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

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MONTROSEITE

2, t-diaspore, f-diaspore, g-diaspore

VO(OH)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

Pbnm

4 .5 .16

Ref.Str.:

         Evans H.T., Mrose M.E. (1955)

         * Amer. Mineral., 40, 861-875

         R: Locality – the Bitter Creek mine, Paradox Valley, Colorado, USA.

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.54     alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.97     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   3.03     gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   137.15

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    20.65

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

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

   1 0.9483  0.1455  0.25     0.0    V     = 1.00
   2 0.301   0.803   0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   3 0.802   0.946   0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.9483     0.1455     0.25  
     2       2     0.301      0.803      0.25  
     3       3     0.802      0.946      0.25  
     4       1     0.0517     0.8545     0.75  
     5       2     0.699      0.197      0.75  
     6       3     0.198      0.054      0.75  
     7       1     0.5517     0.6455     0.25  
     8       2     0.199      0.303      0.25  
     9       3     0.698      0.446      0.25  
    10       1     0.4483     0.3545     0.75  
    11       2     0.801      0.697      0.75  
    12       3     0.302      0.554      0.75  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.02

MU (1/cm) =     873.508    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    217.537

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

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

    1    V                   2.496        6
                                                 2.097        3
                                                 1.9596       2
                                                 1.9596       2
                                                 2.1006       3
                                                 2.1006       3
                                                 1.9394       2
    2    O                   3.264       12
                                                 3.03         2
                                                 3.03         2
                                                 2.6844       3
                                                 2.6767       3
                                                 2.9625       3
                                                 2.9625       3
                                                 2.9266       2
                                                 2.9266       2
                                                 2.9266       2
                                                 2.9266       2
                                                 2.9083       3
                                                 2.9083       3
    3    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.6767       2
                                                 2.6844       2
                                                 3.03         3
                                                 3.03         3
                                                 2.9625       2
                                                 2.9625       2
                                                 2.5859       3
                                                 2.5859       3
                                                 2.9083       2
                                                 2.9083       2

  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   0   2   0 10.337  20.673   0.1     59.21    2       17.9      200.8
    2   1   1   0 12.503  25.005   0.121   39.81    4       44.6     1687.3
    3   1   2   0 15.455  30.91    0.149   25.37    4       20.1      216.9
    4   1   3   0 19.484  38.969   0.186   15.3     4       45.1      661.6
    5   0   2   1 20.21   40.419   0.193   14.1     4       32.2      310.3
    6   1   0   1 20.788  41.576   0.198   13.24    4       19.9      111.5
    7   0   4   0 21.03   42.06    0.201   12.9     2       44.2      267.8
    8   1   1   1 21.474  42.947   0.205   12.32    8       50.8     1353.2
    9   2   0   0 23.206  46.412   0.22    10.34    2       14.8       24.2
   10   1   2   1 23.434  46.867   0.222   10.11    8       26.2      295.4
   11   2   1   0 23.836  47.672   0.226    9.73    4       13.1       35.5
   12   1   4   0 24.166  48.333   0.229    9.43    4       47.5      452.6
   13   2   2   0 25.656  51.312   0.242    8.23    4       11.8       24.4
   14   1   3   1 26.45   52.9     0.249    7.68    8       13.1       56.1
   15   0   4   1 27.689  55.379   0.26     6.92    4       28.7      121.1
   16   2   3   0 28.502  57.003   0.267    6.48    4       10.0       13.7
   17   1   5   0 29.336  58.673   0.274    6.07    4       13.9       24.9
   18   2   1   1 30.03   60.06    0.28     5.76    8       34.2      287.2
   19   1   4   1 30.313  60.625   0.282    5.64    8       16.0       61.5
   20   2   2   1 31.603  63.205   0.293    5.14    8       59.2      765.6
   21   2   4   0 32.206  64.411   0.298    4.94    4       43.9      202.0
   22   0   6   0 32.567  65.135   0.301    4.82    2       37.5       72.1
   23   2   3   1 34.133  68.265   0.314    4.36    8       32.6      197.8
   24   1   5   1 34.89   69.779   0.32     4.17    8       55.0      535.8
   25   1   6   0 34.975  69.949   0.32     4.15    4       11.8       12.3
   26   0   0   2 36.186  72.371   0.33     3.88    2       81.7      275.3
   27   2   5   0 36.66   73.32    0.334    3.78    4       39.0      122.1
   28   3   1   0 36.714  73.428   0.334    3.77    4       10.1        8.2
   29   2   4   1 37.535  75.071   0.341    3.62    8       20.1       62.0
   30   0   6   1 37.874  75.747   0.343    3.56    4       62.1      292.3
   31   0   2   2 38.102  76.204   0.345    3.53    4       13.0       12.7
   32   3   2   0 38.148  76.295   0.345    3.52    4       40.4      122.4
   33   1   1   2 38.965  77.929   0.352    3.39    8       31.7      145.4
   34   1   6   1 40.148  80.296   0.36     3.24    8        0.1        0.0
   35   1   2   2 40.373  80.745   0.362    3.21    8       15.1       30.9
   36   3   3   0 40.5    81.0     0.363    3.19    4       40.5      111.3
   37   1   7   0 41.162  82.323   0.368    3.12    4       45.7      138.8
   38   3   0   1 41.351  82.702   0.369    3.1     4       40.3      107.3
   39   2   5   1 41.763  83.526   0.372    3.06    8        2.7        0.9
   40   3   1   1 41.816  83.631   0.373    3.06    8       15.0       29.1
   41   2   6   0 41.844  83.687   0.373    3.05    4       27.1       47.7
   42   1   3   2 42.696  85.392   0.379    2.98    8       36.1      165.0
   43   3   2   1 43.204  86.409   0.383    2.94    8       21.2       55.9
   44   0   4   2 43.702  87.404   0.386    2.9     4       35.3       77.1
   45   3   4   0 43.746  87.492   0.387    2.9     4        5.4        1.8


  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   0   2   0  10.337  20.673  4.985        200.8     11.9     11.9     5.6
    2   1   1   0  12.503  25.005  4.13179     1687.3    100.0    100.0     5.6
    3   1   2   0  15.455  30.91   3.35658      216.9     12.9     12.8     5.6
    4   1   3   0  19.484  38.969  2.68164      661.6     39.2     38.7     5.7
    5   0   2   1  20.21   40.419  2.58922      310.3     18.4     18.1     5.7
    6   1   0   1  20.788  41.576  2.52026      111.5      6.6      6.5     5.7
    7   0   4   0  21.03   42.06   2.4925       267.8     15.9     15.6     5.7
    8   1   1   1  21.474  42.947  2.4434      1353.2     80.2     78.9     5.7
    9   2   0   0  23.206  46.412  2.27          24.2      1.4      1.4     5.7
   10   1   2   1  23.434  46.867  2.24916      295.4     17.5     17.2     5.7
   11   2   1   0  23.836  47.672  2.21336       35.5      2.1      2.1     5.7
   12   1   4   0  24.166  48.333  2.18488      452.6     26.8     26.2     5.7
   13   2   2   0  25.656  51.312  2.06589       24.4      1.4      1.4     5.8
   14   1   3   1  26.45   52.9    2.00813       56.1      3.3      3.2     5.8
   15   0   4   1  27.689  55.379  1.92491      121.1      7.2      7.0     5.8
   16   1   5   0  29.336  58.673  1.82567       24.9      1.5      1.4     5.8
   17   2   1   1  30.03   60.06   1.78729      287.2     17.0     16.4     5.8
   18   1   4   1  30.313  60.625  1.7722        61.5      3.6      3.5     5.8
   19   2   2   1  31.603  63.205  1.7069       765.6     45.4     43.5     5.9
   20   2   4   0  32.206  64.411  1.67829      202.0     12.0     11.5     5.9
   21   0   6   0  32.567  65.135  1.66167       72.1      4.3      4.1     5.9
   22   2   3   1  34.133  68.265  1.59408      197.8     11.7     11.1     5.9
   23   1   5   1  34.89   69.779  1.56375      535.8     31.8     30.1     5.9
   24   0   0   2  36.186  72.371  1.515        275.3     16.3     15.4     5.9
   25   2   5   0  36.66   73.32   1.4981       122.1      7.2      6.8     6.0
   26   2   4   1  37.535  75.071  1.46813       62.0      3.7      3.5     6.0
   27   0   6   1  37.874  75.747  1.45696      292.3     17.3     16.2     6.0
   28   3   2   0  38.148  76.295  1.44808      122.4      7.3      6.8     6.0
   29   1   1   2  38.965  77.929  1.4224       145.4      8.6      8.0     6.0
   30   1   2   2  40.373  80.745  1.38086       30.9      1.8      1.7     6.1
   31   3   3   0  40.5    81.0    1.37726      111.3      6.6      6.1     6.1
   32   1   7   0  41.162  82.323  1.35898      138.8      8.2      7.6     6.1
   33   3   0   1  41.351  82.702  1.35386      107.3      6.4      5.9     6.1
   34   2   6   0  41.844  83.687  1.34082       76.8      4.6      4.2     6.1
   35   1   3   2  42.696  85.392  1.31905      165.0      9.8      9.0     6.1
   36   3   2   1  43.204  86.409  1.30654       55.9      3.3      3.0     6.1
   37   0   4   2  43.702  87.404  1.29461       77.1      4.6      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)