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

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CHRYSOBERYL

6, t-chrysoberyl, at 1 bar

Al(2)BeO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

R =0.033          NR =233

1 .12 .1997

Ref.Str.:

         Hazen R.M. (1987)

         * Phys. Chem. Minerals, 14, 13-20

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.428    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.415    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.481    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   228.5 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    34.41

  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      0.57   Al    = 1.00
   2 0.9942  0.2729  0.25     0.37   Al    = 1.00
   3 0.4328  0.093   0.25     0.8    Be    = 1.00
   4 0.7899  0.0905  0.25     0.58   O     = 1.00
   5 0.2419  0.433   0.25     0.64   O     = 1.00
   6 0.2569  0.1628  0.0154   0.49   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     0.9942     0.2729     0.25  
     3       3     0.4328     0.093      0.25  
     4       4     0.7899     0.0905     0.25  
     5       5     0.2419     0.433      0.25  
     6       6     0.2569     0.1628     0.0154
     7       2     0.0058     0.7271     0.75  
     8       3     0.5672     0.907      0.75  
     9       4     0.2101     0.9095     0.75  
    10       5     0.7581     0.567      0.75  
    11       6     0.7431     0.8372     0.9846
    12       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7431     0.8372     0.5154
    14       6     0.2569     0.1628     0.4846
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.5058     0.7729     0.25  
    17       3     0.0672     0.593      0.25  
    18       4     0.7101     0.5905     0.25  
    19       5     0.2581     0.933      0.25  
    20       6     0.2431     0.6628     0.0154
    21       2     0.4942     0.2271     0.75  
    22       3     0.9328     0.407      0.75  
    23       4     0.2899     0.4095     0.75  
    24       5     0.7419     0.067      0.75  
    25       6     0.7569     0.3372     0.9846
    26       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7569     0.3372     0.5154
    28       6     0.2431     0.6628     0.4846


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.69

MU (1/cm) =      97.988    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
                                                 1.8625       4
                                                 1.9106       6
                                                 1.8625       4
                                                 1.9106       6
                                                 1.8925       5
                                                 1.8925       5
    2    Al                  2.316        6
                                                 1.941        4
                                                 1.8642       5
                                                 2.0202       6
                                                 2.0202       6
                                                 1.8938       6
                                                 1.8938       6
    3    Be                  2.04         4
                                                 1.5814       4
                                                 1.6407       6
                                                 1.6407       6
                                                 1.6934       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.5284       6
                                                 2.7725       6
                                                 2.8011       6
                                                 2.8011       6
                                                 2.5284       6
                                                 2.7725       6
                                                 2.5489       5
                                                 2.7828       5
                                                 2.7576       5
                                                 2.7576       5
                                                 2.7445       6
                                                 2.7445       6
    5    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8512       6
                                                 2.8512       6
                                                 2.5489       4
                                                 2.7828       4
                                                 2.5168       6
                                                 2.7576       4
                                                 2.7576       4
                                                 2.8513       6
                                                 2.7462       6
                                                 2.8513       6
                                                 2.7462       6
                                                 2.5168       6
    6    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.7725       4
                                                 2.5284       4
                                                 2.8512       5
                                                 2.8011       4
                                                 2.5717       6
                                                 2.9093       6
                                                 2.5168       5
                                                 2.7445       4
                                                 2.7462       5
                                                 2.8513       5
                                                 2.7616       6
                                                 2.7616       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  9.418  18.835   0.106   71.77    2       11.2       34.8
    2   1   1   0 11.083  22.167   0.125   51.22    4       31.7      395.1
    3   0   2   1 12.456  24.913   0.14    40.12    4        6.4       12.4
    4   1   0   1 12.922  25.845   0.145   37.13    4        8.4       19.8
    5   1   1   1 13.776  27.552   0.155   32.43    8       38.9      750.5
    6   1   2   0 13.817  27.634   0.155   32.23    4        8.0       15.8
    7   1   2   1 16.087  32.175   0.18    23.26    8        6.7       16.0
    8   0   0   2 16.324  32.648   0.182   22.54    2        9.4        7.7
    9   1   3   0 17.508  35.016   0.195   19.36    4       54.8      445.0
   10   0   2   2 18.98   37.959   0.211   16.21    4       25.2       78.9
   11   0   4   0 19.102  38.205   0.212   15.98    2       19.8       24.0
   12   1   3   1 19.393  38.786   0.216   15.46    8       33.3      262.6
   13   1   1   2 19.909  39.818   0.221   14.58    8       41.8      390.6
   14   2   0   0 20.36   40.719   0.226   13.87    2        3.6        0.7
   15   0   4   1 20.864  41.729   0.231   13.14    4       16.6       27.7
   16   2   1   0 20.941  41.882   0.232   13.03    4       12.8       16.4
   17   1   2   2 21.644  43.287   0.239   12.1     8       62.5      725.1
   18   1   4   0 21.754  43.507   0.241   11.96    4       63.7      371.4
   19   2   1   1 22.584  45.168   0.249   10.99    8       13.5       30.7
   20   2   2   0 22.611  45.222   0.25    10.96    4        0.8        0.0
   21   1   4   1 23.351  46.703   0.257   10.19    8        4.4        3.0
   22   2   2   1 24.164  48.328   0.266    9.43    8        9.3       12.6
   23   1   3   2 24.312  48.625   0.267    9.3     8       20.0       57.0
   24   2   3   0 25.2    50.4     0.276    8.57    4        9.4        5.8
   25   0   4   2 25.556  51.112   0.28     8.3     4        2.7        0.5
   26   1   5   0 26.393  52.786   0.289    7.72    4       12.1        8.6
   27   2   0   2 26.568  53.137   0.29     7.6     4        6.4        2.4
   28   2   3   1 26.639  53.278   0.291    7.55    8        0.7        0.1
   29   0   2   3 26.888  53.776   0.294    7.4     4        8.7        4.3
   30   2   1   2 27.045  54.089   0.295    7.3     8        6.0        4.1
   31   1   0   3 27.135  54.27    0.296    7.24    4        7.3        3.0
   32   1   1   3 27.605  55.209   0.301    6.97    8       30.5       99.3
   33   1   4   2 27.72   55.439   0.302    6.9     8        0.6        0.0
   34   1   5   1 27.788  55.577   0.303    6.86    8       24.1       61.1
   35   2   2   2 28.441  56.882   0.309    6.51    8       87.5      763.3
   36   2   4   0 28.531  57.063   0.31     6.46    4       81.1      326.0
   37   1   2   3 28.983  57.966   0.315    6.24    8        9.8        9.2
   38   0   6   0 29.399  58.798   0.319    6.04    2        7.6        1.3
   39   2   4   1 29.86   59.721   0.323    5.83    8       26.1       60.8
   40   2   3   2 30.676  61.352   0.331    5.49    8        7.6        4.9
   41   0   6   1 30.704  61.408   0.331    5.48    4       36.9       57.3
   42   1   3   3 31.194  62.388   0.336    5.29    8       28.0       63.5
   43   1   6   0 31.386  62.771   0.338    5.22    4        8.4        2.8
   44   1   5   2 31.731  63.462   0.341    5.1     8       44.9      157.7
   45   3   1   0 31.887  63.774   0.343    5.04    4       18.8       13.6
   46   0   4   3 32.257  64.514   0.346    4.92    4       23.3       20.4
   47   2   5   0 32.48   64.961   0.349    4.85    4        1.1        0.0
   48   1   6   1 32.645  65.289   0.35     4.79    8        2.6        0.5
   49   3   0   1 32.715  65.43    0.351    4.77    4        3.4        0.4
   50   3   1   1 33.135  66.271   0.355    4.64    8       21.8       33.9
   51   3   2   0 33.156  66.312   0.355    4.64    4        0.9        0.0
   52   2   1   3 33.553  67.107   0.359    4.52    8        9.3        6.0
   53   2   4   2 33.656  67.312   0.36     4.49    8       12.6       10.9
   54   2   5   1 33.717  67.435   0.36     4.48    8       12.0        9.8
   55   1   4   3 34.149  68.298   0.364    4.36    8        8.2        4.5
   56   0   0   4 34.204  68.409   0.365    4.34    2      109.5      199.5
   57   3   2   1 34.381  68.761   0.367    4.3     8        1.8        0.2
   58   0   6   2 34.448  68.896   0.367    4.28    4       97.1      309.5
   59   2   2   3 34.791  69.583   0.37     4.2     8        1.2        0.1
   60   3   3   0 35.219  70.438   0.374    4.09    4       37.1       43.1
   61   0   2   4 35.837  71.673   0.38     3.95    4        5.2        0.8
   62   1   6   2 36.285  72.57    0.384    3.86    8        0.3        0.0
   63   3   3   1 36.412  72.823   0.385    3.83    8       35.6       74.5
   64   1   1   4 36.449  72.898   0.386    3.83    8       19.6       22.5
   65   3   1   2 36.753  73.506   0.388    3.77    8       37.9       83.0
   66   1   7   0 36.765  73.53    0.389    3.76    4       49.7       71.3
   67   2   3   3 36.813  73.625   0.389    3.76    8        0.3        0.0
   68   2   6   0 36.99   73.98    0.391    3.72    4        1.2        0.0
   69   2   5   2 37.31   74.619   0.393    3.66    8        4.8        1.3
   70   1   2   4 37.645  75.291   0.396    3.6     8        2.9        0.5
   71   1   5   3 37.782  75.564   0.398    3.58    8       19.8       21.6
   72   1   7   1 37.938  75.877   0.399    3.55    8       12.1        8.0
   73   3   2   2 37.946  75.892   0.399    3.55    8       40.7       90.3
   74   3   4   0 38.024  76.048   0.4      3.54    4       37.4       38.0
   75   2   6   1 38.161  76.321   0.401    3.52    8       11.9        7.7
   76   3   4   1 39.184  78.369   0.41     3.36    8        8.5        3.8
   77   2   4   3 39.576  79.152   0.414    3.31    8       14.7       11.0
   78   1   3   4 39.612  79.223   0.414    3.3     8       36.7       68.3
   79   3   3   2 39.908  79.816   0.416    3.27    8        9.6        4.6
   80   0   6   3 40.322  80.645   0.42     3.22    4       29.0       20.7
   81   0   4   4 40.577  81.153   0.422    3.19    4       22.7       12.6
   82   0   8   0 40.883  81.765   0.425    3.15    2       15.9        3.1
   83   2   0   4 41.384  82.767   0.429    3.1     4       14.3        4.8
   84   1   7   2 41.395  82.79    0.429    3.1     8        0.9        0.0
   85   3   5   0 41.536  83.072   0.43     3.08    4       16.0        6.1
   86   2   6   2 41.612  83.225   0.431    3.08    8        6.6        2.1
   87   2   1   4 41.77   83.54    0.432    3.06    8        7.5        2.6
   88   0   8   1 42.023  84.046   0.435    3.04    4       11.7        3.2
   89   1   6   3 42.072  84.144   0.435    3.03    8        5.8        1.6
   90   2   7   0 42.074  84.149   0.435    3.03    4        6.4        1.0
   91   3   0   3 42.136  84.273   0.435    3.03    4        5.4        0.7
   92   1   4   4 42.324  84.648   0.437    3.01    8       31.2       45.0
   93   3   1   3 42.522  85.043   0.439    2.99    8       18.4       15.5
   94   3   4   2 42.616  85.233   0.44     2.98    8        1.2        0.1
   95   1   8   0 42.628  85.256   0.44     2.98    4       27.7       17.5
   96   3   5   1 42.673  85.347   0.44     2.98    8       14.4        9.5
   97   2   2   4 42.926  85.851   0.442    2.96    8        0.2        0.0
   98   2   5   3 43.058  86.117   0.443    2.95    8       10.0        4.5
   99   2   7   1 43.21   86.42    0.444    2.94    8        4.6        1.0
  100   3   2   3 43.675  87.349   0.448    2.91    8        1.5        0.1
  101   1   8   1 43.762  87.524   0.449    2.9     8        8.7        3.4
  102   4   0   0 44.093  88.186   0.452    2.88    2       79.2       69.2
  103   4   1   0 44.477  88.954   0.455    2.86    4        0.2        0.0
  104   2   3   4 44.845  89.69    0.458    2.84    8        5.7        1.4


  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   9.418  18.835  4.7075        34.8      4.6      4.7     5.6
    2   1   1   0  11.083  22.167  4.00696      395.1     51.8     53.6     5.6
    3   0   2   1  12.456  24.913  3.57114       12.4      1.6      1.7     5.6
    4   1   0   1  12.922  25.845  3.4444        19.8      2.6      2.7     5.6
    5   1   1   1  13.776  27.552  3.23473      750.5     98.3    101.4     5.6
    6   1   2   0  13.817  27.634  3.22535       15.8      2.1      2.1     5.6
    7   1   2   1  16.087  32.175  2.77977       16.0      2.1      2.1     5.6
    8   0   0   2  16.324  32.648  2.7405         7.7      1.0      1.0     5.6
    9   1   3   0  17.508  35.016  2.56046      445.0     58.3     59.8     5.7
   10   0   2   2  18.98   37.959  2.3684        78.9     10.3     10.6     5.7
   11   0   4   0  19.102  38.205  2.35375       24.0      3.1      3.2     5.7
   12   1   3   1  19.393  38.786  2.31981      262.6     34.4     35.1     5.7
   13   1   1   2  19.909  39.818  2.26205      390.6     51.2     52.2     5.7
   14   0   4   1  20.864  41.729  2.16276       27.7      3.6      3.7     5.7
   15   2   1   0  20.941  41.882  2.15521       16.4      2.1      2.2     5.7
   16   1   2   2  21.644  43.287  2.08843      725.1     95.0     96.6     5.7
   17   1   4   0  21.754  43.507  2.07837      371.4     48.7     49.5     5.7
   18   2   1   1  22.584  45.168  2.00572       30.8      4.0      4.1     5.7
   19   2   2   1  24.164  48.328  1.88171       12.6      1.6      1.7     5.7
   20   1   3   2  24.312  48.625  1.87093       57.0      7.5      7.5     5.7
   21   1   5   0  26.393  52.786  1.73283        8.6      1.1      1.1     5.8
   22   1   1   3  27.605  55.209  1.66235       99.3     13.0     13.0     5.8
   23   1   5   1  27.788  55.577  1.65222       61.1      8.0      8.0     5.8
   24   2   2   2  28.441  56.882  1.61737      763.3    100.0    100.0     5.8
   25   2   4   0  28.531  57.063  1.61268      326.0     42.7     42.7     5.8
   26   1   2   3  28.983  57.966  1.58968        9.2      1.2      1.2     5.8
   27   2   4   1  29.86   59.721  1.5471        60.8      8.0      7.9     5.8
   28   0   6   1  30.704  61.408  1.50856       62.2      8.1      8.1     5.8
   29   1   3   3  31.194  62.388  1.48721       63.5      8.3      8.3     5.8
   30   1   5   2  31.731  63.462  1.46461      157.7     20.7     20.5     5.9
   31   3   1   0  31.887  63.774  1.45819       13.6      1.8      1.8     5.9
   32   0   4   3  32.257  64.514  1.44324       20.4      2.7      2.6     5.9
   33   3   1   1  33.135  66.271  1.40917       33.9      4.4      4.4     5.9
   34   2   4   2  33.656  67.312  1.38988       10.9      1.4      1.4     5.9
   35   2   5   1  33.717  67.435  1.38765        9.8      1.3      1.3     5.9
   36   0   0   4  34.204  68.409  1.37025      199.5     26.1     25.7     5.9
   37   0   6   2  34.448  68.896  1.36174      309.5     40.5     39.8     5.9
   38   3   3   0  35.219  70.438  1.33565       43.1      5.6      5.5     5.9
   39   3   3   1  36.412  72.823  1.29768       74.5      9.8      9.5     6.0
   40   1   1   4  36.449  72.898  1.29654       22.5      2.9      2.9     6.0
   41   3   1   2  36.753  73.506  1.2873       154.2     20.2     19.7     6.0
   42   1   5   3  37.782  75.564  1.25727       21.6      2.8      2.7     6.0
   43   3   2   2  37.946  75.892  1.25265       98.3     12.9     12.5     6.0
   44   3   4   0  38.024  76.048  1.25047       38.0      5.0      4.8     6.0
   45   2   6   1  38.161  76.321  1.24667        7.7      1.0      1.0     6.0
   46   2   4   3  39.576  79.152  1.20904       11.0      1.4      1.4     6.0
   47   1   3   4  39.612  79.223  1.20813       68.3      8.9      8.6     6.0
   48   0   6   3  40.322  80.645  1.19038       20.7      2.7      2.6     6.1
   49   0   4   4  40.577  81.153  1.1842        12.6      1.6      1.6     6.1
   50   1   4   4  42.324  84.648  1.144         45.0      5.9      5.6     6.1
   51   3   1   3  42.522  85.043  1.13969       15.5      2.0      1.9     6.1
   52   1   8   0  42.628  85.256  1.13739       17.5      2.3      2.2     6.1
   53   3   5   1  42.673  85.347  1.13641        9.5      1.2      1.2     6.1
   54   4   0   0  44.093  88.186  1.107         69.2      9.1      8.5     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)