Powder diffraction data for compounds in the series Na_x(Ca_3±xNa_x)Al₂O₆

Indexed powder diffraction data are presented for Ca₃Al₂O₆ and its sodium-containing solid solutions. Powder patterns of the cubic and orthorhombic phases calculated from the crystal structure data are compared with the observed patterns. Indexed data are presented for the monoclinic phase, which is stabilized by sodium and silicon. The so-called tetragonal phase is shown by electron diffraction to be orthorhombic, pseudo-tetragonal. It probably has the symmetry Pcaa with a = b = 10.8599 (9), c = 15.1234 (20) Å.