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

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INDIALITE

4, t-beryl, syn

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


Hexagonal  P 6/mcc  Z = 2

P6/mcc

2 .11 .11

Ref.Str.:

         Schwartz K.B., Leong D.B., McConville R.L. (1994)

         * Phys. Chem. Minerals, 20, 563-574

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   9.7815   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.7815   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   9.3537   gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   775.04

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   233.42

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

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

   1 0.5     0.5     0.25     0.0    Al    = 0.67, Si    = 0.33
   2 0.3766  0.2671  0.0      0.0    Si    = 0.67, Al    = 0.33
   3 0.3333  0.6667  0.25     0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   4 0.4885  0.3489  0.1426   0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.23    0.3093  0.0      0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.5        0.5        0.25  
     2       2     0.3766     0.2671     0.0   
     3       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.25  
     4       4     0.4885     0.3489     0.1426
     5       5     0.23       0.3093     0.0   
     6       1     0.5        0.0        0.25  
     7       1     0.0        0.5        0.25  
     8       2     0.7329     0.1095     0.0   
     9       2     0.8905     0.6234     0.0   
    10       4     0.6511     0.1396     0.1426
    11       4     0.8604     0.5115     0.1426
    12       5     0.6907     0.9207     0.0   
    13       5     0.0793     0.77       0.0   
    14       2     0.6234     0.7329     0.0   
    15       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.25  
    16       4     0.5115     0.6511     0.1426
    17       5     0.77       0.6907     0.0   
    18       2     0.2671     0.8905     0.0   
    19       2     0.1095     0.3766     0.0   
    20       4     0.3489     0.8604     0.1426
    21       4     0.1396     0.4885     0.1426
    22       5     0.3093     0.0793     0.0   
    23       5     0.9207     0.23       0.0   
    24       1     0.5        0.0        0.75  
    25       2     0.3766     0.1095     0.5   
    26       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.75  
    27       4     0.4885     0.1396     0.6426
    28       5     0.23       0.9207     0.5   
    29       1     0.5        0.5        0.75  
    30       1     0.0        0.5        0.75  
    31       2     0.7329     0.6234     0.5   
    32       2     0.8905     0.2671     0.5   
    33       4     0.6511     0.5115     0.6426
    34       4     0.8604     0.3489     0.6426
    35       5     0.6907     0.77       0.5   
    36       5     0.0793     0.3093     0.5   
    37       2     0.6234     0.8905     0.5   
    38       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.75  
    39       4     0.5115     0.8604     0.6426
    40       5     0.77       0.0793     0.5   
    41       2     0.2671     0.3766     0.5   
    42       2     0.1095     0.7329     0.5   
    43       4     0.3489     0.4885     0.6426
    44       4     0.1396     0.6511     0.6426
    45       5     0.3093     0.23       0.5   
    46       5     0.9207     0.6907     0.5   
    47       4     0.4885     0.3489     0.8574
    48       4     0.6511     0.1396     0.8574
    49       4     0.8604     0.5115     0.8574
    50       4     0.5115     0.6511     0.8574
    51       4     0.3489     0.8604     0.8574
    52       4     0.1396     0.4885     0.8574
    53       4     0.4885     0.1396     0.3574
    54       4     0.6511     0.5115     0.3574
    55       4     0.8604     0.3489     0.3574
    56       4     0.5115     0.8604     0.3574
    57       4     0.3489     0.4885     0.3574
    58       4     0.1396     0.6511     0.3574


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      2.51

MU (1/cm) =     125.056    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     49.908

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

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

    1   Al   ,Si             2.316        4
                                                 1.7436       4
                                                 1.7436       4
                                                 1.7435       4
                                                 1.7435       4
    2   Si   ,Al             2.316        4
                                                 1.6558       4
                                                 1.6789       5
                                                 1.6119       5
                                                 1.6558       4
    3    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.0821       4
                                                 2.0821       4
                                                 2.0821       4
                                                 2.082        4
                                                 2.0822       4
                                                 2.082        4
    4    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.7098       5
                                                 3.1587       4
                                                 3.1587       4
                                                 2.8501       4
                                                 2.6801       5
                                                 2.6677       4
                                                 2.8685       4
                                                 2.5625       4
                                                 3.1032       4
    5    O                   3.264        6
                                                 2.7098       4
                                                 2.6803       4
                                                 2.7217       5
                                                 2.7219       5
                                                 2.7098       4
                                                 2.6803       4

  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   0  6.061  12.122   0.059  176.41    6       88.7     1386.2
    2   1   1   0 10.538  21.076   0.102   56.89    6       60.0      204.2
    3   0   0   2 11.026  22.052   0.107   51.78    2       78.4      106.1
    4   2   0   0 12.192  24.383   0.118   41.97    6        6.2        1.6
    5   1   0   2 12.619  25.238   0.122   39.04   12       68.9      369.9
    6   1   1   2 15.345  30.689   0.148   25.76   12       93.5      449.4
    7   2   1   0 16.222  32.445   0.156   22.85   12       10.6        5.1
    8   2   0   2 16.554  33.107   0.159   21.87   12      108.1      510.3
    9   2   1   1 17.174  34.349   0.165   20.19   24       93.5      705.5
   10   3   0   0 18.468  36.936   0.177   17.22    6        9.5        1.5
   11   2   1   2 19.789  39.578   0.189   14.78   24       61.5      223.1
   12   2   2   0 21.455  42.911   0.204   12.34    6       59.2       43.2
   13   3   0   2 21.717  43.435   0.207   12.01   12       25.7       15.9
   14   3   1   0 22.378  44.756   0.213   11.22   12       10.3        2.4
   15   0   0   4 22.489  44.978   0.214   11.1     2      147.9       80.8
   16   3   1   1 23.113  46.225   0.219   10.43   24       30.3       38.4
   17   1   0   4 23.379  46.758   0.222   10.17   12       12.5        3.2
   18   2   1   3 23.605  47.21    0.224    9.95   24       23.7       22.3
   19   2   2   2 24.378  48.757   0.231    9.24   12       46.5       39.9
   20   4   0   0 24.984  49.968   0.236    8.74    6       19.9        3.5
   21   1   1   4 25.086  50.172   0.237    8.66   12       48.6       40.9
   22   3   1   2 25.217  50.434   0.238    8.56   24       46.9       75.1
   23   2   0   4 25.908  51.816   0.244    8.05   12       31.1       15.5
   24   3   2   0 27.404  54.808   0.257    7.08   12       56.2       44.7
   25   4   0   2 27.623  55.245   0.259    6.96   12       53.4       39.6
   26   3   2   1 28.04   56.08    0.263    6.72   24       18.3        9.0
   27   2   1   4 28.272  56.545   0.265    6.6    24       19.6       10.1
   28   3   1   3 28.47   56.94    0.266    6.5    24       58.6       89.2
   29   4   1   0 28.939  57.878   0.27     6.26   12       58.2       42.4
   30   4   1   1 29.553  59.107   0.276    5.97   24       47.2       53.1
   31   3   0   4 29.778  59.556   0.278    5.87   12       71.2       59.4
   32   3   2   2 29.895  59.79    0.279    5.82   24        3.8        0.3
   33   4   1   2 31.352  62.705   0.291    5.24   24       22.9       11.0
   34   5   0   0 31.867  63.734   0.295    5.05    6      117.1       69.2
   35   2   2   4 31.955  63.909   0.296    5.02   12      142.9      204.8
   36   3   1   4 32.662  65.323   0.302    4.79   24       33.7       21.8
   37   3   2   3 32.843  65.687   0.303    4.73   24       40.1       30.4
   38   3   3   0 33.275  66.551   0.307    4.6     6       69.1       22.0
   39   2   1   5 33.626  67.251   0.31     4.5    24       24.2       10.5
   40   4   2   0 33.968  67.936   0.312    4.41   12       64.9       37.1
   41   5   0   2 34.161  68.323   0.314    4.36   12        2.2        0.0
   42   4   1   3 34.231  68.461   0.314    4.34   24       74.0       94.9
   43   4   2   1 34.531  69.063   0.317    4.26   24        9.5        1.5
   44   4   0   4 34.738  69.476   0.319    4.21   12       30.0        7.5
   45   0   0   6 35.013  70.025   0.321    4.14    2      121.7       20.4
   46   3   3   2 35.524  71.048   0.325    4.02   12       57.5       26.6
   47   1   0   6 35.69   71.379   0.326    3.99   12       20.3        3.3
   48   5   1   0 36.008  72.017   0.329    3.92   12       20.3        3.2
   49   4   2   2 36.197  72.393   0.33     3.88   24       14.1        3.1
   50   5   1   1 36.558  73.115   0.333    3.81   24       12.9        2.5
   51   3   2   4 36.759  73.519   0.335    3.77   24       67.8       69.3
   52   1   1   6 37.028  74.055   0.337    3.71   12       61.0       27.6
   53   3   1   5 37.675  75.351   0.342    3.6    24       23.6        8.0
   54   2   0   6 37.69   75.38    0.342    3.6    12       62.7       28.3
   55   4   1   4 38.083  76.166   0.345    3.53   24       17.9        4.5
   56   5   1   2 38.187  76.374   0.346    3.51   24       64.2       57.8
   57   4   2   3 38.908  77.817   0.351    3.4    24       10.4        1.5
   58   6   0   0 39.312  78.624   0.354    3.35    6       76.1       19.4
   59   2   1   6 39.654  79.309   0.357    3.3    24       57.5       43.6
   60   4   3   0 39.962  79.924   0.359    3.26   12       23.2        3.5
   61   4   3   1 40.493  80.987   0.363    3.19   24        0.5        0.0
   62   5   0   4 40.689  81.378   0.364    3.17   12       33.8        7.2
   63   5   1   3 40.856  81.712   0.366    3.15   24       11.9        1.8
   64   3   0   6 40.95   81.899   0.366    3.14   12        2.8        0.0
   65   5   2   0 41.255  82.51    0.369    3.11   12       67.2       28.1
   66   6   0   2 41.436  82.872   0.37     3.09   12      138.7      118.8
   67   3   2   5 41.58   83.16    0.371    3.08   24       25.4        7.9
   68   5   2   1 41.783  83.566   0.372    3.06   24       71.5       62.5
   69   3   3   4 41.977  83.955   0.374    3.04   12       12.1        0.9
   70   4   3   2 42.079  84.158   0.375    3.03   24        1.2        0.0
   71   4   2   4 42.619  85.238   0.379    2.98   24       79.5       75.4
   72   4   1   5 42.864  85.727   0.38     2.96   24       54.0       34.6
   73   2   2   6 42.878  85.755   0.38     2.96   12       70.3       29.2
   74   5   2   2 43.361  86.721   0.384    2.93   24       44.6       23.2
   75   3   1   6 43.518  87.035   0.385    2.92   24       47.6       26.4
   76   6   1   0 43.821  87.641   0.387    2.9    12       47.7       13.1
   77   6   1   1 44.345  88.69    0.391    2.86   24        0.8        0.0
   78   5   1   4 44.538  89.076   0.392    2.85   24       19.1        4.2
   79   4   3   3 44.704  89.407   0.393    2.84   24       75.8       65.2


  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   0   6.061  12.122  8.47103     1386.2    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   1   1   0  10.538  21.076  4.89075      204.2     14.7     14.6     5.6
    3   0   0   2  11.026  22.052  4.67685      106.1      7.7      7.6     5.6
    4   1   0   2  12.619  25.238  4.0943       369.9     26.7     26.5     5.6
    5   1   1   2  15.345  30.689  3.38012      449.4     32.4     32.0     5.6
    6   2   0   2  16.554  33.107  3.13942      510.3     36.8     36.3     5.6
    7   2   1   1  17.174  34.349  3.0292       705.5     50.9     50.1     5.7
    8   2   1   2  19.789  39.578  2.64195      223.1     16.1     15.8     5.7
    9   2   2   0  21.455  42.911  2.44537       43.2      3.1      3.0     5.7
   10   3   0   2  21.717  43.435  2.41727       15.9      1.1      1.1     5.7
   11   0   0   4  22.489  44.978  2.33842       80.8      5.8      5.7     5.7
   12   3   1   1  23.113  46.225  2.27866       38.4      2.8      2.7     5.7
   13   2   1   3  23.605  47.21   2.23374       22.3      1.6      1.6     5.7
   14   2   2   2  24.378  48.757  2.16703       39.9      2.9      2.8     5.7
   15   1   1   4  25.086  50.172  2.10968       40.9      3.0      2.9     5.7
   16   3   1   2  25.217  50.434  2.09942       75.1      5.4      5.2     5.8
   17   2   0   4  25.908  51.816  2.04715       15.5      1.1      1.1     5.8
   18   3   2   0  27.404  54.808  1.94339       44.7      3.2      3.1     5.8
   19   4   0   2  27.623  55.245  1.92919       39.6      2.9      2.7     5.8
   20   3   1   3  28.47   56.94   1.87637       89.2      6.4      6.2     5.8
   21   4   1   0  28.939  57.878  1.84853       42.4      3.1      2.9     5.8
   22   4   1   1  29.553  59.107  1.81346       53.1      3.8      3.7     5.8
   23   3   0   4  29.778  59.556  1.80101       59.4      4.3      4.1     5.8
   24   5   0   0  31.867  63.734  1.69421       69.2      5.0      4.7     5.9
   25   2   2   4  31.955  63.909  1.69006      204.8     14.8     14.0     5.9
   26   3   1   4  32.662  65.323  1.6574        21.8      1.6      1.5     5.9
   27   3   2   3  32.843  65.687  1.64925       30.4      2.2      2.1     5.9
   28   3   3   0  33.275  66.551  1.63025       22.0      1.6      1.5     5.9
   29   4   2   0  33.968  67.936  1.60087       37.1      2.7      2.5     5.9
   30   4   1   3  34.231  68.461  1.59008       94.9      6.8      6.4     5.9
   31   0   0   6  35.013  70.025  1.55895       20.4      1.5      1.4     5.9
   32   3   3   2  35.524  71.048  1.53941       26.6      1.9      1.8     5.9
   33   3   2   4  36.759  73.519  1.49462       69.3      5.0      4.7     6.0
   34   1   1   6  37.028  74.055  1.48532       27.6      2.0      1.9     6.0
   35   2   0   6  37.69   75.38   1.463         36.3      2.6      2.4     6.0
   36   5   1   2  38.187  76.374  1.44681       57.8      4.2      3.9     6.0
   37   6   0   0  39.312  78.624  1.41184       19.4      1.4      1.3     6.0
   38   2   1   6  39.654  79.309  1.40163       43.6      3.1      2.9     6.0
   39   5   2   0  41.255  82.51   1.35645       28.1      2.0      1.9     6.1
   40   6   0   2  41.436  82.872  1.35159      118.8      8.6      7.8     6.1
   41   5   2   1  41.783  83.566  1.34241       62.5      4.5      4.1     6.1
   42   4   2   4  42.619  85.238  1.32098       75.4      5.4      4.9     6.1
   43   4   1   5  42.864  85.727  1.31489       63.8      4.6      4.2     6.1
   44   5   2   2  43.361  86.721  1.30276       23.2      1.7      1.5     6.1
   45   3   1   6  43.518  87.035  1.299         26.4      1.9      1.7     6.1
   46   4   3   3  44.704  89.407  1.27155       65.2      4.7      4.2     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)