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

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DIOPSIDE

83, t-diopside, Fe-analogue

Ca(Mg,Fe)(Si,Fe)(2)O(6)


Monoclinic  C 2/c  Z = 4

C2/c

17 .8 .1905

Ref.Str.:

         Redhammer G.J. (1998)

         * Eur. J. Mineral., 10, 439-452

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   9.8007   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   8.9002   beta  =  105.86
             c =   5.3214   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   446.51

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    67.24

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

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

   1 0.0     0.3038  0.25     0.41   Ca    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.9067  0.25     0.93   Mg    = 0.64, Fe    = 0.36
   3 0.2866  0.0939  0.226    0.43   Si    = 0.8 , Fe    = 0.2 
   4 0.1159  0.0891  0.1402   0.7    O     = 1.00
   5 0.3639  0.2546  0.3186   0.8    O     = 1.00
   6 0.353   0.0229  0.9953   1.1    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.3038     0.25  
     2       2     0.0        0.9067     0.25  
     3       3     0.2866     0.0939     0.226 
     4       4     0.1159     0.0891     0.1402
     5       5     0.3639     0.2546     0.3186
     6       6     0.353      0.0229     0.9953
     7       1     0.0        0.6962     0.75  
     8       2     0.0        0.0933     0.75  
     9       3     0.7134     0.9061     0.774 
    10       4     0.8841     0.9109     0.8598
    11       5     0.6361     0.7454     0.6814
    12       6     0.647      0.9771     0.0047
    13       3     0.2866     0.9061     0.726 
    14       4     0.1159     0.9109     0.6402
    15       5     0.3639     0.7454     0.8186
    16       6     0.353      0.9771     0.4953
    17       3     0.7134     0.0939     0.274 
    18       4     0.8841     0.0891     0.3598
    19       5     0.6361     0.2546     0.1814
    20       6     0.647      0.0229     0.5047
    21       1     0.5        0.1962     0.75  
    22       2     0.5        0.5933     0.75  
    23       3     0.7866     0.4061     0.726 
    24       4     0.6159     0.4109     0.6402
    25       5     0.8639     0.2454     0.8186
    26       6     0.853      0.4771     0.4953
    27       1     0.5        0.8038     0.25  
    28       2     0.5        0.4067     0.25  
    29       3     0.2134     0.5939     0.274 
    30       4     0.3841     0.5891     0.3598
    31       5     0.1361     0.7546     0.1814
    32       6     0.147      0.5229     0.5047
    33       3     0.7866     0.5939     0.226 
    34       4     0.6159     0.5891     0.1402
    35       5     0.8639     0.7546     0.3186
    36       6     0.853      0.5229     0.9953
    37       3     0.2134     0.4061     0.774 
    38       4     0.3841     0.4109     0.8598
    39       5     0.1361     0.2454     0.6814
    40       6     0.147      0.4771     0.0047


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.55

MU (1/cm) =     279.657    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     78.693

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

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

    1    Ca                  2.88         8
                                                 2.3761       4
                                                 2.3761       4
                                                 2.3762       5
                                                 2.6807       6
                                                 2.5784       6
                                                 2.5784       6
                                                 2.3762       5
                                                 2.6807       6
    2   Mg   ,Fe             2.592        6
                                                 2.1517       4
                                                 2.0771       4
                                                 2.0771       4
                                                 2.1517       4
                                                 2.0028       5
                                                 2.0028       5
    3   Si   ,Fe             2.592        4
                                                 1.6099       4
                                                 1.6305       5
                                                 1.6633       6
                                                 1.7459       6
    4    O                   3.264       11
                                                 2.7781       5
                                                 2.7057       6
                                                 2.8374       4
                                                 3.0975       4
                                                 3.0975       4
                                                 2.7504       6
                                                 2.8244       4
                                                 2.9418       5
                                                 2.9878       5
                                                 3.1555       5
                                                 2.8634       5
    5    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.7781       4
                                                 2.669        6
                                                 2.6553       6
                                                 2.952        5
                                                 2.9418       4
                                                 2.9878       4
                                                 3.1555       4
                                                 2.8634       4
                                                 3.048        6
    6    O                   3.264        8
                                                 2.7057       4
                                                 2.669        5
                                                 2.897        6
                                                 2.7504       4
                                                 2.6553       5
                                                 2.6917       6
                                                 2.6917       6
                                                 3.048        5

  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   1   0  7.944  15.888   0.077  101.76    4        9.0       16.4
    2   2   0   0 10.938  21.876   0.106   52.65    2        9.2        4.5
    3   0   2   0 11.595  23.191   0.112   46.62    2       35.0       57.3
    4   1   1  -1 11.621  23.241   0.113   46.41    4        9.6        8.7
    5   1   1   1 14.02   28.041   0.135   31.24    4       10.9        7.4
    6   0   2   1 15.446  30.892   0.149   25.4     4       37.2       70.4
    7   2   2   0 16.046  32.093   0.155   23.39    4       65.5      201.6
    8   2   2  -1 17.339  34.678   0.167   19.77    4      170.4     1152.3
    9   3   1   0 17.569  35.137   0.169   19.21    4       95.3      350.1
   10   3   1  -1 17.9    35.8     0.172   18.44    4       88.1      286.9
   11   1   3   0 18.426  36.851   0.177   17.31    4       12.9        5.8
   12   1   3  -1 20.389  40.778   0.195   13.83    4      108.2      324.8
   13   2   0  -2 20.435  40.87    0.195   13.76    2       31.1       13.4
   14   0   0   2 20.455  40.91    0.195   13.73    2      189.2      493.1
   15   1   1  -2 20.541  41.082   0.196   13.6     4        8.0        1.8
   16   2   2   1 20.71   41.419   0.198   13.36    4      146.7      576.7
   17   1   3   1 21.931  43.862   0.209   11.75    4       11.0        2.9
   18   4   0   0 22.303  44.605   0.212   11.31    2       41.4       19.4
   19   3   1   1 22.692  45.383   0.216   10.88    4       76.2      126.8
   20   3   1  -2 23.491  46.982   0.223   10.06    4       14.7        4.3
   21   1   1   2 23.527  47.055   0.223   10.02    4       76.8      118.7
   22   0   4   0 23.703  47.406   0.225    9.85    2       35.7       12.6
   23   2   2  -2 23.757  47.515   0.225    9.8     4       22.6       10.1
   24   0   2   2 23.775  47.551   0.225    9.79    4       51.8       52.6
   25   3   3   0 24.495  48.991   0.232    9.14    4       62.9       72.7
   26   3   3  -1 24.749  49.499   0.234    8.93    4       91.5      150.0
   27   4   2  -1 25.008  50.017   0.236    8.72    4       71.5       89.4
   28   4   2   0 25.432  50.864   0.24     8.4     4       13.2        2.9
   29   0   4   1 25.997  51.995   0.245    7.99    4      102.7      168.9
   30   4   0  -2 26.11   52.219   0.246    7.91    2      126.1      126.2
   31   2   0   2 26.16   52.319   0.246    7.87    2       86.1       58.5
   32   2   4   0 26.393  52.786   0.248    7.72    4       17.3        4.6
   33   1   3  -2 26.844  53.689   0.252    7.42    4       66.2       65.4
   34   2   4  -1 27.276  54.552   0.256    7.16    4       29.6       12.6
   35   5   1  -1 27.998  55.995   0.262    6.75    4       23.3        7.4
   36   3   3   1 28.632  57.265   0.268    6.41    4       37.8       18.4
   37   4   2  -2 28.935  57.87    0.27     6.26    4       25.4        8.1
   38   2   2   2 28.982  57.964   0.271    6.24    4       48.5       29.5
   39   5   1   0 29.006  58.012   0.271    6.23    4       64.5       51.9
   40   3   3  -2 29.313  58.626   0.274    6.08    4        1.4        0.0
   41   1   3   2 29.344  58.688   0.274    6.07    4       42.4       21.8
   42   2   4   1 29.752  59.503   0.277    5.88    4       33.8       13.5
   43   4   2   1 30.079  60.157   0.28     5.74    4       26.4        8.0
   44   1   5   0 30.755  61.511   0.286    5.46    4      102.8      115.7
   45   5   1  -2 31.091  62.183   0.289    5.33    4       41.9       18.7
   46   1   1  -3 31.094  62.188   0.289    5.33    4        1.6        0.0
   47   3   1   2 31.151  62.302   0.289    5.31    4       32.6       11.4
   48   1   5  -1 32.138  64.275   0.297    4.96    4       41.5       17.2
   49   2   4  -2 32.171  64.342   0.298    4.95    4       19.4        3.7
   50   0   4   2 32.186  64.371   0.298    4.94    4       78.9       61.8
   51   3   1  -3 32.226  64.453   0.298    4.93    4       77.3       59.0
   52   2   2  -3 33.013  66.027   0.305    4.68    4      138.7      180.5
   53   4   4  -1 33.206  66.411   0.306    4.62    4        9.4        0.8
   54   1   5   1 33.279  66.558   0.307    4.6     4       15.8        2.3
   55   5   3  -1 33.284  66.568   0.307    4.6     4      132.5      162.0
   56   4   4   0 33.561  67.123   0.309    4.52    4       80.5       58.8
   57   5   1   1 33.892  67.785   0.312    4.43    4       12.1        1.3
   58   0   2   3 34.154  68.308   0.314    4.36    4       13.1        1.5
   59   5   3   0 34.2    68.399   0.314    4.35    4       49.6       21.5
   60   1   1   3 34.516  69.031   0.317    4.26    4        3.2        0.1
   61   6   0   0 34.698  69.396   0.318    4.22    2       89.5       33.9
   62   3   5   0 35.275  70.55    0.323    4.08    4       94.2       72.6
   63   3   5  -1 35.479  70.958   0.324    4.03    4        8.7        0.6
   64   6   0  -2 35.515  71.03    0.325    4.03    2      120.2       58.3
   65   4   0   2 35.585  71.17    0.325    4.01    2      139.4       78.1
   66   6   2  -1 35.706  71.412   0.326    3.98    4       61.6       30.3
   67   5   3  -2 36.119  72.238   0.33     3.89    4       37.6       11.1
   68   1   3  -3 36.122  72.244   0.33     3.89    4      135.9      144.2
   69   3   3   2 36.175  72.349   0.33     3.88    4        1.1        0.0
   70   4   2  -3 36.302  72.603   0.331    3.86    4       37.2       10.7
   71   4   4  -2 36.588  73.175   0.333    3.8     4       19.1        2.8
   72   2   4   2 36.629  73.258   0.334    3.79    4       42.0       13.4
   73   0   6   0 37.085  74.169   0.337    3.7     2      117.0       50.9
   74   6   2   0 37.135  74.27    0.337    3.69    4       20.0        3.0
   75   3   3  -3 37.178  74.356   0.338    3.69    4       20.7        3.2
   76   1   5  -2 37.198  74.397   0.338    3.68    4       16.2        1.9
   77   4   4   1 37.607  75.213   0.341    3.61    4       42.3       13.0
   78   5   1  -3 37.704  75.409   0.342    3.59    4       32.0        7.4
   79   6   2  -2 37.931  75.862   0.344    3.56    4       46.7       15.6
   80   4   2   2 37.999  75.998   0.344    3.54    4       45.5       14.7
   81   3   5   1 38.717  77.434   0.35     3.43    4       14.1        1.4
   82   5   3   1 38.749  77.497   0.35     3.43    4      167.8      193.6
   83   0   6   1 38.888  77.776   0.351    3.41    4       58.7       23.5
   84   2   6   0 39.208  78.417   0.353    3.36    4       38.9       10.2
   85   3   5  -2 39.307  78.614   0.354    3.35    4      128.7      111.3
   86   1   5   2 39.334  78.668   0.354    3.34    4       83.7       47.0
   87   1   3   3 39.341  78.682   0.354    3.34    4       20.5        2.8
   88   2   2   3 39.556  79.112   0.356    3.31    4       97.2       62.7
   89   2   6  -1 39.933  79.866   0.359    3.26    4       21.6        3.0
   90   2   4  -3 40.283  80.566   0.361    3.22    4       48.7       15.3
   91   7   1  -1 40.297  80.593   0.362    3.22    4       42.5       11.7
   92   0   4   3 41.346  82.691   0.369    3.1     4       49.4       15.2
   93   7   1  -2 41.927  83.854   0.374    3.05    4      109.3       73.0
   94   3   1   3 41.983  83.965   0.374    3.04    4       31.2        6.0
   95   5   1   2 42.007  84.013   0.374    3.04    4       40.9       10.2
   96   2   6   1 42.03   84.06    0.374    3.04    4       18.4        2.1
   97   6   2   1 42.092  84.184   0.375    3.03    4       88.9       48.1
   98   7   1   0 42.197  84.394   0.375    3.02    4       56.7       19.5
   99   2   0  -4 42.249  84.497   0.376    3.02    2        1.8        0.0
  100   5   3  -3 42.409  84.818   0.377    3.0     4       89.7       48.4
  101   6   4  -1 42.811  85.621   0.38     2.97    4       11.6        0.8
  102   5   5  -1 42.865  85.73    0.38     2.96    4       11.9        0.8
  103   3   1  -4 43.333  86.666   0.384    2.93    4       89.8       47.4
  104   1   1  -4 43.36   86.719   0.384    2.93    4       59.3       20.7
  105   4   4  -3 43.378  86.756   0.384    2.93    4       32.6        6.2
  106   6   2  -3 43.635  87.269   0.386    2.91    4       13.9        1.1
  107   5   5   0 43.712  87.424   0.386    2.9     4        9.2        0.5
  108   2   6  -2 44.169  88.338   0.389    2.87    4       72.1       30.0
  109   6   4   0 44.177  88.355   0.39     2.87    4       21.1        2.6
  110   0   6   2 44.182  88.365   0.39     2.87    4      102.1       60.1
  111   4   0  -4 44.289  88.579   0.39     2.87    2       80.0       18.4
  112   0   0   4 44.342  88.685   0.391    2.86    2      118.6       40.4
  113   2   2  -4 44.568  89.135   0.392    2.85    4       15.4        1.3
  114   6   4  -2 44.947  89.893   0.395    2.83    4       22.1        2.8
  115   7   3  -1 44.947  89.895   0.395    2.83    4       51.0       14.8


  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   1   0   7.944  15.888  6.47188       16.4      1.4      1.4     5.6
    2   0   2   0  11.595  23.191  4.4501        66.0      5.7      5.8     5.6
    3   0   2   1  15.446  30.892  3.35844       70.4      6.1      6.1     5.6
    4   2   2   0  16.046  32.093  3.23594      201.6     17.5     17.5     5.6
    5   2   2  -1  17.339  34.678  3.00128     1152.3    100.0    100.0     5.7
    6   3   1   0  17.569  35.137  2.9633       350.1     30.4     30.4     5.7
    7   3   1  -1  17.9    35.8    2.91019      286.9     24.9     24.9     5.7
    8   1   3  -1  20.389  40.778  2.56741      324.8     28.2     28.0     5.7
    9   0   0   2  20.455  40.91   2.55946      506.5     44.0     43.7     5.7
   10   2   2   1  20.71   41.419  2.52935      576.7     50.0     49.7     5.7
   11   4   0   0  22.303  44.605  2.35695       19.4      1.7      1.7     5.7
   12   3   1   1  22.692  45.383  2.31862      126.8     11.0     10.9     5.7
   13   1   1   2  23.527  47.055  2.24071      118.7     10.3     10.2     5.7
   14   0   4   0  23.703  47.406  2.22505       12.6      1.1      1.1     5.7
   15   0   2   2  23.775  47.551  2.21867       62.7      5.4      5.4     5.7
   16   3   3   0  24.495  48.991  2.15729       72.7      6.3      6.2     5.7
   17   3   3  -1  24.749  49.499  2.13654      150.0     13.0     12.8     5.7
   18   4   2  -1  25.008  50.017  2.11582       89.4      7.8      7.6     5.7
   19   0   4   1  25.997  51.995  2.04061      168.9     14.7     14.4     5.8
   20   4   0  -2  26.11   52.219  2.03245      126.2     11.0     10.7     5.8
   21   2   0   2  26.16   52.319  2.02883       58.5      5.1      5.0     5.8
   22   1   3  -2  26.844  53.689  1.98079       65.4      5.7      5.6     5.8
   23   2   4  -1  27.276  54.552  1.95178       12.6      1.1      1.1     5.8
   24   3   3   1  28.632  57.265  1.86662       18.4      1.6      1.6     5.8
   25   5   1   0  29.006  58.012  1.84462       81.4      7.1      6.9     5.8
   26   1   3   2  29.344  58.688  1.82524       21.8      1.9      1.8     5.8
   27   2   4   1  29.752  59.503  1.80247       13.5      1.2      1.1     5.8
   28   1   5   0  30.755  61.511  1.74914      115.7     10.0      9.7     5.8
   29   5   1  -2  31.091  62.183  1.7321        18.8      1.6      1.6     5.8
   30   1   5  -1  32.138  64.275  1.68146       17.2      1.5      1.4     5.9
   31   0   4   2  32.186  64.371  1.67922       65.5      5.7      5.5     5.9
   32   3   1  -3  32.226  64.453  1.67732       59.0      5.1      4.9     5.9
   33   2   2  -3  33.013  66.027  1.64171      180.5     15.7     15.1     5.9
   34   5   3  -1  33.284  66.568  1.62988      164.3     14.3     13.7     5.9
   35   4   4   0  33.561  67.123  1.61797       58.8      5.1      4.9     5.9
   36   5   3   0  34.2    68.399  1.59135       21.5      1.9      1.8     5.9
   37   6   0   0  34.698  69.396  1.5713        33.9      2.9      2.8     5.9
   38   3   5   0  35.275  70.55   1.54884       72.6      6.3      6.0     5.9
   39   6   0  -2  35.515  71.03   1.53973       58.3      5.1      4.8     5.9
   40   4   0   2  35.585  71.17   1.53711       78.1      6.8      6.5     5.9
   41   6   2  -1  35.706  71.412  1.53258       30.3      2.6      2.5     5.9
   42   1   3  -3  36.122  72.244  1.5173       155.3     13.5     12.8     5.9
   43   2   4   2  36.629  73.258  1.49918       13.4      1.2      1.1     6.0
   44   0   6   0  37.085  74.169  1.48337       50.9      4.4      4.2     6.0
   45   4   4   1  37.607  75.213  1.46576       13.0      1.1      1.1     6.0
   46   6   2  -2  37.931  75.862  1.45509       15.6      1.4      1.3     6.0
   47   4   2   2  37.999  75.998  1.45288       14.7      1.3      1.2     6.0
   48   5   3   1  38.749  77.497  1.42907      193.6     16.8     15.8     6.0
   49   0   6   1  38.888  77.776  1.42475       23.5      2.0      1.9     6.0
   50   3   5  -2  39.307  78.614  1.41199      158.3     13.7     12.9     6.0
   51   2   2   3  39.556  79.112  1.40455       62.7      5.4      5.1     6.0
   52   2   4  -3  40.283  80.566  1.38341       27.0      2.3      2.2     6.1
   53   0   4   3  41.346  82.691  1.35401       15.2      1.3      1.2     6.1
   54   7   1  -2  41.927  83.854  1.33865       73.0      6.3      5.9     6.1
   55   5   1   2  42.007  84.013  1.33658       18.2      1.6      1.5     6.1
   56   6   2   1  42.092  84.184  1.33438       48.1      4.2      3.9     6.1
   57   7   1   0  42.197  84.394  1.33167       19.5      1.7      1.6     6.1
   58   5   3  -3  42.409  84.818  1.32627       48.4      4.2      3.9     6.1
   59   3   1  -4  43.333  86.666  1.30342       68.1      5.9      5.4     6.1
   60   0   6   2  44.182  88.365  1.2834        92.6      8.0      7.4     6.2
   61   4   0  -4  44.289  88.579  1.28094       18.4      1.6      1.5     6.2
   62   0   0   4  44.342  88.685  1.27973       40.4      3.5      3.2     6.2
   63   7   3  -1  44.947  89.895  1.26612       17.6      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)