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

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CHRYSOBERYL

5, t-chrysoberyl, at 690'C

Al(2)BeO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

R =0.023          NR =300

28 .11 .1997

Ref.Str.:

         Hazen R.M., Finger L.W. (1987)

         * Phys. Chem. Minerals, 14, 426-434

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.4457   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.4491   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.5011   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   231.09

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    34.8 

  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      0.77   Al    = 1.00
   2 0.9952  0.2737  0.25     0.66   Al    = 1.00
   3 0.4357  0.093   0.25     1.03   Be    = 1.00
   4 0.7885  0.0903  0.25     0.75   O     = 1.00
   5 0.2429  0.4329  0.25     0.83   O     = 1.00
   6 0.2579  0.1627  0.0154   0.86   O     = 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     0.9952     0.2737     0.25  
     3       3     0.4357     0.093      0.25  
     4       4     0.7885     0.0903     0.25  
     5       5     0.2429     0.4329     0.25  
     6       6     0.2579     0.1627     0.0154
     7       2     0.0048     0.7263     0.75  
     8       3     0.5643     0.907      0.75  
     9       4     0.2115     0.9097     0.75  
    10       5     0.7571     0.5671     0.75  
    11       6     0.7421     0.8373     0.9846
    12       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7421     0.8373     0.5154
    14       6     0.2579     0.1627     0.4846
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.5048     0.7737     0.25  
    17       3     0.0643     0.593      0.25  
    18       4     0.7115     0.5903     0.25  
    19       5     0.2571     0.9329     0.25  
    20       6     0.2421     0.6627     0.0154
    21       2     0.4952     0.2263     0.75  
    22       3     0.9357     0.407      0.75  
    23       4     0.2885     0.4097     0.75  
    24       5     0.7429     0.0671     0.75  
    25       6     0.7579     0.3373     0.9846
    26       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7579     0.3373     0.5154
    28       6     0.2421     0.6627     0.4846


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

MU (1/cm) =      96.89     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     26.558

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

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

    1    Al                  2.316        6
                                                 1.8718       4
                                                 1.9197       6
                                                 1.8718       4
                                                 1.9197       6
                                                 1.8973       5
                                                 1.8973       5
    2    Al                  2.316        6
                                                 1.9613       4
                                                 1.8645       5
                                                 2.032        6
                                                 2.032        6
                                                 1.899        6
                                                 1.899        6
    3    Be                  2.04         4
                                                 1.5687       4
                                                 1.6505       6
                                                 1.6505       6
                                                 1.7085       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.5472       6
                                                 2.7745       6
                                                 2.8088       6
                                                 2.8088       6
                                                 2.5472       6
                                                 2.7745       6
                                                 2.5597       5
                                                 2.7916       5
                                                 2.7667       5
                                                 2.7667       5
                                                 2.7563       6
                                                 2.7563       6
    5    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8616       6
                                                 2.8616       6
                                                 2.5597       4
                                                 2.7916       4
                                                 2.526        6
                                                 2.7667       4
                                                 2.7667       4
                                                 2.8617       6
                                                 2.7562       6
                                                 2.8617       6
                                                 2.7562       6
                                                 2.526        6
    6    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.7745       4
                                                 2.5472       4
                                                 2.8616       5
                                                 2.8088       4
                                                 2.5811       6
                                                 2.92         6
                                                 2.526        5
                                                 2.7563       4
                                                 2.7562       5
                                                 2.8617       5
                                                 2.7734       6
                                                 2.7734       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   2   0  9.383  18.767   0.106   72.31    2       11.6       36.2
    2   1   1   0 11.039  22.079   0.124   51.65    4       31.2      376.3
    3   0   2   1 12.41   24.821   0.14    40.43    4        5.9       10.6
    4   1   0   1 12.872  25.744   0.145   37.44    4        8.3       19.5
    5   1   1   1 13.722  27.445   0.154   32.7     8       38.4      721.3
    6   1   2   0 13.763  27.527   0.154   32.49    4        7.5       13.8
    7   1   2   1 16.025  32.05    0.179   23.46    8        6.3       13.9
    8   0   0   2 16.263  32.526   0.182   22.72    2        9.6        7.8
    9   1   3   0 17.44   34.881   0.195   19.52    4       55.2      446.2
   10   0   2   2 18.908  37.816   0.21    16.35    4       24.9       75.8
   11   0   4   0 19.031  38.061   0.212   16.12    2       19.2       22.3
   12   1   3   1 19.318  38.636   0.215   15.59    8       33.0      254.8
   13   1   1   2 19.831  39.663   0.22    14.71    8       41.5      380.4
   14   2   0   0 20.275  40.55    0.225   14.0     2        3.5        0.6
   15   0   4   1 20.785  41.571   0.23    13.25    4       17.0       28.7
   16   2   1   0 20.854  41.708   0.231   13.15    4       12.5       15.4
   17   1   2   2 21.559  43.118   0.239   12.21    8       62.0      701.8
   18   1   4   0 21.669  43.339   0.24    12.07    4       62.9      357.2
   19   2   1   1 22.491  44.982   0.248   11.1     8       12.9       27.5
   20   2   2   0 22.518  45.035   0.249   11.07    4        0.7        0.0
   21   1   4   1 23.26   46.52    0.256   10.28    8        4.5        3.2
   22   2   2   1 24.064  48.129   0.265    9.52    8        9.4       12.5
   23   1   3   2 24.217  48.433   0.266    9.39    8       19.5       53.7
   24   2   3   0 25.096  50.192   0.275    8.65    4        9.5        5.9
   25   0   4   2 25.457  50.913   0.279    8.38    4        3.3        0.7
   26   1   5   0 26.289  52.577   0.287    7.79    4       11.5        7.8
   27   2   0   2 26.458  52.916   0.289    7.67    4        5.6        1.8
   28   2   3   1 26.529  53.058   0.29     7.63    8        0.9        0.1
   29   0   2   3 26.782  53.564   0.292    7.46    4        8.7        4.2
   30   2   1   2 26.932  53.865   0.294    7.37    8        5.1        2.9
   31   1   0   3 27.026  54.053   0.295    7.31    4        7.1        2.7
   32   1   1   3 27.494  54.988   0.3      7.03    8       29.7       92.7
   33   1   4   2 27.609  55.218   0.301    6.96    8        1.1        0.1
   34   1   5   1 27.678  55.356   0.302    6.93    8       23.0       54.7
   35   2   2   2 28.323  56.645   0.308    6.57    8       85.5      720.5
   36   2   4   0 28.413  56.826   0.309    6.53    4       79.1      305.4
   37   1   2   3 28.866  57.732   0.313    6.3     8        9.3        8.1
   38   0   6   0 29.282  58.565   0.317    6.1     2        7.7        1.3
   39   2   4   1 29.736  59.471   0.322    5.89    8       25.9       59.1
   40   2   3   2 30.547  61.094   0.33     5.55    8        7.6        4.8
   41   0   6   1 30.581  61.163   0.33     5.53    4       36.4       55.0
   42   1   3   3 31.066  62.133   0.335    5.34    8       27.2       59.1
   43   1   6   0 31.258  62.516   0.337    5.27    4        8.4        2.8
   44   1   5   2 31.601  63.202   0.34     5.15    8       44.2      150.5
   45   3   1   0 31.745  63.491   0.342    5.09    4       18.2       12.7
   46   0   4   3 32.125  64.251   0.345    4.96    4       23.0       19.6
   47   2   5   0 32.343  64.687   0.347    4.89    4        0.6        0.0
   48   1   6   1 32.511  65.021   0.349    4.84    8        2.5        0.5
   49   3   0   1 32.569  65.139   0.349    4.82    4        2.7        0.3
   50   3   1   1 32.988  65.975   0.353    4.69    8       21.2       31.4
   51   3   2   0 33.008  66.017   0.354    4.68    4        1.4        0.1
   52   2   1   3 33.41   66.819   0.357    4.56    8        8.7        5.2
   53   2   4   2 33.512  67.025   0.358    4.53    8       12.6       10.7
   54   2   5   1 33.574  67.148   0.359    4.52    8       11.1        8.3
   55   1   4   3 34.007  68.013   0.363    4.4     8        8.2        4.4
   56   0   0   4 34.062  68.124   0.364    4.38    2      106.2      185.1
   57   3   2   1 34.227  68.453   0.365    4.34    8        1.3        0.1
   58   0   6   2 34.306  68.612   0.366    4.32    4       93.6      283.5
   59   2   2   3 34.641  69.283   0.369    4.23    8        0.9        0.0
   60   3   3   0 35.061  70.122   0.373    4.13    4       36.0       40.0
   61   0   2   4 35.686  71.371   0.379    3.99    4        5.7        1.0
   62   1   6   2 36.132  72.263   0.383    3.89    8        0.5        0.0
   63   3   3   1 36.247  72.494   0.384    3.87    8       34.1       67.6
   64   1   1   4 36.293  72.587   0.384    3.86    8       18.9       20.7
   65   3   1   2 36.586  73.173   0.387    3.8     8       37.4       79.8
   66   1   7   0 36.609  73.219   0.387    3.79    4       48.4       66.7
   67   2   3   3 36.652  73.303   0.387    3.79    8        0.2        0.0
   68   2   6   0 36.829  73.658   0.389    3.75    4        2.7        0.2
   69   2   5   2 37.146  74.293   0.392    3.69    8        4.6        1.2
   70   1   2   4 37.483  74.966   0.395    3.63    8        2.1        0.2
   71   1   5   3 37.62   75.24    0.396    3.61    8       18.5       18.5
   72   3   2   2 37.773  75.545   0.398    3.58    8       39.1       82.2
   73   1   7   1 37.776  75.552   0.398    3.58    8       10.8        6.3
   74   3   4   0 37.851  75.701   0.398    3.57    4       36.3       35.2
   75   2   6   1 37.993  75.986   0.4      3.55    8       11.9        7.5
   76   3   4   1 39.004  78.008   0.409    3.39    8        7.9        3.2
   77   2   4   3 39.399  78.798   0.412    3.33    8       14.6       10.6
   78   1   3   4 39.438  78.876   0.412    3.33    8       35.9       64.3
   79   3   3   2 39.723  79.446   0.415    3.29    8        8.9        3.9
   80   0   6   3 40.146  80.292   0.419    3.24    4       28.2       19.2
   81   0   4   4 40.398  80.796   0.421    3.21    4       21.7       11.3
   82   0   8   0 40.704  81.408   0.423    3.17    2       14.5        2.5
   83   2   0   4 41.195  82.39    0.428    3.12    4       13.9        4.5
   84   1   7   2 41.211  82.423   0.428    3.12    8        0.7        0.0
   85   3   5   0 41.341  82.683   0.429    3.1     4       15.6        5.7
   86   2   6   2 41.423  82.847   0.429    3.09    8        6.1        1.7
   87   2   1   4 41.579  83.157   0.431    3.08    8        6.9        2.2
   88   0   8   1 41.837  83.674   0.433    3.05    4       11.3        2.9
   89   2   7   0 41.883  83.766   0.433    3.05    4        5.6        0.7
   90   1   6   3 41.883  83.767   0.433    3.05    8        5.4        1.3
   91   3   0   3 41.937  83.874   0.434    3.04    4        5.6        0.7
   92   1   4   4 42.133  84.266   0.435    3.03    8       29.8       40.3
   93   3   1   3 42.32   84.639   0.437    3.01    8       17.3       13.5
   94   3   4   2 42.414  84.829   0.438    3.0     8        2.1        0.2
   95   1   8   0 42.437  84.873   0.438    3.0     4       26.5       15.8
   96   3   5   1 42.471  84.943   0.438    3.0     8       13.4        8.0
   97   2   2   4 42.727  85.453   0.44     2.98    8        0.1        0.0
   98   2   5   3 42.859  85.719   0.442    2.96    8        9.1        3.7
   99   2   7   1 43.011  86.022   0.443    2.95    8        4.5        0.9
  100   3   2   3 43.465  86.93    0.447    2.92    8        1.8        0.1
  101   1   8   1 43.563  87.126   0.447    2.91    8        8.2        2.9
  102   4   0   0 43.873  87.745   0.45     2.89    2       76.1       62.7
  103   4   1   0 44.253  88.507   0.453    2.87    4        1.2        0.0
  104   2   3   4 44.633  89.266   0.456    2.85    8        5.6        1.3


  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   9.383  18.767  4.72455       36.2      5.0      5.1     5.6
    2   1   1   0  11.039  22.079  4.02271      376.3     52.2     52.4     5.6
    3   0   2   1  12.41   24.821  3.58414       10.6      1.5      1.5     5.6
    4   1   0   1  12.872  25.744  3.45772       19.5      2.7      2.7     5.6
    5   1   1   1  13.722  27.445  3.24715      721.3    100.0    100.0     5.6
    6   1   2   0  13.763  27.527  3.23768       13.8      1.9      1.9     5.6
    7   1   2   1  16.025  32.05   2.79028       13.9      1.9      1.9     5.6
    8   0   0   2  16.263  32.526  2.75055        7.8      1.1      1.1     5.6
    9   1   3   0  17.44   34.881  2.57005      446.2     61.9     61.5     5.7
   10   0   2   2  18.908  37.816  2.37706       75.8     10.5     10.4     5.7
   11   0   4   0  19.031  38.061  2.36228       22.3      3.1      3.1     5.7
   12   1   3   1  19.318  38.636  2.32847      254.8     35.3     35.0     5.7
   13   1   1   2  19.831  39.663  2.27053      380.4     52.7     52.2     5.7
   14   0   4   1  20.785  41.571  2.17061       28.7      4.0      3.9     5.7
   15   2   1   0  20.854  41.708  2.16378       15.4      2.1      2.1     5.7
   16   1   2   2  21.559  43.118  2.09622      701.8     97.3     95.9     5.7
   17   1   4   0  21.669  43.339  2.08607      357.2     49.5     48.8     5.7
   18   2   1   1  22.491  44.982  2.01362       27.6      3.8      3.8     5.7
   19   2   2   1  24.064  48.129  1.88905       12.5      1.7      1.7     5.7
   20   1   3   2  24.217  48.433  1.87787       53.7      7.4      7.3     5.7
   21   1   5   0  26.289  52.577  1.7392         7.8      1.1      1.0     5.8
   22   1   1   3  27.494  54.988  1.66853       92.7     12.9     12.5     5.8
   23   1   5   1  27.678  55.356  1.6583        54.7      7.6      7.4     5.8
   24   2   2   2  28.323  56.645  1.62357      720.5     99.9     96.9     5.8
   25   2   4   0  28.413  56.826  1.61884      305.4     42.3     41.1     5.8
   26   1   2   3  28.866  57.732  1.59557        8.1      1.1      1.1     5.8
   27   2   4   1  29.736  59.471  1.55299       59.1      8.2      7.9     5.8
   28   0   6   1  30.581  61.163  1.51403       55.0      7.6      7.3     5.8
   29   1   3   3  31.066  62.133  1.49271       59.1      8.2      7.9     5.8
   30   1   5   2  31.601  63.202  1.46999      150.5     20.9     20.0     5.9
   31   3   1   0  31.745  63.491  1.46401       12.7      1.8      1.7     5.9
   32   0   4   3  32.125  64.251  1.44851       19.6      2.7      2.6     5.9
   33   3   1   1  32.988  65.975  1.41476       31.5      4.4      4.2     5.9
   34   2   4   2  33.512  67.025  1.39514       10.7      1.5      1.4     5.9
   35   2   5   1  33.574  67.148  1.39288        8.3      1.1      1.1     5.9
   36   0   0   4  34.062  68.124  1.37528      185.1     25.7     24.4     5.9
   37   0   6   2  34.306  68.612  1.36669      283.5     39.3     37.4     5.9
   38   3   3   0  35.061  70.122  1.3409        40.0      5.5      5.3     5.9
   39   3   3   1  36.247  72.494  1.30276       67.6      9.4      8.9     5.9
   40   1   1   4  36.293  72.587  1.30133       20.7      2.9      2.7     6.0
   41   3   1   2  36.586  73.173  1.29235      146.4     20.3     19.2     6.0
   42   1   5   3  37.62   75.24   1.26189       18.5      2.6      2.4     6.0
   43   3   2   2  37.773  75.545  1.25754       88.4     12.3     11.5     6.0
   44   3   4   0  37.851  75.701  1.25534       35.2      4.9      4.6     6.0
   45   2   6   1  37.993  75.986  1.25134        7.5      1.0      1.0     6.0
   46   2   4   3  39.399  78.798  1.21358       10.6      1.5      1.4     6.0
   47   1   3   4  39.438  78.876  1.21258       64.3      8.9      8.3     6.0
   48   0   6   3  40.146  80.292  1.19471       19.2      2.7      2.5     6.0
   49   0   4   4  40.398  80.796  1.18853       11.3      1.6      1.5     6.1
   50   1   4   4  42.133  84.266  1.1482        40.3      5.6      5.1     6.1
   51   3   1   3  42.32   84.639  1.14409       13.5      1.9      1.7     6.1
   52   1   8   0  42.437  84.873  1.14154       15.8      2.2      2.0     6.1
   53   3   5   1  42.471  84.943  1.14078        8.0      1.1      1.0     6.1
   54   4   0   0  43.873  87.745  1.11143       62.7      8.7      7.9     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)