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

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NIOBOIXIOLITE-(MN)

1, t-ixiolite, f-ixiolite, g-ixiolite

[Nb(0.67)Mn(0.33)]O(2)


Orthorhombic  P bcn  Z = 4

R =0.0474          NR =151

22 .11 .23

Ref.Str.:

         Chukanov N.V., Pekov I.V., Zubkova N.V., Yapaskurt V.O., Shelukhina Y.S.,

         Britvin S.N., Pushcharovsky D.Y. (2023) * ZRMO, 152(1), 8-17

         L: $Mn2+1.04 Nb1.59 Ta0.59 Ti0.47 Sc0.13 Zr0.07 Y0.06

         Sn0.03 U0.03 Fe3+0.01 O8$

         R: IMA2021-050a. Locality - Malkhan pegmatite field,

         Krasnochikoisky District, Zabaikalsky Krai, Siberia, Russia. N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.762    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.739    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.149    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   140.72

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    21.19

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

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

   1 0.0     0.3281  0.25     0.0    Nb    = 0.67, Mn    = 0.33
   2 0.727   0.1132  0.417    0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.3281     0.25  
     2       2     0.727      0.1132     0.417 
     3       1     0.5        0.1719     0.75  
     4       2     0.773      0.3868     0.917 
     5       1     0.5        0.8281     0.25  
     6       2     0.773      0.6132     0.417 
     7       1     0.0        0.6719     0.75  
     8       2     0.727      0.8868     0.917 
     9       2     0.227      0.6132     0.083 
    10       2     0.273      0.8868     0.583 
    11       2     0.273      0.1132     0.083 
    12       2     0.227      0.3868     0.583 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.3 

MU (1/cm) =     710.57     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    134.004

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

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

    1   Nb   ,Mn             2.724        6
                                                 1.9876       2
                                                 2.0547       2
                                                 2.1413       2
                                                 2.1413       2
                                                 1.9876       2
                                                 2.0547       2
    2    O                   3.264       12
                                                 3.0235       2
                                                 3.0235       2
                                                 2.8778       2
                                                 2.8778       2
                                                 2.8838       2
                                                 2.8838       2
                                                 3.0297       2
                                                 2.6632       2
                                                 3.1173       2
                                                 2.7625       2
                                                 2.9775       2
                                                 2.9775       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   0 12.133  24.267   0.136   42.39    4       63.5     3455.3
    2   1   1   1 14.951  29.902   0.167   27.24    8      100.3    11064.2
    3   0   2   0 15.571  31.143   0.174   24.96    2       56.7      811.5
    4   0   0   2 17.409  34.819   0.194   19.6     2       88.2     1539.3
    5   0   2   1 17.897  35.794   0.199   18.45    4       69.5     1798.1
    6   2   0   0 18.875  37.751   0.21    16.41    2       66.4      731.7
    7   1   0   2 19.884  39.769   0.221   14.62    4       36.4      391.8
    8   1   2   1 20.321  40.642   0.225   13.93    8       35.6      714.8
    9   1   1   2 21.447  42.895   0.237   12.35    8       46.8     1091.7
   10   2   1   1 22.387  44.774   0.247   11.21    8        6.3       18.1
   11   0   2   2 23.701  47.402   0.261    9.86    4       58.4      679.7
   12   2   2   0 24.858  49.717   0.273    8.84    4       59.7      636.5
   13   1   2   2 25.677  51.353   0.281    8.22    8        4.4        6.5
   14   1   3   0 25.717  51.435   0.282    8.19    4       99.0     1621.7
   15   2   0   2 26.146  52.291   0.286    7.88    4      112.8     2027.8
   16   2   2   1 26.5    53.001   0.29     7.64    8       95.6     2823.8
   17   1   3   1 27.322  54.644   0.298    7.13    8       11.3       36.9
   18   2   1   2 27.429  54.857   0.299    7.07    8        6.2       11.0
   19   1   1   3 29.708  59.415   0.322    5.9     8       83.0     1642.0
   20   3   1   0 30.231  60.462   0.327    5.68    4       32.8      123.0
   21   2   2   2 31.063  62.126   0.335    5.34    8       47.3      483.1
   22   0   2   3 31.53   63.06    0.339    5.17    4      102.3     1093.7
   23   3   1   1 31.684  63.369   0.341    5.12    8       81.7     1378.4
   24   1   3   2 31.808  63.617   0.342    5.07    8       86.4     1528.5
   25   0   4   0 32.471  64.942   0.348    4.85    2       60.5      179.2
   26   2   3   1 32.53   65.061   0.349    4.83    8        5.9        6.9
   27   1   2   3 33.188  66.377   0.355    4.63    8        0.2        0.0
   28   0   4   1 33.871  67.742   0.362    4.43    4       82.8      614.0
   29   2   1   3 34.701  69.401   0.37     4.22    8        0.0        0.0
   30   3   0   2 34.756  69.513   0.37     4.2     4       20.9       37.1
   31   3   2   1 35.057  70.114   0.373    4.13    8       20.6       70.7
   32   1   4   1 35.473  70.947   0.377    4.03    8        6.6        7.0
   33   3   1   2 35.851  71.702   0.38     3.95    8       43.2      298.4
   34   2   3   2 36.649  73.299   0.387    3.79    8        3.3        1.7
   35   0   0   4 36.755  73.51    0.388    3.77    2       69.5      183.6
   36   0   4   2 37.924  75.848   0.399    3.56    4       19.0       26.0
   37   2   2   3 37.947  75.893   0.399    3.55    8       43.8      275.3
   38   1   0   4 38.307  76.613   0.402    3.49    4       20.9       30.9
   39   1   3   3 38.629  77.257   0.405    3.44    8        4.9        3.4
   40   2   4   0 38.815  77.631   0.407    3.42    4        8.5        4.9
   41   3   2   2 39.06   78.119   0.409    3.38    8        2.8        1.0
   42   3   3   0 39.092  78.184   0.409    3.38    4       73.7      370.8
   43   1   1   4 39.363  78.726   0.412    3.34    8       36.1      175.3
   44   1   4   2 39.46   78.921   0.413    3.33    8       19.3       50.2
   45   2   4   1 40.122  80.244   0.418    3.24    8       69.3      627.8
   46   4   0   0 40.317  80.635   0.42     3.22    2       97.7      309.9
   47   3   3   1 40.396  80.792   0.421    3.21    8        3.6        1.7
   48   0   2   4 40.984  81.967   0.426    3.14    4       44.8      127.4
   49   3   1   3 42.413  84.827   0.438    3.0     8       61.3      455.3
   50   1   2   4 42.493  84.986   0.438    2.99    8        2.8        1.0
   51   4   1   1 42.65   85.3     0.44     2.98    8        6.8        5.6
   52   2   0   4 42.863  85.725   0.442    2.96    4       86.3      446.1
   53   2   3   3 43.177  86.354   0.444    2.94    8        0.0        0.0
   54   1   5   0 43.655  87.31    0.448    2.91    4       45.0      118.7
   55   2   1   4 43.897  87.793   0.45     2.89    8        4.0        1.9
   56   2   4   2 43.992  87.984   0.451    2.88    8       38.5      173.1
   57   3   3   2 44.263  88.525   0.453    2.87    8       76.8      683.9
   58   0   4   3 44.407  88.814   0.454    2.86    4       62.8      227.8
   59   4   2   0 44.467  88.934   0.455    2.86    4       38.9       87.1
   60   1   5   1 44.938  89.875   0.458    2.83    8       56.7      368.3


  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   0  12.133  24.267  3.6647      3455.3     31.2     31.4     5.6
    2   1   1   1  14.951  29.902  2.98569    11064.2    100.0    100.0     5.6
    3   0   2   0  15.571  31.143  2.8695       811.5      7.3      7.3     5.6
    4   0   0   2  17.409  34.819  2.5745      1539.3     13.9     13.9     5.7
    5   0   2   1  17.897  35.794  2.50654     1798.1     16.3     16.2     5.7
    6   2   0   0  18.875  37.751  2.381        731.7      6.6      6.6     5.7
    7   1   0   2  19.884  39.769  2.26472      391.8      3.5      3.5     5.7
    8   1   2   1  20.321  40.642  2.21804      714.8      6.5      6.4     5.7
    9   1   1   2  21.447  42.895  2.10662     1091.7      9.9      9.7     5.7
   10   0   2   2  23.701  47.402  1.91628      679.7      6.1      6.0     5.7
   11   2   2   0  24.858  49.717  1.83235      636.5      5.8      5.6     5.7
   12   1   3   0  25.717  51.435  1.77512     1621.7     14.7     14.3     5.8
   13   2   0   2  26.146  52.291  1.74803     2027.8     18.3     17.9     5.8
   14   2   2   1  26.5    53.001  1.7263      2823.8     25.5     24.9     5.8
   15   1   1   3  29.708  59.415  1.55431     1642.0     14.8     14.4     5.8
   16   3   1   0  30.231  60.462  1.52989      123.0      1.1      1.1     5.8
   17   2   2   2  31.063  62.126  1.49285      483.1      4.4      4.2     5.8
   18   0   2   3  31.53   63.06   1.47296     1093.7      9.9      9.5     5.9
   19   3   1   1  31.684  63.369  1.46653     1378.4     12.5     12.0     5.9
   20   1   3   2  31.808  63.617  1.46141     1528.5     13.8     13.3     5.9
   21   0   4   0  32.471  64.942  1.43475      179.2      1.6      1.6     5.9
   22   0   4   1  33.871  67.742  1.3821       614.0      5.5      5.3     5.9
   23   3   1   2  35.851  71.702  1.3152       298.4      2.7      2.6     5.9
   24   0   0   4  36.755  73.51   1.28725      183.6      1.7      1.6     6.0
   25   2   2   3  37.947  75.893  1.25264      301.2      2.7      2.6     6.0
   26   3   3   0  39.092  78.184  1.22157      370.8      3.4      3.1     6.0
   27   1   1   4  39.363  78.726  1.21451      175.3      1.6      1.5     6.0
   28   2   4   1  40.122  80.244  1.19531      627.8      5.7      5.3     6.0
   29   4   0   0  40.317  80.635  1.1905       309.9      2.8      2.6     6.1
   30   0   2   4  40.984  81.967  1.17449      127.4      1.2      1.1     6.1
   31   3   1   3  42.413  84.827  1.14205      455.3      4.1      3.8     6.1
   32   2   0   4  42.863  85.725  1.13236      446.1      4.0      3.7     6.1
   33   1   5   0  43.655  87.31   1.11584      118.7      1.1      1.0     6.2
   34   2   4   2  43.992  87.984  1.10902      173.1      1.6      1.4     6.2
   35   3   3   2  44.263  88.525  1.10363      683.9      6.2      5.6     6.2
   36   0   4   3  44.407  88.814  1.10079      227.8      2.1      1.9     6.2
   37   1   5   1  44.938  89.875  1.09053      368.3      3.3      3.0     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)