Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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MULLITE

7, syn, f-sillimanite, DF

Al(4.68)Si(1.32)O(9.66)


Orthorhombic  P bam  Z = 1

R =0.061          NR =6901

13 .8 .1901

Ref.Str.:

         D. Voll, Ch. Lengauer, A. Beran, H. Schneider (2001)

         * Eur. J. Mineral., 13, 591-604

Reserv:

         Rietveld refinement. N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   7.5655   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   7.6883   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   2.8851   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   167.81

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   101.08

  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      0.9    Al    = 1.00
   2 0.1488  0.3408  0.5      0.97   Al    = 0.5 , Si    = 0.33
   3 0.2655  0.2069  0.5      1.2    Al    = 0.17, Al    = 0.0 
   4 0.1262  0.219   0.0      1.44   O     = 1.00
   5 0.3583  0.4223  0.5      1.35   O     = 1.00
   6 0.5     0.0     0.5      1.3    O     = 0.49, O     = 0.0 
   7 0.449   0.051   0.5      1.4    O     = 0.17, O     = 0.0 


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     2       2     0.1488     0.3408     0.5   
     3       3     0.2655     0.2069     0.5   
     4       4     0.1262     0.219      0.0   
     5       5     0.3583     0.4223     0.5   
     6       6     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     7       7     0.449      0.051      0.5   
     8       2     0.8512     0.6592     0.5   
     9       3     0.7345     0.7931     0.5   
    10       4     0.8738     0.781      0.0   
    11       5     0.6417     0.5777     0.5   
    12       7     0.551      0.949      0.5   
    13       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    14       2     0.3512     0.8408     0.5   
    15       3     0.2345     0.7069     0.5   
    16       4     0.3738     0.719      0.0   
    17       5     0.1417     0.9223     0.5   
    18       6     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    19       7     0.051      0.551      0.5   
    20       2     0.6488     0.1592     0.5   
    21       3     0.7655     0.2931     0.5   
    22       4     0.6262     0.281      0.0   
    23       5     0.8583     0.0777     0.5   
    24       7     0.949      0.449      0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.14

MU (1/cm) =     100.509    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     31.963

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

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

    1    Al                  2.316        6
                                                 1.9356       4
                                                 1.9356       4
                                                 1.894        5
                                                 1.894        5
                                                 1.894        5
                                                 1.894        5
    2   Al   ,Si             2.316        6
                                                 1.7283       4
                                                 1.7283       4
                                                 1.7043       5
                                                 1.663        6
                                                 1.7774       7
                                                 1.7254       7
    3   Al   ,Al             2.316        4
                                                 1.7889       4
                                                 1.7889       4
                                                 1.7987       5
                                                 1.8341       7
    4    O                   3.264       16
                                                 2.8851       4
                                                 2.8851       4
                                                 2.7581       5
                                                 2.7581       5
                                                 3.1166       7
                                                 3.1166       7
                                                 2.7015       5
                                                 2.7015       5
                                                 2.7677       6
                                                 2.7677       6
                                                 2.9866       7
                                                 2.9866       7
                                                 2.7146       5
                                                 2.7146       5
                                                 2.6467       7
                                                 2.6467       7
    5    O                   3.264       13
                                                 2.7581       4
                                                 2.7581       4
                                                 2.8851       5
                                                 2.8851       5
                                                 2.936        7
                                                 2.4545       5
                                                 2.7015       4
                                                 2.7015       4
                                                 2.7758       6
                                                 2.5267       7
                                                 2.7146       4
                                                 2.7146       4
                                                 3.1034       7
    6   O    ,O              3.264       14
                                                 2.8851       6
                                                 2.8851       6
                                                 2.9371       7
                                                 0.5501       7
                                                 2.9371       7
                                                 2.9371       7
                                                 0.5501       7
                                                 2.9371       7
                                                 2.7677       4
                                                 2.7677       4
                                                 2.7758       5
                                                 2.7677       4
                                                 2.7677       4
                                                 2.7758       5
    7   O    ,O              3.264       17
                                                 3.1166       4
                                                 3.1166       4
                                                 2.936        5
                                                 2.9371       6
                                                 0.5501       6
                                                 2.9371       6
                                                 2.8851       7
                                                 2.8851       7
                                                 3.0878       7
                                                 1.1002       7
                                                 3.0878       7
                                                 2.9866       4
                                                 2.9866       4
                                                 2.5267       5
                                                 2.6467       4
                                                 2.6467       4
                                                 3.1034       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  8.212  16.425   0.093   95.08    4       18.8      475.4
    2   0   2   0 11.559  23.118   0.13    46.92    2        0.4        0.1
    3   2   0   0 11.749  23.499   0.132   45.35    2        7.7       18.9
    4   1   2   0 12.989  25.978   0.146   36.73    4       30.6      488.5
    5   2   1   0 13.117  26.234   0.147   35.98    4       39.0      776.2
    6   0   0   1 15.485  30.97    0.173   25.26    2       29.7      157.9
    7   2   2   0 16.6    33.2     0.185   21.74    4       33.5      346.2
    8   1   1   1 17.626  35.251   0.197   19.08    8       27.8      419.0
    9   1   3   0 18.502  37.005   0.206   17.15    4       22.3      121.0
   10   3   1   0 18.751  37.502   0.209   16.65    4        7.2       12.4
   11   0   2   1 19.5    39.001   0.217   15.27    4        2.8        1.7
   12   2   0   1 19.62   39.24    0.218   15.06    4       28.1      169.2
   13   1   2   1 20.426  40.852   0.227   13.77    8       35.5      492.5
   14   2   1   1 20.512  41.024   0.227   13.65    8        6.3       15.5
   15   2   3   0 21.288  42.575   0.236   12.56    4       31.0      171.4
   16   3   2   0 21.426  42.853   0.237   12.38    4       11.9       24.9
   17   2   2   1 23.018  46.036   0.254   10.53    8        4.4        5.8
   18   0   4   0 23.625  47.251   0.26     9.93    2       11.7        9.7
   19   4   0   0 24.033  48.066   0.264    9.55    2       28.6       55.4
   20   1   4   0 24.424  48.848   0.268    9.21    4        7.8        7.9
   21   1   3   1 24.501  49.003   0.269    9.14    8        2.1        1.1
   22   3   1   1 24.7    49.4     0.271    8.97    8       18.0       83.0
   23   4   1   0 24.797  49.594   0.272    8.89    4        8.8        9.9
   24   3   3   0 25.374  50.748   0.278    8.44    4       10.0       12.0
   25   2   4   0 26.713  53.426   0.292    7.51    4       23.1       56.8
   26   2   3   1 26.785  53.571   0.293    7.46    8        0.6        0.1
   27   3   2   1 26.902  53.804   0.294    7.39    8       18.4       71.2
   28   4   2   0 26.993  53.986   0.295    7.33    4       30.2       95.0
   29   0   4   1 28.786  57.573   0.313    6.34    4       39.2      138.4
   30   4   0   1 29.142  58.283   0.316    6.16    4       25.0       54.8
   31   1   4   1 29.485  58.969   0.319    6.0     8        8.2       11.4
   32   4   1   1 29.813  59.626   0.323    5.85    8        7.4        9.1
   33   3   4   0 30.257  60.515   0.327    5.66    4        0.2        0.0
   34   3   3   1 30.324  60.649   0.328    5.64    8       47.7      363.9
   35   4   3   0 30.409  60.817   0.329    5.6     4        0.8        0.1
   36   1   5   0 30.743  61.486   0.332    5.47    4        7.7        4.6
   37   5   1   0 31.254  62.509   0.337    5.27    4        6.2        2.9
   38   2   4   1 31.522  63.044   0.339    5.17    8        6.7        6.7
   39   4   2   1 31.775  63.55    0.342    5.08    8       23.5       79.7
   40   0   0   2 32.274  64.548   0.347    4.91    2       70.2      171.8
   41   2   5   0 32.735  65.469   0.351    4.77    4       23.0       35.9
   42   5   2   0 33.168  66.335   0.355    4.63    4       29.8       58.3
   43   1   1   2 33.556  67.111   0.359    4.52    8        9.4       11.2
   44   3   4   1 34.767  69.535   0.37     4.2     8       11.1       14.8
   45   0   2   2 34.773  69.546   0.37     4.2     4        0.6        0.0
   46   4   4   0 34.846  69.692   0.371    4.18    4       25.3       38.1
   47   2   0   2 34.854  69.707   0.371    4.18    4        4.1        1.0
   48   4   3   1 34.908  69.816   0.371    4.17    8        0.1        0.0
   49   1   5   1 35.219  70.439   0.374    4.09    8       31.0      111.5
   50   1   2   2 35.405  70.809   0.376    4.05    8       17.3       34.5
   51   2   1   2 35.464  70.929   0.377    4.04    8       21.7       53.8
   52   5   1   1 35.697  71.395   0.379    3.98    8       16.4       30.4
   53   3   5   0 35.925  71.849   0.381    3.94    4       17.9       17.9
   54   5   3   0 36.241  72.482   0.384    3.87    4       14.2       11.0
   55   0   6   0 36.951  73.902   0.39     3.73    2       20.6       11.2
   56   2   5   1 37.09   74.18    0.391    3.7     8       32.3      109.8
   57   2   2   2 37.271  74.543   0.393    3.67    8       20.7       44.8
   58   5   2   1 37.5    75.0     0.395    3.63    8       32.3      107.9
   59   1   6   0 37.567  75.135   0.396    3.62    4       13.9        9.9
   60   6   0   0 37.654  75.308   0.397    3.6     2       33.2       28.1
   61   6   1   0 38.247  76.494   0.402    3.5     4       19.0       17.9
   62   1   3   2 38.4    76.801   0.403    3.48    8       17.8       31.4
   63   3   1   2 38.555  77.11    0.405    3.46    8       10.3       10.5
   64   4   4   1 39.1    78.199   0.409    3.38    8       13.0       16.1
   65   2   6   0 39.397  78.793   0.412    3.33    4        9.8        4.5
   66   6   2   0 40.009  80.019   0.417    3.25    4       12.4        7.1
   67   3   5   1 40.136  80.273   0.418    3.24    8        4.1        1.6
   68   4   5   0 40.211  80.422   0.419    3.23    4       11.6        6.2
   69   2   3   2 40.218  80.437   0.419    3.23    8       14.1       18.1
   70   3   2   2 40.314  80.627   0.42     3.22    8        8.0        5.9
   71   5   4   0 40.383  80.765   0.421    3.21    4        3.4        0.5
   72   5   3   1 40.442  80.883   0.421    3.2     8       16.8       25.7
   73   0   6   1 41.129  82.258   0.427    3.12    4        3.7        0.6
   74   1   6   1 41.727  83.455   0.432    3.06    8        1.2        0.1
   75   6   0   1 41.812  83.623   0.433    3.06    4        7.0        2.1
   76   0   4   2 41.884  83.769   0.433    3.05    4        5.9        1.5
   77   4   0   2 42.187  84.374   0.436    3.02    4       14.9        9.5
   78   6   1   1 42.39   84.779   0.438    3.0     8        0.7        0.0
   79   3   6   0 42.398  84.797   0.438    3.0     4        3.9        0.7
   80   1   4   2 42.481  84.962   0.438    3.0     8        1.6        0.2
   81   4   1   2 42.765  85.529   0.441    2.97    8        6.6        3.7
   82   6   3   0 42.908  85.817   0.442    2.96    4       12.3        6.3
   83   3   3   2 43.209  86.418   0.444    2.94    8        7.1        4.2
   84   2   6   1 43.516  87.031   0.447    2.92    8       12.9       13.8
   85   6   2   1 44.119  88.237   0.452    2.88    8        9.5        7.4
   86   2   4   2 44.266  88.532   0.453    2.87    8       15.4       19.4
   87   4   5   1 44.317  88.635   0.453    2.87    8       11.0        9.8
   88   5   4   1 44.487  88.973   0.455    2.86    8       11.8       11.3
   89   4   2   2 44.492  88.984   0.455    2.86    8       19.6       31.1


  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   8.212  16.425  5.39251      475.4     61.3     61.7     5.6
    2   2   0   0  11.749  23.499  3.78275       18.9      2.4      2.4     5.6
    3   1   2   0  12.989  25.978  3.42711      488.5     62.9     62.9     5.6
    4   2   1   0  13.117  26.234  3.39417      776.2    100.0    100.0     5.6
    5   0   0   1  15.485  30.97   2.8851       157.9     20.3     20.3     5.6
    6   2   2   0  16.6    33.2    2.69625      346.2     44.6     44.3     5.6
    7   1   1   1  17.626  35.251  2.54389      419.0     54.0     53.6     5.7
    8   1   3   0  18.502  37.005  2.42729      121.0     15.6     15.4     5.7
    9   3   1   0  18.751  37.502  2.39622       12.4      1.6      1.6     5.7
   10   2   0   1  19.62   39.24   2.29402      169.2     21.8     21.5     5.7
   11   1   2   1  20.426  40.852  2.20713      492.5     63.5     62.6     5.7
   12   2   1   1  20.512  41.024  2.19825       15.5      2.0      2.0     5.7
   13   2   3   0  21.288  42.575  2.1217       171.4     22.1     21.8     5.7
   14   3   2   0  21.426  42.853  2.1086        24.9      3.2      3.2     5.7
   15   0   4   0  23.625  47.251  1.92208        9.7      1.2      1.2     5.7
   16   4   0   0  24.033  48.066  1.89137       55.4      7.1      7.0     5.7
   17   1   4   0  24.424  48.848  1.86289        7.9      1.0      1.0     5.7
   18   3   1   1  24.7    49.4    1.84335       83.0     10.7     10.5     5.7
   19   4   1   0  24.797  49.594  1.83662        9.9      1.3      1.2     5.7
   20   3   3   0  25.374  50.748  1.7975        12.0      1.5      1.5     5.8
   21   2   4   0  26.713  53.426  1.71356       56.8      7.3      7.1     5.8
   22   3   2   1  26.902  53.804  1.70239       71.2      9.2      8.9     5.8
   23   4   2   0  26.993  53.986  1.69708       95.0     12.2     11.9     5.8
   24   0   4   1  28.786  57.573  1.5996       138.4     17.8     17.2     5.8
   25   4   0   1  29.142  58.283  1.58178       54.8      7.1      6.8     5.8
   26   1   4   1  29.485  58.969  1.565         11.4      1.5      1.4     5.8
   27   4   1   1  29.813  59.626  1.54933        9.1      1.2      1.1     5.8
   28   3   3   1  30.324  60.649  1.52563      363.9     46.9     45.2     5.8
   29   4   2   1  31.775  63.55   1.46278       79.7     10.3      9.8     5.9
   30   0   0   2  32.274  64.548  1.44255      171.8     22.1     21.2     5.9
   31   2   5   0  32.735  65.469  1.42447       35.9      4.6      4.4     5.9
   32   5   2   0  33.168  66.335  1.40796       58.3      7.5      7.2     5.9
   33   1   1   2  33.556  67.111  1.39355       11.2      1.4      1.4     5.9
   34   3   4   1  34.767  69.535  1.35078       14.8      1.9      1.8     5.9
   35   4   4   0  34.846  69.692  1.34813       39.1      5.0      4.8     5.9
   36   1   5   1  35.219  70.439  1.33565      111.5     14.4     13.6     5.9
   37   1   2   2  35.405  70.809  1.32957       34.5      4.4      4.2     5.9
   38   2   1   2  35.464  70.929  1.32762       53.8      6.9      6.6     5.9
   39   5   1   1  35.697  71.395  1.3201        30.4      3.9      3.7     5.9
   40   3   5   0  35.925  71.849  1.31286       17.9      2.3      2.2     5.9
   41   5   3   0  36.241  72.482  1.30295       11.0      1.4      1.3     5.9
   42   0   6   0  36.951  73.902  1.28138       11.2      1.4      1.4     6.0
   43   2   5   1  37.09   74.18   1.27727      109.8     14.1     13.3     6.0
   44   2   2   2  37.271  74.543  1.27195       44.8      5.8      5.4     6.0
   45   5   2   1  37.5    75.0    1.26533      107.9     13.9     13.1     6.0
   46   1   6   0  37.567  75.135  1.26339        9.9      1.3      1.2     6.0
   47   6   0   0  37.654  75.308  1.26092       28.1      3.6      3.4     6.0
   48   6   1   0  38.247  76.494  1.24429       17.9      2.3      2.2     6.0
   49   1   3   2  38.4    76.801  1.24008       31.4      4.0      3.8     6.0
   50   3   1   2  38.555  77.11   1.23588       10.5      1.3      1.3     6.0
   51   4   4   1  39.1    78.199  1.22137       16.1      2.1      1.9     6.0
   52   2   3   2  40.218  80.437  1.19294       24.3      3.1      2.9     6.0
   53   5   3   1  40.442  80.883  1.18747       25.7      3.3      3.1     6.1
   54   4   0   2  42.187  84.374  1.14701        9.5      1.2      1.1     6.1
   55   2   6   1  43.516  87.031  1.11869       13.8      1.8      1.6     6.1
   56   2   4   2  44.266  88.532  1.10356       19.4      2.5      2.3     6.2
   57   4   5   1  44.317  88.635  1.10256        9.8      1.3      1.1     6.2
   58   4   2   2  44.492  88.984  1.09913       42.4      5.5      5.0     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)