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

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SPINEL

67, t-spinel, f-oxospinelides, sf-spinel, s-spinel

Mg(Al,Cr)(2)O(4)


Cubic  F d3m  Z = 8

R =0.0137

19 .9 .3

Ref.Str.:

         B. Lavina, A. Koneva, A. Della Giusta (2003)

         * Eur. J. Mineral., 15, 435-441

         R: from the Olkhem metamorphic complex, lake Baikal, Russia.  N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   8.1172   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   8.1172   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.1172   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   534.83

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    40.27

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

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

   1 0.5     0.5     0.5      0.0    Mg    = 0.88, Al    = 0.11, Zn    = 0.01
   2 0.125   0.125   0.125    0.0    Al    = 0.83, Mg    = 0.05, Cr    = 0.12
   3 0.2633  0.2633  0.2633   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     2       2     0.125      0.125      0.125 
     3       3     0.2633     0.2633     0.2633
     4       1     0.25       0.25       0.75  
     5       1     0.5        0.0        0.0   
     6       1     0.75       0.25       0.25  
     7       2     0.625      0.875      0.375 
     8       2     0.875      0.375      0.625 
     9       2     0.375      0.625      0.875 
    10       3     0.4867     0.0133     0.5133
    11       3     0.7367     0.2367     0.7633
    12       3     0.5133     0.4867     0.0133
    13       1     0.25       0.75       0.25  
    14       1     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    15       2     0.625      0.375      0.875 
    16       2     0.375      0.875      0.625 
    17       2     0.875      0.625      0.375 
    18       3     0.4867     0.5133     0.0133
    19       3     0.2367     0.7367     0.7633
    20       3     0.0133     0.4867     0.5133
    21       1     0.75       0.75       0.75  
    22       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    23       2     0.875      0.875      0.125 
    24       2     0.875      0.125      0.875 
    25       2     0.625      0.125      0.625 
    26       2     0.375      0.125      0.375 
    27       2     0.625      0.625      0.125 
    28       2     0.125      0.875      0.875 
    29       2     0.125      0.625      0.625 
    30       2     0.125      0.375      0.375 
    31       2     0.375      0.375      0.125 
    32       3     0.7367     0.7367     0.2633
    33       3     0.0133     0.9867     0.0133
    34       3     0.7633     0.2633     0.7633
    35       3     0.5133     0.9867     0.5133
    36       3     0.7633     0.7633     0.2633
    37       3     0.9867     0.0133     0.0133
    38       3     0.2633     0.7633     0.7633
    39       3     0.9867     0.5133     0.5133
    40       3     0.2367     0.2367     0.2633
    41       3     0.2633     0.7367     0.7367
    42       3     0.7367     0.2633     0.7367
    43       3     0.0133     0.5133     0.4867
    44       3     0.9867     0.4867     0.4867
    45       3     0.2367     0.2633     0.2367
    46       3     0.7633     0.7367     0.2367
    47       3     0.4867     0.4867     0.9867
    48       3     0.5133     0.5133     0.9867
    49       3     0.7367     0.7633     0.2367
    50       3     0.2633     0.2367     0.2367
    51       3     0.4867     0.9867     0.4867
    52       3     0.5133     0.0133     0.4867
    53       3     0.9867     0.9867     0.9867
    54       3     0.0133     0.0133     0.9867
    55       3     0.7633     0.2367     0.7367
    56       3     0.2367     0.7633     0.7367


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.68

MU (1/cm) =     177.449    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     48.198

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

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

    1   Mg   ,Al   ,Zn       2.628        0
    2   Al   ,Mg   ,Cr       2.628        8
                                                 1.9448       3
                                                 1.7041       3
                                                 1.7041       3
                                                 1.7041       3
                                                 1.7041       3
                                                 1.7041       3
                                                 1.9448       3
                                                 1.7041       3
    3    O                   3.264        3
                                                 0.306        3
                                                 0.306        3
                                                 0.306        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   1   1  9.46   18.92    0.107   71.11    8      199.8     7942.4
    2   2   2   0 15.569  31.139   0.174   24.97   12      265.5     7381.8
    3   1   1   3 18.345  36.689   0.204   17.48   24       11.0       17.7
    4   2   2   2 19.191  38.383   0.213   15.82    8      161.3     1151.1
    5   4   0   0 22.308  44.615   0.246   11.3     6       62.2       91.7
    6   3   3   1 24.433  48.867   0.268    9.2    24      124.5     1196.1
    7   4   2   0 25.112  50.223   0.275    8.64   24        0.0        0.0
    8   2   2   4 27.703  55.406   0.302    6.91   24      182.8     1937.8
    9   1   1   5 29.544  59.087   0.32     5.98   24       31.5       49.6
   10   3   3   3 29.544  59.087   0.32     5.98    8       29.7       14.8
   11   4   4   0 32.466  64.933   0.348    4.85   12      289.8     1708.7
   12   5   3   1 34.153  68.306   0.364    4.36   48       92.9      631.7
   13   4   4   2 34.706  69.412   0.37     4.22   24        1.9        0.1
   14   6   2   0 36.882  73.764   0.39     3.74   24      140.1      616.2
   15   3   3   5 38.482  76.964   0.404    3.47   24       39.4       45.3
   16   2   2   6 39.01   78.021   0.409    3.39   24      120.2      410.8
   17   4   4   4 41.106  82.211   0.427    3.13    8       10.7        1.0
   18   1   1   7 42.663  85.326   0.44     2.98   24       74.1      137.4
   19   5   5   1 42.663  85.326   0.44     2.98   24       73.3      134.3
   20   6   4   0 43.18   86.361   0.444    2.94   24        0.0        0.0


  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   1   9.46   18.92   4.68647     7942.4    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   2   2   0  15.569  31.139  2.86986     7381.8     92.9     92.1     5.6
    3   2   2   2  19.191  38.383  2.34323     1151.1     14.5     14.3     5.7
    4   4   0   0  22.308  44.615  2.0293        91.7      1.2      1.1     5.7
    5   3   3   1  24.433  48.867  1.86221     1196.1     15.1     14.7     5.7
    6   2   2   4  27.703  55.406  1.65692     1937.8     24.4     23.6     5.8
    7   4   4   0  32.466  64.933  1.43493     1708.7     21.5     20.5     5.9
    8   5   3   1  34.153  68.306  1.37206      631.7      8.0      7.5     5.9
    9   6   2   0  36.882  73.764  1.28344      616.2      7.8      7.3     6.0
   10   2   2   6  39.01   78.021  1.22371      410.8      5.2      4.8     6.0
   11   1   1   7  42.663  85.326  1.13664      271.7      3.4      3.1     6.1

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)