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

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BYSTROMITE

4, t-bystromite, analogue

Ta(2)CrO(6)


Tetragonal  P 4(2)/mnm  Z = 2

P4(2)/mnm

22 .7 .19

Ref.Str.:

         Massard P., Bernier J., Michel A. (1971)

         * Annales de Chimie, 1971, 41-52

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.745    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.745    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   9.305    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   209.5 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    63.1 

  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    Cr    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.334    0.0    Ta    = 1.00
   3 0.28    0.28    0.0      0.0    O     = 1.00
   4 0.292   0.292   0.323    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     0.0        0.0        0.334 
     3       3     0.28       0.28       0.0   
     4       4     0.292      0.292      0.323 
     5       3     0.72       0.72       0.0   
     6       4     0.708      0.708      0.323 
     7       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     8       2     0.5        0.5        0.834 
     9       3     0.22       0.78       0.5   
    10       4     0.208      0.792      0.823 
    11       3     0.78       0.22       0.5   
    12       4     0.792      0.208      0.823 
    13       2     0.0        0.0        0.666 
    14       4     0.292      0.292      0.677 
    15       4     0.708      0.708      0.677 
    16       2     0.5        0.5        0.166 
    17       4     0.208      0.792      0.177 
    18       4     0.792      0.208      0.177 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      8.08

MU (1/cm) =    1740.355    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    215.385

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

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

    1    Cr                  2.628        6
                                                 1.8789       3
                                                 1.8789       3
                                                 2.1589       4
                                                 2.1589       4
                                                 2.1589       4
                                                 2.1589       4
    2    Ta                  2.424        6
                                                 1.9621       4
                                                 1.9621       4
                                                 2.1367       3
                                                 2.1367       3
                                                 2.0205       4
                                                 2.0205       4
    3    O                   3.264       11
                                                 3.0066       4
                                                 2.9526       3
                                                 2.9549       4
                                                 2.862        4
                                                 2.9549       4
                                                 2.862        4
                                                 3.0066       4
                                                 2.9549       4
                                                 2.862        4
                                                 2.9549       4
                                                 2.862        4
    4    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.0066       3
                                                 2.7915       4
                                                 2.862        3
                                                 2.9549       3
                                                 2.862        3
                                                 2.9549       3
                                                 2.7628       4
                                                 2.7628       4
                                                 2.7628       4
                                                 2.7628       4

  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   2 11.084  22.169   0.107   51.21    2       97.7     2226.6
    2   1   0   1 12.216  24.432   0.118   41.79    8       92.5     6515.4
    3   1   1   0 15.461  30.923   0.149   25.34    4      305.6    21574.3
    4   1   1   1 16.463  32.925   0.158   22.13    8        3.5        5.0
    5   1   1   2 19.189  38.377   0.184   15.82    8       87.2     2193.0
    6   1   0   3 20.153  40.306   0.193   14.19    8      269.6    18798.4
    7   2   0   0 22.149  44.297   0.211   11.49    4      221.5     5135.9
    8   0   0   4 22.613  45.226   0.215   10.96    2       78.9      311.1
    9   1   1   3 23.124  46.248   0.22    10.42    8       59.2      665.2
   10   2   1   0 24.93   49.86    0.236    8.79    8       26.9      115.5
   11   2   0   2 25.037  50.074   0.237    8.7     8       80.1     1016.4
   12   2   1   1 25.616  51.232   0.242    8.26   16       85.2     2185.5
   13   2   1   2 27.599  55.199   0.259    6.97   16        4.3        4.7
   14   1   1   4 27.897  55.794   0.262    6.8     8       85.8      912.5
   15   2   1   3 30.712  61.424   0.285    5.48   16      264.6    13985.4
   16   1   0   5 31.083  62.166   0.289    5.34    8       73.0      518.9
   17   2   2   0 32.22   64.44    0.298    4.93    4      288.7     3746.9
   18   2   0   4 32.582  65.163   0.301    4.81    8       90.7      721.2
   19   2   2   1 32.804  65.609   0.303    4.74    8        1.4        0.2
   20   1   1   5 33.341  66.681   0.307    4.58    8        6.9        4.0
   21   2   2   2 34.526  69.052   0.317    4.26    8       77.6      468.3
   22   2   1   4 34.788  69.576   0.319    4.2    16        1.7        0.4
   23   3   0   1 35.004  70.007   0.321    4.14    8       80.5      489.3
   24   0   0   6 35.223  70.446   0.322    4.09    2      285.3     1518.2
   25   3   1   0 36.592  73.183   0.333    3.8     8      231.6     3714.8
   26   3   1   1 37.143  74.286   0.338    3.69   16        3.3        1.5
   27   2   2   3 37.313  74.626   0.339    3.66    8        9.2        5.6
   28   3   1   2 38.781  77.562   0.35     3.42   16       72.9      662.5
   29   3   0   3 39.405  78.811   0.355    3.33    8      258.4     4054.6
   30   1   1   6 39.449  78.898   0.355    3.33    8      233.9     3316.1
   31   2   1   5 39.738  79.477   0.357    3.29   16       74.1      658.2
   32   2   2   4 41.099  82.198   0.367    3.13    8       71.5      291.3
   33   3   1   3 41.468  82.936   0.37     3.09   16       28.4       90.5
   34   3   2   0 42.818  85.635   0.38     2.97    8       13.0        9.1
   35   3   2   1 43.348  86.697   0.384    2.93   16       73.8      581.6
   36   2   0   6 43.555  87.11    0.385    2.91    8      190.9     1934.8
   37   1   0   7 44.33   88.661   0.391    2.86    8       80.0      334.0
   38   3   2   2 44.938  89.875   0.395    2.83   16        1.5        0.2


  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   2  11.084  22.169  4.6525      2226.6     10.3     10.4     5.6
    2   1   0   1  12.216  24.432  4.22712     6515.4     30.2     30.4     5.6
    3   1   1   0  15.461  30.923  3.35522    21574.3    100.0    100.0     5.6
    4   1   1   2  19.189  38.377  2.72137     2193.0     10.2     10.1     5.7
    5   1   0   3  20.153  40.306  2.59621    18798.4     87.1     86.4     5.7
    6   2   0   0  22.149  44.297  2.3725      5135.9     23.8     23.5     5.7
    7   0   0   4  22.613  45.226  2.32625      311.1      1.4      1.4     5.7
    8   1   1   3  23.124  46.248  2.27758      665.2      3.1      3.0     5.7
    9   2   0   2  25.037  50.074  2.11356     1016.4      4.7      4.6     5.7
   10   2   1   1  25.616  51.232  2.06891     2185.5     10.1      9.9     5.8
   11   1   1   4  27.897  55.794  1.91172      912.5      4.2      4.1     5.8
   12   2   1   3  30.712  61.424  1.75137    13985.4     64.8     62.6     5.8
   13   1   0   5  31.083  62.166  1.73251      518.9      2.4      2.3     5.8
   14   2   2   0  32.22   64.44   1.67761     3746.9     17.4     16.7     5.9
   15   2   0   4  32.582  65.163  1.66102      721.2      3.3      3.2     5.9
   16   2   2   2  34.526  69.052  1.57815      468.3      2.2      2.1     5.9
   17   3   0   1  35.004  70.007  1.5593       489.3      2.3      2.2     5.9
   18   0   0   6  35.223  70.446  1.55083     1518.2      7.0      6.7     5.9
   19   3   1   0  36.592  73.183  1.5005      3714.8     17.2     16.3     6.0
   20   3   1   2  38.781  77.562  1.42807      662.5      3.1      2.9     6.0
   21   3   0   3  39.405  78.811  1.40904     4054.6     18.8     17.6     6.0
   22   1   1   6  39.449  78.898  1.40773     3316.1     15.4     14.4     6.0
   23   2   1   5  39.738  79.477  1.39916      658.2      3.1      2.8     6.0
   24   2   2   4  41.099  82.198  1.36069      291.3      1.4      1.3     6.1
   25   3   2   1  43.348  86.697  1.30306      581.6      2.7      2.5     6.1
   26   2   0   6  43.555  87.11   1.2981      1934.8      9.0      8.2     6.1
   27   1   0   7  44.33   88.661  1.28001      334.0      1.5      1.4     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)