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3, Rb-analogue

Rb(2)NaAlF(6)


Cubic  F m3m  Z = 4

R =0.0188          NR =88

27 .1 .14

Ref.Str.:

         O.V. Yakubovich, G.V. Kiruhina, O.V. Dimitrova (2013)

         * Kristallogr., 58, 400-403

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   8.3087   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   8.3087   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.3087   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   573.59

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    86.37

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

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

   1 0.25    0.25    0.25     0.0    Rb    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Al    = 1.00
   3 0.5     0.0     0.0      0.0    Na    = 1.00
   4 0.0     0.2187  0.0      0.0    F     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.25       0.25       0.25  
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.5        0.0        0.0   
     4       4     0.0        0.2187     0.0   
     5       1     0.75       0.75       0.75  
     6       4     0.0        0.7813     0.0   
     7       1     0.75       0.25       0.25  
     8       1     0.75       0.75       0.25  
     9       1     0.25       0.75       0.25  
    10       3     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    11       4     0.7813     0.0        0.0   
    12       4     0.2187     0.0        0.0   
    13       1     0.25       0.75       0.75  
    14       1     0.25       0.25       0.75  
    15       1     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    16       2     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    17       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    18       2     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    19       3     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    20       3     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    21       4     0.2813     0.0        0.5   
    22       4     0.5        0.2813     0.0   
    23       4     0.2187     0.5        0.5   
    24       4     0.7187     0.0        0.5   
    25       4     0.5        0.7187     0.0   
    26       4     0.7813     0.5        0.5   
    27       4     0.5        0.7813     0.5   
    28       4     0.7187     0.5        0.0   
    29       4     0.0        0.7187     0.5   
    30       4     0.5        0.2187     0.5   
    31       4     0.2813     0.5        0.0   
    32       4     0.0        0.2813     0.5   
    33       4     0.0        0.0        0.2187
    34       4     0.0        0.0        0.7813
    35       4     0.0        0.5        0.2813
    36       4     0.5        0.5        0.2187
    37       4     0.0        0.5        0.7187
    38       4     0.5        0.5        0.7813
    39       4     0.5        0.0        0.7187
    40       4     0.5        0.0        0.2813


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.88

MU (1/cm) =     419.503    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    108.208

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

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

    1    Rb                  3.384       12
                                                 2.9491       4
                                                 2.9491       4
                                                 2.9491       4
                                                 2.9491       4
                                                 2.9491       4
                                                 2.9491       4
                                                 2.9491       4
                                                 2.9491       4
                                                 2.9491       4
                                                 2.9491       4
                                                 2.9491       4
                                                 2.9491       4
    2    Al                  2.28         6
                                                 1.8171       4
                                                 1.8171       4
                                                 1.8171       4
                                                 1.8171       4
                                                 1.8171       4
                                                 1.8171       4
    3    Na                  2.772        6
                                                 2.3372       4
                                                 2.3372       4
                                                 2.3372       4
                                                 2.3372       4
                                                 2.3372       4
                                                 2.3372       4
    4    F                   3.192        4
                                                 2.5698       4
                                                 2.5698       4
                                                 2.5698       4
                                                 2.5698       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   1   1   1 10.746  21.493   0.104   54.62    8       44.4      261.9
    2   2   0   0 12.434  24.867   0.12    40.27    6      114.2      957.8
    3   2   2   0 17.727  35.455   0.17    18.84   12      270.7     5033.0
    4   1   1   3 20.919  41.838   0.2     13.06   24        5.6        3.0
    5   2   2   2 21.896  43.792   0.208   11.79    8      308.5     2727.6
    6   4   0   0 25.507  51.013   0.241    8.34    6      416.0     2632.3
    7   3   3   1 27.986  55.971   0.262    6.75   24       37.9       70.9
    8   4   2   0 28.78   57.559   0.269    6.34   24      114.0      600.8
    9   2   2   4 31.829  63.659   0.295    5.06   24      215.5     1716.2
   10   1   1   5 34.013  68.026   0.313    4.4    24       51.7       85.8
   11   3   3   3 34.013  68.026   0.313    4.4     8       60.9       39.6
   12   4   4   0 37.516  75.032   0.34     3.63   12      331.1     1449.8
   13   5   3   1 39.56   79.12    0.356    3.31   48       20.8       20.9
   14   4   4   2 40.235  80.469   0.361    3.23   24      115.3      312.7
   15   6   0   0 40.235  80.469   0.361    3.23    6       77.2       35.0
   16   6   2   0 42.911  85.822   0.381    2.96   24      220.9     1053.6
   17   3   3   5 44.905  89.81    0.395    2.83   24        3.4        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   1   1   1  10.746  21.493  4.79703      261.9      5.2      5.3     5.6
    2   2   0   0  12.434  24.867  4.15435      957.8     19.0     19.2     5.6
    3   2   2   0  17.727  35.455  2.93757     5033.0    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   2   2   2  21.896  43.792  2.39852     2727.6     54.2     53.7     5.7
    5   4   0   0  25.507  51.013  2.07717     2632.3     52.3     51.4     5.8
    6   3   3   1  27.986  55.971  1.90615       70.9      1.4      1.4     5.8
    7   4   2   0  28.78   57.559  1.85788      600.8     11.9     11.6     5.8
    8   2   2   4  31.829  63.659  1.69601     1716.2     34.1     32.9     5.9
    9   1   1   5  34.013  68.026  1.59901      125.4      2.5      2.4     5.9
   10   4   4   0  37.516  75.032  1.46878     1449.8     28.8     27.3     6.0
   11   4   4   2  40.235  80.469  1.38478      347.7      6.9      6.5     6.0
   12   6   2   0  42.911  85.822  1.31372     1053.6     20.9     19.3     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)