Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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INDIALITE

8, syn, Co-analogue

Co(2)Al(4)Si(5)O(18)


Hexagonal  P 6/mcc  Z = 2

R =0.064

13 .3 .1902

Ref.Str.:

         K. Knorr, M. Meschke, B. Winkler (1999)

         * Phys. Chem. Minerals, 26, 521-529

Reserv: In original - cordierite.

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   9.841    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.841    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   9.372    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   786.03

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   236.73

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

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

   1 0.3333  0.6667  0.25     0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   2 0.5     0.5     0.25     0.0    Al    = 0.67, Si    = 0.33
   3 0.367   0.262   0.0      0.0    Al    = 0.33, Si    = 0.67
   4 0.4809  0.3462  0.1433   0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2273  0.3038  0.0      0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.25  
     2       2     0.5        0.5        0.25  
     3       3     0.367      0.262      0.0   
     4       4     0.4809     0.3462     0.1433
     5       5     0.2273     0.3038     0.0   
     6       2     0.5        0.0        0.25  
     7       2     0.0        0.5        0.25  
     8       3     0.738      0.105      0.0   
     9       3     0.895      0.633      0.0   
    10       4     0.6538     0.1347     0.1433
    11       4     0.8653     0.5191     0.1433
    12       5     0.6962     0.9235     0.0   
    13       5     0.0765     0.7727     0.0   
    14       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.25  
    15       3     0.633      0.738      0.0   
    16       4     0.5191     0.6538     0.1433
    17       5     0.7727     0.6962     0.0   
    18       3     0.262      0.895      0.0   
    19       3     0.105      0.367      0.0   
    20       4     0.3462     0.8653     0.1433
    21       4     0.1347     0.4809     0.1433
    22       5     0.3038     0.0765     0.0   
    23       5     0.9235     0.2273     0.0   
    24       1     0.3333     0.6666     0.75  
    25       2     0.5        0.0        0.75  
    26       3     0.367      0.105      0.5   
    27       4     0.4809     0.1347     0.6433
    28       5     0.2273     0.9235     0.5   
    29       2     0.5        0.5        0.75  
    30       2     0.0        0.5        0.75  
    31       3     0.738      0.633      0.5   
    32       3     0.895      0.262      0.5   
    33       4     0.6538     0.5191     0.6433
    34       4     0.8653     0.3462     0.6433
    35       5     0.6962     0.7727     0.5   
    36       5     0.0765     0.3038     0.5   
    37       1     0.6667     0.3334     0.75  
    38       3     0.633      0.895      0.5   
    39       4     0.5191     0.8653     0.6433
    40       5     0.7727     0.0765     0.5   
    41       3     0.262      0.367      0.5   
    42       3     0.105      0.738      0.5   
    43       4     0.3462     0.4809     0.6433
    44       4     0.1347     0.6538     0.6433
    45       5     0.3038     0.2273     0.5   
    46       5     0.9235     0.6962     0.5   
    47       4     0.4809     0.3462     0.8567
    48       4     0.6538     0.1347     0.8567
    49       4     0.8653     0.5191     0.8567
    50       4     0.5191     0.6538     0.8567
    51       4     0.3462     0.8653     0.8567
    52       4     0.1347     0.4809     0.8567
    53       4     0.4809     0.1347     0.3567
    54       4     0.6538     0.5191     0.3567
    55       4     0.8653     0.3462     0.3567
    56       4     0.5191     0.8653     0.3567
    57       4     0.3462     0.4809     0.3567
    58       4     0.1347     0.6538     0.3567


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      2.47

MU (1/cm) =      80.013    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     32.385

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

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

    1    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.1428       4
                                                 2.142        4
                                                 2.1423       4
                                                 2.1423       4
                                                 2.1429       4
                                                 2.142        4
    2   Al   ,Si             2.316        4
                                                 1.744        4
                                                 1.744        4
                                                 1.744        4
                                                 1.744        4
    3   Al   ,Si             2.316        4
                                                 1.6787       4
                                                 1.6201       5
                                                 1.6074       5
                                                 1.6787       4
    4    O                   3.264        7
                                                 2.6767       5
                                                 2.8577       4
                                                 2.6943       5
                                                 2.686        4
                                                 2.8865       4
                                                 2.6259       4
                                                 3.0448       4
    5    O                   3.264        6
                                                 2.6767       4
                                                 2.6945       4
                                                 2.6933       5
                                                 2.6935       5
                                                 2.6767       4
                                                 2.6945       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   0   0  5.186  10.371   0.059  241.86    6       80.5     1523.6
    2   1   1   0  9.006  18.013   0.102   78.68    6       70.2      376.9
    3   0   0   2  9.461  18.922   0.107   71.09    2       78.2      140.7
    4   2   0   0 10.414  20.828   0.117   58.3     6        3.3        0.6
    5   1   0   2 10.812  21.624   0.122   53.93   12       75.7      600.0
    6   1   1   2 13.12   26.24    0.147   35.96   12       95.4      635.9
    7   2   1   0 13.835  27.67    0.155   32.14   12        6.4        2.6
    8   2   0   2 14.142  28.284   0.159   30.67   12      114.1      774.9
    9   2   1   1 14.647  29.293   0.164   28.46   24       95.4     1005.9
   10   3   0   0 15.732  31.465   0.176   24.41    6       18.1        7.8
   11   2   1   2 16.868  33.737   0.188   20.99   24       55.2      248.9
   12   2   2   0 18.246  36.491   0.203   17.68    6       67.0       77.0
   13   3   0   2 18.486  36.973   0.206   17.18   12       28.6       27.3
   14   3   1   0 19.019  38.037   0.212   16.14   12        9.2        2.6
   15   0   0   4 19.193  38.387   0.213   15.82    2      153.5      120.6
   16   3   1   1 19.638  39.276   0.218   15.03   24       19.1       21.2
   17   1   0   4 19.935  39.87    0.221   14.54   12       15.0        6.4
   18   2   1   3 20.089  40.178   0.223   14.29   24       28.0       43.5
   19   2   2   2 20.709  41.418   0.23    13.36   12       43.8       49.7
   20   4   0   0 21.194  42.388   0.235   12.68    6       15.2        2.8
   21   1   1   4 21.354  42.708   0.236   12.47   12       46.8       53.0
   22   3   1   2 21.407  42.813   0.237   12.4    24       55.4      147.7
   23   2   0   4 22.035  44.07    0.244   11.62   12       34.4       26.8
   24   3   2   0 23.201  46.403   0.256   10.34   12       55.7       62.4
   25   4   0   2 23.4    46.799   0.258   10.15   12       47.4       44.2
   26   3   2   1 23.731  47.462   0.261    9.83   24       21.9       18.3
   27   2   1   4 23.987  47.974   0.264    9.59   24       27.8       28.7
   28   3   1   3 24.12   48.239   0.265    9.47   24       65.6      158.3
   29   4   1   0 24.468  48.935   0.269    9.17   12       60.3       64.7
   30   4   1   1 24.977  49.954   0.274    8.75   24       45.5       70.2
   31   3   0   4 25.223  50.447   0.277    8.56   12       71.8       85.7
   32   3   2   2 25.27   50.54    0.277    8.52   24        2.7        0.2
   33   4   1   2 26.462  52.924   0.289    7.67   24       31.3       29.3
   34   5   0   0 26.866  53.732   0.293    7.41    6      126.5      115.1
   35   2   2   4 27.0    54.0     0.295    7.33   12      148.8      315.3
   36   3   1   4 27.574  55.149   0.3      6.98   24       24.1       15.8
   37   3   2   3 27.695  55.39    0.302    6.92   24       30.1       24.3
   38   3   3   0 28.011  56.021   0.305    6.74    6       76.5       38.3
   39   2   1   5 28.389  56.778   0.309    6.54   24       24.2       14.9
   40   4   2   0 28.571  57.143   0.31     6.44   12       61.6       47.4
   41   5   0   2 28.743  57.485   0.312    6.36   12        3.7        0.2
   42   4   1   3 28.817  57.634   0.313    6.32   24       69.0      116.8
   43   4   2   1 29.03   58.06    0.315    6.22   24        0.2        0.0
   44   4   0   4 29.252  58.504   0.317    6.11   12       38.5       17.6
   45   0   0   6 29.547  59.094   0.32     5.97    2      126.1       30.7
   46   3   3   2 29.839  59.679   0.323    5.84   12       58.9       39.4
   47   1   0   6 30.089  60.179   0.325    5.74   12       25.1        7.0
   48   5   1   0 30.213  60.427   0.327    5.68   12       20.8        4.8
   49   4   2   2 30.379  60.757   0.328    5.61   24        6.9        1.1
   50   5   1   1 30.656  61.313   0.331    5.5    24       19.6        8.2
   51   3   2   4 30.872  61.743   0.333    5.42   24       69.0      100.1
   52   1   1   6 31.157  62.314   0.336    5.31   12       66.3       45.3
   53   3   1   5 31.633  63.266   0.34     5.13   24       30.3       18.3
   54   2   0   6 31.683  63.367   0.341    5.12   12       66.8       44.3
   55   4   1   4 31.924  63.848   0.343    5.03   24       28.9       16.4
   56   5   1   2 31.964  63.928   0.344    5.02   24       65.5       83.6
   57   4   2   3 32.553  65.105   0.349    4.82   24       30.8       17.7
   58   6   0   0 32.84   65.679   0.352    4.73    6       73.2       24.6
   59   2   1   6 33.234  66.468   0.356    4.61   24       55.6       55.5
   60   4   3   0 33.351  66.702   0.357    4.58   12       21.7        4.2
   61   4   3   1 33.771  67.542   0.361    4.46   24        2.1        0.1
   62   5   0   4 33.976  67.951   0.363    4.41   12       35.1       10.6
   63   5   1   3 34.082  68.164   0.364    4.38   24        0.7        0.0
   64   3   0   6 34.247  68.494   0.365    4.33   12        1.2        0.0
   65   5   2   0 34.363  68.726   0.366    4.3    12       72.9       44.4
   66   6   0   2 34.517  69.034   0.368    4.26   12      139.3      160.8
   67   3   2   5 34.7    69.401   0.37     4.22   24       21.4        7.5
   68   5   2   1 34.777  69.554   0.37     4.2    24       68.1       75.6
   69   3   3   4 34.979  69.957   0.372    4.15   12       10.6        0.9
   70   4   3   2 35.017  70.034   0.372    4.14   24        3.0        0.1
   71   4   2   4 35.475  70.951   0.377    4.03   24       74.2       86.2
   72   4   1   5 35.694  71.388   0.379    3.99   24       50.2       39.0
   73   2   2   6 35.742  71.483   0.379    3.97   12       69.1       36.8
   74   5   2   2 36.007  72.013   0.382    3.92   24       57.4       50.2
   75   3   1   6 36.234  72.468   0.384    3.87   24       51.4       39.8
   76   6   1   0 36.347  72.693   0.385    3.85   12       37.0       10.2
   77   6   1   1 36.751  73.502   0.388    3.77   24        1.5        0.0
   78   5   1   4 36.948  73.897   0.39     3.73   24       18.5        4.9
   79   4   3   3 37.051  74.102   0.391    3.71   24       74.8       80.5
   80   4   0   6 37.695  75.39    0.397    3.6    12       61.0       26.0
   81   6   1   2 37.955  75.91    0.399    3.55   24       19.5        5.3
   82   5   2   3 38.02   76.04    0.4      3.54   24       45.8       28.9
   83   2   1   7 38.539  77.077   0.404    3.46   24       75.2       75.9
   84   4   4   0 38.769  77.538   0.406    3.42    6        9.5        0.3
   85   4   2   5 39.091  78.183   0.409    3.38   24       16.6        3.6
   86   3   2   6 39.137  78.275   0.41     3.37   24        4.4        0.2
   87   5   3   0 39.247  78.495   0.411    3.35   12       34.4        7.7
   88   7   0   0 39.247  78.495   0.411    3.35    6       68.8       15.4
   89   6   0   4 39.358  78.715   0.412    3.34   12       26.3        4.5
   90   5   3   1 39.642  79.284   0.414    3.3    24        8.7        1.0
   91   4   3   4 39.834  79.668   0.416    3.28   24       64.8       53.4
   92   6   1   3 39.935  79.869   0.417    3.26   24       32.6       13.5
   93   4   1   6 40.09   80.181   0.418    3.24   24        5.7        0.4
   94   4   4   2 40.346  80.691   0.42     3.21   12      100.9       63.5
   95   5   1   5 40.519  81.038   0.422    3.19   24        8.7        0.9
   96   6   2   0 40.674  81.347   0.423    3.17   12       47.2       13.8
   97   5   2   4 40.783  81.566   0.424    3.16   24       79.3       77.2
   98   5   3   2 40.819  81.639   0.424    3.16   24       25.2        7.8
   99   7   0   2 40.819  81.639   0.424    3.16   12        2.3        0.0
  100   6   2   1 41.065  82.129   0.426    3.13   24       22.4        6.1
  101   0   0   8 41.111  82.221   0.427    3.13    2      225.3       51.4
  102   3   1   7 41.392  82.784   0.429    3.1    24        8.5        0.9
  103   1   0   8 41.583  83.165   0.431    3.08   12       28.8        5.0
  104   5   0   6 41.981  83.962   0.434    3.04   12       30.1        5.4
  105   6   2   2 42.234  84.468   0.436    3.02   24       37.4       16.4
  106   1   1   8 42.524  85.047   0.439    2.99   12       33.9        6.7
  107   6   1   4 42.668  85.336   0.44     2.98   24       32.0       11.9
  108   5   3   3 42.767  85.534   0.441    2.97   24        5.5        0.3
  109   3   3   6 42.921  85.841   0.442    2.96   12       67.8       26.4
  110   2   0   8 42.993  85.986   0.443    2.95   12        0.8        0.0
  111   7   1   0 43.029  86.057   0.443    2.95   12       17.4        1.7
  112   4   3   5 43.345  86.689   0.446    2.93   24       35.9       14.7
  113   4   2   6 43.39   86.779   0.446    2.93   24        0.2        0.0
  114   7   1   1 43.416  86.833   0.446    2.92   24       38.7       17.0
  115   6   2   3 44.173  88.347   0.452    2.87   24       22.3        5.5
  116   3   2   7 44.21   88.419   0.453    2.87   24       12.4        1.7
  117   5   2   5 44.281  88.563   0.453    2.87   24       49.5       27.3
  118   2   1   8 44.399  88.798   0.454    2.86   24        2.1        0.0
  119   7   1   2 44.578  89.157   0.456    2.85   24        5.6        0.4
  120   5   1   6 44.795  89.589   0.457    2.84   24       41.9       19.3
  121   5   4   0 44.902  89.805   0.458    2.83   12       15.3        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   1   0   0   5.186  10.371  8.52256     1523.6    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   1   1   0   9.006  18.013  4.9205       376.9     24.7     24.6     5.6
    3   0   0   2   9.461  18.922  4.686        140.7      9.2      9.2     5.6
    4   1   0   2  10.812  21.624  4.10623      600.0     39.4     39.1     5.6
    5   1   1   2  13.12   26.24   3.39338      635.9     41.7     41.3     5.6
    6   2   0   2  14.142  28.284  3.15266      774.9     50.9     50.2     5.6
    7   2   1   1  14.647  29.293  3.04631     1005.9     66.0     65.2     5.6
    8   2   1   2  16.868  33.737  2.65453      248.9     16.3     16.1     5.7
    9   2   2   0  18.246  36.491  2.46025       77.0      5.1      5.0     5.7
   10   3   0   2  18.486  36.973  2.42929       27.3      1.8      1.8     5.7
   11   0   0   4  19.193  38.387  2.343        120.6      7.9      7.8     5.7
   12   3   1   1  19.638  39.276  2.29196       21.2      1.4      1.4     5.7
   13   2   1   3  20.089  40.178  2.24259       43.5      2.9      2.8     5.7
   14   2   2   2  20.709  41.418  2.17828       49.7      3.3      3.2     5.7
   15   1   1   4  21.354  42.708  2.11542       53.0      3.5      3.4     5.7
   16   3   1   2  21.407  42.813  2.11044      147.7      9.7      9.4     5.7
   17   2   0   4  22.035  44.07   2.05312       26.8      1.8      1.7     5.7
   18   3   2   0  23.201  46.403  1.95521       62.4      4.1      4.0     5.7
   19   4   0   2  23.4    46.799  1.93956       44.2      2.9      2.8     5.7
   20   3   2   1  23.731  47.462  1.914         18.3      1.2      1.2     5.7
   21   2   1   4  23.987  47.974  1.89479       28.7      1.9      1.8     5.7
   22   3   1   3  24.12   48.239  1.88496      158.3     10.4     10.1     5.7
   23   4   1   0  24.468  48.935  1.85977       64.7      4.2      4.1     5.7
   24   4   1   1  24.977  49.954  1.8242        70.2      4.6      4.5     5.7
   25   3   0   4  25.223  50.447  1.80755       85.7      5.6      5.4     5.8
   26   4   1   2  26.462  52.924  1.72861       29.3      1.9      1.8     5.8
   27   5   0   0  26.866  53.732  1.70451      115.1      7.6      7.3     5.8
   28   2   2   4  27.0    54.0    1.69669      315.3     20.7     19.9     5.8
   29   3   1   4  27.574  55.149  1.66403       15.8      1.0      1.0     5.8
   30   3   2   3  27.695  55.39   1.65737       24.3      1.6      1.5     5.8
   31   3   3   0  28.011  56.021  1.64017       38.3      2.5      2.4     5.8
   32   4   2   0  28.571  57.143  1.61061       47.4      3.1      3.0     5.8
   33   4   1   3  28.817  57.634  1.59803      116.8      7.7      7.3     5.8
   34   4   0   4  29.252  58.504  1.57633       17.6      1.2      1.1     5.8
   35   0   0   6  29.547  59.094  1.562         30.7      2.0      1.9     5.8
   36   3   3   2  29.839  59.679  1.54808       39.4      2.6      2.5     5.8
   37   3   2   4  30.872  61.743  1.50118      100.1      6.6      6.3     5.8
   38   1   1   6  31.157  62.314  1.48879       45.3      3.0      2.8     5.8
   39   3   1   5  31.633  63.266  1.46867       18.3      1.2      1.1     5.9
   40   2   0   6  31.683  63.367  1.46658       44.3      2.9      2.8     5.9
   41   4   1   4  31.924  63.848  1.45666       16.4      1.1      1.0     5.9
   42   5   1   2  31.964  63.928  1.45504       83.6      5.5      5.2     5.9
   43   4   2   3  32.553  65.105  1.43155       17.7      1.2      1.1     5.9
   44   6   0   0  32.84   65.679  1.42043       24.6      1.6      1.5     5.9
   45   2   1   6  33.234  66.468  1.40548       55.5      3.6      3.4     5.9
   46   5   2   0  34.363  68.726  1.3647        44.4      2.9      2.7     5.9
   47   6   0   2  34.517  69.034  1.35935      160.8     10.6      9.9     5.9
   48   5   2   1  34.777  69.554  1.35046       75.6      5.0      4.7     5.9
   49   4   2   4  35.475  70.951  1.32726       86.2      5.7      5.3     5.9
   50   4   1   5  35.694  71.388  1.3202        39.0      2.6      2.4     5.9
   51   2   2   6  35.742  71.483  1.31868       36.8      2.4      2.3     5.9
   52   5   2   2  36.007  72.013  1.31027       50.2      3.3      3.1     5.9
   53   3   1   6  36.234  72.468  1.30317       39.8      2.6      2.4     5.9
   54   4   3   3  37.051  74.102  1.27841       80.5      5.3      4.9     6.0
   55   4   0   6  37.695  75.39   1.25974       26.0      1.7      1.6     6.0
   56   5   2   3  38.02   76.04   1.25058       28.9      1.9      1.8     6.0
   57   2   1   7  38.539  77.077  1.23632       75.9      5.0      4.6     6.0
   58   7   0   0  39.247  78.495  1.21751       23.1      1.5      1.4     6.0
   59   4   3   4  39.834  79.668  1.2025        53.4      3.5      3.2     6.0
   60   4   4   2  40.346  80.691  1.18981       63.5      4.2      3.8     6.1
   61   5   2   4  40.783  81.566  1.17925       77.2      5.1      4.6     6.1
   62   0   0   8  41.111  82.221  1.1715        51.4      3.4      3.1     6.1
   63   6   2   2  42.234  84.468  1.14598       16.4      1.1      1.0     6.1
   64   3   3   6  42.921  85.841  1.13113       26.4      1.7      1.6     6.1
   65   7   1   1  43.416  86.833  1.12074       17.0      1.1      1.0     6.1
   66   5   2   5  44.281  88.563  1.10326       27.3      1.8      1.6     6.2
   67   5   1   6  44.795  89.589  1.09327       19.3      1.3      1.1     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)