Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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NITER

1

KNO(3)


Orthorhombic  P mcn  Z = 4

Pmcn

19 .5 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         1. Smyth J.R., Bish D.L. (1988)

         * Crystal structures and cation sites of the rock-forming

         minerals. Boston.

         2. Nimmo J.K., Lucas B.W. (1973)

         * J. Phys., C 6, 201-211

         3. Author (1986)

         * Tschermaks Min. Petr. Mitt., 35, 127-131

Reserv:

         Isostructural with aragonite.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.4119   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.1567   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   6.5189   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   323.05

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    48.65

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

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

   1 0.25    0.4166  0.2432   0.0    K     = 1.00
   2 0.25    0.7548  0.0848   0.0    N     = 1.00
   3 0.25    0.9222  0.0956   0.0    O     = 1.00
   4 0.4735  0.6807  0.0873   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.25       0.4166     0.2432
     2       2     0.25       0.7548     0.0848
     3       3     0.25       0.9222     0.0956
     4       4     0.4735     0.6807     0.0873
     5       1     0.75       0.5834     0.7568
     6       2     0.75       0.2452     0.9152
     7       3     0.75       0.0778     0.9044
     8       4     0.5265     0.3193     0.9127
     9       1     0.25       0.0834     0.7432
    10       2     0.25       0.7452     0.5848
    11       3     0.25       0.5778     0.5956
    12       4     0.0265     0.8193     0.5873
    13       1     0.75       0.9166     0.2568
    14       2     0.75       0.2548     0.4152
    15       3     0.75       0.4222     0.4044
    16       4     0.9735     0.1807     0.4127
    17       4     0.0265     0.6807     0.0873
    18       4     0.9735     0.3193     0.9127
    19       4     0.4735     0.8193     0.5873
    20       4     0.5265     0.1807     0.4127


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      2.08

MU (1/cm) =     128.43     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     61.802

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

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

    1    K                   3.228        9
                                                 2.8886       4
                                                 2.7703       4
                                                 2.7306       3
                                                 2.9033       3
                                                 2.9033       3
                                                 2.8506       4
                                                 2.8886       4
                                                 2.7703       4
                                                 2.8506       4
    2    N                   1.992        3
                                                 1.5344       3
                                                 1.387        4
                                                 1.387        4
    3    O                   3.264        2
                                                 2.5211       4
                                                 2.5211       4
    4    O                   3.264        3
                                                 2.5211       3
                                                 2.9928       4
                                                 2.4191       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   0   1   1  8.34   16.68    0.094   92.12    4        1.7        1.0
    2   1   1   0  9.517  19.033   0.107   70.24    4       12.7       43.6
    3   0   2   0  9.686  19.371   0.109   67.74    2       11.5       17.2
    4   1   1   1 11.725  23.45    0.132   45.55    8       44.0      676.8
    5   0   2   1 11.864  23.728   0.133   44.44    4       47.6      386.5
    6   0   0   2 13.67   27.339   0.153   32.97    2       18.6       21.9
    7   1   2   1 14.481  28.961   0.162   29.16    8       15.2       51.4
    8   0   1   2 14.528  29.055   0.163   28.96    4       67.3      503.5
    9   1   0   2 16.014  32.028   0.179   23.5     4       51.9      242.6
   10   0   3   1 16.18   32.36    0.181   22.98    4       40.1      141.3
   11   2   0   0 16.539  33.077   0.185   21.91    2       56.6      134.5
   12   1   1   2 16.763  33.526   0.187   21.28    8       45.5      337.0
   13   1   3   0 16.842  33.684   0.188   21.06    4       55.7      250.3
   14   0   2   2 16.864  33.727   0.188   21.01    4       47.1      178.7
   15   1   3   1 18.234  36.469   0.203   17.71    8        4.3        2.5
   16   2   1   1 18.632  37.264   0.207   16.89    8       29.7      113.9
   17   1   2   2 18.852  37.704   0.21    16.46    8        5.8        4.3
   18   2   2   0 19.309  38.618   0.215   15.61    4       48.5      140.7
   19   0   4   0 19.663  39.326   0.218   14.99    2       25.5       18.7
   20   0   3   2 20.227  40.454   0.224   14.08    4        9.5        4.9
   21   2   2   1 20.557  41.114   0.228   13.58    8       72.0      540.1
   22   0   4   1 20.893  41.787   0.231   13.09    4       76.6      294.5
   23   0   1   3 21.366  42.732   0.236   12.45    4        2.9        0.4
   24   2   0   2 21.714  43.428   0.24    12.01    4       53.9      134.0
   25   1   3   2 21.956  43.912   0.243   11.72    8       50.1      225.1
   26   2   1   2 22.298  44.595   0.246   11.31    8        9.9        8.5
   27   1   4   1 22.581  45.161   0.249   11.0     8       20.6       35.8
   28   1   1   3 23.026  46.051   0.254   10.52    8       57.4      266.2
   29   0   2   3 23.103  46.206   0.255   10.44    4       56.0      125.4
   30   2   3   1 23.475  46.95    0.259   10.07    8       29.0       64.8
   31   2   2   2 23.981  47.962   0.264    9.6     8       17.5       22.5
   32   0   4   2 24.279  48.558   0.267    9.33    4       26.0       24.3
   33   1   2   3 24.671  49.341   0.271    9.0     8        8.5        5.0
   34   1   4   2 25.793  51.586   0.282    8.13    8        2.9        0.5
   35   0   3   3 25.794  51.588   0.282    8.13    4        2.9        0.3
   36   3   1   0 25.798  51.596   0.282    8.13    4       16.9        8.9
   37   0   5   1 25.906  51.812   0.284    8.05    4       32.0       31.6
   38   2   4   0 26.151  52.303   0.286    7.88    4       10.9        3.6
   39   1   5   0 26.362  52.724   0.288    7.74    4        2.1        0.1
   40   2   3   2 26.606  53.212   0.291    7.58    8        7.7        3.4
   41   3   1   1 26.805  53.61    0.293    7.45    8       27.8       44.1
   42   2   4   1 27.149  54.298   0.296    7.24    8       31.4       54.7
   43   1   3   3 27.247  54.494   0.297    7.18    8        5.8        1.8
   44   1   5   1 27.354  54.709   0.298    7.11    8       31.0       52.5
   45   2   1   3 27.539  55.078   0.3      7.0     8        0.7        0.0
   46   0   0   4 28.206  56.412   0.307    6.63    2        6.6        0.6
   47   3   2   1 28.288  56.577   0.308    6.59    8       23.5       27.9
   48   0   1   4 28.69   57.38    0.312    6.38    4       42.9       45.1
   49   0   5   2 28.846  57.691   0.313    6.31    4        2.3        0.1
   50   2   2   3 28.997  57.994   0.315    6.23    8        1.7        0.1
   51   3   0   2 29.211  58.422   0.317    6.13    4       15.8        5.9
   52   0   4   3 29.259  58.518   0.317    6.11    4        5.7        0.8
   53   1   0   4 29.578  59.156   0.32     5.96    4       17.5        7.0
   54   3   1   2 29.685  59.369   0.321    5.91    8       24.1       26.3
   55   3   3   0 29.735  59.471   0.322    5.89    4       36.4       29.9
   56   2   4   2 30.007  60.014   0.325    5.77    8       27.6       33.7
   57   1   1   4 30.048  60.096   0.325    5.75    8       35.7       56.3
   58   0   2   4 30.112  60.224   0.326    5.73    4       32.8       23.6
   59   1   5   2 30.199  60.399   0.327    5.69    8       29.4       37.6
   60   0   6   0 30.314  60.627   0.328    5.64    2       43.5       20.4
   61   1   4   3 30.601  61.202   0.33     5.52    8        8.3        2.9
   62   3   3   1 30.656  61.311   0.331    5.5     8        6.8        2.0
   63   3   2   2 31.079  62.157   0.335    5.34    8        7.5        2.3
   64   0   6   1 31.224  62.447   0.336    5.28    4        5.1        0.5
   65   2   3   3 31.331  62.662   0.338    5.24    8        1.7        0.1
   66   2   5   1 31.429  62.859   0.338    5.21    8       13.2        7.0
   67   1   2   4 31.433  62.865   0.339    5.21    8       10.3        4.3
   68   0   3   4 32.398  64.796   0.348    4.87    4        1.1        0.0
   69   1   6   1 32.518  65.036   0.349    4.83    8        2.1        0.2
   70   3   3   2 33.327  66.654   0.357    4.59    8       42.0       61.9
   71   0   5   3 33.371  66.743   0.357    4.57    4        0.4        0.0
   72   2   0   4 33.487  66.974   0.358    4.54    4       39.3       27.0
   73   1   3   4 33.668  67.336   0.36     4.49    8       43.7       65.6
   74   3   4   1 33.803  67.605   0.361    4.45    8        0.2        0.0
   75   0   6   2 33.87   67.741   0.362    4.43    4       41.1       28.7
   76   2   1   4 33.926  67.852   0.362    4.42    8        2.1        0.2
   77   2   5   2 34.068  68.135   0.364    4.38    8       28.7       27.7
   78   3   1   3 34.146  68.291   0.364    4.36    8       52.0       90.4
   79   2   4   3 34.445  68.889   0.367    4.28    8       48.5       77.2
   80   1   5   3 34.623  69.247   0.369    4.24    8       46.4       69.8
   81   4   0   0 34.703  69.406   0.37     4.22    2       84.8       58.1
   82   1   6   2 35.114  70.228   0.373    4.12    8       21.0       14.0
   83   2   2   4 35.228  70.456   0.374    4.09    8       10.2        3.2
   84   2   6   0 35.413  70.827   0.376    4.05    4       83.8      108.9
   85   3   2   3 35.444  70.887   0.376    4.04    8        7.6        1.8
   86   0   4   4 35.464  70.927   0.377    4.04    4       18.7        5.4
   87   4   1   1 35.98   71.961   0.381    3.92    8        0.9        0.0
   88   2   6   1 36.256  72.512   0.384    3.87    8        8.7        2.2
   89   3   4   2 36.355  72.71    0.385    3.85    8        4.5        0.6
   90   4   2   0 36.417  72.835   0.385    3.83    4        3.5        0.2
   91   0   1   5 36.638  73.277   0.387    3.79    4        8.6        1.1
   92   1   4   4 36.683  73.366   0.388    3.78    8        8.0        1.8
   93   3   5   0 36.824  73.648   0.389    3.75    4        5.7        0.5
   94   0   7   1 36.912  73.825   0.39     3.74    4        8.3        1.0
   95   4   2   1 37.251  74.502   0.393    3.67    8       31.5       28.0
   96   1   7   0 37.287  74.574   0.393    3.67    4       10.3        1.5
   97   2   3   4 37.353  74.706   0.394    3.66    8       11.5        3.7
   98   3   3   3 37.564  75.128   0.396    3.62    8       11.1        3.4
   99   3   5   1 37.655  75.309   0.397    3.6     8       33.5       31.0
  100   1   1   5 37.843  75.686   0.398    3.57    8       31.2       26.7
  101   0   2   5 37.901  75.801   0.399    3.56    4       26.5        9.6
  102   4   0   2 38.055  76.111   0.4      3.53    4       19.9        5.4
  103   0   6   3 38.081  76.162   0.4      3.53    4        8.0        0.9
  104   1   7   1 38.114  76.228   0.401    3.53    8       25.2       17.2
  105   2   5   3 38.269  76.538   0.402    3.5     8        3.5        0.3
  106   4   1   2 38.472  76.945   0.404    3.47    8       27.5       20.1
  107   2   6   2 38.741  77.483   0.406    3.43    8       19.7       10.2
  108   1   2   5 39.092  78.184   0.409    3.38    8        0.7        0.0
  109   0   5   4 39.249  78.499   0.411    3.35    4        5.2        0.4
  110   1   6   3 39.271  78.541   0.411    3.35    8        0.5        0.0
  111   4   3   1 39.336  78.671   0.411    3.34    8       15.6        6.3
  112   0   7   2 39.383  78.767   0.412    3.34    4       11.4        1.7
  113   3   0   4 39.565  79.131   0.413    3.31    4        0.4        0.0
  114   4   2   2 39.715  79.43    0.415    3.29    8       26.0       17.1
  115   0   3   5 39.975  79.949   0.417    3.26    4       21.2        5.6
  116   3   1   4 39.978  79.955   0.417    3.26    8       21.3       11.3
  117   3   5   2 40.111  80.222   0.418    3.24    8       28.4       20.0
  118   2   4   4 40.26   80.52    0.419    3.22    8       22.0       12.0
  119   1   5   4 40.429  80.858   0.421    3.2     8       27.1       18.0
  120   3   4   3 40.466  80.933   0.421    3.2     8        5.7        0.8
  121   1   7   2 40.562  81.124   0.422    3.19    8       22.1       12.0
  122   1   3   5 41.149  82.299   0.427    3.12    8        1.2        0.0
  123   3   2   4 41.209  82.417   0.428    3.12    8        0.8        0.0
  124   2   1   5 41.39   82.78    0.429    3.1     8       25.1       15.0
  125   4   4   0 41.401  82.802   0.429    3.1     4       16.5        3.2
  126   2   7   1 41.655  83.309   0.431    3.07    8       10.9        2.8
  127   4   3   2 41.765  83.531   0.432    3.06    8        4.6        0.5
  128   3   6   1 42.19   84.38    0.436    3.02    8        7.9        1.4
  129   4   4   1 42.206  84.412   0.436    3.02    8       45.3       47.6
  130   0   8   0 42.297  84.594   0.437    3.01    2       38.1        8.4
  131   4   1   3 42.525  85.051   0.439    2.99    8        2.3        0.1
  132   2   2   5 42.613  85.226   0.439    2.98    8       38.0       33.0
  133   2   6   3 42.789  85.578   0.441    2.97    8       14.3        4.7
  134   0   4   5 42.836  85.673   0.441    2.97    4       39.5       17.7
  135   0   8   1 43.1    86.2     0.444    2.95    4       40.0       18.1
  136   3   3   4 43.246  86.492   0.445    2.94    8       40.0       35.9
  137   0   7   3 43.418  86.837   0.446    2.92    4        1.6        0.0
  138   4   2   3 43.744  87.489   0.449    2.9     8       34.1       25.8
  139   0   6   4 43.748  87.495   0.449    2.9     4       33.4       12.4
  140   2   5   4 43.93   87.861   0.45     2.89    8       24.2       13.0
  141   1   4   5 43.999  87.998   0.451    2.88    8        5.7        0.7
  142   2   7   2 44.062  88.124   0.451    2.88    8       26.5       15.6
  143   3   5   3 44.134  88.269   0.452    2.88    8       28.6       18.0
  144   1   8   1 44.262  88.524   0.453    2.87    8       10.2        2.3
  145   1   7   3 44.58   89.159   0.456    2.85    8       41.4       37.5
  146   3   6   2 44.595  89.189   0.456    2.85    8       27.8       16.9
  147   4   4   2 44.61   89.221   0.456    2.85    8       18.9        7.8
  148   2   3   5 44.643  89.286   0.456    2.85    8       17.4        6.6
  149   1   6   4 44.909  89.817   0.458    2.83    8        5.6        0.7


  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   1   0   9.517  19.033  4.659         43.6      6.4      6.5     5.6
    2   0   2   0   9.686  19.371  4.57835       17.2      2.5      2.5     5.6
    3   1   1   1  11.725  23.45   3.79046      676.8    100.0    100.0     5.6
    4   0   2   1  11.864  23.728  3.74664      386.5     57.1     57.1     5.6
    5   0   0   2  13.67   27.339  3.25945       21.9      3.2      3.2     5.6
    6   1   2   1  14.481  28.961  3.08048       51.4      7.6      7.6     5.6
    7   0   1   2  14.528  29.055  3.07071      503.5     74.4     74.1     5.6
    8   1   0   2  16.014  32.028  2.79215      242.6     35.8     35.6     5.6
    9   0   3   1  16.18   32.36   2.76424      141.3     20.9     20.7     5.6
   10   2   0   0  16.539  33.077  2.70595      134.5     19.9     19.7     5.6
   11   1   1   2  16.763  33.526  2.67074      337.0     49.8     49.4     5.7
   12   1   3   0  16.842  33.684  2.65856      429.0     63.4     62.9     5.7
   13   2   1   1  18.632  37.264  2.411        113.9     16.8     16.6     5.7
   14   2   2   0  19.309  38.618  2.3295       140.7     20.8     20.5     5.7
   15   0   4   0  19.663  39.326  2.28918       18.7      2.8      2.7     5.7
   16   2   2   1  20.557  41.114  2.19365      540.1     79.8     78.6     5.7
   17   0   4   1  20.893  41.787  2.15987      294.5     43.5     42.8     5.7
   18   2   0   2  21.714  43.428  2.08199      134.0     19.8     19.4     5.7
   19   1   3   2  21.956  43.912  2.06017      225.1     33.3     32.7     5.7
   20   2   1   2  22.298  44.595  2.03017        8.5      1.3      1.2     5.7
   21   1   4   1  22.581  45.161  2.00602       35.8      5.3      5.2     5.7
   22   1   1   3  23.026  46.051  1.96931      266.2     39.3     38.5     5.7
   23   0   2   3  23.103  46.206  1.96308      125.4     18.5     18.1     5.7
   24   2   3   1  23.475  46.95   1.93368       64.8      9.6      9.4     5.7
   25   2   2   2  23.981  47.962  1.89523       22.5      3.3      3.2     5.7
   26   0   4   2  24.279  48.558  1.87332       24.3      3.6      3.5     5.7
   27   3   1   0  25.798  51.596  1.76995        8.9      1.3      1.3     5.8
   28   0   5   1  25.906  51.812  1.76309       31.6      4.7      4.5     5.8
   29   3   1   1  26.805  53.61   1.70811       44.1      6.5      6.3     5.8
   30   2   4   1  27.149  54.298  1.68806       54.7      8.1      7.8     5.8
   31   1   5   1  27.354  54.709  1.67637       52.5      7.8      7.5     5.8
   32   3   2   1  28.288  56.577  1.62537       27.9      4.1      4.0     5.8
   33   0   1   4  28.69   57.38   1.60451       45.1      6.7      6.4     5.8
   34   1   0   4  29.578  59.156  1.5605         7.0      1.0      1.0     5.8
   35   3   1   2  29.685  59.369  1.55542       26.3      3.9      3.7     5.8
   36   3   3   0  29.735  59.471  1.553         29.9      4.4      4.3     5.8
   37   2   4   2  30.007  60.014  1.54024       33.7      5.0      4.8     5.8
   38   1   1   4  30.048  60.096  1.53832       56.3      8.3      8.0     5.8
   39   0   2   4  30.112  60.224  1.53535       23.6      3.5      3.4     5.8
   40   1   5   2  30.199  60.399  1.53134       37.6      5.6      5.3     5.8
   41   0   6   0  30.314  60.627  1.52612       20.4      3.0      2.9     5.8
   42   2   5   1  31.429  62.859  1.4772        11.2      1.7      1.6     5.9
   43   3   3   2  33.327  66.654  1.40199       61.9      9.1      8.7     5.9
   44   2   0   4  33.487  66.974  1.39607       27.0      4.0      3.8     5.9
   45   1   3   4  33.668  67.336  1.38944       65.6      9.7      9.2     5.9
   46   0   6   2  33.87   67.741  1.38212       28.7      4.2      4.0     5.9
   47   2   5   2  34.068  68.135  1.37508       27.7      4.1      3.9     5.9
   48   3   1   3  34.146  68.291  1.37232       90.4     13.4     12.7     5.9
   49   2   4   3  34.445  68.889  1.36186       77.2     11.4     10.8     5.9
   50   1   5   3  34.623  69.247  1.3557        69.8     10.3      9.8     5.9
   51   4   0   0  34.703  69.406  1.35298       58.1      8.6      8.1     5.9
   52   1   6   2  35.114  70.228  1.33914       14.0      2.1      2.0     5.9
   53   2   6   0  35.413  70.827  1.32928      108.9     16.1     15.2     5.9
   54   0   4   4  35.464  70.927  1.32764        7.2      1.1      1.0     5.9
   55   4   2   1  37.251  74.502  1.27254       28.0      4.1      3.9     6.0
   56   3   5   1  37.655  75.309  1.2609        31.0      4.6      4.3     6.0
   57   1   1   5  37.843  75.686  1.25554       26.7      3.9      3.7     6.0
   58   0   2   5  37.901  75.801  1.25393        9.6      1.4      1.3     6.0
   59   1   7   1  38.114  76.228  1.24797       17.2      2.5      2.4     6.0
   60   4   1   2  38.472  76.945  1.23812       20.1      3.0      2.8     6.0
   61   2   6   2  38.741  77.483  1.23086       10.2      1.5      1.4     6.0
   62   4   2   2  39.715  79.43   1.2055        17.1      2.5      2.3     6.0
   63   3   1   4  39.978  79.955  1.1989        17.0      2.5      2.3     6.0
   64   3   5   2  40.111  80.222  1.19559       20.0      3.0      2.7     6.0
   65   2   4   4  40.26   80.52   1.19191       12.0      1.8      1.6     6.1
   66   1   5   4  40.429  80.858  1.18777       18.0      2.7      2.5     6.1
   67   1   7   2  40.562  81.124  1.18455       12.0      1.8      1.6     6.1
   68   2   1   5  41.39   82.78   1.16501       18.2      2.7      2.5     6.1
   69   4   4   1  42.206  84.412  1.14659       49.0      7.2      6.6     6.1
   70   0   8   0  42.297  84.594  1.14459        8.4      1.2      1.1     6.1
   71   2   2   5  42.613  85.226  1.13771       33.0      4.9      4.5     6.1
   72   0   4   5  42.836  85.673  1.13292       17.7      2.6      2.4     6.1
   73   0   8   1  43.1    86.2    1.12734       18.1      2.7      2.4     6.1
   74   3   3   4  43.246  86.492  1.12428       35.9      5.3      4.8     6.1
   75   4   2   3  43.744  87.489  1.11402       38.2      5.6      5.1     6.2
   76   2   5   4  43.93   87.861  1.11026       13.0      1.9      1.8     6.2
   77   2   7   2  44.062  88.124  1.10762       15.6      2.3      2.1     6.2
   78   3   5   3  44.134  88.269  1.10618       18.0      2.7      2.4     6.2
   79   1   7   3  44.58   89.159  1.09742       62.1      9.2      8.3     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)