Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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DOWNEYITE

2, syn, at 139'K

SeO(2)


Tetragonal  P 4(2)/mbc  Z = 8

P4(2)/mbc

27 .7 .15

Ref.Str.:

         Stahl K., Legros J.P., Galy J. (1992)

         * Z. Kristallogr., 202, 99-107

         L: $Se1 O2$

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   8.3218   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   8.3218   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.0541   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   350.01

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    26.35

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

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

   1 0.134   0.2093  0.0      0.45   Se    = 1.00
   2 0.1375  0.3625  0.25     0.74   O     = 1.00
   3 0.9421  0.1736  0.0      0.9    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.134      0.2093     0.0   
     2       2     0.1375     0.3625     0.25  
     3       3     0.9421     0.1736     0.0   
     4       1     0.7907     0.134      0.5   
     5       1     0.866      0.7907     0.0   
     6       1     0.2093     0.866      0.5   
     7       2     0.6375     0.1375     0.75  
     8       2     0.8625     0.6375     0.25  
     9       2     0.3625     0.8625     0.75  
    10       3     0.8264     0.9421     0.5   
    11       3     0.0579     0.8264     0.0   
    12       3     0.1736     0.0579     0.5   
    13       1     0.366      0.7093     0.0   
    14       2     0.3625     0.8625     0.25  
    15       3     0.5579     0.6736     0.0   
    16       1     0.7093     0.634      0.5   
    17       1     0.634      0.2907     0.0   
    18       1     0.2907     0.366      0.5   
    19       2     0.8625     0.6375     0.75  
    20       2     0.6375     0.1375     0.25  
    21       2     0.1375     0.3625     0.75  
    22       3     0.6736     0.4421     0.5   
    23       3     0.4421     0.3264     0.0   
    24       3     0.3264     0.5579     0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.21

MU (1/cm) =     287.787    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     68.358

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

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

    1    Se                  2.46         3
                                                 1.7951       2
                                                 1.624        3
                                                 1.7951       2
    2    O                   3.264        7
                                                 2.5908       3
                                                 3.2369       2
                                                 2.8481       3
                                                 2.5271       2
                                                 2.5271       2
                                                 2.8481       3
                                                 2.5908       3
    3    O                   3.264        5
                                                 2.5908       2
                                                 2.8481       2
                                                 3.0454       3
                                                 2.8481       2
                                                 2.5908       2

  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   1   0  7.522  15.043   0.085  113.77    4       42.5      672.3
    2   2   0   0 10.668  21.337   0.12    55.45    4      120.1     2609.9
    3   2   1   0 11.945  23.89    0.134   43.81    8      100.9     2914.5
    4   2   0   1 13.874  27.748   0.156   31.95    8      117.5     2881.1
    5   2   1   1 14.894  29.788   0.167   27.46   16      122.9     5413.8
    6   2   2   0 15.177  30.354   0.17    26.37    4        1.7        0.3
    7   3   1   0 17.02   34.04    0.19    20.59    8       60.8      496.2
    8   0   0   2 17.747  35.494   0.198   18.79    2      205.5     1296.0
    9   3   1   1 19.269  38.538   0.214   15.68   16       49.4      499.1
   10   1   1   2 19.374  38.748   0.215   15.49    8       69.2      484.7
   11   3   2   0 19.496  38.991   0.217   15.28    8       61.0      371.7
   12   2   0   2 20.893  41.786   0.231   13.1     8       85.8      630.0
   13   3   2   1 21.524  43.048   0.238   12.25   16       53.7      461.4
   14   2   1   2 21.62   43.239   0.239   12.13   16       22.4       79.4
   15   4   0   0 21.731  43.462   0.24    11.99    4       84.2      277.5
   16   4   1   0 22.435  44.871   0.248   11.16    8        8.3        5.1
   17   3   3   0 23.123  46.246   0.255   10.42    4       62.4      132.7
   18   4   0   1 23.602  47.205   0.26     9.95    8      129.9     1096.9
   19   2   2   2 23.692  47.383   0.261    9.86    8        2.1        0.3
   20   4   1   1 24.264  48.529   0.267    9.34   16       87.2      929.0
   21   4   2   0 24.453  48.906   0.269    9.18    8       71.6      307.5
   22   3   1   2 24.999  49.997   0.274    8.73   16       91.1      945.8
   23   4   2   1 26.175  52.35    0.286    7.86   16       83.2      711.1
   24   3   2   2 26.871  53.742   0.293    7.41   16       90.7      795.3
   25   4   3   0 27.568  55.137   0.3      6.99    8       40.6       75.3
   26   5   1   0 28.163  56.325   0.306    6.66    8       59.2      152.5
   27   4   0   2 28.658  57.316   0.311    6.4     8       13.4        7.6
   28   4   3   1 29.16   58.321   0.316    6.15   16       14.1       15.9
   29   4   1   2 29.237  58.475   0.317    6.12   16       24.7       48.6
   30   2   0   3 29.556  59.112   0.32     5.97    8       82.0      262.0
   31   5   1   1 29.734  59.468   0.322    5.89   16       73.6      416.8
   32   3   3   2 29.81   59.619   0.323    5.86    8      101.9      397.0
   33   5   2   0 29.898  59.796   0.324    5.82    8       51.2       99.6
   34   2   1   3 30.125  60.25    0.326    5.72   16       97.2      706.0
   35   4   2   2 30.935  61.87    0.334    5.39   16       56.0      220.8
   36   5   2   1 31.415  62.831   0.338    5.21   16       15.6       16.5
   37   4   4   0 31.575  63.149   0.34     5.15    4       58.5       57.7
   38   5   3   0 32.665  65.33    0.35     4.79    8       36.7       42.1
   39   3   1   3 32.88   65.761   0.352    4.72   16       34.5       73.4
   40   4   3   2 33.653  67.307   0.36     4.49   16       46.3      126.0
   41   6   0   0 33.736  67.472   0.36     4.47    4       39.1       22.3
   42   5   3   1 34.113  68.226   0.364    4.37   16       85.4      416.4
   43   5   1   2 34.184  68.367   0.365    4.35   16       39.9       90.6
   44   6   1   0 34.266  68.531   0.365    4.33    8      151.9      652.5
   45   3   2   3 34.476  68.953   0.367    4.27   16       40.8       92.9
   46   6   0   1 35.163  70.326   0.374    4.11    8       10.0        2.7
   47   6   1   1 35.683  71.365   0.379    3.99   16       22.0       25.1
   48   5   2   2 35.752  71.503   0.379    3.97   16       89.7      417.5
   49   6   2   0 35.832  71.664   0.38     3.96    8       11.1        3.2
   50   4   0   3 36.039  72.077   0.382    3.91    8      106.8      291.1
   51   5   4   0 36.348  72.695   0.385    3.85    8       55.9       78.5
   52   4   1   3 36.553  73.106   0.387    3.81   16       69.4      239.3
   53   6   2   1 37.223  74.447   0.393    3.68   16       25.8       31.9
   54   4   4   2 37.291  74.583   0.393    3.67    8       95.4      218.1
   55   0   0   4 37.563  75.125   0.396    3.62    2      189.7      212.5
   56   5   4   1 37.732  75.464   0.397    3.59   16       67.4      212.7
   57   4   2   3 38.081  76.161   0.4      3.53   16       67.8      212.1
   58   5   3   2 38.305  76.61    0.402    3.49   16       19.4       17.1
   59   6   3   0 38.384  76.767   0.403    3.48    8        0.8        0.0
   60   1   1   4 38.574  77.148   0.405    3.45    8       24.2       13.2
   61   6   0   2 39.31   78.621   0.411    3.35    8       15.5        5.2
   62   2   0   4 39.577  79.154   0.414    3.31    8       71.1      109.4
   63   6   3   1 39.744  79.487   0.415    3.29   16       87.5      328.4
   64   6   1   2 39.81   79.62    0.416    3.28   16      109.3      511.2
   65   2   1   4 40.076  80.152   0.418    3.25   16       54.3      124.8
   66   4   3   3 40.585  81.169   0.422    3.18   16       13.7        7.9
   67   5   5   0 40.883  81.765   0.425    3.15    4       70.2       50.8
   68   7   1   0 40.883  81.765   0.425    3.15    8       43.2       38.5
   69   5   1   3 41.081  82.162   0.427    3.13   16       59.7      145.7
   70   6   2   2 41.301  82.602   0.428    3.11   16        8.1        2.7
   71   2   2   4 41.565  83.13    0.431    3.08    8        5.8        0.7
   72   5   4   2 41.795  83.591   0.433    3.06   16       62.7      157.2
   73   6   4   0 41.872  83.744   0.433    3.05    8        8.7        1.5
   74   7   1   1 42.223  84.446   0.436    3.02   16       54.5      117.2
   75   7   2   0 42.366  84.731   0.437    3.01    8       21.1        8.8
   76   3   1   4 42.552  85.104   0.439    2.99   16       41.2       66.3
   77   5   2   3 42.563  85.126   0.439    2.99   16       12.5        6.1
   78   6   4   1 43.208  86.416   0.444    2.94   16       10.0        3.8
   79   7   2   1 43.7    87.4     0.448    2.9    16        8.0        2.4
   80   6   3   2 43.765  87.531   0.449    2.9    16       18.3       12.7
   81   3   2   4 44.027  88.055   0.451    2.88   16       49.2       91.0
   82   7   3   0 44.824  89.648   0.458    2.84    8       33.1       20.3


  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   1   0   7.522  15.043  5.8844       672.3     12.4     12.5     5.6
    2   2   0   0  10.668  21.337  4.1609      2609.9     48.2     48.5     5.6
    3   2   1   0  11.945  23.89   3.72162     2914.5     53.8     54.1     5.6
    4   2   0   1  13.874  27.748  3.21233     2881.1     53.2     53.3     5.6
    5   2   1   1  14.894  29.788  2.99681     5413.8    100.0    100.0     5.6
    6   3   1   0  17.02   34.04   2.63158      496.2      9.2      9.1     5.7
    7   0   0   2  17.747  35.494  2.52705     1296.0     23.9     23.8     5.7
    8   3   1   1  19.269  38.538  2.33413      499.1      9.2      9.1     5.7
    9   1   1   2  19.374  38.748  2.32199      484.7      9.0      8.9     5.7
   10   3   2   0  19.496  38.991  2.30805      371.7      6.9      6.8     5.7
   11   2   0   2  20.893  41.786  2.15991      630.0     11.6     11.5     5.7
   12   3   2   1  21.524  43.048  2.09949      461.4      8.5      8.4     5.7
   13   2   1   2  21.62   43.239  2.09064       79.4      1.5      1.4     5.7
   14   4   0   0  21.731  43.462  2.08045      277.5      5.1      5.1     5.7
   15   3   3   0  23.123  46.246  1.96147      132.7      2.5      2.4     5.7
   16   4   0   1  23.602  47.205  1.92383     1096.9     20.3     19.9     5.7
   17   4   1   1  24.264  48.529  1.8744       929.0     17.2     16.8     5.7
   18   4   2   0  24.453  48.906  1.86081      307.5      5.7      5.6     5.7
   19   3   1   2  24.999  49.997  1.82273      945.8     17.5     17.1     5.7
   20   4   2   1  26.175  52.35   1.74622      711.1     13.1     12.8     5.8
   21   3   2   2  26.871  53.742  1.70421      795.3     14.7     14.3     5.8
   22   4   3   0  27.568  55.137  1.66436       75.3      1.4      1.4     5.8
   23   5   1   0  28.163  56.325  1.63204      152.5      2.8      2.7     5.8
   24   2   0   3  29.556  59.112  1.56156      262.0      4.8      4.7     5.8
   25   5   1   1  29.734  59.468  1.55307      416.8      7.7      7.4     5.8
   26   3   3   2  29.81   59.619  1.54948      397.0      7.3      7.1     5.8
   27   5   2   0  29.898  59.796  1.54532       99.6      1.8      1.8     5.8
   28   2   1   3  30.125  60.25   1.53477      706.0     13.0     12.6     5.8
   29   4   2   2  30.935  61.87   1.4984       220.8      4.1      3.9     5.8
   30   4   4   0  31.575  63.149  1.4711        57.7      1.1      1.0     5.9
   31   3   1   3  32.88   65.761  1.41886       73.4      1.4      1.3     5.9
   32   4   3   2  33.653  67.307  1.38997      126.0      2.3      2.2     5.9
   33   5   3   1  34.113  68.226  1.37347      416.4      7.7      7.3     5.9
   34   5   1   2  34.184  68.367  1.37098       90.6      1.7      1.6     5.9
   35   6   1   0  34.266  68.531  1.3681       652.5     12.1     11.5     5.9
   36   3   2   3  34.476  68.953  1.36076       92.9      1.7      1.6     5.9
   37   5   2   2  35.752  71.503  1.31836      417.5      7.7      7.3     5.9
   38   4   0   3  36.039  72.077  1.30926      291.1      5.4      5.1     5.9
   39   5   4   0  36.348  72.695  1.29965       78.5      1.5      1.4     6.0
   40   4   1   3  36.553  73.106  1.29335      239.3      4.4      4.2     6.0
   41   4   4   2  37.291  74.583  1.27136      218.1      4.0      3.8     6.0
   42   0   0   4  37.563  75.125  1.26353      212.5      3.9      3.7     6.0
   43   5   4   1  37.732  75.464  1.2587       212.7      3.9      3.7     6.0
   44   4   2   3  38.081  76.161  1.24889      212.1      3.9      3.7     6.0
   45   2   0   4  39.577  79.154  1.20901      109.4      2.0      1.9     6.0
   46   6   3   1  39.744  79.487  1.20478      328.4      6.1      5.7     6.0
   47   6   1   2  39.81   79.62   1.2031       511.2      9.4      8.8     6.0
   48   2   1   4  40.076  80.152  1.19645      124.8      2.3      2.1     6.0
   49   5   5   0  40.883  81.765  1.17688       89.2      1.6      1.5     6.1
   50   5   1   3  41.081  82.162  1.1722       145.7      2.7      2.5     6.1
   51   5   4   2  41.795  83.591  1.15576      157.2      2.9      2.7     6.1
   52   7   1   1  42.223  84.446  1.14622      117.2      2.2      2.0     6.1
   53   3   1   4  42.552  85.104  1.13904       72.3      1.3      1.2     6.1
   54   3   2   4  44.027  88.055  1.10832       91.0      1.7      1.5     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)