2.86   48       99.8      268.5


  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   1   0   7.003  14.006  6.31772      507.0     17.4     17.7     5.6
    2   2   0   0   9.929  19.858  4.4673       338.0     11.6     11.7     5.6
    3   1   1   2  12.191  24.383  3.64754     2690.9     92.6     93.1     5.6
    4   2   2   0  14.114  28.227  3.15886      476.3     16.4     16.4     5.6
    5   3   1   0  15.821  31.642  2.82537     2905.9    100.0    100.0     5.6
    6   2   2   2  17.377  34.753  2.5792      1738.2     59.8     59.7     5.7
    7   3   2   1  18.819  37.638  2.38787     1088.7     37.5     37.3     5.7
    8   1   1   4  21.455  42.91   2.10591      914.8     31.5     31.1     5.7
    9   4   2   0  22.678  45.357  1.99784      343.9     11.8     11.7     5.7
   10   3   3   2  23.852  47.704  1.90486      224.9      7.7      7.6     5.7
   11   2   2   4  24.983  49.967  1.82377      299.7     10.3     10.1     5.7
   12   5   1   0  26.079  52.157  1.75222      399.7     13.8     13.5     5.8
   13   5   2   1  28.178  56.356  1.63123      323.3     11.1     10.8     5.8
   14   4   4   0  29.189  58.378  1.57943     1871.0     64.4     62.5     5.8
   15   3   3   4  30.179  60.358  1.53227      679.8     23.4     22.6     5.8
   16   4   4   2  31.15   62.3    1.4891       167.1      5.8      5.5     5.8
   17   5   3   2  32.104  64.207  1.44938      378.7     13.0     12.5     5.9
   18   6   2   0  33.042  66.085  1.41268       87.4      3.0      2.9     5.9
   19   5   4   1  33.968  67.935  1.37864      181.8      6.3      6.0     5.9
   20   2   2   6  34.881  69.762  1.34694      603.7     20.8     19.8     5.9
   21   6   3   1  35.784  71.567  1.31733      163.2      5.6      5.3     5.9
   22   5   4   3  37.562  75.124  1.26354      218.1      7.5      7.1     6.0
   23   7   2   1  39.311  78.623  1.21585      238.6      8.2      7.7     6.0
   24   6   4   2  40.178  80.355  1.19394      126.2      4.3      4.1     6.0
   25   7   3   0  41.04   82.079  1.17317      380.9     13.1     12.2     6.1
   26   6   5   1  42.753  85.507  1.1347       257.0      8.8      8.1     6.1
   27   8   0   0  43.607  87.214  1.11682      206.7      7.1      6.5     6.2
   28   7   4   1  44.459  88.918  1.09977      409.4     14.1     12.9     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)