Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A6B2C_tP18_136_fj_e_a-001

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Ordoñezite (ZnSb$_{2}$O$_{6}$) Structure: A6B2C_tP18_136_fj_e_a-001

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Prototype O$_{6}$Sb$_{2}$Zn
AFLOW prototype label A6B2C_tP18_136_fj_e_a-001
Mineral name ordoñezite
ICSD 96612
Pearson symbol tP18
Space group number 136
Space group symbol $P4_2/mnm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A6B2C_tP18_136_fj_e_a-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}$

Other compounds with this structure

FeTa$_{2}$O$_{6}$,  RhLi$_{2}$F$_{6}$,  TiLi$_{2}$F$_{6}$


  • The actual composition of the experimentally measured sample is (Zn$_{0.98}$Fe$_{0.02}$)Sb$_{2}$O$_{6}$.

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}} \end{array}\]

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $0$ = $0$ (2a) Zn I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) Zn I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Sb I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Sb I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Sb I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Sb I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (4f) O I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (4f) O I
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) O I
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) O I
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8j) O II
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8j) O II
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8j) O II
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8j) O II
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8j) O II
$\mathbf{B_{16}}$ = $\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8j) O II
$\mathbf{B_{17}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8j) O II
$\mathbf{B_{18}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8j) O II

References

  • T. S. Ercit, E. E. Foord, and J. J. Fitzpatrick, Ordo {n}ezite from the Theodoso Soto Mine, Sapioris, Durango, Mexico: New Data and Structure Refinement, Can. Mineral. 40, 1207–1210 (2002), doi:10.2113/gscanmin.40.4.1207.

Found in

  • R. T. Downs and M. Hall-Wallace, The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database, Am. Mineral. 88, 247–250 (2003).

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A6B2C_tP18_136_fj_e_a --params=$a,c/a,z_{2},x_{3},x_{4},z_{4}$

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