Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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JEFFBENITE

3, analogue

(Mg,Fe)(0.85)(Mg,Fe)(4)(Fe,Ge)(3)O(12)


Tetragonal  I 4(-)2d  Z = 4

I4(-)2d

14 .1 .19

Ref.Str.:

         Levy D., Barbier J. (2000)

         * Amer. Mineral., 85, 1053-1060

         L: $Ge2.56 Fe3.21 Mg2.08 O12$

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   6.8153   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   6.8153   beta  =   90.0 
             c =  18.669    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   867.14

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   130.58

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

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

   1 0.5     0.5     0.0      0.0    Ge    = 1.00
   2 0.8378  0.25    0.125    0.0    Ge    = 0.78, Fe    = 0.22
   3 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Mg    = 0.52, Fe    = 0.33
   4 0.2564  0.25    0.125    0.0    Fe    = 0.78, Mg    = 0.22
   5 0.0     0.5     0.9781   0.0    Mg    = 0.56, Fe    = 0.44
   6 0.0137  0.2815  0.054    0.0    O     = 1.00
   7 0.7292  0.0285  0.0983   0.0    O     = 1.00
   8 0.45    0.2836  0.0464   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
     2       2     0.8378     0.25       0.125 
     3       3     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     4       4     0.2564     0.25       0.125 
     5       5     0.0        0.5        0.9781
     6       6     0.0137     0.2815     0.054 
     7       7     0.7292     0.0285     0.0983
     8       8     0.45       0.2836     0.0464
     9       2     0.25       0.1622     0.875 
    10       2     0.1622     0.75       0.125 
    11       2     0.75       0.8378     0.875 
    12       4     0.25       0.7436     0.875 
    13       4     0.7436     0.75       0.125 
    14       4     0.75       0.2564     0.875 
    15       5     0.5        0.0        0.0219
    16       6     0.2815     0.9863     0.946 
    17       6     0.9863     0.7185     0.054 
    18       6     0.7185     0.0137     0.946 
    19       7     0.0285     0.2708     0.9017
    20       7     0.2708     0.9715     0.0983
    21       7     0.9715     0.7292     0.9017
    22       8     0.2836     0.55       0.9536
    23       8     0.55       0.7164     0.0464
    24       8     0.7164     0.45       0.9536
    25       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    26       2     0.6622     0.25       0.625 
    27       3     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    28       4     0.2436     0.25       0.625 
    29       5     0.5        0.0        0.4781
    30       6     0.4863     0.2185     0.554 
    31       7     0.7708     0.4715     0.5983
    32       8     0.05       0.2164     0.5464
    33       2     0.25       0.3378     0.375 
    34       2     0.3378     0.75       0.625 
    35       2     0.75       0.6622     0.375 
    36       4     0.25       0.7564     0.375 
    37       4     0.7564     0.75       0.625 
    38       4     0.75       0.2436     0.375 
    39       5     0.0        0.5        0.5219
    40       6     0.2185     0.5137     0.446 
    41       6     0.5137     0.7815     0.554 
    42       6     0.7815     0.4863     0.446 
    43       7     0.4715     0.2292     0.4017
    44       7     0.2292     0.5285     0.5983
    45       7     0.5285     0.7708     0.4017
    46       8     0.2164     0.95       0.4536
    47       8     0.95       0.7836     0.5464
    48       8     0.7836     0.05       0.4536
    49       1     0.5        0.0        0.25  
    50       3     0.0        0.5        0.25  
    51       5     0.5        0.5        0.2281
    52       6     0.2815     0.5137     0.304 
    53       7     0.0285     0.2292     0.3483
    54       8     0.2836     0.95       0.2964
    55       5     0.0        0.0        0.2719
    56       6     0.9863     0.7815     0.196 
    57       6     0.7185     0.4863     0.304 
    58       6     0.0137     0.2185     0.196 
    59       7     0.2708     0.5285     0.1517
    60       7     0.9715     0.7708     0.3483
    61       7     0.7292     0.4715     0.1517
    62       8     0.55       0.7836     0.2036
    63       8     0.7164     0.05       0.2964
    64       8     0.45       0.2164     0.2036
    65       1     0.0        0.5        0.75  
    66       3     0.5        0.0        0.75  
    67       5     0.0        0.0        0.7281
    68       6     0.2185     0.9863     0.804 
    69       7     0.4715     0.2708     0.8483
    70       8     0.2164     0.55       0.7964
    71       5     0.5        0.5        0.7719
    72       6     0.5137     0.7185     0.696 
    73       6     0.7815     0.0137     0.804 
    74       6     0.4863     0.2815     0.696 
    75       7     0.2292     0.9715     0.6517
    76       7     0.5285     0.7292     0.8483
    77       7     0.7708     0.0285     0.6517
    78       8     0.95       0.7164     0.7036
    79       8     0.7836     0.45       0.7964
    80       8     0.05       0.2836     0.7036


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.65

MU (1/cm) =     121.681    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     26.152

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

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

    1    Ge                  2.412        4
                                                 1.744        8
                                                 1.744        8
                                                 1.744        8
                                                 1.744        8
    2   Ge   ,Fe             2.592        4
                                                 1.7999       6
                                                 1.7537       7
                                                 1.7999       6
                                                 1.7537       7
    3   Mg   ,Fe             2.592        4
                                                 2.1693       6
                                                 2.1693       6
                                                 2.1693       6
                                                 2.1693       6
    4   Fe   ,Mg             2.592        6
                                                 2.1305       6
                                                 1.9866       8
                                                 1.9649       7
                                                 2.1305       6
                                                 1.9649       7
                                                 1.9866       8
    5   Mg   ,Fe             2.592        6
                                                 2.0572       6
                                                 2.0572       6
                                                 2.1247       7
                                                 2.1247       7
                                                 2.0154       8
                                                 2.0154       8
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.7234       7
                                                 2.9769       8
                                                 2.9841       6
                                                 2.846        7
                                                 2.8667       7
                                                 3.2008       8
                                                 2.9896       8
                                                 2.6855       6
                                                 3.0382       7
                                                 2.9603       7
    7    O                   3.264       11
                                                 2.7234       6
                                                 2.7536       8
                                                 2.8667       6
                                                 2.846        6
                                                 3.1482       7
                                                 2.6372       8
                                                 3.0382       6
                                                 2.9603       6
                                                 3.1795       7
                                                 2.8534       8
                                                 3.0208       8
    8    O                   3.264       11
                                                 2.9769       6
                                                 2.7536       7
                                                 2.9896       6
                                                 3.2008       6
                                                 2.6372       7
                                                 2.7539       8
                                                 3.0274       8
                                                 2.7539       8
                                                 2.8534       7
                                                 3.0208       7
                                                 2.9703       8

  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   0   1  8.031  16.063   0.078   99.51    8        7.8        6.4
    2   1   1   0 10.696  21.393   0.104   55.15    4        0.0        0.0
    3   0   0   4 11.049  22.098   0.107   51.56    2      129.2      229.0
    4   1   0   3 11.224  22.447   0.109   49.9     8       62.1      204.4
    5   1   1   2 12.057  24.114   0.117   42.96    8       46.8       99.9
    6   2   0   0 15.218  30.435   0.147   26.22    4       30.8       13.2
    7   1   0   5 15.852  31.704   0.153   24.02    8      173.6      770.1
    8   2   0   2 16.226  32.452   0.156   22.84    8       75.2      137.4
    9   2   1   1 17.299  34.597   0.166   19.87   16      167.6     1188.0
   10   2   0   4 18.966  37.932   0.182   16.24    8      536.9     4979.9
   11   2   1   3 19.073  38.147   0.183   16.04   16      109.9      411.9
   12   1   1   6 20.01   40.02    0.191   14.42    8      111.6      191.2
   13   1   0   7 21.109  42.218   0.201   12.8     8       21.1        6.1
   14   2   2   0 21.79   43.581   0.208   11.92    4      254.0      408.9
   15   2   1   5 22.261  44.522   0.212   11.36   16       59.6       85.7
   16   0   0   8 22.538  45.076   0.214   11.04    2      401.8      474.3
   17   2   0   6 22.91   45.819   0.218   10.64    8      135.9      209.1
   18   3   0   1 23.368  46.736   0.222   10.18    8       76.9       64.0
   19   3   1   0 24.521  49.042   0.232    9.12    8        3.7        0.1
   20   2   2   4 24.693  49.387   0.234    8.98    8       35.3       11.9
   21   3   0   3 24.781  49.561   0.234    8.91    8      116.7      129.1
   22   3   1   2 25.21   50.421   0.238    8.57   16       69.5       88.1
   23   2   1   7 26.465  52.93    0.249    7.67   16       82.1      110.0
   24   1   0   9 26.791  53.582   0.252    7.46    8       24.8        4.9
   25   3   1   4 27.203  54.405   0.256    7.2    16       82.1      103.2
   26   3   0   5 27.444  54.888   0.258    7.06    8       60.2       27.2
   27   2   0   8 27.681  55.363   0.26     6.92    8       76.0       42.5
   28   3   2   1 28.4    56.8     0.266    6.53   16      114.2      181.3
   29   3   2   3 29.64   59.28    0.276    5.93   16      106.3      142.7
   30   3   1   6 30.322  60.644   0.282    5.64   16      101.2      122.8
   31   1   1  10 30.918  61.836   0.287    5.4     8      103.4       61.4
   32   3   0   7 31.145  62.29    0.289    5.31    8       89.5       45.2
   33   2   1   9 31.439  62.878   0.292    5.2    16      167.2      309.5
   34   4   0   0 31.666  63.333   0.293    5.12    4      515.2      723.3
   35   3   2   5 32.032  64.063   0.296    5.0    16      186.5      369.7
   36   2   2   8 32.248  64.496   0.298    4.92    8      436.5      997.9
   37   4   0   2 32.252  64.504   0.298    4.92    8      132.9       92.4
   38   1   0  11 32.896  65.793   0.304    4.72    8       42.3        9.0
   39   4   1   1 32.905  65.81    0.304    4.71   16       56.0       31.4
   40   2   0  10 33.114  66.228   0.305    4.65    8       49.6       12.2
   41   3   3   0 33.836  67.672   0.311    4.44    4        0.0        0.0
   42   4   0   4 33.977  67.954   0.312    4.41    8       36.4        6.2
   43   4   1   3 34.048  68.097   0.313    4.39   16       85.4       68.1
   44   3   1   8 34.398  68.797   0.316    4.29   16      103.3       97.6
   45   3   3   2 34.402  68.805   0.316    4.29    8      134.7       82.9
   46   0   0  12 35.095  70.191   0.321    4.12    2      227.7       56.9
   47   3   2   7 35.451  70.901   0.324    4.04   16      155.7      208.5
   48   3   0   9 35.727  71.453   0.326    3.98    8      184.7      144.5
   49   4   2   0 35.94   71.88    0.328    3.93    8      114.2       54.6
   50   4   1   5 36.284  72.567   0.331    3.86   16      158.8      207.2
   51   4   2   2 36.492  72.983   0.332    3.82   16       85.3       59.1
   52   4   0   6 36.764  73.529   0.335    3.76    8      121.7       59.3
   53   2   1  11 37.101  74.202   0.337    3.7    16       98.3       76.1
   54   4   2   4 38.129  76.258   0.345    3.52   16      285.7      612.0
   55   3   3   6 38.803  77.606   0.35     3.42    8      183.0      121.7
   56   2   0  12 39.2    78.399   0.353    3.36    8      328.9      386.7
   57   3   1  10 39.337  78.673   0.354    3.34   16      117.0       97.4
   58   1   0  13 39.533  79.067   0.356    3.32    8      153.6       83.2
   59   4   1   7 39.541  79.082   0.356    3.31   16       71.4       35.9
   60   3   2   9 39.807  79.614   0.358    3.28   16       74.7       39.0
   61   4   0   8 40.542  81.084   0.363    3.19    8      237.5      191.5
   62   4   2   6 40.81   81.62    0.365    3.16   16      160.3      172.7
   63   3   0  11 41.137  82.274   0.368    3.12    8       96.8       31.1
   64   4   3   1 41.145  82.289   0.368    3.12   16      113.6       85.7
   65   5   0   1 41.145  82.289   0.368    3.12    8       35.1        4.1
   66   5   1   0 42.006  84.012   0.374    3.04    8      179.1      103.6
   67   4   3   3 42.204  84.408   0.376    3.02   16       88.4       50.2
   68   5   0   3 42.204  84.408   0.376    3.02    8       55.0        9.7
   69   5   1   2 42.535  85.069   0.378    2.99   16      110.4       77.6
   70   2   2  12 43.185  86.371   0.383    2.94    8       19.4        1.2
   71   2   1  13 43.513  87.027   0.385    2.92   16       81.6       41.4
   72   4   1   9 43.782  87.565   0.387    2.9    16       95.1       55.7
   73   1   1  14 44.104  88.209   0.389    2.88    8      134.6       55.5
   74   5   1   4 44.116  88.232   0.389    2.88   16      131.5      105.8
   75   4   3   5 44.313  88.625   0.391    2.87   16      109.2       72.8
   76   5   0   5 44.313  88.625   0.391    2.87    8       42.3        5.5
   77   4   2   8 44.508  89.015   0.392    2.85   16       56.7       19.5


  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   4  11.049  22.098  4.66725      229.0      4.6      4.7     5.6
    2   1   0   3  11.224  22.447  4.59548      204.4      4.1      4.2     5.6
    3   1   1   2  12.057  24.114  4.28214       99.9      2.0      2.0     5.6
    4   1   0   5  15.852  31.704  3.27458      770.1     15.5     15.6     5.6
    5   2   0   2  16.226  32.452  3.20102      137.4      2.8      2.8     5.6
    6   2   1   1  17.299  34.597  3.00807     1188.0     23.9     23.9     5.7
    7   2   0   4  18.966  37.932  2.75216     4979.9    100.0    100.0     5.7
    8   2   1   3  19.073  38.147  2.73722      411.9      8.3      8.3     5.7
    9   1   1   6  20.01   40.02   2.614        191.2      3.8      3.8     5.7
   10   2   2   0  21.79   43.581  2.40957      408.9      8.2      8.2     5.7
   11   2   1   5  22.261  44.522  2.36112       85.7      1.7      1.7     5.7
   12   0   0   8  22.538  45.076  2.33363      474.3      9.5      9.5     5.7
   13   2   0   6  22.91   45.819  2.29774      209.1      4.2      4.2     5.7
   14   3   0   1  23.368  46.736  2.25513       64.0      1.3      1.3     5.7
   15   3   0   3  24.781  49.561  2.13401      129.1      2.6      2.6     5.7
   16   3   1   2  25.21   50.421  2.09994       88.1      1.8      1.7     5.8
   17   2   1   7  26.465  52.93   2.00709      110.0      2.2      2.2     5.8
   18   3   1   4  27.203  54.405  1.95665      103.2      2.1      2.0     5.8
   19   3   2   1  28.4    56.8    1.88061      181.3      3.6      3.6     5.8
   20   3   2   3  29.64   59.28   1.80863      142.7      2.9      2.8     5.8
   21   3   1   6  30.322  60.644  1.77169      122.8      2.5      2.4     5.8
   22   1   1  10  30.918  61.836  1.74084       61.4      1.2      1.2     5.8
   23   2   1   9  31.439  62.878  1.71486      309.5      6.2      6.0     5.9
   24   4   0   0  31.666  63.333  1.70383      723.3     14.5     14.1     5.9
   25   3   2   5  32.032  64.063  1.68643      369.7      7.4      7.2     5.9
   26   2   2   8  32.248  64.496  1.67633     1090.3     21.9     21.2     5.9
   27   4   1   3  34.048  68.097  1.59756       68.1      1.4      1.3     5.9
   28   3   1   8  34.398  68.797  1.58328      180.5      3.6      3.5     5.9
   29   0   0  12  35.095  70.191  1.55575       56.9      1.1      1.1     5.9
   30   3   2   7  35.451  70.901  1.54217      208.5      4.2      4.0     5.9
   31   3   0   9  35.727  71.453  1.53183      144.5      2.9      2.8     5.9
   32   4   2   0  35.94   71.88   1.52395       54.6      1.1      1.0     5.9
   33   4   1   5  36.284  72.567  1.51146      207.2      4.2      4.0     6.0
   34   4   2   2  36.492  72.983  1.50404       59.1      1.2      1.1     6.0
   35   4   0   6  36.764  73.529  1.49444       59.3      1.2      1.1     6.0
   36   2   1  11  37.101  74.202  1.4828        76.1      1.5      1.5     6.0
   37   4   2   4  38.129  76.258  1.44868      612.0     12.3     11.6     6.0
   38   3   3   6  38.803  77.606  1.42738      121.7      2.4      2.3     6.0
   39   2   0  12  39.2    78.399  1.41523      386.7      7.8      7.3     6.0
   40   3   1  10  39.337  78.673  1.4111        97.4      2.0      1.8     6.0
   41   1   0  13  39.533  79.067  1.40522      119.1      2.4      2.3     6.0
   42   4   0   8  40.542  81.084  1.37608      191.5      3.8      3.6     6.1
   43   4   2   6  40.81   81.62   1.36861      172.7      3.5      3.2     6.1
   44   4   3   1  41.145  82.289  1.35944      121.0      2.4      2.3     6.1
   45   5   1   0  42.006  84.012  1.33659      103.6      2.1      1.9     6.1
   46   4   3   3  42.204  84.408  1.33149       59.9      1.2      1.1     6.1
   47   5   1   2  42.535  85.069  1.3231        77.6      1.6      1.4     6.1
   48   4   1   9  43.782  87.565  1.29272       55.7      1.1      1.0     6.2
   49   5   1   4  44.116  88.232  1.28494      161.3      3.2      3.0     6.2
   50   4   3   5  44.313  88.625  1.28041       78.2      1.6      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)