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BISMUTOFERRITE

1, f-bismutoferrite

BiFe(2)Si(2)O(8)OH


Monoclinic  C m  Z = 2

Cm

16 .4 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Zukhlistov A.P., Zvjagin B.B. (1977)

         * Kristallogr., 22, 731-738

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.21     alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.02     beta  =  100.67
             c =   7.74     gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   357.45

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   107.65

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

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

   1 0.413   0.5     0.716    0.0    Bi    = 1.00
   2 0.5     0.165   0.0      0.0    Fe    = 1.00
   3 0.316   0.166   0.369    0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.295   0.328   0.856    0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.317   0.0     0.872    0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.219   0.17    0.143    0.0    O     = 1.00
   7 0.684   0.0     0.145    0.0    OH    = 1.00
   8 0.081   0.248   0.448    0.0    O     = 1.00
   9 0.326   0.0     0.429    0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.413      0.5        0.716 
     2       2     0.5        0.165      0.0   
     3       3     0.316      0.166      0.369 
     4       4     0.295      0.328      0.856 
     5       5     0.317      0.0        0.872 
     6       6     0.219      0.17       0.143 
     7       7     0.684      0.0        0.145 
     8       8     0.081      0.248      0.448 
     9       9     0.326      0.0        0.429 
    10       2     0.5        0.835      0.0   
    11       3     0.316      0.834      0.369 
    12       4     0.295      0.672      0.856 
    13       6     0.219      0.83       0.143 
    14       8     0.081      0.752      0.448 
    15       1     0.913      0.0        0.716 
    16       2     0.0        0.335      0.0   
    17       3     0.816      0.334      0.369 
    18       4     0.795      0.172      0.856 
    19       5     0.817      0.5        0.872 
    20       6     0.719      0.33       0.143 
    21       7     0.184      0.5        0.145 
    22       8     0.581      0.252      0.448 
    23       9     0.826      0.5        0.429 
    24       2     0.0        0.665      0.0   
    25       3     0.816      0.666      0.369 
    26       4     0.795      0.828      0.856 
    27       6     0.719      0.67       0.143 
    28       8     0.581      0.748      0.448 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.85

MU (1/cm) =     799.023    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    164.85 

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

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

    1    Bi                  3.12         3
                                                 2.0508       4
                                                 2.0508       4
                                                 2.2242       5
    2    Fe                  2.64         6
                                                 2.0258       4
                                                 1.938        5
                                                 1.9926       6
                                                 1.9988       7
                                                 2.0598       4
                                                 2.0674       6
    3    Si                  2.148        4
                                                 1.7289       6
                                                 1.6423       8
                                                 1.5657       9
                                                 1.6029       8
    4    O                   3.312       10
                                                 2.9625       5
                                                 2.7291       6
                                                 3.2299       8
                                                 3.1029       4
                                                 2.9607       4
                                                 2.9607       4
                                                 3.1135       5
                                                 2.9561       5
                                                 2.828        6
                                                 2.8677       7
    5    O                   3.312        9
                                                 2.9625       4
                                                 2.7218       6
                                                 2.5739       7
                                                 2.9625       4
                                                 2.7218       6
                                                 2.9561       4
                                                 3.1135       4
                                                 2.9561       4
                                                 3.1135       4
    6    O                   3.312       12
                                                 2.7291       4
                                                 2.7218       5
                                                 2.8648       7
                                                 3.1838       7
                                                 2.6858       8
                                                 2.6656       9
                                                 3.0668       6
                                                 2.828        4
                                                 2.9781       6
                                                 2.9781       6
                                                 2.9824       7
                                                 2.8334       8
    7    OH                  3.36        10
                                                 2.5739       5
                                                 3.1838       6
                                                 2.8648       6
                                                 3.1351       9
                                                 3.1838       6
                                                 2.8648       6
                                                 2.8677       4
                                                 2.9824       6
                                                 2.8677       4
                                                 2.9824       6
    8    O                   3.312        7
                                                 3.2299       4
                                                 2.6858       6
                                                 2.5932       9
                                                 2.8334       6
                                                 2.6052       8
                                                 2.6052       8
                                                 2.6232       9
    9    O                   3.312        7
                                                 2.6656       6
                                                 3.1351       7
                                                 2.5932       8
                                                 2.6656       6
                                                 2.5932       8
                                                 2.6232       8
                                                 2.6232       8

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.78892(angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    S       LPG   MF        F          I int.
                    ( degree )                                         *100

    1   0   0   1  6.753  13.507   0.066  141.66    2      111.7     2766.6
    2   0   2   0 11.439  22.878   0.111   47.96    2       70.3      370.9
    3   1   1   0 11.589  23.177   0.112   46.67    4       78.8      907.1
    4   1   1  -1 12.463  24.927   0.121   40.07    4      135.9     2315.9
    5   0   2   1 13.331  26.661   0.129   34.77    4      173.3     3269.9
    6   0   0   2 13.603  27.206   0.131   33.31    2       39.0       79.5
    7   1   1   1 14.393  28.787   0.139   29.54    4      215.9     4312.0
    8   1   1  -2 16.478  32.956   0.159   22.09    4      221.3     3386.2
    9   0   2   2 17.918  35.836   0.172   18.4     4      199.3     2289.0
   10   1   1   2 19.451  38.901   0.186   15.36    4      168.3     1362.4
   11   1   3   0 20.182  40.363   0.193   14.15    4      216.3     2072.0
   12   2   0  -1 20.329  40.659   0.194   13.92    2      212.7      985.8
   13   2   0   0 20.451  40.902   0.195   13.74    2      163.0      571.3
   14   0   0   3 20.658  41.316   0.197   13.43    2      203.4      870.0
   15   1   3  -1 20.726  41.452   0.198   13.33    4      143.4      857.9
   16   1   3   1 22.011  44.021   0.209   11.65    4       82.9      250.6
   17   1   1  -3 22.137  44.273   0.211   11.5     4      117.1      494.0
   18   2   0  -2 22.542  45.084   0.214   11.04    2       87.0      130.7
   19   2   0   1 22.877  45.754   0.217   10.68    2       97.6      159.2
   20   0   4   0 23.369  46.739   0.222   10.18    2      111.9      199.6
   21   1   3  -2 23.51   47.019   0.223   10.04    4       97.8      300.6
   22   2   2  -1 23.581  47.161   0.224    9.97    4      130.1      527.9
   23   2   2   0 23.689  47.377   0.225    9.87    4      134.8      561.2
   24   0   2   3 23.873  47.747   0.226    9.7     4       97.7      289.5
   25   0   4   1 24.439  48.878   0.231    9.19    4      158.0      718.4
   26   2   2  -2 25.571  51.142   0.241    8.29    4      160.4      668.0
   27   1   1   3 25.669  51.338   0.242    8.22    4       86.0      190.3
   28   1   3   2 25.809  51.619   0.243    8.12    4      114.2      331.6
   29   2   2   1 25.876  51.751   0.244    8.07    4      159.5      642.8
   30   2   0  -3 26.629  53.259   0.251    7.56    2      139.4      229.9
   31   2   0   2 27.122  54.244   0.255    7.25    2      163.8      304.5
   32   0   4   2 27.461  54.922   0.258    7.05    4      145.1      464.9
   33   1   3  -3 28.018  56.035   0.263    6.74    4      176.8      659.1
   34   0   0   4 28.059  56.119   0.263    6.71    2      144.7      219.9
   35   1   1  -4 28.739  57.478   0.269    6.36    4       91.3      166.0
   36   2   2  -3 29.349  58.699   0.274    6.06    4      130.2      321.7
   37   2   2   2 29.812  59.624   0.278    5.86    4      123.5      279.4
   38   0   2   4 30.696  61.393   0.285    5.49    4      112.1      215.7
   39   1   3   3 31.068  62.135   0.288    5.34    4      246.4     1015.4
   40   3   1  -1 31.662  63.324   0.293    5.12    4       66.1       70.2
   41   1   5   0 31.715  63.431   0.294    5.1     4       78.6       98.6
   42   2   4  -1 31.822  63.645   0.295    5.07    4       84.3      112.7
   43   2   4   0 31.911  63.822   0.295    5.04    4       98.5      152.9
   44   0   4   3 32.063  64.125   0.297    4.98    4      109.8      188.0
   45   2   0  -4 32.106  64.213   0.297    4.97    2      230.2      412.4
   46   1   5  -1 32.112  64.225   0.297    4.97    4      114.0      202.1
   47   3   1   0 32.236  64.472   0.298    4.93    4      133.2      273.6
   48   1   1   4 32.712  65.424   0.302    4.77    4      136.5      278.5
   49   2   0   3 32.721  65.442   0.302    4.77    2      208.4      324.4
   50   3   1  -2 32.847  65.693   0.303    4.73    4      155.5      358.2
   51   1   5   1 33.073  66.146   0.305    4.66    4      171.0      426.7
   52   2   4  -2 33.479  66.959   0.308    4.54    4      167.9      401.1
   53   2   4   1 33.738  67.476   0.31     4.47    4      184.5      476.5
   54   1   3  -4 33.824  67.648   0.311    4.45    4      198.8      550.2
   55   1   5  -2 34.232  68.464   0.314    4.34    4      169.1      388.3
   56   3   1   1 34.522  69.044   0.317    4.26    4      164.1      359.5
   57   2   2  -4 34.562  69.123   0.317    4.25    4      110.4      162.3
   58   2   2   3 35.154  70.309   0.322    4.11    4      105.2      142.3
   59   3   1  -3 35.7    71.399   0.326    3.98    4      157.9      311.2
   60   0   0   5 36.014  72.028   0.329    3.92    2       72.2       31.9
   61   1   5   2 36.084  72.168   0.329    3.9     4      139.4      237.3
   62   1   1  -5 36.153  72.307   0.33     3.89    4      151.3      278.5
   63   0   6   0 36.512  73.023   0.333    3.81    2      251.1      376.3
   64   3   3  -1 36.523  73.046   0.333    3.81    4      246.5      725.0
   65   2   4  -3 36.764  73.529   0.335    3.76    4      134.2      212.2
   66   3   3   0 37.06   74.12    0.337    3.71    4      125.9      184.0
   67   2   4   2 37.178  74.355   0.338    3.69    4      115.7      154.6
   68   0   6   1 37.336  74.673   0.339    3.66    4      106.9      131.0
   69   1   3   4 37.507  75.015   0.34     3.63    4      113.9      147.3
   70   3   3  -2 37.634  75.269   0.341    3.61    4       95.2      102.4
   71   1   5  -3 37.938  75.877   0.344    3.55    4      101.8      115.3
   72   0   4   4 37.974  75.948   0.344    3.55    4      129.9      187.3
   73   0   2   5 38.355  76.71    0.347    3.49    4      151.0      248.9
   74   3   1   2 38.38   76.76    0.347    3.48    4       89.0       86.5
   75   2   0  -5 38.747  77.494   0.35     3.43    2      103.4       57.3
   76   3   3   1 39.222  78.444   0.353    3.36    4       45.8       22.1
   77   2   0   4 39.477  78.955   0.355    3.32    2      121.8       77.2
   78   0   6   2 39.776  79.551   0.358    3.28    4       66.7       45.7
   79   3   1  -4 40.077  80.153   0.36     3.25    4       76.7       59.7
   80   3   3  -3 40.349  80.698   0.362    3.21    4       85.0       72.6
   81   1   5   3 40.608  81.216   0.364    3.18    4       79.0       62.1
   82   1   1   5 40.635  81.271   0.364    3.18    4      142.7      202.5
   83   1   3  -5 40.785  81.571   0.365    3.16    4      123.4      150.7
   84   2   2  -5 41.038  82.075   0.367    3.13    4      145.6      208.1
   85   2   4  -4 41.544  83.087   0.371    3.08    4       76.3       56.2
   86   2   2   4 41.758  83.517   0.372    3.06    4      147.2      207.7
   87   2   4   3 42.103  84.206   0.375    3.03    4       71.9       49.1
   88   3   3   2 42.944  85.888   0.381    2.96    4      153.4      217.9
   89   1   5  -4 43.119  86.238   0.382    2.95    4       84.5       65.8
   90   4   0  -1 43.379  86.759   0.384    2.93    2      196.2      176.3
   91   2   6  -1 43.55   87.1     0.385    2.91    4      185.7      314.6
   92   2   6   0 43.63   87.259   0.386    2.91    4      147.8      199.0
   93   3   1   3 43.708  87.415   0.386    2.9     4       93.3       79.2
   94   0   6   3 43.766  87.532   0.387    2.9     4      158.1      226.8
   95   4   0  -2 44.014  88.027   0.388    2.88    2      110.4       55.0
   96   4   0   0 44.331  88.663   0.391    2.86    2       43.7        8.6
   97   1   1  -6 44.573  89.146   0.392    2.85    4      124.7      138.7
   98   3   3  -4 44.608  89.216   0.393    2.85    4      151.8      205.6
   99   0   0   6 44.876  89.753   0.394    2.83    2      129.5       74.4


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.78892 (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   6.753  13.507  7.60617     2766.6     64.2     64.8     5.6
    2   0   2   0  11.439  22.878  4.51         370.9      8.6      8.6     5.6
    3   1   1   0  11.589  23.177  4.45262      907.1     21.0     21.1     5.6
    4   1   1  -1  12.463  24.927  4.14459     2315.9     53.7     53.9     5.6
    5   0   2   1  13.331  26.661  3.87932     3269.9     75.8     76.0     5.6
    6   0   0   2  13.603  27.206  3.80309       79.5      1.8      1.8     5.6
    7   1   1   1  14.393  28.787  3.59831     4312.0    100.0    100.0     5.6
    8   1   1  -2  16.478  32.956  3.15344     3386.2     78.5     78.3     5.6
    9   0   2   2  17.918  35.836  2.90737     2289.0     53.1     52.8     5.7
   10   1   1   2  19.451  38.901  2.68611     1362.4     31.6     31.3     5.7
   11   1   3   0  20.182  40.363  2.59267     2072.0     48.1     47.6     5.7
   12   2   0  -1  20.329  40.659  2.57462      985.8     22.9     22.6     5.7
   13   2   0   0  20.451  40.902  2.55996      571.3     13.2     13.1     5.7
   14   0   0   3  20.658  41.316  2.53539      870.0     20.2     19.9     5.7
   15   1   3  -1  20.726  41.452  2.52745      857.9     19.9     19.7     5.7
   16   1   3   1  22.011  44.021  2.38664      250.6      5.8      5.7     5.7
   17   1   1  -3  22.137  44.273  2.37372      494.0     11.5     11.3     5.7
   18   2   0  -2  22.542  45.084  2.33318      130.7      3.0      3.0     5.7
   19   2   0   1  22.877  45.754  2.30085      159.2      3.7      3.6     5.7
   20   0   4   0  23.369  46.739  2.255        199.6      4.6      4.5     5.7
   21   1   3  -2  23.51   47.019  2.2423       300.6      7.0      6.8     5.7
   22   2   2  -1  23.581  47.161  2.23593      527.9     12.2     12.0     5.7
   23   2   2   0  23.689  47.377  2.22631      561.2     13.0     12.8     5.7
   24   0   2   3  23.873  47.747  2.2101       289.5      6.7      6.6     5.7
   25   0   4   1  24.439  48.878  2.16199      718.4     16.7     16.3     5.7
   26   2   2  -2  25.571  51.142  2.0723       668.0     15.5     15.1     5.8
   27   1   1   3  25.669  51.338  2.06491      190.3      4.4      4.3     5.8
   28   1   3   2  25.809  51.619  2.05445      331.6      7.7      7.5     5.8
   29   2   2   1  25.876  51.751  2.04954      642.8     14.9     14.6     5.8
   30   2   0  -3  26.629  53.259  1.9956       229.9      5.3      5.2     5.8
   31   2   0   2  27.122  54.244  1.96204      304.5      7.1      6.9     5.8
   32   0   4   2  27.461  54.922  1.93966      464.9     10.8     10.5     5.8
   33   1   3  -3  28.018  56.035  1.90414      659.1     15.3     14.9     5.8
   34   0   0   4  28.059  56.119  1.90154      219.9      5.1      5.0     5.8
   35   1   1  -4  28.739  57.478  1.86028      166.0      3.9      3.7     5.8
   36   2   2  -3  29.349  58.699  1.82493      321.7      7.5      7.2     5.8
   37   2   2   2  29.812  59.624  1.79916      279.4      6.5      6.3     5.8
   38   0   2   4  30.696  61.393  1.75217      215.7      5.0      4.8     5.8
   39   1   3   3  31.068  62.135  1.73329     1015.4     23.5     22.7     5.8
   40   3   1  -1  31.662  63.324  1.70404       70.2      1.6      1.6     5.9
   41   1   5   0  31.715  63.431  1.70147       98.6      2.3      2.2     5.9
   42   2   4  -1  31.822  63.645  1.69634      112.7      2.6      2.5     5.9
   43   2   4   0  31.911  63.822  1.69213      152.9      3.5      3.4     5.9
   44   0   4   3  32.063  64.125  1.68497      188.0      4.4      4.2     5.9
   45   2   0  -4  32.106  64.213  1.68292      614.4     14.2     13.7     5.9
   46   3   1   0  32.236  64.472  1.67689      273.6      6.3      6.1     5.9
   47   2   0   3  32.721  65.442  1.65474      602.8     14.0     13.4     5.9
   48   3   1  -2  32.847  65.693  1.6491       358.2      8.3      8.0     5.9
   49   1   5   1  33.073  66.146  1.63909      426.7      9.9      9.5     5.9
   50   2   4  -2  33.479  66.959  1.62146      401.1      9.3      8.9     5.9
   51   2   4   1  33.738  67.476  1.61049      476.5     11.0     10.5     5.9
   52   1   3  -4  33.824  67.648  1.60687      550.2     12.8     12.2     5.9
   53   1   5  -2  34.232  68.464  1.59002      388.3      9.0      8.6     5.9
   54   3   1   1  34.522  69.044  1.57831      359.5      8.3      7.9     5.9
   55   2   2  -4  34.562  69.123  1.57672      162.3      3.8      3.6     5.9
   56   2   2   3  35.154  70.309  1.55347      142.3      3.3      3.1     5.9
   57   3   1  -3  35.7    71.399  1.53283      311.2      7.2      6.8     5.9
   58   1   5   2  36.084  72.168  1.51868      237.3      5.5      5.2     5.9
   59   1   1  -5  36.153  72.307  1.51616      278.5      6.5      6.1     5.9
   60   3   3  -1  36.523  73.046  1.50293     1101.3     25.5     24.1     6.0
   61   2   4  -3  36.764  73.529  1.49444      212.2      4.9      4.6     6.0
   62   3   3   0  37.06   74.12   1.48421      184.0      4.3      4.0     6.0
   63   2   4   2  37.178  74.355  1.48018      154.6      3.6      3.4     6.0
   64   0   6   1  37.336  74.673  1.4748       131.0      3.0      2.9     6.0
   65   1   3   4  37.507  75.015  1.46906      147.3      3.4      3.2     6.0
   66   3   3  -2  37.634  75.269  1.46484      102.4      2.4      2.2     6.0
   67   1   5  -3  37.938  75.877  1.45485      115.3      2.7      2.5     6.0
   68   0   4   4  37.974  75.948  1.45369      187.3      4.3      4.1     6.0
   69   0   2   5  38.355  76.71   1.44144      335.4      7.8      7.3     6.0
   70   2   0  -5  38.747  77.494  1.42912       57.3      1.3      1.2     6.0
   71   2   0   4  39.477  78.955  1.40689       77.2      1.8      1.7     6.0
   72   0   6   2  39.776  79.551  1.39807       45.7      1.1      1.0     6.0
   73   3   1  -4  40.077  80.153  1.38932       59.7      1.4      1.3     6.0
   74   3   3  -3  40.349  80.698  1.38153       72.6      1.7      1.6     6.1
   75   1   1   5  40.635  81.271  1.37347      264.7      6.1      5.7     6.1
   76   1   3  -5  40.785  81.571  1.36929      150.7      3.5      3.2     6.1
   77   2   2  -5  41.038  82.075  1.36235      208.1      4.8      4.5     6.1
   78   2   4  -4  41.544  83.087  1.34872       56.2      1.3      1.2     6.1
   79   2   2   4  41.758  83.517  1.34305      207.7      4.8      4.4     6.1
   80   2   4   3  42.103  84.206  1.33409       49.1      1.1      1.0     6.1
   81   3   3   2  42.944  85.888  1.3129       217.9      5.1      4.6     6.1
   82   1   5  -4  43.119  86.238  1.30862       65.8      1.5      1.4     6.1
   83   4   0  -1  43.379  86.759  1.30231      176.3      4.1      3.7     6.1
   84   2   6  -1  43.55   87.1    1.29822      314.6      7.3      6.7     6.1
   85   2   6   0  43.63   87.259  1.29633      199.0      4.6      4.2     6.2
   86   3   1   3  43.708  87.415  1.29448       79.2      1.8      1.7     6.2
   87   0   6   3  43.766  87.532  1.29311      226.8      5.3      4.8     6.2
   88   4   0  -2  44.014  88.027  1.28731       55.0      1.3      1.2     6.2
   89   1   1  -6  44.573  89.146  1.27449      138.7      3.2      2.9     6.2
   90   3   3  -4  44.608  89.216  1.2737       205.6      4.8      4.3     6.2
   91   0   0   6  44.876  89.753  1.2677        74.4      1.7      1.6     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)