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

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NIOBOAESCHYNITE-(Y)

1, s-aeschynite

(Y,U,Ca,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ti,Ta)(2)(O,OH)(6)


Orthorhombic  P nma  Z = 4

R =0.253          NR =369

13 .7 .17

Ref.Str.:

         Capitani G.C., Mugnaioli E., Guastoni A. (2016)

         * Amer. Mineral., 101, 1679

         L: $Ca0.40 Mn0.28 Fe2.24 Y2.12 U0.36 Ti1.84 Nb4.24 Ta0.24 W0.24 O24$

         R: Locality - Garnet Codera dike, Central Alps, Italy.   N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.8038   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   7.68     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.1029   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   423.4 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    63.76

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

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

   1 0.0479  0.75    0.0293   0.0    Y     = 0.53, U     = 0.09, Fe    = 0.29, Ca    = 0.1 
   2 0.1427  0.0108  0.5504   0.0    Nb    = 0.53, Ti    = 0.23, Fe    = 0.17, Ta    = 0.06
   3 0.15    0.75    0.471    0.0    O     = 1.00
   4 0.9646  0.953   0.741    0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2268  0.93    0.884    0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.913   0.75    0.319    0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0479     0.75       0.0293
     2       2     0.1427     0.0108     0.5504
     3       3     0.15       0.75       0.471 
     4       4     0.9646     0.953      0.741 
     5       5     0.2268     0.93       0.884 
     6       6     0.913      0.75       0.319 
     7       1     0.4521     0.25       0.5293
     8       2     0.3573     0.9892     0.0504
     9       3     0.35       0.25       0.971 
    10       4     0.5354     0.047      0.241 
    11       5     0.2732     0.07       0.384 
    12       6     0.587      0.25       0.819 
    13       2     0.3573     0.5108     0.0504
    14       4     0.5354     0.453      0.241 
    15       5     0.2732     0.43       0.384 
    16       2     0.1427     0.4892     0.5504
    17       4     0.9646     0.547      0.741 
    18       5     0.2268     0.57       0.884 
    19       1     0.5479     0.75       0.4707
    20       2     0.6427     0.0108     0.9496
    21       3     0.65       0.75       0.029 
    22       4     0.4646     0.953      0.759 
    23       5     0.7268     0.93       0.616 
    24       6     0.413      0.75       0.181 
    25       1     0.9521     0.25       0.9707
    26       2     0.8573     0.9892     0.4496
    27       3     0.85       0.25       0.529 
    28       4     0.0354     0.047      0.259 
    29       5     0.7732     0.07       0.116 
    30       6     0.087      0.25       0.681 
    31       2     0.8573     0.5108     0.4496
    32       4     0.0354     0.453      0.259 
    33       5     0.7732     0.43       0.116 
    34       2     0.6427     0.4892     0.9496
    35       4     0.4646     0.547      0.759 
    36       5     0.7268     0.57       0.616 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.43

MU (1/cm) =     929.891    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    171.395

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

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

    1   Y    ,U    ,Fe   ,Ca      2.88         8
                                                 2.5094       3
                                                 2.3248       4
                                                 2.4893       5
                                                 2.0759       6
                                                 2.3248       4
                                                 2.4893       5
                                                 2.5681       4
                                                 2.5681       4
    2   Nb   ,Ti   ,Fe   ,Ta      2.592        6
                                                 2.045        3
                                                 2.2012       4
                                                 2.027        5
                                                 1.7075       5
                                                 1.9059       4
                                                 2.0448       6
    3    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.8881       4
                                                 2.6535       5
                                                 2.6754       6
                                                 2.8299       5
                                                 2.8299       5
                                                 2.8881       4
                                                 2.6535       5
                                                 3.2037       6
                                                 2.8118       4
                                                 2.8118       4
    4    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.8881       3
                                                 2.9306       5
                                                 2.7164       6
                                                 3.1181       4
                                                 2.653        5
                                                 2.8118       3
                                                 2.8449       4
                                                 2.675        4
                                                 2.9572       5
                                                 2.6543       6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.6535       3
                                                 2.9306       4
                                                 2.8299       3
                                                 2.8138       5
                                                 2.8138       5
                                                 2.7648       5
                                                 2.653        4
                                                 2.8731       6
                                                 2.9572       4
                                                 3.065        6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.6754       3
                                                 2.7164       4
                                                 2.7164       4
                                                 3.2037       3
                                                 2.8731       5
                                                 2.6543       4
                                                 3.065        5
                                                 2.6543       4
                                                 3.065        5
                                                 2.8731       5

  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   2   0   0  9.531  19.062   0.093   70.02    2       60.0      281.6
    2   1   0   1 11.178  22.355   0.108   50.33    4       46.1      238.3
    3   2   1   0 11.68   23.359   0.113   45.92    4       62.7      403.1
    4   0   1   1 12.149  24.297   0.118   42.28    4       28.7       78.0
    5   1   1   1 13.07   26.141   0.126   36.25    8       53.6      464.6
    6   0   2   0 13.47   26.94    0.13    34.01    2      137.6      718.5
    7   2   0   1 13.953  27.906   0.135   31.56    4       65.4      301.6
    8   2   1   1 15.532  31.065   0.15    25.09    8       28.4       90.6
    9   2   2   0 16.606  33.212   0.16    21.72    4      154.9     1163.3
   10   1   2   1 17.641  35.281   0.169   19.04    8      232.8     4604.2
   11   3   0   1 17.698  35.396   0.17    18.91    4      283.3     3386.1
   12   3   1   1 18.999  37.997   0.182   16.18    8       92.4      616.2
   13   4   0   0 19.34   38.679   0.185   15.55    2      125.4      272.8
   14   2   2   1 19.588  39.177   0.187   15.12    8       55.6      208.5
   15   0   0   2 20.522  41.044   0.196   13.63    2      261.7     1041.4
   16   4   1   0 20.551  41.103   0.196   13.59    4       67.9      139.6
   17   1   0   2 21.113  42.227   0.201   12.79    4       73.2      153.0
   18   4   0   1 22.005  44.011   0.209   11.66    4       81.4      172.3
   19   1   1   2 22.245  44.491   0.212   11.37    8       15.7       12.5
   20   3   2   1 22.518  45.036   0.214   11.07    8       81.4      327.0
   21   2   3   0 22.746  45.492   0.216   10.82    4      113.9      313.3
   22   2   0   2 22.812  45.624   0.217   10.75    4        2.8        0.2
   23   0   3   1 23.011  46.021   0.219   10.54    4       91.4      196.6
   24   4   1   1 23.102  46.205   0.219   10.44    8       28.4       37.5
   25   1   3   1 23.551  47.103   0.223   10.0     8       40.4       73.0
   26   2   1   2 23.88   47.76    0.226    9.69    8       86.5      323.8
   27   4   2   0 23.884  47.767   0.226    9.69    4      161.2      561.3
   28   0   2   2 24.891  49.783   0.235    8.82    4       24.8       12.1
   29   2   3   1 25.121  50.241   0.237    8.64    8       30.8       36.5
   30   1   2   2 25.402  50.804   0.24     8.42    8       56.0      117.8
   31   3   0   2 25.445  50.889   0.24     8.39    4      132.5      328.4
   32   4   2   1 26.18   52.36    0.247    7.86    8       58.8      121.1
   33   3   1   2 26.433  52.865   0.249    7.69    8       48.2       79.7
   34   5   0   1 26.714  53.428   0.251    7.51    4       77.3      100.1
   35   2   2   2 26.891  53.782   0.253    7.39    8      142.7      671.8
   36   3   3   1 27.59   55.179   0.259    6.98    8       94.7      279.1
   37   5   1   1 27.67   55.34    0.26     6.93    8      127.5      502.3
   38   0   4   0 27.766  55.532   0.26     6.88    2      351.4      947.4
   39   4   3   0 28.777  57.554   0.269    6.34    4      100.8      143.8
   40   4   0   2 28.833  57.665   0.27     6.31    4      135.0      256.8
   41   3   2   2 29.256  58.513   0.273    6.11    8       26.9       19.7
   42   2   4   0 29.631  59.263   0.276    5.94    4       68.6       62.4
   43   4   1   2 29.744  59.487   0.277    5.89    8      105.8      294.2
   44   6   0   0 29.785  59.57    0.278    5.87    2       79.6       41.5
   45   1   3   2 30.121  60.242   0.281    5.72    8       38.8       38.4
   46   1   4   1 30.304  60.608   0.282    5.64    8       28.7       20.7
   47   5   2   1 30.418  60.836   0.283    5.6     8       38.6       37.1
   48   6   1   0 30.678  61.357   0.285    5.49    4      108.6      144.4
   49   4   3   1 30.819  61.637   0.286    5.44    8       41.7       42.2
   50   2   3   2 31.461  62.922   0.292    5.2     8       99.3      228.6
   51   2   4   1 31.639  63.278   0.293    5.13    8       49.4       55.9
   52   6   0   1 31.787  63.574   0.294    5.08    4       81.6       75.4
   53   1   0   3 32.163  64.326   0.298    4.95    4       24.0        6.4
   54   4   2   2 32.382  64.764   0.299    4.88    8      181.8      719.2
   55   0   1   3 32.588  65.176   0.301    4.81    4       67.6       49.1
   56   6   1   1 32.649  65.298   0.302    4.79    8       10.5        2.4
   57   5   0   2 32.851  65.702   0.303    4.73    4       88.6       82.8
   58   1   1   3 33.019  66.039   0.305    4.68    8        4.8        0.5
   59   6   2   0 33.274  66.549   0.307    4.6     4      136.1      190.2
   60   2   0   3 33.457  66.914   0.308    4.55    4      128.1      166.6
   61   3   3   2 33.626  67.253   0.31     4.5     8        6.1        0.7
   62   5   1   2 33.698  67.396   0.31     4.48    8        6.8        0.9
   63   3   4   1 33.799  67.597   0.311    4.45    8      234.0     1088.6
   64   2   1   3 34.296  68.593   0.315    4.32    8       56.2       60.8
   65   5   3   1 34.705  69.41    0.318    4.22    8      134.8      342.2
   66   4   4   0 34.86   69.721   0.32     4.18    4      143.2      191.3
   67   6   2   1 35.168  70.335   0.322    4.11    8       41.0       30.8
   68   1   2   3 35.525  71.051   0.325    4.02    8      150.7      407.7
   69   3   0   3 35.56   71.121   0.325    4.02    4      172.1      265.2
   70   0   4   2 35.664  71.328   0.326    3.99    4      229.0      467.0
   71   1   4   2 36.078  72.156   0.329    3.9     8       98.8      170.1
   72   5   2   2 36.182  72.364   0.33     3.88    8      166.5      479.9
   73   3   1   3 36.378  72.756   0.332    3.84    8       57.7       57.0
   74   4   3   2 36.55   73.1     0.333    3.81    8       58.2       57.6
   75   4   4   1 36.716  73.432   0.334    3.77    8       34.6       20.2
   76   2   2   3 36.762  73.524   0.335    3.77    8      197.3      653.9
   77   2   5   0 37.259  74.517   0.338    3.67    4        7.0        0.4
   78   7   0   1 37.262  74.525   0.338    3.67    4      248.0      503.7
   79   2   4   2 37.307  74.615   0.339    3.66    8       27.7       12.5
   80   6   3   0 37.396  74.792   0.339    3.65    4       61.6       30.9
   81   6   0   2 37.445  74.889   0.34     3.64    4       79.4       51.1
   82   0   5   1 37.455  74.91    0.34     3.64    4        8.2        0.6
   83   1   5   1 37.861  75.722   0.343    3.57    8       82.0      107.0
   84   7   1   1 38.066  76.132   0.345    3.53    8       70.7       78.7
   85   6   1   2 38.247  76.493   0.346    3.5     8       96.6      145.9
   86   4   0   3 38.422  76.843   0.347    3.48    4       99.9       77.4
   87   3   2   3 38.79   77.581   0.35     3.42    8       37.2       21.1
   88   2   5   1 39.071  78.141   0.352    3.38    8        5.1        0.4
   89   0   3   3 39.15   78.299   0.353    3.37    4       26.3        5.2
   90   6   3   1 39.206  78.412   0.353    3.36    8       27.8       11.6
   91   4   1   3 39.217  78.435   0.353    3.36    8        2.8        0.1
   92   3   4   2 39.326  78.652   0.354    3.34    8       74.7       83.2
   93   1   3   3 39.55   79.1     0.356    3.31    8        7.9        0.9
   94   5   3   2 40.184  80.368   0.361    3.23    8       23.3        7.8
   95   5   4   1 40.345  80.69    0.362    3.21    8       44.8       28.7
   96   7   2   1 40.446  80.891   0.363    3.2     8      117.9      198.4
   97   6   2   2 40.624  81.247   0.364    3.18    8       81.2       93.6
   98   2   3   3 40.746  81.491   0.365    3.17    8        5.2        0.4
   99   3   5   1 41.064  82.128   0.367    3.13    8       85.2      101.4
  100   8   0   0 41.478  82.956   0.37     3.09    2       42.2        6.1
  101   4   2   3 41.58   83.16    0.371    3.08    8        5.0        0.3
  102   5   0   3 42.008  84.017   0.374    3.04    4        8.3        0.5
  103   4   5   0 42.06   84.12    0.374    3.03    4       62.5       26.5
  104   4   4   2 42.107  84.215   0.375    3.03    8       99.4      133.5
  105   8   1   0 42.26   84.519   0.376    3.01    4       61.0       25.0
  106   7   0   2 42.635  85.269   0.379    2.98    4       31.1        6.4
  107   3   3   3 42.722  85.445   0.379    2.98    8       27.3        9.9
  108   5   1   3 42.789  85.578   0.38     2.97    8       73.1       70.9
  109   6   4   0 42.923  85.847   0.381    2.96    4       81.9       44.3
  110   1   5   2 43.215  86.43    0.383    2.94    8        0.2        0.0
  111   8   0   1 43.246  86.492   0.383    2.94    4       23.9        3.7
  112   7   1   2 43.414  86.827   0.384    2.92    8       11.6        1.7
  113   4   5   1 43.825  87.651   0.387    2.9     8       44.8       25.9
  114   8   1   1 44.024  88.048   0.388    2.88    8       14.7        2.8
  115   0   6   0 44.331  88.661   0.391    2.86    2        9.4        0.3
  116   7   3   1 44.351  88.701   0.391    2.86    8       79.2       80.2
  117   2   5   2 44.394  88.788   0.391    2.86    8       34.3       15.0
  118   0   0   4 44.518  89.037   0.392    2.85    2      125.0       49.7
  119   6   3   2 44.526  89.053   0.392    2.85    8       33.8       14.5
  120   8   2   0 44.595  89.191   0.392    2.85    4      173.9      192.3
  121   6   4   1 44.686  89.371   0.393    2.84    8       67.0       57.0
  122   1   0   4 44.911  89.822   0.395    2.83    4      124.4       97.8


  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   2   0   0   9.531  19.062  5.4019       281.6      6.1      6.2     5.6
    2   1   0   1  11.178  22.355  4.61411      238.3      5.2      5.2     5.6
    3   2   1   0  11.68   23.359  4.4184       403.1      8.8      8.8     5.6
    4   0   1   1  12.149  24.297  4.25023       78.0      1.7      1.7     5.6
    5   1   1   1  13.07   26.141  3.95518      464.6     10.1     10.2     5.6
    6   0   2   0  13.47   26.94   3.84         718.5     15.6     15.7     5.6
    7   2   0   1  13.953  27.906  3.7095       301.6      6.6      6.6     5.6
    8   2   1   1  15.532  31.065  3.34027       90.6      2.0      2.0     5.6
    9   2   2   0  16.606  33.212  3.1298      1163.3     25.3     25.3     5.6
   10   1   2   1  17.641  35.281  2.95157     4604.2    100.0    100.0     5.7
   11   3   0   1  17.698  35.396  2.94233     3386.1     73.5     73.5     5.7
   12   3   1   1  18.999  37.997  2.74759      616.2     13.4     13.3     5.7
   13   4   0   0  19.34   38.679  2.70095      272.8      5.9      5.9     5.7
   14   2   2   1  19.588  39.177  2.66795      208.5      4.5      4.5     5.7
   15   0   0   2  20.522  41.044  2.55145     1041.4     22.6     22.5     5.7
   16   4   1   0  20.551  41.103  2.54797      139.6      3.0      3.0     5.7
   17   1   0   2  21.113  42.227  2.48314      153.0      3.3      3.3     5.7
   18   4   0   1  22.005  44.011  2.38718      172.3      3.7      3.7     5.7
   19   3   2   1  22.518  45.036  2.33554      327.0      7.1      7.0     5.7
   20   2   3   0  22.746  45.492  2.31337      313.3      6.8      6.7     5.7
   21   0   3   1  23.011  46.021  2.2882       196.6      4.3      4.2     5.7
   22   1   3   1  23.551  47.103  2.23854       73.0      1.6      1.6     5.7
   23   4   2   0  23.884  47.767  2.2092       885.1     19.2     19.0     5.7
   24   1   2   2  25.402  50.804  2.08516      117.8      2.6      2.5     5.8
   25   3   0   2  25.445  50.889  2.08189      328.4      7.1      7.0     5.8
   26   4   2   1  26.18   52.36   2.02736      121.1      2.6      2.6     5.8
   27   3   1   2  26.433  52.865  2.00937       79.7      1.7      1.7     5.8
   28   5   0   1  26.714  53.428  1.98973      100.1      2.2      2.1     5.8
   29   2   2   2  26.891  53.782  1.97759      671.8     14.6     14.3     5.8
   30   3   3   1  27.59   55.179  1.93132      279.1      6.1      5.9     5.8
   31   5   1   1  27.67   55.34   1.92614      502.3     10.9     10.7     5.8
   32   0   4   0  27.766  55.532  1.92         947.4     20.6     20.1     5.8
   33   4   3   0  28.777  57.554  1.85802      143.8      3.1      3.0     5.8
   34   4   0   2  28.833  57.665  1.85475      256.8      5.6      5.4     5.8
   35   2   4   0  29.631  59.263  1.80912       62.4      1.4      1.3     5.8
   36   4   1   2  29.744  59.487  1.80292      294.2      6.4      6.2     5.8
   37   6   1   0  30.678  61.357  1.75309      144.4      3.1      3.0     5.8
   38   2   3   2  31.461  62.922  1.7138       228.6      5.0      4.8     5.9
   39   2   4   1  31.639  63.278  1.70513       55.9      1.2      1.2     5.9
   40   6   0   1  31.787  63.574  1.69802       75.4      1.6      1.6     5.9
   41   4   2   2  32.382  64.764  1.67013      719.2     15.6     15.1     5.9
   42   0   1   3  32.588  65.176  1.66072       49.1      1.1      1.0     5.9
   43   5   0   2  32.851  65.702  1.64891       82.8      1.8      1.7     5.9
   44   6   2   0  33.274  66.549  1.6303       190.2      4.1      4.0     5.9
   45   2   0   3  33.457  66.914  1.62243      166.6      3.6      3.5     5.9
   46   3   4   1  33.799  67.597  1.60794     1088.6     23.6     22.7     5.9
   47   2   1   3  34.296  68.593  1.5874        60.8      1.3      1.3     5.9
   48   5   3   1  34.705  69.41   1.57101      342.2      7.4      7.1     5.9
   49   4   4   0  34.86   69.721  1.5649       191.3      4.2      4.0     5.9
   50   1   2   3  35.525  71.051  1.53935      407.7      8.9      8.4     5.9
   51   3   0   3  35.56   71.121  1.53804      265.2      5.8      5.5     5.9
   52   0   4   2  35.664  71.328  1.53415      467.0     10.1      9.7     5.9
   53   1   4   2  36.078  72.156  1.51891      170.1      3.7      3.5     5.9
   54   5   2   2  36.182  72.364  1.51513      479.9     10.4      9.9     5.9
   55   3   1   3  36.378  72.756  1.50809       57.0      1.2      1.2     6.0
   56   4   3   2  36.55   73.1    1.50197       57.6      1.3      1.2     6.0
   57   2   2   3  36.762  73.524  1.49451      653.9     14.2     13.5     6.0
   58   7   0   1  37.262  74.525  1.47731      503.7     10.9     10.4     6.0
   59   6   0   2  37.445  74.889  1.47117       51.7      1.1      1.1     6.0
   60   1   5   1  37.861  75.722  1.45737      107.0      2.3      2.2     6.0
   61   7   1   1  38.066  76.132  1.45071       78.7      1.7      1.6     6.0
   62   6   1   2  38.247  76.493  1.44489      145.9      3.2      3.0     6.0
   63   4   0   3  38.422  76.843  1.43933       77.4      1.7      1.6     6.0
   64   3   4   2  39.326  78.652  1.41141       83.2      1.8      1.7     6.0
   65   7   2   1  40.446  80.891  1.37879      198.4      4.3      4.0     6.1
   66   6   2   2  40.624  81.247  1.37379       93.6      2.0      1.9     6.1
   67   3   5   1  41.064  82.128  1.36163      101.4      2.2      2.1     6.1
   68   4   4   2  42.107  84.215  1.33398      133.5      2.9      2.7     6.1
   69   5   1   3  42.789  85.578  1.31674       70.9      1.5      1.4     6.1
   70   7   3   1  44.351  88.701  1.27954       80.2      1.7      1.6     6.2
   71   0   0   4  44.518  89.037  1.27573       64.3      1.4      1.3     6.2
   72   8   2   0  44.595  89.191  1.27399      192.3      4.2      3.8     6.2
   73   6   4   1  44.686  89.371  1.27196       57.0      1.2      1.1     6.2
   74   1   0   4  44.911  89.822  1.26692       97.8      2.1      1.9     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)