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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PYROCHLORE

12, t-pyrochlore, analogue

Y(2)Sn(2)O(7)


Cubic  F d3m  Z = 8

Fd3m

3 .2 .1998

Ref.Str.:

         Brisse F., Knop O. (1968)

         * Canad. J. Chem., 46, 859-873

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.3725   alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.3725   beta  =   90.0 
             c =  10.3725   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1115.96

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    84.02

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

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

   1 0.625   0.625   0.625    0.0    Sn    = 1.00
   2 0.125   0.125   0.125    0.0    Y     = 1.00
   3 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    O     = 1.00
   4 0.278   0.0     0.0      0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.625      0.625      0.625 
     2       2     0.125      0.125      0.125 
     3       3     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     4       4     0.278      0.0        0.0   
     5       1     0.125      0.375      0.875 
     6       1     0.375      0.875      0.125 
     7       1     0.875      0.125      0.375 
     8       2     0.625      0.875      0.375 
     9       2     0.875      0.375      0.625 
    10       2     0.375      0.625      0.875 
    11       3     0.75       0.75       0.25  
    12       3     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    13       3     0.25       0.75       0.75  
    14       4     0.75       0.028      0.25  
    15       4     0.722      0.5        0.5   
    16       4     0.25       0.472      0.75  
    17       1     0.125      0.875      0.375 
    18       1     0.875      0.375      0.125 
    19       1     0.375      0.125      0.875 
    20       2     0.625      0.375      0.875 
    21       2     0.375      0.875      0.625 
    22       2     0.875      0.625      0.375 
    23       3     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    24       3     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    25       4     0.75       0.528      0.75  
    26       4     0.222      0.0        0.5   
    27       4     0.75       0.472      0.25  
    28       1     0.375      0.375      0.625 
    29       1     0.375      0.625      0.375 
    30       1     0.125      0.625      0.125 
    31       1     0.875      0.625      0.875 
    32       1     0.125      0.125      0.625 
    33       1     0.625      0.375      0.375 
    34       1     0.625      0.125      0.125 
    35       1     0.625      0.875      0.875 
    36       1     0.875      0.875      0.625 
    37       2     0.875      0.875      0.125 
    38       2     0.875      0.125      0.875 
    39       2     0.625      0.125      0.625 
    40       2     0.375      0.125      0.375 
    41       2     0.625      0.625      0.125 
    42       2     0.125      0.875      0.875 
    43       2     0.125      0.625      0.625 
    44       2     0.125      0.375      0.375 
    45       2     0.375      0.375      0.125 
    46       3     0.25       0.25       0.25  
    47       3     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    48       4     0.722      0.0        0.0   
    49       4     0.75       0.972      0.75  
    50       4     0.778      0.0        0.5   
    51       4     0.25       0.972      0.25  
    52       4     0.778      0.5        0.0   
    53       4     0.25       0.028      0.75  
    54       4     0.278      0.5        0.5   
    55       4     0.25       0.528      0.25  
    56       4     0.222      0.5        0.0   
    57       4     0.0        0.278      0.0   
    58       4     0.028      0.75       0.25  
    59       4     0.5        0.722      0.5   
    60       4     0.472      0.25       0.75  
    61       4     0.528      0.75       0.75  
    62       4     0.0        0.222      0.5   
    63       4     0.472      0.75       0.25  
    64       4     0.0        0.722      0.0   
    65       4     0.972      0.75       0.75  
    66       4     0.0        0.778      0.5   
    67       4     0.972      0.25       0.25  
    68       4     0.5        0.778      0.0   
    69       4     0.028      0.25       0.75  
    70       4     0.5        0.278      0.5   
    71       4     0.528      0.25       0.25  
    72       4     0.5        0.222      0.0   
    73       4     0.0        0.0        0.278 
    74       4     0.25       0.75       0.028 
    75       4     0.5        0.5        0.722 
    76       4     0.75       0.25       0.472 
    77       4     0.75       0.75       0.528 
    78       4     0.0        0.5        0.222 
    79       4     0.25       0.75       0.472 
    80       4     0.0        0.0        0.722 
    81       4     0.75       0.75       0.972 
    82       4     0.0        0.5        0.778 
    83       4     0.25       0.25       0.972 
    84       4     0.5        0.0        0.778 
    85       4     0.75       0.25       0.028 
    86       4     0.5        0.5        0.278 
    87       4     0.25       0.25       0.528 
    88       4     0.5        0.0        0.222 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      6.27

MU (1/cm) =    1022.021    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    162.911

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

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

    1    Sn                  2.856        6
                                                 2.0915       4
                                                 2.0915       4
                                                 2.0915       4
                                                 2.0915       4
                                                 2.0915       4
                                                 2.0915       4
    2    Y                   2.796        8
                                                 2.2457       3
                                                 2.425        4
                                                 2.2457       3
                                                 2.425        4
                                                 2.425        4
                                                 2.425        4
                                                 2.425        4
                                                 2.425        4
    3    O                   3.264        6
                                                 2.8836       4
                                                 2.8836       4
                                                 2.8836       4
                                                 2.8836       4
                                                 2.8836       4
                                                 2.8836       4
    4    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.8836       3
                                                 2.6255       4
                                                 2.6255       4
                                                 3.2565       4
                                                 3.2565       4
                                                 2.6255       4
                                                 2.6255       4
                                                 3.2565       4
                                                 3.2565       4

  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  7.39   14.78    0.083  117.93    8       92.5      648.8
    2   2   2   0 12.125  24.25    0.136   42.46   12       40.7       67.9
    3   1   1   3 14.259  28.517   0.16    30.14   24      131.1      997.6
    4   2   2   2 14.907  29.814   0.167   27.41    8     1182.1    24603.1
    5   4   0   0 17.28   34.561   0.193   19.92    6      836.7     6717.6
    6   3   3   1 18.887  37.774   0.21    16.39   24        5.0        0.8
    7   4   2   0 19.397  38.794   0.216   15.45   24        0.0        0.0
    8   2   2   4 21.334  42.668   0.236   12.5    24       49.9       60.1
    9   1   1   5 22.698  45.396   0.25    10.87   24       39.4       32.5
   10   3   3   3 22.698  45.396   0.25    10.87    8      183.8      235.8
   11   4   4   0 24.84   49.68    0.273    8.86   12     1232.1    12957.5
   12   5   3   1 26.062  52.123   0.285    7.94   48       66.9      137.0
   13   4   4   2 26.46   52.92    0.289    7.67   24        0.0        0.0
   14   6   2   0 28.013  56.026   0.305    6.74   24        4.5        0.3
   15   3   3   5 29.141  58.283   0.316    6.16   24       99.3      117.2
   16   2   2   6 29.511  59.023   0.32     5.99   24      945.1    10311.8
   17   4   4   4 30.964  61.928   0.334    5.38    8      759.7     1995.1
   18   1   1   7 32.028  64.056   0.344    5.0    24       19.0        3.5
   19   5   5   1 32.028  64.056   0.344    5.0    24      113.1      123.3
   20   6   4   0 32.378  64.757   0.348    4.88   24        0.0        0.0
   21   6   4   2 33.761  67.521   0.361    4.46   48        9.3        1.5
   22   5   5   3 34.779  69.558   0.37     4.2    24       40.5       13.3
   23   7   3   1 34.779  69.558   0.37     4.2    48      127.6      263.3
   24   8   0   0 36.448  72.896   0.386    3.83    6      994.9     1825.0
   25   3   3   7 37.435  74.87    0.395    3.64   24       27.9        5.5
   26   4   4   6 37.762  75.523   0.398    3.58   24        0.0        0.0
   27   8   2   0 37.762  75.523   0.398    3.58   24        0.0        0.0
   28   2   2   8 39.06   78.12    0.409    3.38   24       58.0       21.9
   29   6   6   0 39.06   78.12    0.409    3.38   12       24.6        2.0
   30   5   5   5 40.025  80.051   0.417    3.25    8        4.0        0.0
   31   7   5   1 40.025  80.051   0.417    3.25   48       72.1       65.2
   32   6   6   2 40.346  80.692   0.42     3.21   24      818.8     4150.0
   33   8   4   0 41.622  83.245   0.431    3.07   24      697.5     2882.5
   34   1   1   9 42.575  85.15    0.439    2.99   24       79.9       36.8
   35   7   5   3 42.575  85.15    0.439    2.99   48       16.8        3.2
   36   8   4   2 42.892  85.784   0.442    2.96   48        0.0        0.0
   37   6   6   4 44.158  88.316   0.452    2.87   24       11.8        0.8


  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   7.39   14.78   5.98857      648.8      2.6      2.7     5.6
    2   1   1   3  14.259  28.517  3.12743      997.6      4.1      4.1     5.6
    3   2   2   2  14.907  29.814  2.99428    24603.1    100.0    100.0     5.6
    4   4   0   0  17.28   34.561  2.59313     6717.6     27.3     27.2     5.7
    5   3   3   3  22.698  45.396  1.99619      268.3      1.1      1.1     5.7
    6   4   4   0  24.84   49.68   1.83362    12957.5     52.7     51.6     5.7
    7   2   2   6  29.511  59.023  1.56371    10311.8     41.9     40.6     5.8
    8   4   4   4  30.964  61.928  1.49714     1995.1      8.1      7.8     5.8
    9   7   3   1  34.779  69.558  1.35038      276.6      1.1      1.1     5.9
   10   8   0   0  36.448  72.896  1.29656     1825.0      7.4      7.0     6.0
   11   6   6   2  40.346  80.692  1.18981     4150.0     16.9     15.7     6.1
   12   8   4   0  41.622  83.245  1.15968     2882.5     11.7     10.8     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)