Information card for entry 9005341

Structure parameters

• Mineral name: Staurolite
• Formula: Al4.39 Mg0.9 O12 Si1.96
• Calculated formula: Al4.39 Mg0.9 O12 Si1.96
• Title of publication: Crystal-structure refinement of synthetic Fe- and Mg-staurolite by Rietveld analysis of X-ray powder-diffraction data Sample: Mg-staurolite synthesized at 25 kbar
• Authors of publication: Koch-Muller M; Kahlenberg, V.; Bubenick, W.; Gottschalk, M.
• Journal of publication: European Journal of Mineralogy
• Year of publication: 1998
• Journal volume: 10
• Pages of publication: 453 - 460
• a: 7.8791 Å
• b: 16.5425 Å
• c: 5.6329 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 90°
• γ: 90°
• Cell volume: 734.192 ų
• Sample pressure history: synthesized at 25 kbar
• Number of distinct elements: 4
• Space group number: 63
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: C c m m
• Hall space group symbol: -C 2c 2c
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: No