Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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           142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow district
             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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ELPASOLITE

4, f-cryolite

K(2)NaAlF(6)


Cubic  F m3m  Z = 4

Fm3m

2 .7 .18

Ref.Str.:

         Sabelli C. (1987)

         * Neues Jb. Mineral., Mh. 1987, 481-487

         R: Locality - Cetine mine, Tuscany, Italy.

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   8.116    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   8.116    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.116    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   534.6 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    80.5 

  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    K     = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Al    = 1.00
   3 0.5     0.5     0.5      0.0    Na    = 1.00
   4 0.2225  0.0     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        0.5        0.5   
     4       4     0.2225     0.0        0.0   
     5       1     0.75       0.75       0.75  
     6       4     0.7775     0.0        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       4     0.0        0.2225     0.0   
    11       4     0.0        0.7775     0.0   
    12       1     0.25       0.75       0.75  
    13       1     0.25       0.25       0.75  
    14       1     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    15       2     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    16       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    17       2     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    18       3     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    19       3     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    20       3     0.5        0.0        0.0   
    21       4     0.5        0.2225     0.5   
    22       4     0.2775     0.5        0.0   
    23       4     0.0        0.2775     0.5   
    24       4     0.5        0.7775     0.5   
    25       4     0.7225     0.5        0.0   
    26       4     0.0        0.7225     0.5   
    27       4     0.2775     0.0        0.5   
    28       4     0.5        0.2775     0.0   
    29       4     0.2225     0.5        0.5   
    30       4     0.7225     0.0        0.5   
    31       4     0.5        0.7225     0.0   
    32       4     0.7775     0.5        0.5   
    33       4     0.0        0.0        0.2225
    34       4     0.0        0.0        0.7775
    35       4     0.5        0.5        0.2225
    36       4     0.5        0.0        0.2775
    37       4     0.5        0.5        0.7775
    38       4     0.5        0.0        0.7225
    39       4     0.0        0.5        0.2775
    40       4     0.0        0.5        0.7225


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.01

MU (1/cm) =     186.988    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     62.17 

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

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

    1    K                   3.192       12
                                                 2.8781       4
                                                 2.8781       4
                                                 2.8781       4
                                                 2.8781       4
                                                 2.8781       4
                                                 2.8781       4
                                                 2.8781       4
                                                 2.8781       4
                                                 2.8781       4
                                                 2.8781       4
                                                 2.8781       4
                                                 2.8781       4
    2    Al                  2.28         6
                                                 1.8058       4
                                                 1.8058       4
                                                 1.8058       4
                                                 1.8058       4
                                                 1.8058       4
                                                 1.8058       4
    3    Na                  2.772        6
                                                 2.2522       4
                                                 2.2522       4
                                                 2.2522       4
                                                 2.2522       4
                                                 2.2522       4
                                                 2.2522       4
    4    F                   3.192        8
                                                 2.5538       4
                                                 2.5538       4
                                                 3.1851       4
                                                 3.1851       4
                                                 2.5538       4
                                                 2.5538       4
                                                 3.1851       4
                                                 3.1851       4

  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  9.462  18.923   0.107   71.09    8       40.1      320.7
    2   2   0   0 10.942  21.884   0.123   52.61    6       18.3       37.0
    3   2   2   0 15.572  31.143   0.174   24.96   12      142.8     2137.4
    4   1   1   3 18.347  36.695   0.204   17.47   24        4.5        3.0
    5   2   2   2 19.194  38.389   0.213   15.81    8      187.8     1561.8
    6   4   0   0 22.311  44.622   0.246   11.3     6      301.0     2149.5
    7   3   3   1 24.437  48.875   0.269    9.19   24       32.9       83.7
    8   4   2   0 25.116  50.231   0.276    8.64   24        3.6        1.0
    9   2   2   4 27.707  55.415   0.302    6.91   24      105.7      648.2
   10   1   1   5 29.549  59.097   0.32     5.97   24       47.2      112.0
   11   3   3   3 29.549  59.097   0.32     5.97    8       52.9       46.9
   12   4   4   0 32.472  64.944   0.349    4.85   12      228.7     1065.0
   13   5   3   1 34.159  68.318   0.364    4.36   48       20.0       29.1
   14   4   4   2 34.712  69.424   0.37     4.21   24        6.3        1.4
   15   6   0   0 34.712  69.424   0.37     4.21    6       23.5        4.9
   16   6   2   0 36.888  73.776   0.39     3.74   24      114.2      410.0
   17   3   3   5 38.489  76.977   0.404    3.47   24        1.5        0.1
   18   2   2   6 39.017  78.034   0.409    3.39   24       96.9      267.0
   19   4   4   4 41.113  82.226   0.427    3.13    8      186.5      304.5
   20   1   1   7 42.671  85.342   0.44     2.98   24       10.5        2.7
   21   5   5   1 42.671  85.342   0.44     2.98   24       52.3       68.5
   22   6   4   0 43.188  86.376   0.444    2.94   24        9.4        2.2


  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   1   9.462  18.923  4.68577      320.7     14.9     15.3     5.6
    2   2   0   0  10.942  21.884  4.058         37.0      1.7      1.8     5.6
    3   2   2   0  15.572  31.143  2.86944     2137.4     99.4    100.7     5.6
    4   2   2   2  19.194  38.389  2.34289     1561.8     72.7     73.1     5.7
    5   4   0   0  22.311  44.622  2.029       2149.5    100.0    100.0     5.7
    6   3   3   1  24.437  48.875  1.86194       83.7      3.9      3.9     5.7
    7   2   2   4  27.707  55.415  1.65667      648.2     30.2     29.8     5.8
    8   1   1   5  29.549  59.097  1.56192      158.8      7.4      7.3     5.8
    9   4   4   0  32.472  64.944  1.43472     1065.0     49.5     48.2     5.9
   10   5   3   1  34.159  68.318  1.37185       29.1      1.4      1.3     5.9
   11   6   2   0  36.888  73.776  1.28325      410.0     19.1     18.3     6.0
   12   2   2   6  39.017  78.034  1.22353      267.0     12.4     11.8     6.0
   13   4   4   4  41.113  82.226  1.17144      304.5     14.2     13.3     6.1
   14   5   5   1  42.671  85.342  1.13647       71.3      3.3      3.1     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)