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

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PYROCHLORE

27, t-pyrochlore, analogue

Y(2)MnSbO(7)


Cubic  * Fd3m  Z = 8

*Fd3m

12 .4 .19

Ref.Str.:

         Kennedy B.J., Hunter B.A. (2000)

         * J. Alloys Compd., 302, 94-100

         R:  N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.37     alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.37     beta  =   90.0 
             c =  10.37     gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1115.16

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    83.96

  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    Y     = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Mn    = 0.5 , Sb    = 0.5 
   3 0.3319  0.125   0.125    0.0    O     = 1.00
   4 0.375   0.375   0.375    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     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.3319     0.125      0.125 
     4       4     0.375      0.375      0.375 
     5       3     0.6681     0.875      0.875 
     6       4     0.625      0.625      0.625 
     7       1     0.0        0.25       0.75  
     8       1     0.25       0.75       0.0   
     9       1     0.75       0.0        0.25  
    10       2     0.5        0.75       0.25  
    11       2     0.75       0.25       0.5   
    12       2     0.25       0.5        0.75  
    13       3     0.375      0.0819     0.375 
    14       3     0.4181     0.125      0.625 
    15       3     0.375      0.1681     0.875 
    16       4     0.125      0.125      0.625 
    17       4     0.375      0.875      0.875 
    18       4     0.625      0.125      0.125 
    19       3     0.625      0.4181     0.125 
    20       3     0.0819     0.375      0.375 
    21       3     0.125      0.8319     0.625 
    22       4     0.875      0.375      0.875 
    23       4     0.125      0.625      0.125 
    24       4     0.875      0.875      0.375 
    25       1     0.0        0.75       0.25  
    26       1     0.75       0.25       0.0   
    27       1     0.25       0.0        0.75  
    28       2     0.5        0.25       0.75  
    29       2     0.25       0.75       0.5   
    30       2     0.75       0.5        0.25  
    31       3     0.375      0.5819     0.875 
    32       3     0.9181     0.625      0.625 
    33       3     0.875      0.1681     0.375 
    34       3     0.625      0.9181     0.625 
    35       3     0.5819     0.875      0.375 
    36       3     0.625      0.8319     0.125 
    37       1     0.25       0.25       0.5   
    38       1     0.25       0.5        0.25  
    39       1     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    40       1     0.75       0.5        0.75  
    41       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    42       1     0.5        0.25       0.25  
    43       1     0.5        0.0        0.0   
    44       1     0.5        0.75       0.75  
    45       1     0.75       0.75       0.5   
    46       2     0.75       0.75       0.0   
    47       2     0.75       0.0        0.75  
    48       2     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    49       2     0.25       0.0        0.25  
    50       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    51       2     0.0        0.75       0.75  
    52       2     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    53       2     0.0        0.25       0.25  
    54       2     0.25       0.25       0.0   
    55       3     0.4181     0.625      0.125 
    56       3     0.875      0.6681     0.875 
    57       3     0.8319     0.125      0.625 
    58       3     0.375      0.6681     0.375 
    59       3     0.8319     0.625      0.125 
    60       3     0.875      0.0819     0.875 
    61       3     0.3319     0.625      0.625 
    62       3     0.875      0.5819     0.375 
    63       3     0.9181     0.125      0.125 
    64       3     0.0819     0.875      0.875 
    65       3     0.625      0.3319     0.625 
    66       3     0.1681     0.875      0.375 
    67       3     0.125      0.3319     0.125 
    68       3     0.1681     0.375      0.875 
    69       3     0.125      0.4181     0.625 
    70       3     0.6681     0.375      0.375 
    71       3     0.125      0.9181     0.125 
    72       3     0.5819     0.375      0.875 
    73       3     0.125      0.125      0.3319
    74       3     0.875      0.875      0.6681
    75       3     0.375      0.375      0.0819
    76       3     0.125      0.625      0.4181
    77       3     0.875      0.375      0.1681
    78       3     0.625      0.125      0.8319
    79       3     0.875      0.375      0.5819
    80       3     0.625      0.625      0.9181
    81       3     0.375      0.875      0.1681
    82       3     0.125      0.625      0.8319
    83       3     0.625      0.125      0.4181
    84       3     0.375      0.375      0.6681
    85       3     0.875      0.875      0.0819
    86       3     0.625      0.625      0.3319
    87       3     0.375      0.875      0.5819
    88       3     0.125      0.125      0.9181


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.56

MU (1/cm) =     877.006    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    157.869

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

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

    1    Y                   2.796        8
                                                 2.2452       4
                                                 2.2452       4
                                                 2.5297       3
                                                 2.5297       3
                                                 2.5297       3
                                                 2.5297       3
                                                 2.5297       3
                                                 2.5297       3
    2   Mn   ,Sb             2.724        6
                                                 2.0204       3
                                                 2.0204       3
                                                 2.0204       3
                                                 2.0204       3
                                                 2.0204       3
                                                 2.0204       3
    3    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.6684       3
                                                 2.6684       3
                                                 3.0394       4
                                                 3.0343       3
                                                 3.0343       3
                                                 3.0343       3
                                                 2.6684       3
                                                 2.6684       3
                                                 3.0343       3
    4    O                   3.264        6
                                                 3.0394       3
                                                 3.0394       3
                                                 3.0394       3
                                                 3.0394       3
                                                 3.0394       3
                                                 3.0394       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  7.392  14.784   0.084  117.87    8       21.6       35.4
    2   2   2   0 12.128  24.256   0.136   42.43   12       23.1       21.8
    3   3   1   0 13.585  27.171   0.152   33.4    24        0.0        0.0
    4   1   1   3 14.262  28.524   0.16    30.12   24       45.6      120.9
    5   2   2   2 14.911  29.821   0.167   27.39    8     1007.1    17873.6
    6   4   0   0 17.285  34.569   0.193   19.91    6      693.8     4623.2
    7   3   3   1 18.892  37.783   0.21    16.38   24      110.3      384.4
    8   2   2   4 21.34   42.679   0.236   12.49   24       60.5       88.3
    9   1   1   5 22.704  45.408   0.251   10.86   24       61.7       79.7
   10   3   3   3 22.704  45.408   0.251   10.86    8      140.8      138.5
   11   4   4   0 24.847  49.693   0.273    8.85   12     1034.4     9141.3
   12   5   3   0 25.666  51.332   0.281    8.22   24        0.0        0.0
   13   5   3   1 26.068  52.137   0.285    7.94   48        5.7        1.0
   14   4   4   2 26.467  52.933   0.289    7.67   24        0.0        0.0
   15   6   2   0 28.02   56.041   0.305    6.73   24       45.5       26.9
   16   3   3   5 29.149  58.298   0.316    6.16   24       36.3       15.7
   17   2   2   6 29.519  59.038   0.32     5.99   24      798.4     7365.2
   18   4   4   4 30.972  61.945   0.334    5.38    8      668.0     1543.6
   19   7   1   0 31.684  63.368   0.341    5.12   24        0.0        0.0
   20   1   1   7 32.037  64.073   0.344    4.99   24       44.9       19.4
   21   5   5   1 32.037  64.073   0.344    4.99   24       62.5       37.6
   22   6   4   2 33.77   67.54    0.361    4.46   48        9.1        1.4
   23   5   5   3 34.789  69.578   0.37     4.2    24       35.7       10.3
   24   7   3   1 34.789  69.578   0.37     4.2    48       63.5       65.4
   25   8   0   0 36.458  72.917   0.386    3.82    6      822.1     1247.3
   26   3   3   7 37.445  74.891   0.395    3.64   24      110.9       86.3
   27   4   4   6 37.772  75.545   0.398    3.58   24        0.0        0.0
   28   2   2   8 39.071  78.142   0.409    3.38   24       84.7       46.8
   29   6   6   0 39.071  78.142   0.409    3.38   12       76.7       19.2
   30   7   5   0 39.716  79.431   0.415    3.29   24        0.0        0.0
   31   5   5   5 40.037  80.074   0.418    3.25    8       89.9       16.9
   32   7   5   1 40.037  80.074   0.418    3.25   48        3.0        0.1
   33   6   6   2 40.358  80.715   0.42     3.21   24      688.1     2934.1
   34   8   4   0 41.635  83.269   0.431    3.07   24      614.2     2237.6
   35   1   1   9 42.588  85.176   0.439    2.99   24       10.8        0.7
   36   7   5   3 42.588  85.176   0.439    2.99   48       47.8       26.3
   37   8   4   2 42.905  85.81    0.442    2.96   48        0.0        0.0
   38   6   6   4 44.171  88.342   0.452    2.87   24       45.9       11.7
   39   9   3   0 44.804  89.607   0.457    2.84   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   2   2   2  14.911  29.821  2.99356    17873.6    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   4   0   0  17.285  34.569  2.5925      4623.2     25.9     25.8     5.7
    3   3   3   1  18.892  37.783  2.37904      384.4      2.2      2.1     5.7
    4   3   3   3  22.704  45.408  1.99571      218.2      1.2      1.2     5.7
    5   4   4   0  24.847  49.693  1.83317     9141.3     51.1     50.1     5.7
    6   2   2   6  29.519  59.038  1.56334     7365.2     41.2     39.9     5.8
    7   4   4   4  30.972  61.945  1.49678     1543.6      8.6      8.3     5.8
    8   8   0   0  36.458  72.917  1.29625     1247.3      7.0      6.6     6.0
    9   6   6   2  40.358  80.715  1.18952     2934.1     16.4     15.3     6.1
   10   8   4   0  41.635  83.269  1.1594      2237.6     12.5     11.6     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)