data_9006116
_chemical_name 'Akermanite'
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_publ_author_name
'Swainson I P'
'Dove M T'
'Schmahl W W'
'Putnis A'
_journal_name_full "Physics and Chemistry of Minerals"
_journal_volume 19
_journal_year 1992
_journal_page_first 185
_journal_page_last 195
_publ_section_title
;
 Neutron powder diffraction study of the akermanite-gehlenite
 solid solution series
 Sample: 100% Ak
;
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ca2 Mg.96 Si2 O7'
_cell_length_a 7.8288
_cell_length_b 7.8288
_cell_length_c 5.0052
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 306.769
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P -4 21 m'
loop_
_symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  '1/2-y,1/2-x,z'
  'y,-x,-z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,-z'
  '-x,-y,z'
  '1/2+y,1/2+x,z'
  '-y,x,-z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,-z'
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_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
Ca   0.33200   0.16800   0.50500   1.00000
MgT1   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.96000
SiT2   0.13950   0.36050   0.93340   1.00000
O1   0.50000   0.00000   0.17750   1.00000
O2   0.14090   0.35910   0.25470   1.00000
O3   0.08160   0.18700   0.78790   1.00000