Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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NATROJAROSITE

1, g-alunite

NaFe(3)[SO(4)](2)(OH)(6)


Hexagonal  R 3(-)m  Z = 3

R3(-)m

22 .2 .1996

Ref.Str.:

         Menchetti S., Sabelli C. (1976)

         * Neues Jb. Miner., Mh., H.9, 406-417

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         Povarennyh A. (1966)

         * Kristallohim. klassif. miner. vidov (in russian), 455

Reserv:

         The coordinates of atoms are considered to equal to those

         of jarosite.      N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   7.19     alpha =   90.0 
             b =   7.19     beta  =   90.0 
             c =  16.33     gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   731.1 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   146.79

  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      1.98   Na    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.5     0.5      1.32   Fe    = 1.00
   3 0.0     0.0     0.3083   1.23   S     = 1.00
   4 0.0     0.0     0.3936   1.25   O     = 1.00
   5 0.2234  0.7766  0.9455   1.49   O     = 1.00
   6 0.1268  0.8732  0.1357   1.46   OH    = 1.00
   7 0.169   0.831   0.106    8.95   H     = 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        0.5        0.5   
     3       3     0.0        0.0        0.3083
     4       4     0.0        0.0        0.3936
     5       5     0.2234     0.7766     0.9455
     6       6     0.1268     0.8732     0.1357
     7       7     0.169      0.831      0.106 
     8       2     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     9       2     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    10       5     0.2234     0.4467     0.9455
    11       5     0.5533     0.7766     0.9455
    12       6     0.1268     0.2536     0.1357
    13       6     0.7464     0.8732     0.1357
    14       7     0.169      0.338      0.106 
    15       7     0.662      0.831      0.106 
    16       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
    17       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
    18       2     0.1667     0.8333     0.8333
    19       2     0.8333     0.6667     0.1667
    20       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.6417
    21       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.975 
    22       4     0.6667     0.3333     0.7269
    23       4     0.3333     0.6667     0.0602
    24       5     0.89       0.7801     0.2788
    25       5     0.8866     0.4433     0.6122
    26       6     0.7935     0.587      0.4691
    27       6     0.0797     0.5398     0.8024
    28       7     0.8357     0.6713     0.4393
    29       7     0.9953     0.4977     0.7727
    30       2     0.1667     0.3333     0.8333
    31       2     0.3333     0.1667     0.1667
    32       2     0.6667     0.8333     0.8333
    33       2     0.8333     0.1666     0.1667
    34       5     0.2199     0.11       0.2788
    35       5     0.5567     0.4433     0.6122
    36       5     0.89       0.11       0.2788
    37       5     0.5567     0.1134     0.6122
    38       6     0.413      0.2065     0.4691
    39       6     0.4601     0.5398     0.8024
    40       6     0.7935     0.2065     0.4691
    41       6     0.4601     0.9203     0.8024
    42       7     0.3287     0.1643     0.4393
    43       7     0.5023     0.4977     0.7727
    44       7     0.8357     0.1643     0.4393
    45       7     0.5023     0.0047     0.7727
    46       3     0.0        0.0        0.6917
    47       4     0.0        0.0        0.6064
    48       5     0.7766     0.2234     0.0545
    49       6     0.8732     0.1268     0.8643
    50       7     0.831      0.169      0.894 
    51       5     0.7766     0.5533     0.0545
    52       5     0.4467     0.2234     0.0545
    53       6     0.8732     0.7464     0.8643
    54       6     0.2536     0.1268     0.8643
    55       7     0.831      0.662      0.894 
    56       7     0.338      0.169      0.894 
    57       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.3583
    58       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.025 
    59       4     0.3333     0.6667     0.2731
    60       4     0.6667     0.3333     0.9398
    61       5     0.11       0.2199     0.7212
    62       5     0.1134     0.5567     0.3878
    63       6     0.2065     0.413      0.5309
    64       6     0.9203     0.4602     0.1976
    65       7     0.1643     0.3287     0.5607
    66       7     0.0047     0.5023     0.2273
    67       5     0.7801     0.89       0.7212
    68       5     0.4433     0.5567     0.3878
    69       5     0.11       0.89       0.7212
    70       5     0.4433     0.8866     0.3878
    71       6     0.587      0.7935     0.5309
    72       6     0.5399     0.4602     0.1976
    73       6     0.2065     0.7935     0.5309
    74       6     0.5399     0.0797     0.1976
    75       7     0.6713     0.8357     0.5607
    76       7     0.4977     0.5023     0.2273
    77       7     0.1643     0.8357     0.5607
    78       7     0.4977     0.9953     0.2273


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.34

MU (1/cm) =     413.168    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    123.602

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

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

    1    Na                  2.856        6
                                                 2.7216       6
                                                 2.7216       6
                                                 2.7216       6
                                                 2.7216       6
                                                 2.7216       6
                                                 2.7216       6
    2    Fe                  2.64         6
                                                 1.9633       5
                                                 1.9441       6
                                                 1.9441       6
                                                 1.9633       5
                                                 1.9441       6
                                                 1.9441       6
    3    S                   2.028        4
                                                 1.3918       4
                                                 1.4515       5
                                                 1.4515       5
                                                 1.4515       5
    4    O                   3.312        6
                                                 2.3203       5
                                                 2.8521       6
                                                 2.3203       5
                                                 2.3204       5
                                                 2.8521       6
                                                 2.8521       6
    5    O                   3.312        9
                                                 2.3718       5
                                                 2.3718       5
                                                 2.3202       4
                                                 2.7695       6
                                                 2.7694       6
                                                 3.3022       5
                                                 3.3022       5
                                                 2.7568       6
                                                 2.7568       6
    6    OH                  3.36        10
                                                 3.3308       5
                                                 2.7354       6
                                                 2.7354       6
                                                 2.8521       4
                                                 2.7693       5
                                                 2.7693       5
                                                 2.7568       5
                                                 2.7568       5
                                                 2.7632       6
                                                 2.7633       6
    7    H                   1.68         1
                                                 0.7153       6

  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   0   1  7.608  15.216   0.086  111.15    6       55.5      384.4
    2   0   0   3  8.135  16.27    0.092   96.93    2      125.2      568.3
    3   1   0  -2  8.95   17.9     0.101   79.7     6      141.6     1794.9
    4   1   1   0 12.372  24.745   0.139   40.69    6       61.8      174.4
    5   1   0   4 13.039  26.078   0.146   36.43    6       53.0      115.0
    6   2   0  -1 14.588  29.176   0.163   28.71    6      225.9     1644.1
    7   1   1   3 14.879  29.758   0.167   27.52   12      178.7     1973.5
    8   2   0   2 15.354  30.709   0.172   25.72    6       76.1      167.4
    9   1   0  -5 15.446  30.891   0.173   25.4     6       41.9       50.1
   10   0   0   6 16.44   32.881   0.184   22.2     2      198.0      325.7
   11   2   0  -4 18.128  36.257   0.202   17.94    6      136.3      373.9
   12   2   1   1 19.31   38.62    0.215   15.61   12       21.7       16.4
   13   2   1  -2 19.915  39.829   0.221   14.57   12       24.1       19.0
   14   2   0   5 19.987  39.975   0.222   14.46    6       47.6       36.8
   15   1   0   7 20.646  41.293   0.229   13.45    6      194.2      569.4
   16   1   1   6 20.792  41.584   0.23    13.24   12       16.3        7.9
   17   3   0   0 21.784  43.569   0.241   11.92    6       22.7        6.9
   18   2   1   4 22.197  44.393   0.245   11.43   12       10.8        3.0
   19   1   0  -8 23.398  46.796   0.258   10.15    6       32.4       12.0
   20   3   0  -3 23.402  46.804   0.258   10.14    6      228.9      596.8
   21   3   0   3 23.402  46.804   0.258   10.14    6       47.8       26.0
   22   2   1  -5 23.792  47.584   0.262    9.77   12       16.8        6.2
   23   2   0  -7 24.368  48.736   0.268    9.25    6      131.5      179.5
   24   0   0   9 25.121  50.241   0.276    8.63    2      185.8      111.5
   25   2   2   0 25.374  50.748   0.278    8.44    6      257.9      629.9
   26   3   1  -1 26.648  53.297   0.291    7.55   12        6.3        0.7
   27   2   0   8 26.823  53.646   0.293    7.44    6      100.7       84.7
   28   2   2   3 26.826  53.653   0.293    7.44   12       77.7      100.8
   29   3   1   2 27.122  54.245   0.296    7.25   12       75.9       93.9
   30   2   1   7 27.705  55.409   0.302    6.91   12       46.1       32.9
   31   3   0  -6 27.822  55.643   0.303    6.84    6        2.2        0.0
   32   3   0   6 27.822  55.643   0.303    6.84    6        7.7        0.5
   33   1   1   9 28.394  56.788   0.309    6.54   12       41.6       25.4
   34   3   1  -4 28.966  57.932   0.314    6.25   12       76.4       81.8
   35   1   0  10 29.186  58.372   0.317    6.14    6       16.4        1.8
   36   4   0   1 29.806  59.612   0.323    5.86    6      112.5       83.2
   37   2   1  -8 29.968  59.936   0.324    5.79   12       87.9      100.3
   38   4   0  -2 30.247  60.495   0.327    5.67    6      129.1      106.1
   39   3   1   5 30.301  60.602   0.328    5.65   12       73.0       67.6
   40   2   2   6 30.901  61.801   0.333    5.41   12      152.5      282.2
   41   4   0   4 31.977  63.953   0.344    5.01    6      133.5      100.4
   42   2   0 -10 32.184  64.369   0.346    4.94    6      247.2      339.1
   43   1   0 -11 32.236  64.472   0.346    4.93    6        9.7        0.5
   44   3   2   1 32.771  65.542   0.351    4.76   12       49.7       26.4
   45   3   2  -2 33.19   66.379   0.355    4.63   12       79.9       66.3
   46   4   0  -5 33.24   66.481   0.356    4.61    6      106.1       58.2
   47   3   1  -7 33.707  67.414   0.36     4.48   12       68.7       47.5
   48   3   0  -9 34.324  68.648   0.366    4.31    6      100.3       48.7
   49   3   0   9 34.324  68.648   0.366    4.31    6       17.6        1.5
   50   0   0  12 34.474  68.948   0.367    4.27    2       37.9        2.3
   51   4   1   0 34.534  69.067   0.368    4.26   12       38.7       14.3
   52   3   2   4 34.839  69.679   0.371    4.18   12       46.5       20.3
   53   2   1  10 35.038  70.077   0.373    4.14   12        0.6        0.0
   54   2   0  11 35.088  70.176   0.373    4.12    6      112.1       58.1
   55   3   1   8 35.749  71.499   0.379    3.97   12       33.2        9.8
   56   4   1  -3 35.752  71.505   0.379    3.97   12       83.2       61.7
   57   4   1   3 35.752  71.505   0.379    3.97   12       99.4       88.1
   58   3   2  -5 36.054  72.107   0.382    3.91   12       18.3        2.9
   59   4   0   7 36.504  73.007   0.386    3.82    6      100.4       43.2
   60   2   2   9 37.1    74.2     0.392    3.7    12       86.5       62.2
   61   1   1  12 37.246  74.491   0.393    3.67   12       30.0        7.4
   62   2   1 -11 37.841  75.681   0.398    3.57   12        2.5        0.1
   63   5   0  -1 38.34   76.68    0.403    3.49    6        4.0        0.1
   64   4   0  -8 38.484  76.967   0.404    3.47    6       38.3        5.7
   65   1   0  13 38.723  77.446   0.406    3.43    6       80.7       25.1
   66   5   0   2 38.732  77.464   0.406    3.43    6       13.5        0.7
   67   3   2   7 39.219  78.438   0.41     3.36   12      116.6      102.6
   68   4   1  -6 39.317  78.634   0.411    3.34   12       10.9        0.9
   69   4   1   6 39.317  78.634   0.411    3.34   12       19.3        2.8
   70   3   3   0 40.0    80.001   0.417    3.25    6      106.1       41.1
   71   5   0  -4 40.291  80.581   0.42     3.22    6        0.9        0.0
   72   3   1 -10 40.48   80.96    0.421    3.2    12       56.7       23.1
   73   4   2  -1 41.017  82.034   0.426    3.14   12       91.1       58.5
   74   3   2  -8 41.159  82.317   0.427    3.12   12       21.3        3.2
   75   3   3   3 41.162  82.323   0.427    3.12   12       74.8       39.2
   76   2   0 -13 41.394  82.788   0.429    3.1     6       33.6        3.9
   77   4   2   2 41.403  82.806   0.429    3.1    12       48.0       16.0
   78   5   0   5 41.45   82.9     0.43     3.09    6        3.8        0.1
   79   1   0 -14 42.211  84.422   0.436    3.02    6       14.7        0.7
   80   3   0 -12 42.598  85.196   0.439    2.99    6       56.0       10.5
   81   3   0  12 42.598  85.196   0.439    2.99    6       39.7        5.3
   82   4   2  -4 42.94   85.881   0.442    2.96   12       92.4       56.7
   83   4   0  10 43.128  86.255   0.444    2.94    6      124.4       51.1
   84   3   1  11 43.175  86.349   0.444    2.94   12        2.6        0.0
   85   5   1   1 43.66   87.32    0.448    2.91   12        0.0        0.0
   86   2   1  13 44.034  88.068   0.451    2.88   12       95.8       59.4
   87   5   1  -2 44.043  88.085   0.451    2.88   12       54.8       19.4
   88   4   2   5 44.089  88.179   0.452    2.88   12      113.4       83.1
   89   5   0  -7 44.519  89.037   0.455    2.85    6       32.5        3.4
   90   3   3   6 44.615  89.23    0.456    2.85   12        8.8        0.5
   91   2   0  14 44.846  89.691   0.458    2.84    6       49.3        7.7


  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   0   1   7.608  15.216  5.81811      384.4     19.5     19.7     5.6
    2   0   0   3   8.135  16.27   5.44333      568.3     28.8     29.1     5.6
    3   1   0   2   8.95   17.9    4.95125     1794.9     91.0     91.7     5.6
    4   1   1   0  12.372  24.745  3.595        174.4      8.8      8.9     5.6
    5   1   0   4  13.039  26.078  3.41412      115.0      5.8      5.8     5.6
    6   2   0   1  14.588  29.176  3.05828     1644.1     83.3     83.4     5.6
    7   1   1   3  14.879  29.758  2.99981     1973.5    100.0    100.0     5.6
    8   2   0   2  15.354  30.709  2.90906      167.4      8.5      8.5     5.6
    9   1   0   5  15.446  30.891  2.89229       50.1      2.5      2.5     5.6
   10   0   0   6  16.44   32.881  2.72167      325.7     16.5     16.5     5.6
   11   2   0   4  18.128  36.257  2.47562      373.9     18.9     18.8     5.7
   12   2   0   5  19.987  39.975  2.25351       36.8      1.9      1.8     5.7
   13   1   0   7  20.646  41.293  2.18457      569.4     28.9     28.5     5.7
   14   3   0   3  23.402  46.804  1.93937      634.8     32.2     31.6     5.7
   15   2   0   7  24.368  48.736  1.86691      179.5      9.1      8.9     5.7
   16   0   0   9  25.121  50.241  1.81444      111.5      5.6      5.5     5.8
   17   2   2   0  25.374  50.748  1.7975       629.9     31.9     31.2     5.8
   18   2   2   3  26.826  53.653  1.70685      185.4      9.4      9.2     5.8
   19   3   1   2  27.122  54.245  1.6896        93.9      4.8      4.6     5.8
   20   2   1   7  27.705  55.409  1.65682       32.9      1.7      1.6     5.8
   21   1   1   9  28.394  56.788  1.61982       25.4      1.3      1.2     5.8
   22   3   1   4  28.966  57.932  1.59053       81.8      4.1      4.0     5.8
   23   4   0   1  29.806  59.612  1.54966       83.2      4.2      4.1     5.8
   24   2   1   8  29.968  59.936  1.54204      100.3      5.1      4.9     5.8
   25   4   0   2  30.247  60.495  1.52914      106.1      5.4      5.2     5.8
   26   3   1   5  30.301  60.602  1.52669       67.6      3.4      3.3     5.8
   27   2   2   6  30.901  61.801  1.49991      282.2     14.3     13.8     5.8
   28   4   0   4  31.977  63.953  1.45453      100.4      5.1      4.9     5.9
   29   2   0  10  32.184  64.369  1.44614      339.1     17.2     16.5     5.9
   30   3   2   1  32.771  65.542  1.42307       26.4      1.3      1.3     5.9
   31   3   2   2  33.19   66.379  1.40713       66.3      3.4      3.2     5.9
   32   4   0   5  33.24   66.481  1.40522       58.2      3.0      2.8     5.9
   33   3   1   7  33.707  67.414  1.38803       47.5      2.4      2.3     5.9
   34   3   0   9  34.324  68.648  1.36606       50.2      2.5      2.4     5.9
   35   3   2   4  34.839  69.679  1.34835       20.3      1.0      1.0     5.9
   36   2   0  11  35.088  70.176  1.34          58.1      2.9      2.8     5.9
   37   4   1   3  35.752  71.505  1.31833      159.7      8.1      7.7     5.9
   38   4   0   7  36.504  73.007  1.29487       43.2      2.2      2.1     6.0
   39   2   2   9  37.1    74.2    1.27697       62.2      3.2      3.0     6.0
   40   1   0  13  38.723  77.446  1.23135       25.8      1.3      1.2     6.0
   41   3   2   7  39.219  78.438  1.21825      102.6      5.2      4.9     6.0
   42   3   3   0  40.0    80.001  1.19833       41.1      2.1      1.9     6.0
   43   3   1  10  40.48   80.96   1.18654       23.1      1.2      1.1     6.1
   44   4   2   1  41.017  82.034  1.1737        58.5      3.0      2.8     6.1
   45   3   3   3  41.162  82.323  1.17031       42.4      2.1      2.0     6.1
   46   4   2   2  41.403  82.806  1.16471       20.0      1.0      0.9     6.1
   47   4   2   4  42.94   85.881  1.13071       56.7      2.9      2.6     6.1
   48   4   0  10  43.128  86.255  1.12675       51.1      2.6      2.4     6.1
   49   2   1  13  44.034  88.068  1.10818       78.8      4.0      3.6     6.2
   50   4   2   5  44.089  88.179  1.10707       83.1      4.2      3.8     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)