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

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CONGOLITE

2, syn, f-boracite

Fe(3)B(7)O(13)Cl


Hexagonal  R 3c  Z = 6

R3c

2 .4 .15

Ref.Str.:

         Mendoza-Alvarez M.E., Yvon K., Depmeier W., Schmid H. (1985)

         * Acta Cryst., C41, 1551-1552

         L: $Fe3 B7 O13 Cl1$

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   8.6231   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   8.6231   beta  =   90.0 
             c =  21.0503   gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1355.55

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   136.08

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

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

   1 0.1473  0.2964  0.327    0.0    Fe    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.2663   0.0    Cl    = 1.00
   3 0.1636  0.8345  0.0826   0.0    B     = 1.00
   4 0.1002  0.8973  0.9711   0.0    B     = 1.00
   5 0.0     0.0     0.1018   0.0    B     = 1.00
   6 0.0     0.0     0.9879   0.0    O     = 1.00
   7 0.8407  0.9992  0.1051   0.0    O     = 1.00
   8 0.2888  0.2591  0.9628   0.0    O     = 1.00
   9 0.2003  0.9769  0.9121   0.0    O     = 1.00
  10 0.6955  0.7754  0.0212   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.1473     0.2964     0.327 
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.2663
     3       3     0.1636     0.8345     0.0826
     4       4     0.1002     0.8973     0.9711
     5       5     0.0        0.0        0.1018
     6       6     0.0        0.0        0.9879
     7       7     0.8407     0.9992     0.1051
     8       8     0.2888     0.2591     0.9628
     9       9     0.2003     0.9769     0.9121
    10      10     0.6955     0.7754     0.0212
    11       1     0.7036     0.8508     0.327 
    12       1     0.1492     0.8527     0.327 
    13       3     0.1655     0.3291     0.0826
    14       3     0.6709     0.8364     0.0826
    15       4     0.1027     0.2029     0.9711
    16       4     0.7971     0.8998     0.9711
    17       7     0.0008     0.8415     0.1051
    18       7     0.1585     0.1593     0.1051
    19       8     0.7409     0.0297     0.9628
    20       8     0.9703     0.7112     0.9628
    21       9     0.0231     0.2234     0.9121
    22       9     0.7766     0.7997     0.9121
    23      10     0.2246     0.9201     0.0212
    24      10     0.0799     0.3045     0.0212
    25       1     0.3702     0.1842     0.6603
    26       1     0.4825     0.5194     0.9937
    27       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.5996
    28       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.933 
    29       3     0.8322     0.6624     0.4159
    30       3     0.0042     0.5031     0.7493
    31       4     0.7694     0.5362     0.3044
    32       4     0.1304     0.5665     0.6377
    33       5     0.6667     0.3333     0.4351
    34       5     0.3333     0.6667     0.7685
    35       6     0.6667     0.3333     0.3212
    36       6     0.3333     0.6667     0.6545
    37       7     0.6675     0.1748     0.4384
    38       7     0.4918     0.826      0.7718
    39       8     0.4076     0.363      0.2961
    40       8     0.3036     0.3779     0.6295
    41       9     0.6898     0.5567     0.2454
    42       9     0.1099     0.4664     0.5788
    43      10     0.8913     0.2534     0.3545
    44      10     0.4132     0.9712     0.6878
    45       1     0.8158     0.1861     0.6603
    46       1     0.4806     0.9631     0.9937
    47       1     0.8139     0.6298     0.6603
    48       1     0.0369     0.5175     0.9937
    49       3     0.3376     0.1697     0.4159
    50       3     0.4969     0.5012     0.7493
    51       3     0.8303     0.1678     0.4159
    52       3     0.4988     0.9957     0.7493
    53       4     0.4638     0.2331     0.3044
    54       4     0.4335     0.564      0.6377
    55       4     0.7669     0.2306     0.3044
    56       4     0.436      0.8695     0.6377
    57       7     0.8252     0.4926     0.4384
    58       7     0.174      0.6659     0.7718
    59       7     0.5074     0.3325     0.4384
    60       7     0.3341     0.5082     0.7718
    61       8     0.637      0.0445     0.2961
    62       8     0.6221     0.9258     0.6295
    63       8     0.9555     0.5924     0.2961
    64       8     0.0742     0.6963     0.6295
    65       9     0.4433     0.133      0.2454
    66       9     0.5336     0.6436     0.5788
    67       9     0.867      0.3102     0.2454
    68       9     0.3564     0.89       0.5788
    69      10     0.7466     0.6378     0.3545
    70      10     0.0288     0.4421     0.6878
    71      10     0.3622     0.1087     0.3545
    72      10     0.5579     0.5867     0.6878
    73       1     0.1473     0.8508     0.827 
    74       2     0.0        0.0        0.7663
    75       3     0.1636     0.3291     0.5826
    76       4     0.1002     0.2029     0.4711
    77       5     0.0        0.0        0.6018
    78       6     0.0        0.0        0.4878
    79       7     0.8407     0.8415     0.6051
    80       8     0.2888     0.0297     0.4628
    81       9     0.2003     0.2234     0.4121
    82      10     0.6955     0.9201     0.5212
    83       1     0.7036     0.8527     0.827 
    84       1     0.1492     0.2964     0.827 
    85       3     0.1655     0.8364     0.5826
    86       3     0.6709     0.8345     0.5826
    87       4     0.1027     0.8998     0.4711
    88       4     0.7971     0.8973     0.4711
    89       7     0.0008     0.1593     0.6051
    90       7     0.1585     0.9992     0.6051
    91       8     0.7409     0.7112     0.4628
    92       8     0.9703     0.2591     0.4628
    93       9     0.0231     0.7997     0.4121
    94       9     0.7766     0.9769     0.4121
    95      10     0.2246     0.3045     0.5212
    96      10     0.0799     0.7754     0.5212
    97       1     0.3702     0.1861     0.1603
    98       1     0.4825     0.9631     0.4937
    99       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.0996
   100       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.433 
   101       3     0.8322     0.1697     0.9159
   102       3     0.0042     0.5012     0.2493
   103       4     0.7694     0.2331     0.8044
   104       4     0.1304     0.564      0.1377
   105       5     0.6667     0.3333     0.9351
   106       5     0.3333     0.6667     0.2685
   107       6     0.6667     0.3333     0.8212
   108       6     0.3333     0.6667     0.1545
   109       7     0.6675     0.4926     0.9384
   110       7     0.4918     0.6659     0.2717
   111       8     0.4076     0.0445     0.7961
   112       8     0.3036     0.9258     0.1295
   113       9     0.6898     0.133      0.7454
   114       9     0.1099     0.6436     0.0788
   115      10     0.8913     0.6378     0.8545
   116      10     0.4132     0.4421     0.1878
   117       1     0.8158     0.6298     0.1603
   118       1     0.4806     0.5175     0.4937
   119       1     0.8139     0.1842     0.1603
   120       1     0.0369     0.5194     0.4937
   121       3     0.3376     0.1678     0.9159
   122       3     0.4969     0.9958     0.2493
   123       3     0.8303     0.6624     0.9159
   124       3     0.4988     0.5031     0.2493
   125       4     0.4638     0.2306     0.8044
   126       4     0.4335     0.8696     0.1377
   127       4     0.7669     0.5362     0.8044
   128       4     0.436      0.5665     0.1377
   129       7     0.8252     0.3325     0.9384
   130       7     0.174      0.5082     0.2717
   131       7     0.5074     0.1748     0.9384
   132       7     0.3341     0.826      0.2717
   133       8     0.637      0.5924     0.7961
   134       8     0.6221     0.6964     0.1295
   135       8     0.9555     0.363      0.7961
   136       8     0.0742     0.3779     0.1295
   137       9     0.4433     0.3102     0.7454
   138       9     0.5336     0.8901     0.0788
   139       9     0.867      0.5567     0.7454
   140       9     0.3564     0.4664     0.0788
   141      10     0.7466     0.1087     0.8545
   142      10     0.0288     0.5868     0.1878
   143      10     0.3622     0.2534     0.8545
   144      10     0.5579     0.9712     0.1878


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.58

MU (1/cm) =     136.157    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     38.079

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

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

    1    Fe                  3.132        7
                                                 2.5559       2
                                                 2.1215       8
                                                 2.1279      10
                                                 3.0154       9
                                                 3.0638      10
                                                 2.0257       9
                                                 2.0781       7
    2    Cl                  4.344       24
                                                 3.6597       7
                                                 3.6597       7
                                                 3.6597       7
                                                 3.3976       8
                                                 3.4256       9
                                                 3.3395      10
                                                 3.3976       8
                                                 3.3975       8
                                                 3.4255       9
                                                 3.4256       9
                                                 3.3394      10
                                                 3.3394      10
                                                 3.576        9
                                                 3.576        9
                                                 3.576        9
                                                 3.8589       7
                                                 4.1519       8
                                                 4.0464      10
                                                 3.8588       7
                                                 3.8587       7
                                                 4.152        8
                                                 4.152        8
                                                 4.0464      10
                                                 4.0465      10
    3    B                   2.412        4
                                                 1.5109       7
                                                 1.451       10
                                                 1.449        8
                                                 1.4729       9
    4    B                   2.412        4
                                                 1.556        6
                                                 1.4707       9
                                                 1.4361       8
                                                 1.4464      10
    5    B                   2.412        4
                                                 2.3987       6
                                                 1.372        7
                                                 1.3721       7
                                                 1.372        7
    6    O                   3.804       12
                                                 2.8228       7
                                                 2.4306       8
                                                 2.4308       9
                                                 2.4601      10
                                                 2.8228       7
                                                 2.8228       7
                                                 2.4305       8
                                                 2.4306       8
                                                 2.4308       9
                                                 2.4308       9
                                                 2.4602      10
                                                 2.4601      10
    7    O                   3.804       11
                                                 3.6597       2
                                                 2.8228       6
                                                 2.4486      10
                                                 2.3734       7
                                                 2.3734       7
                                                 3.1635       8
                                                 2.9791      10
                                                 2.3902       8
                                                 2.8991       8
                                                 2.3901       9
                                                 2.9068      10
    8    O                   3.804       11
                                                 2.4306       6
                                                 2.4053       9
                                                 3.1635       7
                                                 2.4036       9
                                                 2.957       10
                                                 2.3692      10
                                                 3.3976       2
                                                 2.8991       7
                                                 2.3902       7
                                                 2.9072       9
                                                 2.3727      10
    9    O                   3.804       12
                                                 2.4308       6
                                                 2.4053       8
                                                 2.4036       8
                                                 3.1781       9
                                                 3.1781       9
                                                 2.3786      10
                                                 3.4255       2
                                                 3.576        2
                                                 2.9073       8
                                                 3.0543      10
                                                 2.3899       7
                                                 2.4033      10
   10    O                   3.804       11
                                                 2.4601       6
                                                 2.4486       7
                                                 2.9791       7
                                                 2.3692       8
                                                 2.957        8
                                                 2.3786       9
                                                 3.3396       2
                                                 2.9068       7
                                                 2.3725       8
                                                 2.4033       9
                                                 3.0542       9

  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   1   0  -2  8.445  16.89    0.082   89.79    6       69.1      140.1
    2   1   1   0 11.973  23.947   0.116   43.59    6       72.8       75.5
    3   1   0   4 12.001  24.002   0.116   43.38    6      135.6      260.3
    4   1   1   3 14.093  28.185   0.136   30.9    12        5.1        0.5
    5   2   0   2 14.725  29.45    0.142   28.14    6      198.1      360.6
    6   0   0   6 14.771  29.541   0.143   27.95    2      386.2      453.7
    7   2   0  -4 17.081  34.162   0.164   20.43    6      480.8     1541.8
    8   2   1   1 18.647  37.293   0.179   16.86   12        7.4        0.6
    9   2   1  -2 19.153  38.306   0.183   15.89   12      225.9      529.7
   10   1   1   6 19.189  38.379   0.184   15.82   12      173.8      312.1
   11   3   0   0 21.059  42.118   0.201   12.87    6      239.4      240.9
   12   2   1   4 21.076  42.151   0.201   12.84   12       35.9       10.8
   13   1   0  -8 21.126  42.252   0.201   12.77    6       51.7       11.1
   14   2   1  -5 22.428  44.856   0.213   11.17   12       27.2        5.4
   15   2   2   0 24.514  49.028   0.232    9.13    6      358.5      383.1
   16   2   0   8 24.573  49.147   0.232    9.08    6      370.6      407.1
   17   3   1  -1 25.718  51.436   0.243    8.19   12      161.6      139.6
   18   2   2   3 25.725  51.45    0.243    8.18   12      148.3      117.4
   19   2   1   7 25.761  51.522   0.243    8.15   12      175.8      164.6
   20   1   1   9 25.79   51.58    0.243    8.13   12      154.8      127.3
   21   3   1   2 26.113  52.225   0.246    7.91   12       67.5       23.5
   22   3   0  -6 26.141  52.282   0.246    7.89    6      230.5      136.8
   23   3   0   6 26.141  52.282   0.246    7.89    6      130.7       44.0
   24   1   0  10 26.198  52.396   0.247    7.85    6       55.8        8.0
   25   3   1  -4 27.652  55.304   0.259    6.94   12       58.3       15.4
   26   2   1  -8 27.693  55.386   0.26     6.92   12      139.4       87.8
   27   3   1   5 28.77   57.539   0.269    6.34   12       17.4        1.3
   28   4   0  -2 29.116  58.232   0.272    6.17    6      261.0      137.4
   29   2   2   6 29.142  58.285   0.272    6.16   12      255.0      261.8
   30   2   0 -10 29.195  58.391   0.273    6.14    6      377.0      284.8
   31   4   0   4 30.554  61.109   0.284    5.54    6      402.4      293.1
   32   0   0  12 30.657  61.314   0.285    5.5     2      322.1       62.1
   33   3   2   1 31.588  63.177   0.293    5.15   12       26.3        2.3
   34   3   1  -7 31.626  63.253   0.293    5.14   12       11.4        0.4
   35   3   2  -2 31.935  63.87    0.296    5.03   12      244.1      195.6
   36   2   1  10 32.01   64.021   0.296    5.0    12      191.2      119.4
   37   4   1   0 33.29   66.58    0.307    4.6    12      131.3       51.8
   38   3   2   4 33.302  66.605   0.307    4.59   12      208.5      130.5
   39   3   1   8 33.339  66.678   0.307    4.58   12       22.5        1.5
   40   1   1  12 33.4    66.801   0.308    4.57   12       93.8       26.2
   41   4   1  -3 34.297  68.595   0.315    4.32   12       75.1       15.9
   42   4   1   3 34.297  68.595   0.315    4.32   12       16.0        0.7
   43   3   2  -5 34.309  68.619   0.315    4.32   12       72.8       14.9
   44   2   2   9 34.352  68.703   0.315    4.31   12       68.2       13.1
   45   2   1 -11 34.382  68.764   0.316    4.3    12       77.5       16.9
   46   4   0  -8 35.976  71.952   0.328    3.92    6      256.0       84.0
   47   3   2   7 36.932  73.865   0.336    3.73   12       20.5        1.0
   48   5   0   2 37.22   74.44    0.338    3.68    6      237.6       67.8
   49   4   1  -6 37.243  74.486   0.338    3.67   12      147.2       52.0
   50   4   1   6 37.243  74.486   0.338    3.67   12      179.8       77.6
   51   3   1 -10 37.29   74.58    0.339    3.67   12       92.8       20.6
   52   1   0 -14 37.36   74.72    0.339    3.65    6      183.6       40.2
   53   3   3   0 38.489  76.979   0.348    3.47    6       30.4        1.0
   54   5   0  -4 38.501  77.002   0.348    3.46    6      228.8       59.2
   55   3   2  -8 38.536  77.071   0.348    3.46   12      157.7       56.2
   56   3   0 -12 38.593  77.187   0.349    3.45    6      169.4       32.3
   57   3   0  12 38.593  77.187   0.349    3.45    6      199.7       44.9
   58   4   2  -1 39.436  78.872   0.355    3.33   12       56.5        6.9
   59   3   3   3 39.442  78.883   0.355    3.33   12       67.1        9.8
   60   3   1  11 39.522  79.044   0.356    3.32   12       67.7        9.9
   61   2   1  13 39.556  79.112   0.356    3.31   12       73.0       11.5
   62   4   2   2 39.752  79.504   0.357    3.29   12      117.7       29.7
   63   4   0  10 39.82   79.641   0.358    3.28    6      230.6       56.9
   64   2   0  14 39.889  79.778   0.358    3.27    6      282.8       85.4
   65   4   2  -4 41.01   82.019   0.367    3.14   12      253.5      131.7
   66   2   2  12 41.1    82.201   0.367    3.13   12      268.4      147.1
   67   5   1   1 41.931  83.862   0.374    3.04   12       35.7        2.5
   68   4   2   5 41.948  83.896   0.374    3.04   12       33.4        2.2
   69   4   1  -9 41.987  83.975   0.374    3.04   12       22.2        1.0
   70   4   1   9 41.987  83.975   0.374    3.04   12       56.1        6.3
   71   1   1  15 42.089  84.178   0.375    3.03   12       30.9        1.9
   72   5   1  -2 42.243  84.485   0.376    3.02   12       85.5       14.4
   73   3   3   6 42.265  84.531   0.376    3.01   12       75.6       11.2
   74   3   2  10 42.311  84.621   0.376    3.01   12       80.9       12.9
   75   2   1 -14 42.378  84.757   0.377    3.0    12       73.4       10.6
   76   5   1   4 43.488  86.975   0.385    2.92   12       61.1        7.1
   77   5   0   8 43.521  87.043   0.385    2.92    6      268.8       68.8
   78   1   0  16 43.657  87.313   0.386    2.91    6      155.3       22.9
   79   5   1  -5 44.419  88.839   0.391    2.86   12       61.7        7.1
   80   4   2  -7 44.436  88.873   0.391    2.86   12       56.2        5.9
   81   3   2 -11 44.487  88.974   0.392    2.86   12       78.6       11.5
   82   3   1 -13 44.521  89.041   0.392    2.85   12       64.6        7.8


  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   1   0   2   8.445  16.89   6.09051      140.1      9.1      9.2     5.6
    2   1   0   4  12.001  24.002  4.30175      335.8     21.8     22.0     5.6
    3   2   0   2  14.725  29.45   3.51903      360.6     23.4     23.5     5.6
    4   0   0   6  14.771  29.541  3.50838      453.7     29.4     29.5     5.6
    5   2   0   4  17.081  34.162  3.04526     1541.8    100.0    100.0     5.7
    6   2   1   2  19.153  38.306  2.72624      529.7     34.4     34.2     5.7
    7   1   1   6  19.189  38.379  2.72128      312.1     20.2     20.2     5.7
    8   3   0   0  21.059  42.118  2.48927      251.7     16.3     16.2     5.7
    9   2   2   0  24.514  49.028  2.15578      383.1     24.8     24.5     5.7
   10   2   0   8  24.573  49.147  2.15087      407.1     26.4     26.0     5.7
   11   3   1   1  25.718  51.436  2.06125      257.0     16.7     16.4     5.8
   12   2   1   7  25.761  51.522  2.05803      291.9     18.9     18.6     5.8
   13   3   0   6  26.141  52.282  2.03017      204.3     13.3     13.0     5.8
   14   2   1   8  27.693  55.386  1.92468       87.8      5.7      5.6     5.8
   15   2   2   6  29.142  58.285  1.83674      399.1     25.9     25.2     5.8
   16   2   0  10  29.195  58.391  1.8337       284.8     18.5     18.0     5.8
   17   4   0   4  30.554  61.109  1.75951      293.1     19.0     18.4     5.8
   18   0   0  12  30.657  61.314  1.75419       62.1      4.0      3.9     5.8
   19   3   2   2  31.935  63.87   1.69098      195.6     12.7     12.2     5.9
   20   2   1  10  32.01   64.021  1.68743      119.4      7.7      7.5     5.9
   21   3   2   4  33.302  66.605  1.62908      182.2     11.8     11.4     5.9
   22   1   1  12  33.4    66.801  1.62485       26.2      1.7      1.6     5.9
   23   4   1   3  34.297  68.595  1.58737       31.5      2.0      2.0     5.9
   24   2   1  11  34.382  68.764  1.58394       16.9      1.1      1.0     5.9
   25   4   0   8  35.976  71.952  1.52263       84.0      5.4      5.2     5.9
   26   4   1   6  37.243  74.486  1.47796      197.4     12.8     12.1     6.0
   27   3   1  10  37.29   74.58   1.47638       20.6      1.3      1.3     6.0
   28   1   0  14  37.36   74.72   1.47401       40.2      2.6      2.5     6.0
   29   5   0   4  38.501  77.002  1.43682       60.3      3.9      3.7     6.0
   30   3   2   8  38.536  77.071  1.43573       56.2      3.6      3.4     6.0
   31   3   0  12  38.593  77.187  1.43392       77.3      5.0      4.7     6.0
   32   3   3   3  39.442  78.883  1.40795       16.7      1.1      1.0     6.0
   33   4   2   2  39.752  79.504  1.39877       29.7      1.9      1.8     6.0
   34   4   0  10  39.82   79.641  1.39676       56.9      3.7      3.5     6.0
   35   2   0  14  39.889  79.778  1.39476       85.4      5.5      5.2     6.0
   36   4   2   4  41.01   82.019  1.36312      131.7      8.5      8.0     6.1
   37   2   2  12  41.1    82.201  1.36064      147.1      9.5      8.9     6.1
   38   5   1   2  42.243  84.485  1.3305        25.6      1.7      1.5     6.1
   39   5   0   8  43.521  87.043  1.2989        68.8      4.5      4.1     6.1
   40   1   0  16  43.657  87.313  1.29569       22.9      1.5      1.4     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)