Inorganic Solid Phases

spessartite (Ca0.1Mn2.6Fe0.3Al2[SiO4]3) Crystal Structure

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General Information

  • Phase Label(s): Ca0.1Mn2.6Fe0.3Al2[SiO4]3
  • Structure Class(es): garnet family
  • Classification by Properties: –
  • Mineral Name(s): spessartine
  • Pearson Symbol: cI160
  • Space Group: 230
  • Phase Prototype: Ca3Al2[SiO4]3
  • Measurement Detail(s): Debye-Scherrer film (determination of cell parameters), X-rays, Cu Kα (determination of cell parameters)
  • Phase Class(es): –
  • Compound Class(es): orthosilicate
  • Interpretation Detail(s): cell parameters determined and structure type assigned
  • Sample Detail(s): spessartine sample from unknown, sample prepared from spessartine, chemical analysis; (RFe2+0.02Mn2+0.21)3Al2Si3O12, powder (determination of cell parameters)

Substance Summary

  • Standard Formula: Ca2.31Mn0.63Fe0.06Al2[SiO4]3
  • Alphabetic Formula: Al2Ca2.31Fe0.06Mn0.63[SiO4]3
  • Published Formula: spessartite
  • Refined Formula: –
  • Wyckoff Sequence: –
  • Z Formula Units: 8
  • Density: ρ = 3.97 Mg·m−3
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Crystallographic Data

Cell Parameters

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Unit Cell
Niggli-Reduced Cell
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Atom Coordinates

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Experimental Details

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  • Database name

    PAULING FILE Multinaries Edition – 2012

  • Dataset ID

    sd_1604286

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    ©Springer & Material Phases Data System (MPDS), Switzerland & National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, 2016

  • Chief Editor

    Pierre Villars, Material Phases Data System (MPDS), CH-6354 Vitznau, Switzerland

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    All Rights Reserved. Version 2016.10.

    Project Coordinator: Shuichi Iwata

    Section-Editor: Karin Cenzual (Crystal Structures)

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