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

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DUSSERTITE

1, t-alunite, g-dussertite

BaFe(3)[AsO(4)](2)(OH)(5).H(2)O


Hexagonal  R 3(-)m  Z = 3

R3(-)m

24 .2 .1995

Ref.Str.:

         Szymanski Jan T. (1988)

         * Canad. Mineral., 26, 923-932

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         Walenta (1966)

         * Tschermaks Min. Petr. Mitt., 11, 121-124

Reserv:

         The coordinates of atoms are considered to equal to the

         those of beudantite. N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   7.4      alpha =   90.0 
             b =   7.4      beta  =   90.0 
             c =  17.48     gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   828.96

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   166.44

  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      0.0    Ba    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.3149   0.0    As    = 1.00
   3 0.0     0.5     0.5      0.0    Fe    = 1.00
   4 0.0     0.0     0.4068   0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2145  0.429   0.9468   0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.1254  0.2508  0.1343   0.0    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     0.0        0.0        0.3149
     3       3     0.0        0.5        0.5   
     4       4     0.0        0.0        0.4068
     5       5     0.2145     0.429      0.9468
     6       6     0.1254     0.2508     0.1343
     7       3     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     8       3     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     9       5     0.571      0.7855     0.9468
    10       5     0.2145     0.7855     0.9468
    11       6     0.7492     0.8746     0.1343
    12       6     0.1254     0.8746     0.1343
    13       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
    14       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
    15       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.6482
    16       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.9816
    17       3     0.1667     0.8333     0.8333
    18       3     0.8333     0.6667     0.1667
    19       4     0.6667     0.3333     0.7401
    20       4     0.3333     0.6667     0.0735
    21       5     0.2377     0.1188     0.2801
    22       5     0.5478     0.4522     0.6135
    23       6     0.4159     0.2079     0.4676
    24       6     0.4587     0.5413     0.801 
    25       3     0.1667     0.3333     0.8333
    26       3     0.3333     0.1667     0.1667
    27       3     0.6667     0.8333     0.8333
    28       3     0.8333     0.1666     0.1667
    29       5     0.8812     0.1188     0.2801
    30       5     0.5478     0.0957     0.6135
    31       5     0.8812     0.7623     0.2801
    32       5     0.9043     0.4522     0.6135
    33       6     0.7921     0.2079     0.4676
    34       6     0.4587     0.9175     0.801 
    35       6     0.7921     0.5841     0.4676
    36       6     0.0825     0.5412     0.801 
    37       2     0.0        0.0        0.6851
    38       4     0.0        0.0        0.5932
    39       5     0.7855     0.571      0.0532
    40       6     0.8746     0.7492     0.8657
    41       5     0.429      0.2145     0.0532
    42       5     0.7855     0.2145     0.0532
    43       6     0.2508     0.1254     0.8657
    44       6     0.8746     0.1254     0.8657
    45       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.3518
    46       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.0184
    47       4     0.3333     0.6667     0.2599
    48       4     0.6667     0.3333     0.9265
    49       5     0.7623     0.8812     0.7199
    50       5     0.4522     0.5478     0.3865
    51       6     0.5841     0.7921     0.5324
    52       6     0.5413     0.4587     0.199 
    53       5     0.1188     0.8812     0.7199
    54       5     0.4522     0.9043     0.3865
    55       5     0.1188     0.2377     0.7199
    56       5     0.0957     0.5478     0.3865
    57       6     0.2079     0.7921     0.5324
    58       6     0.5413     0.0825     0.199 
    59       6     0.2079     0.4159     0.5324
    60       6     0.9175     0.4588     0.199 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.08

MU (1/cm) =     574.326    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    140.858

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

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

    1    Ba                  3.288       12
                                                 2.9023       5
                                                 2.8451       6
                                                 2.9023       5
                                                 2.9024       5
                                                 2.8451       6
                                                 2.8451       6
                                                 2.9023       5
                                                 2.8451       6
                                                 2.9023       5
                                                 2.9024       5
                                                 2.8451       6
                                                 2.8451       6
    2    As                  2.46         4
                                                 1.6064       4
                                                 1.6399       5
                                                 1.6399       5
                                                 1.6399       5
    3    Fe                  2.592        6
                                                 2.0759       5
                                                 2.0083       6
                                                 2.0084       6
                                                 2.0759       5
                                                 2.0083       6
                                                 2.0084       6
    4    O                   3.264        7
                                                 2.6874       5
                                                 2.8694       6
                                                 2.6875       5
                                                 2.6874       5
                                                 2.8694       6
                                                 2.8694       6
                                                 3.2583       4
    5    O                   3.264        7
                                                 2.6381       5
                                                 2.6381       5
                                                 2.6873       4
                                                 2.9923       6
                                                 2.9923       6
                                                 2.7807       6
                                                 2.7808       6
    6    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.7839       6
                                                 2.7839       6
                                                 2.8694       4
                                                 2.9922       5
                                                 2.9922       5
                                                 2.7807       5
                                                 2.7808       5
                                                 2.8954       6
                                                 2.8954       6

  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   1  8.549  17.098   0.083   87.56    6      148.8     1693.6
    2   0   0   3  8.83   17.661   0.086   81.93    2       84.3      169.3
    3   1   0  -2  9.967  19.933   0.097   63.85    6       72.3      291.8
    4   1   1   0 13.99   27.979   0.135   31.39    6      266.5     1946.8
    5   1   0   4 14.344  28.688   0.138   29.76    6       44.8       52.1
    6   2   0  -1 16.487  32.974   0.159   22.06    6      180.9      630.3
    7   1   1   3 16.641  33.281   0.16    21.62   12      378.4     5405.5
    8   1   0  -5 16.945  33.889   0.163   20.79    6        0.6        0.0
    9   2   0   2 17.296  34.593   0.166   19.88    6      166.0      478.4
   10   0   0   6 17.88   35.76    0.172   18.49    2      412.1      913.6
   11   2   0  -4 20.252  40.503   0.193   14.04    6      237.4      690.9
   12   2   1   1 21.889  43.777   0.208   11.8    12       97.6      196.2
   13   2   0   5 22.251  44.501   0.212   11.37    6       21.2        4.5
   14   2   1  -2 22.532  45.063   0.214   11.05   12       77.6      116.3
   15   1   0   7 22.608  45.216   0.215   10.97    6      344.3     1134.9
   16   1   1   6 23.003  46.005   0.218   10.55   12      158.5      462.4
   17   3   0   0 24.754  49.507   0.234    8.93    6      163.2      207.6
   18   2   1   4 24.974  49.948   0.236    8.75   12       84.5      109.1
   19   1   0  -8 25.627  51.253   0.242    8.25    6       43.2       13.4
   20   3   0  -3 26.485  52.971   0.249    7.65    6      435.0     1264.7
   21   3   0   3 26.485  52.971   0.249    7.65    6      231.5      358.0
   22   2   1  -5 26.695  53.391   0.251    7.52   12       56.5       41.8
   23   2   0  -7 27.008  54.017   0.254    7.32    6       40.9       10.7
   24   0   0   9 27.422  54.843   0.257    7.07    2       44.0        4.0
   25   2   2   0 28.914  57.827   0.27     6.27    6      491.7     1324.0
   26   2   0   8 29.701  59.403   0.277    5.9     6      135.9       95.2
   27   3   1  -1 30.386  60.773   0.283    5.61   12       80.6       63.6
   28   2   2   3 30.483  60.965   0.284    5.57   12       84.7       69.9
   29   3   1   2 30.9    61.799   0.287    5.41   12       50.0       23.6
   30   2   1   7 30.961  61.922   0.288    5.38   12      177.5      296.1
   31   3   0  -6 31.28   62.559   0.29     5.26    6      153.5      108.2
   32   3   0   6 31.28   62.559   0.29     5.26    6      151.1      104.8
   33   1   1   9 31.341  62.682   0.291    5.24   12      227.9      475.3
   34   1   0  10 32.032  64.065   0.296    5.0     6      145.4       92.2
   35   3   1  -4 32.906  65.813   0.304    4.71   12        7.9        0.5
   36   2   1  -8 33.457  66.914   0.308    4.55   12      110.2       96.4
   37   4   0   1 34.099  68.199   0.313    4.37    6      102.2       39.9
   38   3   1   5 34.37   68.741   0.316    4.3    12      108.5       88.4
   39   4   0  -2 34.582  69.165   0.317    4.25    6      205.8      157.0
   40   2   2   6 34.941  69.883   0.32     4.16   12      341.0      844.7
   41   1   0 -11 35.445  70.89    0.324    4.04    6        5.4        0.1
   42   2   0 -10 35.654  71.308   0.326    3.99    6      437.7      668.3
   43   4   0   4 36.486  72.972   0.332    3.82    6      243.4      197.6
   44   3   2   1 37.628  75.255   0.341    3.61   12      115.3       83.7
   45   0   0  12 37.883  75.765   0.343    3.56    2      196.4       40.0
   46   4   0  -5 37.888  75.776   0.343    3.56    6      102.4       32.6
   47   3   2  -2 38.092  76.184   0.345    3.53   12       65.0       26.1
   48   3   1  -7 38.148  76.296   0.345    3.52   12      197.5      239.8
   49   3   0  -9 38.494  76.987   0.348    3.47    6      286.6      248.5
   50   3   0   9 38.494  76.987   0.348    3.47    6      174.5       92.1
   51   2   0  11 38.924  77.848   0.351    3.4     6      154.5       70.9
   52   2   1  10 39.126  78.253   0.353    3.37   12      108.7       69.6
   53   4   1   0 39.762  79.524   0.358    3.29   12      209.4      251.5
   54   3   2   4 39.933  79.866   0.359    3.26   12       26.0        3.9
   55   3   1   8 40.444  80.889   0.363    3.2    12       45.3       11.5
   56   4   1  -3 41.13   82.259   0.368    3.12   12      249.0      338.3
   57   4   1   3 41.13   82.259   0.368    3.12   12      292.7      467.3
   58   1   1  12 41.294  82.587   0.369    3.11   12      107.8       63.0
   59   3   2  -5 41.299  82.598   0.369    3.11   12        0.4        0.0
   60   4   0   7 41.553  83.107   0.371    3.08    6       21.1        1.2
   61   2   2   9 41.892  83.783   0.373    3.05   12       20.3        2.2
   62   2   1 -11 42.314  84.628   0.376    3.01   12        1.0        0.0
   63   1   0  13 42.82   85.641   0.38     2.97    6      227.3      133.9
   64   4   0  -8 43.812  87.623   0.387    2.9     6       81.0       16.6
   65   5   0  -1 44.406  88.811   0.391    2.86    6       72.3       13.1
   66   5   0   2 44.856  89.712   0.394    2.84    6       68.6       11.6
   67   3   2   7 44.91   89.82    0.395    2.83   12      267.9      355.0


  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   1   8.549  17.098  6.01695     1693.6     31.3     31.7     5.6
    2   0   0   3   8.83   17.661  5.82667      169.3      3.1      3.2     5.6
    3   1   0   2   9.967  19.933  5.16813      291.8      5.4      5.5     5.6
    4   1   1   0  13.99   27.979  3.7         1946.8     36.0     36.2     5.6
    5   2   0   1  16.487  32.974  3.15178      630.3     11.7     11.7     5.6
    6   1   1   3  16.641  33.281  3.12346     5405.5    100.0    100.0     5.6
    7   2   0   2  17.296  34.593  3.00848      478.4      8.9      8.8     5.7
    8   0   0   6  17.88   35.76   2.91333      913.6     16.9     16.9     5.7
    9   2   0   4  20.252  40.503  2.58406      690.9     12.8     12.7     5.7
   10   2   1   1  21.889  43.777  2.39929      196.2      3.6      3.6     5.7
   11   2   1   2  22.532  45.063  2.33423      116.3      2.2      2.1     5.7
   12   1   0   7  22.608  45.216  2.32675     1134.9     21.0     20.7     5.7
   13   1   1   6  23.003  46.005  2.28895      462.4      8.6      8.4     5.7
   14   3   0   0  24.754  49.507  2.1362       207.6      3.8      3.8     5.7
   15   2   1   4  24.974  49.948  2.11854      109.1      2.0      2.0     5.7
   16   3   0   3  26.485  52.971  2.00565     1622.7     30.0     29.4     5.8
   17   2   2   0  28.914  57.827  1.85        1324.0     24.5     23.8     5.8
   18   2   0   8  29.701  59.403  1.80524       95.2      1.8      1.7     5.8
   19   3   1   1  30.386  60.773  1.7683        63.6      1.2      1.1     5.8
   20   2   2   3  30.483  60.965  1.76326       69.9      1.3      1.3     5.8
   21   2   1   7  30.961  61.922  1.73865      296.1      5.5      5.3     5.8
   22   3   0   6  31.28   62.559  1.72271      213.1      3.9      3.8     5.8
   23   1   1   9  31.341  62.682  1.71969      475.3      8.8      8.5     5.8
   24   1   0  10  32.032  64.065  1.68639       92.2      1.7      1.6     5.9
   25   2   1   8  33.457  66.914  1.62243       96.4      1.8      1.7     5.9
   26   3   1   5  34.37   68.741  1.58441       88.4      1.6      1.6     5.9
   27   4   0   2  34.582  69.165  1.57589      157.0      2.9      2.8     5.9
   28   2   2   6  34.941  69.883  1.56173      844.7     15.6     14.9     5.9
   29   2   0  10  35.654  71.308  1.53452      668.3     12.4     11.8     5.9
   30   4   0   4  36.486  72.972  1.50424      197.6      3.7      3.5     6.0
   31   3   2   1  37.628  75.255  1.46506       83.7      1.5      1.5     6.0
   32   0   0  12  37.883  75.765  1.45667       72.6      1.3      1.3     6.0
   33   3   1   7  38.148  76.296  1.44806      239.8      4.4      4.2     6.0
   34   3   0   9  38.494  76.987  1.43705      340.7      6.3      5.9     6.0
   35   2   0  11  38.924  77.848  1.42364       70.9      1.3      1.2     6.0
   36   2   1  10  39.126  78.253  1.41745       69.6      1.3      1.2     6.0
   37   4   1   0  39.762  79.524  1.39847      251.5      4.7      4.4     6.0
   38   4   1   3  41.13   82.259  1.35985      805.6     14.9     13.9     6.1
   39   1   1  12  41.294  82.587  1.35541       63.0      1.2      1.1     6.1
   40   1   0  13  42.82   85.641  1.31596      133.9      2.5      2.3     6.1
   41   3   2   7  44.91   89.82   1.26695      355.0      6.6      6.0     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)