Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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STANNOMICROLITE

1, t-pyrochlore, syn, f-microlite

Sn(2)Ta(2)O(7)


Cubic  F d3m  Z = 8

Fd3m

19 .4 .1907

Ref.Str.:

         Gasperin M. (1955)

         * Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances

         de l'Academie des Sciences, 240, 2340-2342

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.48     alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.48     beta  =   90.0 
             c =  10.48     gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1151.02

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    86.66

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

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

   1 0.625   0.625   0.625    0.0    Sn    = 1.00
   2 0.125   0.125   0.125    0.0    Ta    = 1.00
   3 0.5     0.5     0.5      0.0    O     = 1.00
   4 0.2     0.0     0.0      0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.625      0.625      0.625 
     2       2     0.125      0.125      0.125 
     3       3     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     4       4     0.2        0.0        0.0   
     5       1     0.125      0.375      0.875 
     6       1     0.375      0.875      0.125 
     7       1     0.875      0.125      0.375 
     8       2     0.625      0.875      0.375 
     9       2     0.875      0.375      0.625 
    10       2     0.375      0.625      0.875 
    11       3     0.25       0.25       0.75  
    12       3     0.5        0.0        0.0   
    13       3     0.75       0.25       0.25  
    14       4     0.75       0.95       0.25  
    15       4     0.8        0.5        0.5   
    16       4     0.25       0.55       0.75  
    17       1     0.125      0.875      0.375 
    18       1     0.875      0.375      0.125 
    19       1     0.375      0.125      0.875 
    20       2     0.625      0.375      0.875 
    21       2     0.375      0.875      0.625 
    22       2     0.875      0.625      0.375 
    23       3     0.25       0.75       0.25  
    24       3     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    25       4     0.75       0.45       0.75  
    26       4     0.3        0.0        0.5   
    27       4     0.75       0.55       0.25  
    28       1     0.375      0.375      0.625 
    29       1     0.375      0.625      0.375 
    30       1     0.125      0.625      0.125 
    31       1     0.875      0.625      0.875 
    32       1     0.125      0.125      0.625 
    33       1     0.625      0.375      0.375 
    34       1     0.625      0.125      0.125 
    35       1     0.625      0.875      0.875 
    36       1     0.875      0.875      0.625 
    37       2     0.875      0.875      0.125 
    38       2     0.875      0.125      0.875 
    39       2     0.625      0.125      0.625 
    40       2     0.375      0.125      0.375 
    41       2     0.625      0.625      0.125 
    42       2     0.125      0.875      0.875 
    43       2     0.125      0.625      0.625 
    44       2     0.125      0.375      0.375 
    45       2     0.375      0.375      0.125 
    46       3     0.75       0.75       0.75  
    47       3     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    48       4     0.8        0.0        0.0   
    49       4     0.75       0.05       0.75  
    50       4     0.7        0.0        0.5   
    51       4     0.25       0.05       0.25  
    52       4     0.7        0.5        0.0   
    53       4     0.25       0.95       0.75  
    54       4     0.2        0.5        0.5   
    55       4     0.25       0.45       0.25  
    56       4     0.3        0.5        0.0   
    57       4     0.0        0.2        0.0   
    58       4     0.95       0.75       0.25  
    59       4     0.5        0.8        0.5   
    60       4     0.55       0.25       0.75  
    61       4     0.45       0.75       0.75  
    62       4     0.0        0.3        0.5   
    63       4     0.55       0.75       0.25  
    64       4     0.0        0.8        0.0   
    65       4     0.05       0.75       0.75  
    66       4     0.0        0.7        0.5   
    67       4     0.05       0.25       0.25  
    68       4     0.5        0.7        0.0   
    69       4     0.95       0.25       0.75  
    70       4     0.5        0.2        0.5   
    71       4     0.45       0.25       0.25  
    72       4     0.5        0.3        0.0   
    73       4     0.0        0.0        0.2   
    74       4     0.25       0.75       0.95  
    75       4     0.5        0.5        0.8   
    76       4     0.75       0.25       0.55  
    77       4     0.75       0.75       0.45  
    78       4     0.0        0.5        0.3   
    79       4     0.25       0.75       0.55  
    80       4     0.0        0.0        0.8   
    81       4     0.75       0.75       0.05  
    82       4     0.0        0.5        0.7   
    83       4     0.25       0.25       0.05  
    84       4     0.5        0.0        0.7   
    85       4     0.75       0.25       0.95  
    86       4     0.5        0.5        0.2   
    87       4     0.25       0.25       0.45  
    88       4     0.5        0.0        0.3   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      8.21

MU (1/cm) =    1409.105    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    171.71 

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

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

    1    Sn                  2.856        8
                                                 2.269        3
                                                 2.6069       4
                                                 2.6069       4
                                                 2.269        3
                                                 2.6069       4
                                                 2.6069       4
                                                 2.6069       4
                                                 2.6069       4
    2    Ta                  2.424        6
                                                 2.0125       4
                                                 2.0125       4
                                                 2.0125       4
                                                 2.0125       4
                                                 2.0125       4
                                                 2.0125       4
    3    O                   3.264        6
                                                 3.144        4
                                                 3.144        4
                                                 3.144        4
                                                 3.144        4
                                                 3.144        4
                                                 3.144        4
    4    O                   3.264        9
                                                 3.144        3
                                                 2.7228       4
                                                 2.7228       4
                                                 2.9642       4
                                                 2.9642       4
                                                 2.9642       4
                                                 2.7228       4
                                                 2.9642       4
                                                 2.7228       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  7.314  14.628   0.083  120.45    8      167.7     2046.0
    2   2   2   0 11.999  23.997   0.135   43.4    12       12.8        6.4
    3   1   1   3 14.109  28.219   0.158   30.82   24      174.9     1708.3
    4   2   2   2 14.751  29.501   0.165   28.03    8     1600.6    43367.1
    5   4   0   0 17.098  34.195   0.191   20.39    6     1285.1    15247.0
    6   3   3   1 18.686  37.372   0.208   16.78   24        7.1        1.6
    7   4   2   0 19.19   38.38    0.213   15.82   24        0.0        0.0
    8   2   2   4 21.105  42.21    0.234   12.8    24       66.2      101.7
    9   1   1   5 22.452  44.905   0.248   11.14   24       54.8       60.6
   10   3   3   3 22.452  44.905   0.248   11.14    8      278.6      522.2
   11   4   4   0 24.568  49.137   0.27     9.08   12     1543.6    19601.5
   12   5   3   1 25.775  51.549   0.282    8.14   48      113.0      376.7
   13   4   4   2 26.168  52.335   0.286    7.87   24        0.0        0.0
   14   6   2   0 27.701  55.402   0.302    6.91   24       65.9       54.3
   15   3   3   5 28.814  57.629   0.313    6.32   24      159.7      292.0
   16   2   2   6 29.179  58.359   0.316    6.14   24     1300.6    18829.5
   17   4   4   4 30.612  61.224   0.331    5.52    8     1188.9     4710.5
   18   1   1   7 31.661  63.322   0.341    5.12   24       77.4       55.7
   19   5   5   1 31.661  63.322   0.341    5.12   24      180.5      302.3
   20   6   4   0 32.007  64.013   0.344    5.0    24        0.0        0.0
   21   6   4   2 33.369  66.737   0.357    4.58   48       17.1        4.9
   22   5   5   3 34.372  68.744   0.366    4.3    24       76.2       45.3
   23   7   3   1 34.372  68.744   0.366    4.3    48      171.5      458.5
   24   8   0   0 36.015  72.03    0.382    3.92    6     1271.5     2867.4
   25   3   3   7 36.986  73.973   0.391    3.72   24        4.6        0.1
   26   4   4   6 37.308  74.616   0.393    3.66   24        0.0        0.0
   27   8   2   0 37.308  74.616   0.393    3.66   24        0.0        0.0
   28   2   2   8 38.585  77.169   0.405    3.45   24       93.0       54.1
   29   6   6   0 38.585  77.169   0.405    3.45   12      102.3       32.7
   30   5   5   5 39.533  79.067   0.413    3.32    8       13.0        0.3
   31   7   5   1 39.533  79.067   0.413    3.32   48       96.5      111.8
   32   6   6   2 39.848  79.697   0.416    3.27   24     1127.6     7541.0
   33   8   4   0 41.102  82.204   0.427    3.13   24     1064.9     6423.7
   34   1   1   9 42.038  84.075   0.435    3.03   24      107.1       63.1
   35   7   5   3 42.038  84.075   0.435    3.03   48       58.4       37.5
   36   8   4   2 42.349  84.697   0.437    3.01   48        0.0        0.0
   37   6   6   4 43.59   87.18    0.448    2.91   24       61.6       20.0
   38   9   3   1 44.519  89.038   0.455    2.85   48      111.7      128.9


  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   7.314  14.628  6.05063     2046.0      4.7      4.8     5.6
    2   1   1   3  14.109  28.219  3.15984     1708.3      3.9      3.9     5.6
    3   2   2   2  14.751  29.501  3.02532    43367.1    100.0    100.0     5.6
    4   4   0   0  17.098  34.195  2.62       15247.0     35.2     35.0     5.7
    5   3   3   3  22.452  44.905  2.01688      582.8      1.3      1.3     5.7
    6   4   4   0  24.568  49.137  1.85262    19601.5     45.2     44.3     5.7
    7   2   2   6  29.179  58.359  1.57992    18829.5     43.4     42.1     5.8
    8   4   4   4  30.612  61.224  1.51266     4710.5     10.9     10.5     5.8
    9   7   3   1  34.372  68.744  1.36438      503.8      1.2      1.1     5.9
   10   8   0   0  36.015  72.03   1.31        2867.4      6.6      6.3     5.9
   11   6   6   2  39.848  79.697  1.20214     7541.0     17.4     16.2     6.0
   12   8   4   0  41.102  82.204  1.1717      6423.7     14.8     13.7     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)