Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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           142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow district
             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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RHODIZITE

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(K,Cs)Al(4)Be(4)(B,Be)(12)O(28)


Cubic  P 4(-)3m  Z = 1

R =0.034

10 .5 .90

Ref.Str.:

         Pring A., Din V.K., Jefferson D.A., Thomas J.M. (1986)

         * Mineral. Mag., 50, 163-172

         L: $K0.46 Cs0.36 Rb0.06 Na0.02 Al4 Be4.56 B11.35 O28$

         R: Locality - Ambatofinandrahana, Ankarata Mts, Madagascar.

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   7.318    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   7.318    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   7.318    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   391.9 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   236.06

  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      0.0    K     = 0.46, Cs    = 0.36, Rb    = 0.06, Na    = 0.02
   2 0.36    0.36    0.36     0.0    Al    = 1.00
   3 0.7429  0.7429  0.7429   0.0    Be    = 1.00
   4 0.2482  0.5     0.0      0.0    B     = 0.95, Be    = 0.05
   5 0.6189  0.6189  0.6189   0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.3637  0.3637  0.0997   0.0    O     = 1.00
   7 0.1347  0.1347  0.6013   0.0    O     = 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     0.36       0.36       0.36  
     3       3     0.7429     0.7429     0.7429
     4       4     0.2482     0.5        0.0   
     5       5     0.6189     0.6189     0.6189
     6       6     0.3637     0.3637     0.0997
     7       7     0.1347     0.1347     0.6013
     8       4     0.5        0.2482     0.0   
     9       2     0.36       0.64       0.64  
    10       2     0.64       0.64       0.36  
    11       2     0.64       0.36       0.64  
    12       3     0.7429     0.2571     0.2571
    13       3     0.2571     0.2571     0.7429
    14       3     0.2571     0.7429     0.2571
    15       4     0.5        0.7518     0.0   
    16       4     0.7518     0.5        0.0   
    17       5     0.6189     0.3811     0.3811
    18       5     0.3811     0.3811     0.6189
    19       5     0.3811     0.6189     0.3811
    20       6     0.3637     0.6363     0.9003
    21       6     0.6363     0.6363     0.0997
    22       6     0.6363     0.3637     0.9003
    23       7     0.1347     0.8653     0.3987
    24       7     0.8653     0.8653     0.6013
    25       7     0.8653     0.1347     0.3987
    26       4     0.5        0.0        0.2482
    27       4     0.0        0.2482     0.5   
    28       6     0.3637     0.0997     0.3637
    29       6     0.0997     0.3637     0.3637
    30       7     0.1347     0.6013     0.1347
    31       7     0.6013     0.1347     0.1347
    32       4     0.2482     0.0        0.5   
    33       4     0.0        0.5        0.2482
    34       4     0.7518     0.0        0.5   
    35       4     0.0        0.5        0.7518
    36       4     0.5        0.0        0.7518
    37       4     0.0        0.7518     0.5   
    38       6     0.6363     0.9003     0.3637
    39       6     0.9003     0.3637     0.6363
    40       6     0.6363     0.0997     0.6363
    41       6     0.0997     0.6363     0.6363
    42       6     0.3637     0.9003     0.6363
    43       6     0.9003     0.6363     0.3637
    44       7     0.8653     0.3987     0.1347
    45       7     0.3987     0.1347     0.8653
    46       7     0.8653     0.6013     0.8653
    47       7     0.6013     0.8653     0.8653
    48       7     0.1347     0.3987     0.8653
    49       7     0.3987     0.8653     0.1347


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.35

MU (1/cm) =     123.482    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     36.85 

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

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

    1   K    ,Cs   ,Rb   ,Na      3.612       12
                                                 3.2336       7
                                                 3.2336       7
                                                 3.2336       7
                                                 3.2336       7
                                                 3.2336       7
                                                 3.2336       7
                                                 3.2336       7
                                                 3.2336       7
                                                 3.2336       7
                                                 3.2336       7
                                                 3.2336       7
                                                 3.2336       7
    2    Al                  2.316        6
                                                 1.9053       6
                                                 1.9072       5
                                                 1.9072       5
                                                 1.9072       5
                                                 1.9053       6
                                                 1.9053       6
    3    Be                  2.04         4
                                                 1.5717       5
                                                 1.6366       7
                                                 1.6366       7
                                                 1.6366       7
    4   B    ,Be             2.04         4
                                                 1.4972       6
                                                 1.4972       6
                                                 1.487        7
                                                 1.487        7
    5    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.461        5
                                                 2.461        5
                                                 2.461        5
                                                 2.7829       6
                                                 2.7829       6
                                                 2.5533       7
                                                 2.7829       6
                                                 2.7829       6
                                                 2.7829       6
                                                 2.7829       6
                                                 2.5533       7
                                                 2.5533       7
    6    O                   3.264       11
                                                 2.7829       5
                                                 2.7829       5
                                                 2.4716       6
                                                 2.8212       6
                                                 2.4716       6
                                                 2.7322       6
                                                 2.7322       6
                                                 2.4284       7
                                                 2.4284       7
                                                 2.4117       7
                                                 2.4117       7
    7    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.5533       5
                                                 2.4668       7
                                                 2.7881       7
                                                 2.4668       7
                                                 2.4284       6
                                                 2.4284       6
                                                 2.4117       6
                                                 2.4117       6
                                                 2.7322       7
                                                 2.7322       7

  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   0  6.042  12.084   0.068  177.55    6       24.4      411.8
    2   1   1   0  8.561  17.121   0.097   87.32   12        9.5       61.8
    3   1   1   1 10.504  21.009   0.118   57.26    8        3.8        4.2
    4   2   0   0 12.153  24.305   0.137   42.25    6       26.2      113.1
    5   2   1   0 13.613  27.226   0.153   33.26   24       29.4      450.2
    6   1   1   2 14.941  29.883   0.167   27.27   24       56.2     1347.8
    7   2   2   0 17.32   34.641   0.193   19.82   12       20.2       63.0
    8   2   2   1 18.408  36.815   0.205   17.34   24       25.9      182.0
    9   3   0   0 18.408  36.815   0.205   17.34    6       72.3      354.0
   10   3   1   0 19.442  38.884   0.216   15.37   24        2.7        1.8
   11   1   1   3 20.432  40.865   0.227   13.76   24       43.9      415.1
   12   2   2   2 21.385  42.769   0.237   12.43    8      101.2      662.7
   13   3   2   0 22.304  44.607   0.246   11.31   24       16.0       45.5
   14   3   2   1 23.194  46.387   0.256   10.35   48       35.5      407.4
   15   4   0   0 24.9    49.8     0.273    8.81    6       95.1      311.1
   16   2   2   3 25.721  51.442   0.282    8.18   24       22.4       64.1
   17   4   1   0 25.721  51.442   0.282    8.18   24       52.4      351.1
   18   1   1   4 26.524  53.048   0.29     7.63   24       29.8      105.6
   19   3   3   0 26.524  53.048   0.29     7.63   12       50.0      149.1
   20   3   3   1 27.31   54.621   0.298    7.14   24        8.5        8.0
   21   4   2   0 28.082  56.163   0.306    6.7    24       23.6       58.3
   22   4   2   1 28.839  57.679   0.313    6.31   48       20.7       84.5
   23   3   3   2 29.584  59.169   0.32     5.96   24       37.5      131.0
   24   2   2   4 31.041  62.083   0.335    5.35   24       24.4       49.8
   25   4   3   0 31.755  63.51    0.342    5.09   24       14.7       17.2
   26   5   0   0 31.755  63.51    0.342    5.09    6       38.0       28.8
   27   4   3   1 32.46   64.92    0.348    4.85   48       30.5      141.2
   28   5   1   0 32.46   64.92    0.348    4.85   24       17.6       23.6
   29   1   1   5 33.157  66.314   0.355    4.64   24       34.7       87.1
   30   3   3   3 33.157  66.314   0.355    4.64    8       43.2       45.2
   31   4   3   2 34.53   69.059   0.368    4.26   48       22.1       65.0
   32   5   2   0 34.53   69.059   0.368    4.26   24       19.3       24.8
   33   5   2   1 35.206  70.413   0.374    4.1    48       23.8       72.6
   34   4   4   0 36.543  73.087   0.387    3.81   12      144.9      624.3
   35   2   2   5 37.205  74.409   0.392    3.68   24       24.7       35.2
   36   4   4   1 37.205  74.409   0.392    3.68   24        7.4        3.1
   37   3   3   4 37.862  75.723   0.398    3.57   24       20.3       23.1
   38   5   3   0 37.862  75.723   0.398    3.57   24        9.6        5.1
   39   5   3   1 38.515  77.03    0.404    3.46   48        7.3        5.8
   40   4   4   2 39.165  78.329   0.41     3.37   24       18.5       17.9
   41   6   0   0 39.165  78.329   0.41     3.37    6       29.4       11.3
   42   6   1   0 39.811  79.623   0.416    3.28   24       10.4        5.5
   43   1   1   6 40.455  80.911   0.421    3.2    24       23.4       27.4
   44   5   3   2 40.455  80.911   0.421    3.2    48       32.1      103.1
   45   6   2   0 41.737  83.474   0.432    3.06   24       16.9       13.6
   46   4   4   3 42.375  84.75    0.437    3.0    24       43.9       90.4
   47   5   4   0 42.375  84.75    0.437    3.0    24        0.0        0.0
   48   6   2   1 42.375  84.75    0.437    3.0    48       20.3       38.9
   49   5   4   1 43.012  86.024   0.443    2.95   48       20.9       40.5
   50   3   3   5 43.648  87.296   0.448    2.91   24       27.1       33.3
   51   2   2   6 44.283  88.566   0.453    2.87   24       40.0       71.8
   52   5   4   2 44.918  89.836   0.458    2.83   48       20.7       37.9
   53   6   3   0 44.918  89.836   0.458    2.83   24       25.6       29.1


  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   0   6.042  12.084  7.318        411.8     30.6     30.9     5.6
    2   1   1   0   8.561  17.121  5.17461       61.8      4.6      4.6     5.6
    3   2   0   0  12.153  24.305  3.659        113.1      8.4      8.4     5.6
    4   2   1   0  13.613  27.226  3.27271      450.2     33.4     33.5     5.6
    5   1   1   2  14.941  29.883  2.98756     1347.8    100.0    100.0     5.6
    6   2   2   0  17.32   34.641  2.5873        63.0      4.7      4.7     5.7
    7   3   0   0  18.408  36.815  2.43933      536.0     39.8     39.5     5.7
    8   1   1   3  20.432  40.865  2.20646      415.1     30.8     30.5     5.7
    9   2   2   2  21.385  42.769  2.11252      662.7     49.2     48.6     5.7
   10   3   2   0  22.304  44.607  2.02965       45.5      3.4      3.3     5.7
   11   3   2   1  23.194  46.387  1.95582      407.4     30.2     29.7     5.7
   12   4   0   0  24.9    49.8    1.8295       311.1     23.1     22.6     5.7
   13   4   1   0  25.721  51.442  1.77488      415.2     30.8     30.1     5.8
   14   3   3   0  26.524  53.048  1.72487      254.7     18.9     18.4     5.8
   15   4   2   0  28.082  56.163  1.63635       58.3      4.3      4.2     5.8
   16   4   2   1  28.839  57.679  1.59692       84.5      6.3      6.1     5.8
   17   3   3   2  29.584  59.169  1.5602       131.0      9.7      9.4     5.8
   18   2   2   4  31.041  62.083  1.49378       49.8      3.7      3.6     5.8
   19   5   0   0  31.755  63.51   1.4636        46.0      3.4      3.3     5.9
   20   4   3   1  32.46   64.92   1.43518      164.8     12.2     11.7     5.9
   21   1   1   5  33.157  66.314  1.40835      132.2      9.8      9.4     5.9
   22   4   3   2  34.53   69.059  1.35892       89.8      6.7      6.3     5.9
   23   5   2   1  35.206  70.413  1.33608       72.6      5.4      5.1     5.9
   24   4   4   0  36.543  73.087  1.29365      624.3     46.3     43.8     6.0
   25   2   2   5  37.205  74.409  1.2739        38.3      2.8      2.7     6.0
   26   3   3   4  37.862  75.723  1.25503       28.2      2.1      2.0     6.0
   27   4   4   2  39.165  78.329  1.21967       29.3      2.2      2.0     6.0
   28   5   3   2  40.455  80.911  1.18714      130.5      9.7      9.0     6.1
   29   6   2   0  41.737  83.474  1.15708       13.6      1.0      0.9     6.1
   30   4   4   3  42.375  84.75   1.14288      129.3      9.6      8.8     6.1
   31   5   4   1  43.012  86.024  1.12919       40.5      3.0      2.8     6.1
   32   3   3   5  43.648  87.296  1.11598       33.3      2.5      2.3     6.2
   33   2   2   6  44.283  88.566  1.10323       71.8      5.3      4.9     6.2
   34   5   4   2  44.918  89.836  1.0909        67.0      5.0      4.5     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)