Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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TAZHERANITE

1, f-baddeleyite

(Zr,Ti,Ca)O(2)


Cubic  F m3m  Z = 4

Fm3m

22 .9 .1906

Ref.Str.:

         Konev et. Al. (1969)

         * DAN Earth Sci., 186, 142

Reserv:

         Tazheran alkalic massif., Siberia, Russia. N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.111    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.111    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.111    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   133.51

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    20.1 

  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    Zr    = 0.5 , Ti    = 0.25, Ca    = 0.25
   2 0.25    0.25    0.25     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     0.25       0.25       0.25  
     3       2     0.75       0.75       0.75  
     4       2     0.75       0.25       0.25  
     5       2     0.75       0.75       0.25  
     6       2     0.25       0.75       0.25  
     7       2     0.25       0.75       0.75  
     8       2     0.25       0.25       0.75  
     9       2     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    10       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    11       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    12       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.95

MU (1/cm) =     547.281    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    110.481

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

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

    1   Zr   ,Ti   ,Ca       2.88         8
                                                 2.2131       2
                                                 2.2131       2
                                                 2.2131       2
                                                 2.2131       2
                                                 2.2131       2
                                                 2.2131       2
                                                 2.2131       2
                                                 2.2131       2
    2    O                   3.264        6
                                                 2.5555       2
                                                 2.5555       2
                                                 2.5555       2
                                                 2.5555       2
                                                 2.5555       2
                                                 2.5555       2

  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 15.132  30.263   0.169   26.54    8       97.8    11387.2
    2   2   0   0 17.543  35.086   0.196   19.27    6       47.8     1482.9
    3   2   2   0 25.231  50.463   0.277    8.55   12      118.0     8011.9
    4   1   1   3 29.99   59.98    0.324    5.78   24       76.2     4513.4
    5   2   2   2 31.472  62.943   0.339    5.19    8       45.1      474.6
    6   4   0   0 37.074  74.147   0.391    3.71    6       93.8     1096.8
    7   3   3   1 41.066  82.132   0.426    3.13   24       65.3     1798.4
    8   4   2   0 42.376  84.753   0.438    3.0    24       42.2      720.3


  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   1   1  15.132  30.263  2.95084    11387.2    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   2   0   0  17.543  35.086  2.5555      1482.9     13.0     13.0     5.7
    3   2   2   0  25.231  50.463  1.80701     8011.9     70.4     68.9     5.8
    4   1   1   3  29.99   59.98   1.54102     4513.4     39.6     38.3     5.8
    5   2   2   2  31.472  62.943  1.47542      474.6      4.2      4.0     5.9
    6   4   0   0  37.074  74.147  1.27775     1096.8      9.6      9.1     6.0
    7   3   3   1  41.066  82.132  1.17254     1798.4     15.8     14.7     6.1
    8   4   2   0  42.376  84.753  1.14285      720.3      6.3      5.8     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)