Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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PRETULITE

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(Sc,Y,Yb,Zr)(P,Si)O(4)


Tetragonal  * I4(1)/amd  Z = 4

R =0.0389          NR =84

16 .3 .1904

Ref.Str.:

         Y. Maelo, Y. Lulzac et al. (2002)

         * Canad. Mineral., 40, 1657-1673

Reserv:

         There are U(eq) in the article

         The mineral from Saint-Aubin-Des-Cheteaux, France

         The coordinate "z" of position "O" is corrected. D.T.N.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   6.587    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   6.587    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.809    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   252.04

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    37.95

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

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

   1 0.5     0.25    0.125    0.0    Sc    = 0.9 , Y     = 0.05, Zr    = 0.05
   2 0.5     0.25    0.625    0.0    P     = 0.95, Si    = 0.05
   3 0.1806  0.25    0.0436   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.5        0.25       0.125 
     2       2     0.5        0.25       0.625 
     3       3     0.1806     0.25       0.0436
     4       1     0.5        0.75       0.875 
     5       2     0.5        0.75       0.375 
     6       3     0.8194     0.75       0.9564
     7       3     0.8194     0.25       0.0436
     8       3     0.1806     0.75       0.9564
     9       1     0.0        0.25       0.375 
    10       2     0.0        0.25       0.875 
    11       3     0.6806     0.25       0.4564
    12       1     0.0        0.75       0.625 
    13       2     0.0        0.75       0.125 
    14       3     0.3194     0.75       0.5436
    15       3     0.3194     0.25       0.4564
    16       3     0.6806     0.75       0.5436
    17       3     0.5        0.4306     0.7936
    18       3     0.0        0.5694     0.2936
    19       3     0.0        0.0694     0.7064
    20       3     0.5        0.9306     0.2064
    21       3     0.5        0.0694     0.7936
    22       3     0.0        0.9306     0.2936
    23       3     0.0        0.4306     0.7064
    24       3     0.5        0.5694     0.2064


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.8 

MU (1/cm) =     307.681    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     81.037

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

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

    1   Sc   ,Y    ,Zr       2.796        8
                                                 2.1564       3
                                                 2.1564       3
                                                 2.263        3
                                                 2.263        3
                                                 2.263        3
                                                 2.1564       3
                                                 2.263        3
                                                 2.1564       3
    2   P    ,Si             2.232        4
                                                 1.5409       3
                                                 1.5409       3
                                                 1.5409       3
                                                 1.5409       3
    3    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.3792       3
                                                 2.5663       3
                                                 2.8197       3
                                                 2.8197       3
                                                 2.5821       3
                                                 3.122        3
                                                 2.8197       3
                                                 2.8197       3
                                                 2.5821       3
                                                 3.122        3

  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 10.183  20.367   0.115   61.07    8       11.5      102.5
    2   2   0   0 13.526  27.051   0.152   33.72    4      139.7     4142.0
    3   2   1   1 17.049  34.097   0.19    20.51   16        9.0       41.9
    4   1   1   2 18.212  36.425   0.203   17.75    8       89.7     1799.2
    5   2   2   0 19.315  38.629   0.215   15.6     4       51.2      257.7
    6   2   0   2 20.708  41.415   0.23    13.36    8       58.2      568.9
    7   3   0   1 22.027  44.054   0.243   11.63    8       64.4      606.7
    8   1   0   3 24.496  48.993   0.269    9.14    8       53.2      325.3
    9   3   2   1 26.231  52.462   0.287    7.82   16       41.3      336.3
   10   3   1   2 27.069  54.138   0.295    7.28   16      102.1     1913.7
   11   4   0   0 27.889  55.778   0.304    6.81    4      118.4      601.1
   12   2   1   3 28.428  56.855   0.309    6.52   16        8.5       11.8
   13   4   1   1 30.004  60.007   0.325    5.77   16        0.1        0.0
   14   4   2   0 31.532  63.063   0.339    5.17    8       62.2      252.3
   15   3   0   3 32.032  64.065   0.344    5.0     8       15.2       14.5
   16   0   0   4 32.033  64.066   0.344    4.99    2       59.1       54.9
   17   4   0   2 32.528  65.055   0.349    4.83    8       28.4       49.2
   18   3   3   2 34.233  68.467   0.365    4.34    8      109.9      659.9
   19   3   2   3 35.428  70.855   0.376    4.05   16       17.7       31.8
   20   2   0   4 35.428  70.856   0.376    4.04    8       77.0      302.2
   21   4   2   2 35.9    71.8     0.381    3.94   16       10.4       10.7
   22   4   3   1 36.837  73.675   0.389    3.75   16       33.7      107.6
   23   5   0   1 36.837  73.675   0.389    3.75    8        1.6        0.1
   24   4   1   3 38.688  77.375   0.406    3.44   16       14.8       19.1
   25   2   2   4 38.688  77.376   0.406    3.44    8       92.0      366.0
   26   5   2   1 40.057  80.114   0.418    3.25   16       11.8       11.4
   27   3   1   4 40.285  80.57    0.42     3.22   16       28.6       66.4
   28   5   1   2 40.737  81.475   0.424    3.17   16       61.0      296.7
   29   4   4   0 41.415  82.83    0.429    3.09    4       67.4       88.6
   30   1   0   5 42.318  84.635   0.437    3.01    8        9.7        3.6
   31   6   0   0 44.558  89.117   0.455    2.85    4      112.0      225.3


  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  10.183  20.367  4.35681      102.5      2.5      2.5     5.6
    2   2   0   0  13.526  27.051  3.2935      4142.0    100.0    100.0     5.6
    3   2   1   1  17.049  34.097  2.62729       41.9      1.0      1.0     5.7
    4   1   1   2  18.212  36.425  2.46457     1799.2     43.4     43.1     5.7
    5   2   2   0  19.315  38.629  2.32886      257.7      6.2      6.2     5.7
    6   2   0   2  20.708  41.415  2.17841      568.9     13.7     13.6     5.7
    7   3   0   1  22.027  44.054  2.05385      606.7     14.6     14.4     5.7
    8   1   0   3  24.496  48.993  1.85773      325.3      7.9      7.7     5.7
    9   3   2   1  26.231  52.462  1.74275      336.3      8.1      7.9     5.8
   10   3   1   2  27.069  54.138  1.6927      1913.7     46.2     44.9     5.8
   11   4   0   0  27.889  55.778  1.64675      601.1     14.5     14.1     5.8
   12   4   2   0  31.532  63.063  1.4729       252.3      6.1      5.8     5.9
   13   0   0   4  32.033  64.066  1.45225       69.4      1.7      1.6     5.9
   14   4   0   2  32.528  65.055  1.43253       49.2      1.2      1.1     5.9
   15   3   3   2  34.233  68.467  1.36923      659.9     15.9     15.2     5.9
   16   2   0   4  35.428  70.856  1.3288       334.0      8.1      7.6     5.9
   17   4   3   1  36.837  73.675  1.28478      107.7      2.6      2.5     6.0
   18   2   2   4  38.688  77.376  1.23229      385.1      9.3      8.7     6.0
   19   3   1   4  40.285  80.57   1.1913        66.4      1.6      1.5     6.1
   20   5   1   2  40.737  81.475  1.18034      296.7      7.2      6.6     6.1
   21   4   4   0  41.415  82.83   1.16443       88.6      2.1      2.0     6.1
   22   6   0   0  44.558  89.117  1.09783      225.3      5.4      4.9     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)