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MELANOSTIBITE

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Mn(2)Fe'''Sb'''''O(6)


Hexagonal  R 3  Z = 6

R =0.0128          NR =549

3 .6 .24

Ref.Str.:

         Musetti S., Biagioni C., Halenius U., Bonaccorsi E,. Zaccarini F. (2022)

         * Mineral. Mag., 86, 903-909, https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2022.102

         R: Locality - Sogruvan, Orebro Province, Sweden.

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.2314   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.2314   beta  =   90.0 
             c =  14.3518   gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   340.15

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    34.15

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

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

   1 0.0     0.0     0.19     0.0    Fe    = 0.98, Sb    = 0.02
   2 0.0     0.0     0.9797   0.0    Mn    = 1.00
   3 0.3333  0.6667  0.3709   0.0    Mn    = 1.00
   4 0.3333  0.6667  0.1609   0.0    Sb    = 0.95, Fe    = 0.05
   5 0.2907  0.3198  0.0948   0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.9812  0.2891  0.5838   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        0.19  
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.9797
     3       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.3709
     4       4     0.3333     0.6667     0.1609
     5       5     0.2907     0.3198     0.0948
     6       6     0.9812     0.2891     0.5838
     7       5     0.6802     0.9709     0.0948
     8       5     0.0291     0.7093     0.0948
     9       6     0.7109     0.6921     0.5838
    10       6     0.3079     0.0188     0.5838
    11       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.5233
    12       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.8566
    13       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.3131
    14       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.6464
    15       3     0.0        0.0        0.7043
    16       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.0376
    17       4     0.0        0.0        0.4942
    18       4     0.6667     0.3333     0.8275
    19       5     0.3469     0.3042     0.4281
    20       5     0.3624     0.376      0.7615
    21       6     0.3776     0.0254     0.9171
    22       6     0.6412     0.6855     0.2505
    23       5     0.6958     0.0426     0.4281
    24       5     0.624      0.9865     0.7615
    25       5     0.9574     0.6531     0.4281
    26       5     0.0135     0.6375     0.7615
    27       6     0.9746     0.3521     0.9171
    28       6     0.3145     0.9558     0.2505
    29       6     0.6479     0.6224     0.9171
    30       6     0.0442     0.3587     0.2505


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.58

MU (1/cm) =     744.217    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    133.294

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

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

    1   Fe   ,Sb             2.712        6
                                                 2.1055       5
                                                 2.1055       5
                                                 2.1055       5
                                                 1.9736       6
                                                 1.9735       6
                                                 1.9735       6
    2    Mn                  2.724        6
                                                 2.3013       5
                                                 2.3013       5
                                                 2.3014       5
                                                 2.1126       6
                                                 2.1127       6
                                                 2.1126       6
    3    Mn                  2.724        6
                                                 2.0996       5
                                                 2.3314       6
                                                 2.0996       5
                                                 2.0996       5
                                                 2.3314       6
                                                 2.3315       6
    4   Sb   ,Fe             2.712        6
                                                 1.9588       5
                                                 1.9588       5
                                                 1.9587       5
                                                 2.0244       6
                                                 2.0244       6
                                                 2.0245       6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.9687       5
                                                 2.7753       5
                                                 2.9687       5
                                                 2.7753       5
                                                 3.1275       6
                                                 2.9161       6
                                                 3.0898       6
                                                 2.9781       6
                                                 3.0892       6
                                                 2.6375       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.07         6
                                                 2.7088       6
                                                 2.7088       6
                                                 3.07         6
                                                 2.9162       5
                                                 3.1274       5
                                                 2.6376       5
                                                 3.0891       5
                                                 2.9783       5
                                                 3.0896       5

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.78892(angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    S       LPG   MF        F          I int.
                    ( degree )                                         *100

    1   0   0   3 10.776  21.552   0.105   54.31    2      101.3      963.3
    2   1   0   1 11.949  23.897   0.116   43.78    6       68.9     1077.3
    3   1   0  -2 13.502  27.005   0.131   33.84    6      120.0     2526.7
    4   1   0   4 18.542  37.085   0.178   17.07    6      249.3     5499.8
    5   1   1   0 19.996  39.992   0.191   14.44    6      250.3     4691.5
    6   1   0  -5 21.648  43.295   0.206   12.09    6       75.3      356.0
    7   0   0   6 21.959  43.918   0.209   11.71    2      110.2      245.7
    8   1   1  -3 22.938  45.876   0.218   10.61    6      149.3     1226.6
    9   1   1   3 22.938  45.876   0.218   10.61    6       13.0        9.3
   10   2   0  -1 23.562  47.125   0.223    9.99    6       47.0      114.5
   11   2   0   2 24.461  48.921   0.231    9.17    6       73.6      258.1
   12   2   0  -4 27.838  55.676   0.261    6.83    6      242.5     2085.1
   13   1   0   7 28.611  57.222   0.268    6.42    6       48.6       78.6
   14   2   0   5 30.199  60.399   0.281    5.69    6       80.0      189.0
   15   1   1  -6 30.446  60.892   0.283    5.59    6      231.9     1558.5
   16   1   1   6 30.446  60.892   0.283    5.59    6      205.8     1226.8
   17   1   2  -1 31.739  63.479   0.294    5.1     6       66.4      116.6
   18   2   1   1 31.739  63.479   0.294    5.1     6       39.8       41.9
   19   1   0  -8 32.429  64.858   0.3      4.86    6      126.8      405.6
   20   1   2   2 32.481  64.961   0.3      4.85    6       68.6      118.4
   21   2   1  -2 32.481  64.961   0.3      4.85    6       88.3      196.1
   22   0   0   9 34.119  68.238   0.314    4.37    2       94.3       67.2
   23   1   2  -4 35.365  70.731   0.324    4.06    6      223.5     1051.2
   24   2   1   4 35.365  70.731   0.324    4.06    6      195.6      805.2
   25   2   0  -7 36.045  72.091   0.329    3.91    6       66.4       89.5
   26   3   0   0 36.32   72.639   0.331    3.85    6      292.4     1707.7
   27   1   2   5 37.462  74.925   0.34     3.64    6       51.2       49.5
   28   2   1  -5 37.462  74.925   0.34     3.64    6       82.2      127.4
   29   3   0  -3 38.396  76.793   0.347    3.48    6       69.9       88.1
   30   3   0   3 38.396  76.793   0.347    3.48    6       72.4       94.6
   31   2   0   8 39.495  78.99    0.356    3.32    6       98.0      165.3
   32   1   0  10 40.826  81.652   0.365    3.16    6      203.5      678.2
   33   1   1  -9 41.066  82.133   0.367    3.13    6       69.7       78.8
   34   1   1   9 41.066  82.133   0.367    3.13    6      160.7      419.2
   35   1   2  -7 42.888  85.777   0.38     2.96    6       38.6       22.9
   36   2   1   7 42.888  85.777   0.38     2.96    6       63.4       61.8
   37   2   2   0 43.15   86.301   0.382    2.94    6      194.7      578.3
   38   3   0  -6 44.464  88.927   0.392    2.86    6      107.5      171.3
   39   3   0   6 44.464  88.927   0.392    2.86    6      108.0      172.7


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.78892 (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   0   0   3  10.776  21.552  4.78393      963.3     17.5     17.7     5.6
    2   1   0   1  11.949  23.897  4.32037     1077.3     19.6     19.8     5.6
    3   1   0   2  13.502  27.005  3.8309      2526.7     45.9     46.3     5.6
    4   1   0   4  18.542  37.085  2.81273     5499.8    100.0    100.0     5.7
    5   1   1   0  19.996  39.992  2.6157      4691.5     85.3     85.1     5.7
    6   1   0   5  21.648  43.295  2.42469      356.0      6.5      6.4     5.7
    7   0   0   6  21.959  43.918  2.39197      245.7      4.5      4.4     5.7
    8   1   1   3  22.938  45.876  2.29504     1235.9     22.5     22.3     5.7
    9   2   0   1  23.562  47.125  2.23756      114.5      2.1      2.1     5.7
   10   2   0   2  24.461  48.921  2.16019      258.1      4.7      4.6     5.7
   11   2   0   4  27.838  55.676  1.91545     2085.1     37.9     37.1     5.8
   12   1   0   7  28.611  57.222  1.86789       78.6      1.4      1.4     5.8
   13   2   0   5  30.199  60.399  1.77821      189.0      3.4      3.3     5.8
   14   1   1   6  30.446  60.892  1.76518     2785.3     50.6     49.2     5.8
   15   1   2   1  31.739  63.479  1.70032      158.5      2.9      2.8     5.9
   16   1   0   8  32.429  64.858  1.66797      405.6      7.4      7.1     5.9
   17   2   1   2  32.481  64.961  1.66561      314.5      5.7      5.5     5.9
   18   0   0   9  34.119  68.238  1.59464       67.2      1.2      1.2     5.9
   19   1   2   4  35.365  70.731  1.5454      1856.4     33.8     32.3     5.9
   20   2   0   7  36.045  72.091  1.52009       89.5      1.6      1.6     5.9
   21   3   0   0  36.32   72.639  1.51018     1707.7     31.0     29.6     6.0
   22   2   1   5  37.462  74.925  1.47057      176.9      3.2      3.1     6.0
   23   3   0   3  38.396  76.793  1.44012      182.6      3.3      3.1     6.0
   24   2   0   8  39.495  78.99   1.40636      165.3      3.0      2.8     6.0
   25   1   0  10  40.826  81.652  1.36817      678.2     12.3     11.5     6.1
   26   1   1   9  41.066  82.133  1.36157      498.0      9.1      8.5     6.1
   27   2   1   7  42.888  85.777  1.31428       84.7      1.5      1.4     6.1
   28   2   2   0  43.15   86.301  1.30785      578.3     10.5      9.7     6.1
   29   3   0   6  44.464  88.927  1.27697      344.1      6.3      5.7     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)