Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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MANGANOTANTALITE

1, t-columbite-tantalite, s-columbite

Mn(Ta,Nb)(2)O(6)


Orthorhombic  P bcn  Z = 4

Pbcn

5 .4 .1988

Ref.Str.:

         Grice J.D., Ferguson R.B., Hawthorne F.C. (1976)

         * Canad. Mineral., 14, 540-549

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         Klein S., Weitzel H. (1976)

         * Acta Cryst., A32, 587-591

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  14.416    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.76     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.092    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   422.82

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    63.67

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

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

   1 0.0     0.323   0.25     0.0    Mn    = 1.00
   2 0.1628  0.1769  0.7362   0.0    Ta    = 0.5 , Nb    = 0.5 
   3 0.099   0.096   0.056    0.0    O     = 1.00
   4 0.418   0.114   0.103    0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.757   0.124   0.095    0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.323      0.25  
     2       2     0.1628     0.1769     0.7362
     3       3     0.099      0.096      0.056 
     4       4     0.418      0.114      0.103 
     5       5     0.757      0.124      0.095 
     6       1     0.5        0.177      0.75  
     7       2     0.3372     0.3231     0.2362
     8       3     0.401      0.404      0.556 
     9       4     0.082      0.386      0.603 
    10       5     0.743      0.376      0.595 
    11       1     0.5        0.823      0.25  
    12       2     0.3372     0.6769     0.7362
    13       3     0.401      0.596      0.056 
    14       4     0.082      0.614      0.103 
    15       5     0.743      0.624      0.095 
    16       1     0.0        0.677      0.75  
    17       2     0.1628     0.8231     0.2362
    18       3     0.099      0.904      0.556 
    19       4     0.418      0.886      0.603 
    20       5     0.757      0.876      0.595 
    21       2     0.6628     0.6769     0.7638
    22       3     0.599      0.596      0.444 
    23       4     0.918      0.614      0.397 
    24       5     0.257      0.624      0.405 
    25       2     0.8372     0.8231     0.2638
    26       3     0.901      0.904      0.944 
    27       4     0.582      0.886      0.897 
    28       5     0.243      0.876      0.905 
    29       2     0.8372     0.1769     0.7638
    30       3     0.901      0.096      0.444 
    31       4     0.582      0.114      0.397 
    32       5     0.243      0.124      0.405 
    33       2     0.6628     0.3231     0.2638
    34       3     0.599      0.404      0.944 
    35       4     0.918      0.386      0.897 
    36       5     0.257      0.376      0.905 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      6.67

MU (1/cm) =     958.157    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    143.633

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

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

    1    Mn                  2.724        6
                                                 2.1731       3
                                                 2.1817       4
                                                 2.1834       4
                                                 2.1834       4
                                                 2.1731       3
                                                 2.1817       4
    2   Ta   ,Nb             2.436        6
                                                 1.9274       3
                                                 1.8076       4
                                                 2.0393       3
                                                 2.2538       5
                                                 2.0673       5
                                                 1.9744       5
    3    O                   3.264       11
                                                 3.257        4
                                                 2.8585       4
                                                 3.0033       4
                                                 2.7974       4
                                                 2.7758       3
                                                 2.7758       3
                                                 3.1138       3
                                                 2.5508       5
                                                 2.7374       5
                                                 3.2022       4
                                                 2.8949       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8585       3
                                                 3.257        3
                                                 2.7974       3
                                                 3.0033       3
                                                 2.8648       4
                                                 2.8648       4
                                                 2.9008       4
                                                 3.0431       5
                                                 2.7983       4
                                                 2.9551       5
                                                 3.2022       3
                                                 2.9463       5
    5    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.9376       5
                                                 2.9376       5
                                                 2.8871       5
                                                 2.8871       5
                                                 2.9194       5
                                                 2.9194       5
                                                 2.5508       3
                                                 3.0431       4
                                                 2.7374       3
                                                 2.9551       4
                                                 2.8949       3
                                                 2.9463       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   2   0   0  6.135  12.269   0.069  172.16    2      106.3     2175.7
    2   1   1   0  8.28   16.56    0.093   93.5     4       56.0      657.2
    3   3   1   0 12.049  24.099   0.136   43.02    4      224.6     4855.3
    4   1   1   1 12.055  24.111   0.136   42.97    8      112.1     2415.0
    5   4   0   0 12.341  24.682   0.139   40.91    2      153.4     1077.0
    6   2   1   1 13.206  26.411   0.148   35.47    8       25.7      104.7
    7   3   1   1 14.94   29.879   0.167   27.28    8      390.1    18575.4
    8   0   2   0 15.513  31.026   0.174   25.16    2      242.4     1653.7
    9   2   2   0 16.739  33.479   0.187   21.35    4       60.8      176.7
   10   4   1   1 17.099  34.197   0.191   20.38    8       20.6       38.9
   11   5   1   0 17.383  34.767   0.194   19.66    4       26.6       31.0
   12   0   0   2 17.611  35.221   0.196   19.11    2      356.3     2713.9
   13   1   0   2 17.892  35.784   0.199   18.46    4       48.0       95.2
   14   0   2   1 17.895  35.79    0.199   18.45    4      268.6     2978.3
   15   1   2   1 18.173  36.346   0.202   17.84    8       17.1       23.4
   16   6   0   0 18.699  37.398   0.208   16.75    2      291.3     1590.9
   17   2   0   2 18.715  37.43    0.208   16.72    4       83.6      261.2
   18   2   2   1 18.985  37.971   0.211   16.2     8       60.5      265.3
   19   5   1   1 19.565  39.13    0.217   15.16    8       45.3      139.0
   20   1   1   2 19.577  39.154   0.217   15.14    8       31.1       65.6
   21   4   2   0 20.021  40.042   0.222   14.4     4       62.3      124.9
   22   3   0   2 20.022  40.045   0.222   14.4     4      110.4      392.6
   23   3   2   1 20.278  40.556   0.225   14.0     8      101.3      642.7
   24   2   1   2 20.342  40.683   0.226   13.9     8       15.6       15.1
   25   3   1   2 21.566  43.132   0.239   12.2     8      166.0     1504.0
   26   4   0   2 21.742  43.484   0.24    11.98    4      105.8      300.2
   27   4   2   1 21.981  43.962   0.243   11.69    8       98.1      503.2
   28   6   1   1 22.264  44.528   0.246   11.35    8       15.0       11.4
   29   4   1   2 23.193  46.385   0.256   10.35    8       27.8       35.8
   30   7   1   0 23.404  46.808   0.258   10.14    4       68.5      106.4
   31   5   0   2 23.805  47.609   0.262    9.76    4       64.9       91.9
   32   0   2   2 23.817  47.634   0.262    9.75    4      243.7     1295.4
   33   1   3   0 23.874  47.748   0.263    9.69    4       89.8      175.0
   34   5   2   1 24.028  48.055   0.264    9.55    8        7.0        2.1
   35   1   2   2 24.038  48.075   0.264    9.55    8       21.6       20.0
   36   6   2   0 24.677  49.355   0.271    8.99    4      246.0     1217.3
   37   2   2   2 24.691  49.381   0.271    8.98    8       43.5       76.1
   38   7   1   1 25.153  50.307   0.276    8.61    8      116.2      519.9
   39   5   1   2 25.163  50.326   0.276    8.6     8       39.5       60.1
   40   8   0   0 25.306  50.613   0.277    8.49    2       14.6        2.0
   41   3   3   0 25.596  51.192   0.28     8.27    4      374.8     2600.6
   42   1   3   1 25.599  51.199   0.28     8.27    8       13.5        6.8
   43   3   2   2 25.751  51.503   0.282    8.16    8       10.4        4.0
   44   6   0   2 26.156  52.311   0.286    7.88    4      409.1     2948.8
   45   2   3   1 26.224  52.447   0.287    7.83    8       12.8        5.8
   46   6   2   1 26.364  52.728   0.288    7.74    8      340.5     4013.9
   47   4   2   2 27.187  54.373   0.297    7.21    8       76.5      188.7
   48   3   3   1 27.242  54.483   0.297    7.18    8       75.6      183.6
   49   6   1   2 27.429  54.858   0.299    7.07    8       20.2       12.9
   50   8   1   1 28.213  56.425   0.307    6.63    8       18.2        9.8
   51   1   1   3 28.432  56.864   0.309    6.52    8       78.3      178.6
   52   4   3   1 28.625  57.25    0.311    6.42    8        1.8        0.1
   53   7   0   2 28.755  57.511   0.312    6.35    4       34.9       17.3
   54   5   3   0 28.816  57.633   0.313    6.32    4       68.1       65.5
   55   7   2   1 28.951  57.902   0.314    6.25    8       28.1       22.0
   56   5   2   2 28.96   57.919   0.314    6.25    8       30.8       26.6
   57   2   1   3 29.014  58.029   0.315    6.22    8       76.3      162.2
   58   9   1   0 29.943  59.886   0.324    5.8     4      123.4      197.6
   59   7   1   2 29.954  59.909   0.324    5.79    8       59.7       92.5
   60   3   1   3 29.969  59.938   0.324    5.79    8      314.0     2553.2
   61   8   2   0 30.281  60.561   0.327    5.65    4       23.0        6.7
   62   5   3   1 30.344  60.687   0.328    5.63    8       16.1        6.5
   63   1   3   2 30.352  60.704   0.328    5.63    8       89.5      201.5
   64   2   3   2 30.912  61.823   0.333    5.4     8       32.9       26.1
   65   6   2   2 31.038  62.076   0.335    5.35    8      198.2      940.6
   66   4   1   3 31.275  62.55    0.337    5.26    8       43.7       45.0
   67   9   1   1 31.437  62.874   0.339    5.2     8      311.8     2264.3
   68   8   0   2 31.58   63.161   0.34     5.15    4       46.4       24.8
   69   8   2   1 31.765  63.53    0.342    5.09    8       36.7       30.7
   70   0   2   3 31.787  63.575   0.342    5.08    4      343.7     1342.6
   71   3   3   2 31.832  63.664   0.342    5.06    8      328.9     2451.7
   72   1   2   3 31.97   63.939   0.344    5.02    8       58.8       77.7
   73  10   0   0 32.298  64.596   0.347    4.91    2      126.8       88.2
   74   0   4   0 32.338  64.677   0.347    4.89    2      166.8      152.3
   75   6   3   1 32.369  64.737   0.348    4.88    8       20.6        9.3
   76   2   2   3 32.514  65.027   0.349    4.84    8       62.2       83.8
   77   8   1   2 32.718  65.435   0.351    4.77    8       29.4       18.5
   78   5   1   3 32.911  65.821   0.353    4.71    8       51.1       55.0
   79   2   4   0 33.058  66.116   0.354    4.67    4       26.9        7.5
   80   4   3   2 33.096  66.192   0.354    4.66    8       46.0       44.1
   81   7   3   0 33.264  66.528   0.356    4.61    4      127.9      168.7
   82   7   2   2 33.396  66.792   0.357    4.57    8       29.9       18.3
   83   3   2   3 33.409  66.819   0.357    4.56    8        0.4        0.0
   84   0   4   1 33.772  67.545   0.361    4.46    4      331.9     1099.4
   85   1   4   1 33.949  67.898   0.363    4.41    8       32.2       20.4
   86   2   4   1 34.477  68.954   0.367    4.27    8       65.9       83.0
   87   9   0   2 34.621  69.242   0.369    4.24    4       49.3       23.0
   88   4   2   3 34.644  69.288   0.369    4.23    8       84.0      133.6
   89   7   3   1 34.679  69.357   0.369    4.22    8       29.0       15.9
   90   5   3   2 34.687  69.373   0.369    4.22    8       51.9       50.8
   91   9   2   1 34.798  69.595   0.37     4.19    8       60.2       68.0
   92  10   1   1 34.834  69.668   0.371    4.18    8       20.5        7.9
   93   6   1   3 34.855  69.71    0.371    4.18    8       12.0        2.7
   94   4   4   0 35.172  70.344   0.374    4.1     4       29.8        8.1
   95   3   4   1 35.348  70.697   0.376    4.06    8       23.6       10.1
   96   9   1   2 35.709  71.418   0.379    3.98    8      154.9      427.4
   97   8   2   2 36.018  72.036   0.382    3.92    8       19.3        6.5
   98   5   2   3 36.203  72.405   0.383    3.88    8       50.0       43.3
   99   4   4   1 36.553  73.106   0.387    3.81    8      106.9      194.6
  100   6   3   2 36.587  73.174   0.387    3.8     8       13.7        3.2
  101  10   2   0 36.693  73.386   0.388    3.78    4       92.0       71.6
  102  11   1   0 37.069  74.138   0.391    3.71    4        1.2        0.0
  103   7   1   3 37.092  74.184   0.391    3.7     8      106.4      187.5
  104   0   0   4 37.235  74.471   0.393    3.68    2      266.6      292.3
  105   8   3   1 37.26   74.521   0.393    3.67    8        1.2        0.0
  106   1   0   4 37.405  74.81    0.394    3.65    4       73.5       44.1
  107   1   3   3 37.451  74.901   0.395    3.64    8       14.9        3.6
  108  10   0   2 37.882  75.763   0.399    3.56    4      143.8      164.9
  109   2   0   4 37.912  75.825   0.399    3.56    4       55.1       24.1
  110   0   4   2 37.919  75.838   0.399    3.56    4       52.3       21.8
  111   2   3   3 37.958  75.915   0.399    3.55    8        6.2        0.6
  112  10   2   1 38.052  76.104   0.4      3.54    8      106.8      180.5
  113   6   2   3 38.072  76.145   0.4      3.53    8      178.5      503.6
  114   5   4   1 38.08   76.16    0.4      3.53    8       17.5        4.8
  115   1   4   2 38.088  76.175   0.4      3.53    8        5.6        0.5
  116  11   1   1 38.423  76.847   0.403    3.48    8       23.0        8.2
  117   1   1   4 38.462  76.923   0.404    3.47    8       50.6       39.7
  118   6   4   0 38.582  77.164   0.405    3.45    4       19.9        3.1
  119   2   4   2 38.592  77.184   0.405    3.45    8       16.9        4.4
  120   3   0   4 38.753  77.506   0.406    3.43    4       45.2       15.6
  121   9   3   0 38.775  77.55    0.407    3.42    4      287.7      634.0
  122   7   3   2 38.785  77.57    0.407    3.42    8      113.3      196.5
  123   3   3   3 38.798  77.596   0.407    3.42    8       49.4       37.3
  124   9   2   2 38.899  77.798   0.408    3.4     8       12.9        2.5
  125  10   1   2 38.934  77.868   0.408    3.4     8        6.2        0.6
  126   2   1   4 38.964  77.929   0.408    3.39    8       25.7       10.1
  127   3   4   2 39.428  78.856   0.412    3.33    8       55.5       45.8
  128   8   1   3 39.614  79.229   0.414    3.3     8       44.3       29.0
  129   3   1   4 39.798  79.597   0.415    3.28    8      128.1      240.8
  130  12   0   0 39.88   79.761   0.416    3.27    2      348.6      444.5
  131   6   4   1 39.92   79.84    0.417    3.26    8      283.9     1177.9
  132   4   0   4 39.921  79.842   0.417    3.26    4      103.0       77.5
  133   4   3   3 39.965  79.931   0.417    3.26    8       22.8        7.6
  134   9   3   1 40.111  80.223   0.418    3.24    8       46.9       31.9
  135   7   2   3 40.244  80.489   0.419    3.22    8       29.3       12.4
  136   4   4   2 40.591  81.182   0.422    3.18    8       21.2        6.4
  137   4   1   4 40.959  81.917   0.426    3.14    8       36.5       18.8
  138   8   3   2 41.277  82.554   0.428    3.11    8       52.3       38.1
  139  11   0   2 41.38   82.76    0.429    3.1     4       28.6        5.7
  140   5   0   4 41.41   82.82    0.429    3.1     4       71.3       35.2
  141   0   2   4 41.419  82.839   0.429    3.09    4      175.3      212.6
  142   5   3   3 41.455  82.909   0.43     3.09    8        9.9        1.4
  143  11   2   1 41.547  83.093   0.431    3.08    8       33.6       15.5
  144   1   2   4 41.584  83.168   0.431    3.08    8       49.8       34.2
  145  10   2   2 42.048  84.096   0.435    3.03    8       69.6       65.7
  146   7   4   1 42.068  84.136   0.435    3.03    8        1.4        0.0
  147   5   4   2 42.075  84.151   0.435    3.03    8       19.3        5.1
  148   2   2   4 42.078  84.156   0.435    3.03    8       36.5       18.0
  149   1   5   0 42.127  84.254   0.435    3.03    4       61.7       25.8
  150  12   1   1 42.239  84.478   0.436    3.02    8       24.2        7.9
  151  11   1   2 42.411  84.822   0.438    3.0     8        1.7        0.0
  152   9   1   3 42.423  84.847   0.438    3.0     8      238.7      765.0
  153   5   1   4 42.441  84.882   0.438    3.0     8        2.8        0.1
  154   8   2   3 42.718  85.435   0.44     2.98    8       11.7        1.8
  155   3   2   4 42.899  85.798   0.442    2.96    8       12.9        2.2
  156   8   4   0 43.214  86.429   0.444    2.94    4        3.9        0.1
  157   6   0   4 43.218  86.436   0.444    2.94    4      308.3      624.9
  158  10   3   1 43.242  86.484   0.445    2.94    8        3.4        0.2
  159   6   3   3 43.262  86.524   0.445    2.93    8        2.8        0.1
  160   3   5   0 43.44   86.88    0.446    2.92    4      210.7      290.2
  161   1   5   1 43.442  86.885   0.446    2.92    8       60.2       47.4
  162   6   4   2 43.88   87.759   0.45     2.89    8       98.6      125.9
  163   2   5   1 43.934  87.867   0.45     2.89    8       22.3        6.4
  164  12   2   0 44.006  88.012   0.451    2.88    4      164.9      175.5
  165   4   2   4 44.046  88.092   0.451    2.88    8       54.1       37.8
  166   9   3   2 44.068  88.137   0.451    2.88    8      282.5     1028.2
  167   6   1   4 44.244  88.487   0.453    2.87    8        7.4        0.7
  168   8   4   1 44.527  89.053   0.455    2.85    8       32.9       13.8
  169   0   4   3 44.547  89.093   0.455    2.85    4      253.9      411.4
  170   1   4   3 44.71   89.42    0.457    2.84    8       48.7       30.2
  171   3   5   1 44.752  89.503   0.457    2.84    8      190.1      459.4


  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   2   0   0   6.135  12.269  7.208       2175.7     11.7     11.9     5.6
    2   1   1   0   8.28   16.56   5.34884      657.2      3.5      3.6     5.6
    3   3   1   0  12.049  24.099  3.68988     7270.3     39.1     39.3     5.6
    4   4   0   0  12.341  24.682  3.604       1077.0      5.8      5.8     5.6
    5   3   1   1  14.94   29.879  2.98787    18575.4    100.0    100.0     5.6
    6   0   2   0  15.513  31.026  2.88        1653.7      8.9      8.9     5.6
    7   0   0   2  17.611  35.221  2.546       2713.9     14.6     14.5     5.7
    8   0   2   1  17.895  35.79   2.50682     3073.5     16.5     16.5     5.7
    9   6   0   0  18.699  37.398  2.40267     1852.2     10.0      9.9     5.7
   10   2   2   1  18.985  37.971  2.36771      265.3      1.4      1.4     5.7
   11   5   1   1  19.565  39.13   2.30019      204.6      1.1      1.1     5.7
   12   3   0   2  20.022  40.045  2.24974      517.5      2.8      2.8     5.7
   13   3   2   1  20.278  40.556  2.22257      642.7      3.5      3.4     5.7
   14   3   1   2  21.566  43.132  2.09557     1504.0      8.1      8.0     5.7
   15   4   0   2  21.742  43.484  2.07946      300.2      1.6      1.6     5.7
   16   4   2   1  21.981  43.962  2.05794      503.2      2.7      2.7     5.7
   17   0   2   2  23.817  47.634  1.9075      1387.3      7.5      7.3     5.7
   18   6   2   0  24.677  49.355  1.84494     1293.3      7.0      6.8     5.7
   19   7   1   1  25.153  50.307  1.81224      580.0      3.1      3.1     5.8
   20   3   3   0  25.596  51.192  1.78295     2607.3     14.0     13.7     5.8
   21   6   0   2  26.156  52.311  1.74742     2948.8     15.9     15.5     5.8
   22   6   2   1  26.364  52.728  1.73459     4013.9     21.6     21.1     5.8
   23   4   2   2  27.187  54.373  1.68592      188.7      1.0      1.0     5.8
   24   3   1   3  29.969  59.938  1.54201     2843.3     15.3     14.8     5.8
   25   1   3   2  30.352  60.704  1.52437      208.0      1.1      1.1     5.8
   26   6   2   2  31.038  62.076  1.49394      940.6      5.1      4.9     5.8
   27   9   1   1  31.437  62.874  1.47688     2264.3     12.2     11.7     5.9
   28   0   2   3  31.787  63.575  1.46228     1373.2      7.4      7.1     5.9
   29   3   3   2  31.832  63.664  1.46045     2451.7     13.2     12.7     5.9
   30   0   4   1  33.772  67.545  1.38566     1099.4      5.9      5.7     5.9
   31   9   1   2  35.709  71.418  1.31971      427.4      2.3      2.2     5.9
   32   4   4   1  36.553  73.106  1.29336      194.6      1.0      1.0     6.0
   33   7   1   3  37.092  74.184  1.2772       187.5      1.0      1.0     6.0
   34   0   0   4  37.235  74.471  1.273        292.3      1.6      1.5     6.0
   35   6   2   3  38.072  76.145  1.24912      688.9      3.7      3.5     6.0
   36   9   3   0  38.775  77.55   1.22996      883.4      4.8      4.5     6.0
   37   3   1   4  39.798  79.597  1.2034       240.8      1.3      1.2     6.0
   38  12   0   0  39.88   79.761  1.20133      444.5      2.4      2.2     6.0
   39   6   4   1  39.92   79.84   1.20034     1255.4      6.8      6.3     6.0
   40   0   2   4  41.419  82.839  1.16433      253.5      1.4      1.3     6.1
   41   9   1   3  42.423  84.847  1.14183      765.1      4.1      3.8     6.1
   42   6   0   4  43.218  86.436  1.12487      625.0      3.4      3.1     6.1
   43   3   5   0  43.44   86.88   1.12026      337.7      1.8      1.7     6.1
   44   9   3   2  44.068  88.137  1.1075      1066.0      5.7      5.2     6.2
   45   0   4   3  44.547  89.093  1.09806      425.2      2.3      2.1     6.2
   46   3   5   1  44.752  89.503  1.09409      459.4      2.5      2.3     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)