Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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GEHLENITE

2, t-melilite, Al, g-melilite

Ca(2)Al(Al,Si)(2)O(7)


Tetragonal  P 4(-)2(1)m  Z = 2

P4(-)2(1)m

4 .5 .1988

Ref.Str.:

         Korczak P., Raaz F. (1967)

         *An. Oesterr. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Naturwiss., 383-387

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   7.694    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   7.694    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.072    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   300.25

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    90.43

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

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

   1 0.1614  0.6614  0.5109   1.37   Ca    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.76   Al    = 1.00
   3 0.0     0.5     0.183    1.16   O     = 1.00
   4 0.357   0.857   0.271    1.68   O     = 1.00
   5 0.091   0.166   0.186    1.46   O     = 1.00
   6 0.358   0.858   0.958    1.0    Al    = 0.25, Si    = 0.75


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.1614     0.6614     0.5109
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.0        0.5        0.183 
     4       4     0.357      0.857      0.271 
     5       5     0.091      0.166      0.186 
     6       6     0.358      0.858      0.958 
     7       1     0.6614     0.8386     0.4891
     8       1     0.8386     0.3386     0.5109
     9       1     0.3386     0.1614     0.4891
    10       3     0.5        0.0        0.817 
    11       4     0.857      0.643      0.729 
    12       4     0.643      0.143      0.271 
    13       4     0.143      0.357      0.729 
    14       5     0.166      0.909      0.814 
    15       5     0.909      0.834      0.186 
    16       5     0.834      0.091      0.814 
    17       6     0.858      0.642      0.042 
    18       6     0.642      0.142      0.958 
    19       6     0.142      0.358      0.042 
    20       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    21       5     0.409      0.666      0.814 
    22       5     0.334      0.409      0.186 
    23       5     0.591      0.334      0.814 
    24       5     0.666      0.591      0.186 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.04

MU (1/cm) =     207.811    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     68.402

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

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

    1    Ca                  2.88         8
                                                 2.4187       3
                                                 2.4516       4
                                                 2.594        4
                                                 2.594        4
                                                 2.4482       5
                                                 2.8723       5
                                                 2.4482       5
                                                 2.8723       5
    2    Al                  2.316        4
                                                 1.7354       5
                                                 1.7354       5
                                                 1.7354       5
                                                 1.7354       5
    3    O                   3.264        8
                                                 2.6635       5
                                                 3.1765       4
                                                 2.7791       4
                                                 3.1765       4
                                                 2.7791       4
                                                 2.6635       5
                                                 2.6635       5
                                                 2.6635       5
    4    O                   3.264        9
                                                 3.1665       5
                                                 3.1765       3
                                                 2.7791       3
                                                 3.112        4
                                                 3.1472       5
                                                 2.7735       5
                                                 3.1472       5
                                                 2.7735       5
                                                 3.1665       5
    5    O                   3.264        8
                                                 2.6635       3
                                                 3.1665       4
                                                 3.1472       4
                                                 2.7735       4
                                                 2.7934       5
                                                 2.9131       5
                                                 2.7934       5
                                                 2.6441       5
    6   Al   ,Si             2.316        4
                                                 1.5876       4
                                                 1.7026       3
                                                 1.694        5
                                                 1.694        5

  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  8.139  16.279   0.092   96.83    4       17.3      128.0
    2   0   0   1  8.735  17.471   0.099   83.78    2       24.2      108.9
    3   1   0   1 10.48   20.961   0.118   57.54    8        9.3       44.4
    4   2   0   0 11.55   23.101   0.13    47.0     4       11.8       29.0
    5   1   1   1 11.983  23.967   0.135   43.51    8       31.7      388.1
    6   2   1   0 12.936  25.872   0.145   37.05    8       12.0       47.7
    7   2   0   1 14.555  29.11    0.163   28.85    8       42.9      471.0
    8   2   1   1 15.695  31.39    0.176   24.54   16       74.6     2421.9
    9   2   2   0 16.449  32.899   0.184   22.17    4       35.1      121.5
   10   0   0   2 17.682  35.365   0.197   18.94    2       48.5       99.0
   11   3   1   0 18.457  36.914   0.206   17.24    8       49.6      376.7
   12   1   0   2 18.652  37.303   0.208   16.85    8       31.9      152.4
   13   2   2   1 18.743  37.486   0.209   16.67    8       38.6      220.9
   14   1   1   2 19.58   39.159   0.218   15.13    8       23.6       74.7
   15   3   0   1 19.667  39.334   0.218   14.98    8       37.9      191.2
   16   3   1   1 20.557  41.113   0.228   13.58   16       12.8       39.7
   17   3   2   0 21.16   42.319   0.234   12.73    8        2.6        0.8
   18   2   0   2 21.334  42.667   0.236   12.5     8       12.9       18.6
   19   2   1   2 22.168  44.336   0.245   11.46   16       32.6      216.4
   20   3   2   1 23.055  46.11    0.254   10.49   16       17.3       55.6
   21   4   0   0 23.607  47.214   0.26     9.95    4       69.5      212.9
   22   4   1   0 24.38   48.759   0.268    9.24    8       33.8       93.6
   23   2   2   2 24.536  49.071   0.27     9.11    8       24.9       50.0
   24   3   3   0 25.135  50.27    0.276    8.62    4       71.6      196.2
   25   3   0   2 25.287  50.575   0.277    8.51    8        8.4        5.4
   26   4   0   1 25.359  50.718   0.278    8.45    8       13.2       13.0
   27   3   1   2 26.023  52.046   0.285    7.97   16       63.0      561.3
   28   4   1   1 26.093  52.186   0.286    7.92   16       34.0      162.2
   29   4   2   0 26.598  53.196   0.291    7.58    8       45.6      140.0
   30   3   3   1 26.813  53.626   0.293    7.44    8       34.6       78.9
   31   0   0   3 27.104  54.208   0.296    7.26    2       34.7       19.4
   32   1   0   3 27.806  55.612   0.303    6.85    8       13.2       10.6
   33   3   2   2 28.148  56.297   0.306    6.67   16       19.6       45.3
   34   4   2   1 28.215  56.43    0.307    6.63   16       12.7       18.9
   35   1   1   3 28.496  56.992   0.31     6.48    8       25.0       36.1
   36   2   0   3 29.846  59.691   0.323    5.84    8       20.8       22.4
   37   4   3   0 30.038  60.076   0.325    5.76    8        6.5        2.2
   38   4   0   2 30.173  60.346   0.326    5.7     8       15.4       12.0
   39   2   1   3 30.506  61.013   0.33     5.56   16       44.8      197.9
   40   5   1   0 30.696  61.392   0.331    5.49    8        5.6        1.5
   41   4   1   2 30.83   61.66    0.333    5.43   16       14.6       20.4
   42   3   3   2 31.478  62.957   0.339    5.19    8       32.1       47.5
   43   4   3   1 31.541  63.081   0.34     5.17   16        7.1        4.6
   44   5   0   1 31.541  63.081   0.34     5.17    8       10.7        5.3
   45   5   1   1 32.181  64.362   0.346    4.95   16       21.9       42.2
   46   2   2   3 32.441  64.882   0.348    4.86    8       42.5       77.8
   47   5   2   0 32.625  65.249   0.35     4.8     8       18.4       14.4
   48   4   2   2 32.754  65.508   0.351    4.76   16       21.1       37.6
   49   3   0   3 33.072  66.144   0.354    4.66    8       24.9       25.6
   50   3   1   3 33.697  67.394   0.36     4.48   16       24.4       47.5
   51   5   2   1 34.064  68.127   0.364    4.38   16       58.5      266.0
   52   4   4   0 34.495  68.99    0.368    4.27    4       70.4       94.0
   53   3   2   3 35.54   71.08    0.377    4.02   16       21.2       32.1
   54   5   3   0 35.716  71.431   0.379    3.98    8       20.9       15.5
   55   4   3   2 35.839  71.679   0.38     3.95   16       16.5       19.0
   56   5   0   2 35.839  71.679   0.38     3.95    8        9.0        2.9
   57   4   4   1 35.898  71.796   0.381    3.94    8       28.3       28.0
   58   5   1   2 36.442  72.885   0.386    3.83   16       16.2       17.9
   59   6   0   0 36.919  73.838   0.39     3.74    4       72.3       86.6
   60   5   3   1 37.099  74.198   0.392    3.7    16        7.5        3.7
   61   4   0   3 37.343  74.686   0.394    3.66    8       18.5       11.1
   62   0   0   4 37.407  74.814   0.394    3.65    2       63.5       32.6
   63   6   1   0 37.515  75.03    0.395    3.63    8       18.4       10.9
   64   4   1   3 37.937  75.873   0.399    3.55   16       40.9      105.5
   65   1   0   4 38.001  76.001   0.4      3.54    8        7.0        1.6
   66   5   2   2 38.229  76.458   0.402    3.51   16       22.6       31.7
   67   6   0   1 38.286  76.572   0.402    3.5     8        3.2        0.3
   68   3   3   3 38.527  77.055   0.404    3.46    8       29.0       25.9
   69   1   1   4 38.591  77.182   0.405    3.45    8        6.2        1.2
   70   6   1   1 38.875  77.75    0.407    3.41   16       24.5       36.2
   71   6   2   0 39.285  78.57    0.411    3.35    8        7.3        1.6
   72   4   2   3 39.701  79.401   0.415    3.29   16       15.5       14.1
   73   2   0   4 39.764  79.528   0.415    3.28    8        5.9        1.0
   74   5   4   0 39.87   79.74    0.416    3.27    8       13.3        5.1
   75   4   4   2 39.989  79.978   0.417    3.26    8       27.6       22.0
   76   2   1   4 40.347  80.693   0.42     3.21   16        8.5        4.1
   77   6   2   1 40.627  81.255   0.423    3.18   16       27.3       42.1
   78   5   3   2 41.152  82.303   0.427    3.12   16       20.1       22.4
   79   5   4   1 41.208  82.415   0.428    3.12   16       31.3       54.3
   80   2   2   4 42.085  84.17    0.435    3.03    8       28.4       21.6
   81   6   3   0 42.19   84.379   0.436    3.02    8       10.3        2.8
   82   6   0   2 42.308  84.616   0.437    3.01    8       43.6       50.7
   83   4   3   3 42.599  85.199   0.439    2.99   16       20.3       21.9
   84   5   0   3 42.599  85.199   0.439    2.99    8        4.8        0.6
   85   3   0   4 42.662  85.323   0.44     2.98    8       33.5       29.6
   86   6   1   2 42.884  85.768   0.442    2.96   16       18.3       17.7
   87   5   1   3 43.175  86.35    0.444    2.94   16       32.3       54.5
   88   3   1   4 43.237  86.475   0.445    2.94   16       36.5       69.5
   89   6   3   1 43.515  87.03    0.447    2.92   16        8.1        3.4
   90   6   2   2 44.609  89.218   0.456    2.85   16       12.8        8.2
   91   5   2   3 44.899  89.799   0.458    2.83   16       32.4       53.0
   92   3   2   4 44.961  89.923   0.459    2.83   16        5.6        1.6


  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   8.139  16.279  5.44048      128.0      5.3      5.3     5.6
    2   0   0   1   8.735  17.471  5.072        108.9      4.5      4.5     5.6
    3   1   0   1  10.48   20.961  4.23467       44.4      1.8      1.8     5.6
    4   2   0   0  11.55   23.101  3.847         29.0      1.2      1.2     5.6
    5   1   1   1  11.983  23.967  3.70988      388.1     16.0     16.1     5.6
    6   2   1   0  12.936  25.872  3.44086       47.7      2.0      2.0     5.6
    7   2   0   1  14.555  29.11   3.06508      471.0     19.4     19.5     5.6
    8   2   1   1  15.695  31.39   2.84745     2421.9    100.0    100.0     5.6
    9   2   2   0  16.449  32.899  2.72024      121.5      5.0      5.0     5.6
   10   0   0   2  17.682  35.365  2.536         99.0      4.1      4.1     5.7
   11   3   1   0  18.457  36.914  2.43306      376.7     15.6     15.5     5.7
   12   1   0   2  18.652  37.303  2.40854      152.4      6.3      6.3     5.7
   13   2   2   1  18.743  37.486  2.39723      220.9      9.1      9.1     5.7
   14   1   1   2  19.58   39.159  2.29855       74.7      3.1      3.1     5.7
   15   3   0   1  19.667  39.334  2.28871      191.2      7.9      7.8     5.7
   16   3   1   1  20.557  41.113  2.19371       39.7      1.6      1.6     5.7
   17   2   1   2  22.168  44.336  2.04144      216.4      8.9      8.8     5.7
   18   3   2   1  23.055  46.11   1.96694       55.6      2.3      2.3     5.7
   19   4   0   0  23.607  47.214  1.9235       212.9      8.8      8.7     5.7
   20   4   1   0  24.38   48.759  1.86607       93.6      3.9      3.8     5.7
   21   2   2   2  24.536  49.071  1.85494       50.0      2.1      2.0     5.7
   22   3   3   0  25.135  50.27   1.81349      196.2      8.1      7.9     5.8
   23   3   1   2  26.023  52.046  1.7557       561.3     23.2     22.7     5.8
   24   4   1   1  26.093  52.186  1.7513       162.2      6.7      6.6     5.8
   25   4   2   0  26.598  53.196  1.72043      140.0      5.8      5.7     5.8
   26   3   3   1  26.813  53.626  1.70762       78.9      3.3      3.2     5.8
   27   3   2   2  28.148  56.297  1.63279       45.3      1.9      1.8     5.8
   28   1   1   3  28.496  56.992  1.61451       36.1      1.5      1.4     5.8
   29   2   1   3  30.506  61.013  1.51739      197.9      8.2      7.9     5.8
   30   3   3   2  31.478  62.957  1.47513       47.5      2.0      1.9     5.9
   31   5   1   1  32.181  64.362  1.44627       42.2      1.7      1.7     5.9
   32   2   2   3  32.441  64.882  1.43593       77.8      3.2      3.1     5.9
   33   4   2   2  32.754  65.508  1.42373       37.6      1.6      1.5     5.9
   34   3   0   3  33.072  66.144  1.41156       25.6      1.1      1.0     5.9
   35   3   1   3  33.697  67.394  1.38838       47.5      2.0      1.9     5.9
   36   5   2   1  34.064  68.127  1.37522      266.0     11.0     10.5     5.9
   37   4   4   0  34.495  68.99   1.36012       94.0      3.9      3.7     5.9
   38   3   2   3  35.54   71.08   1.32517       32.1      1.3      1.3     5.9
   39   4   4   1  35.898  71.796  1.3137        28.0      1.2      1.1     5.9
   40   6   0   0  36.919  73.838  1.28233       86.6      3.6      3.4     6.0
   41   0   0   4  37.407  74.814  1.268         32.6      1.3      1.3     6.0
   42   4   1   3  37.937  75.873  1.25292      105.5      4.4      4.1     6.0
   43   5   2   2  38.229  76.458  1.24478       31.7      1.3      1.2     6.0
   44   3   3   3  38.527  77.055  1.23663       25.9      1.1      1.0     6.0
   45   6   1   1  38.875  77.75   1.2273        36.2      1.5      1.4     6.0
   46   6   2   1  40.627  81.255  1.18298       42.1      1.7      1.6     6.1
   47   5   4   1  41.208  82.415  1.16924       54.3      2.2      2.1     6.1
   48   6   0   2  42.308  84.616  1.14435       50.7      2.1      1.9     6.1
   49   3   0   4  42.662  85.323  1.13666       29.6      1.2      1.1     6.1
   50   5   1   3  43.175  86.35   1.12576       54.5      2.3      2.1     6.1
   51   3   1   4  43.237  86.475  1.12446       69.5      2.9      2.6     6.1
   52   5   2   3  44.899  89.799  1.09126       53.0      2.2      2.0     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)