Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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ARAGONITE

3, g-aragonite

CaCO(3)


Orthorhombic  P mcn  Z = 4

Pmcn

25 .3 .1905

Ref.Str.:

         E.N. Caspi, B. Pokroy et al. (2005)

         * Acta Cryst., B 61, 129-132

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

   Lattice parameters (cub. angs.,degr.):

             a =   4.9618   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   7.9691   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.7429   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   227.08

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    34.19

  Co-ordinates, thermal parameters, occupation for atomic positions:

NoP   x/a     y/b     z/c    B(j)   atom  / occupation

   1 0.25    0.415   0.7599   0.0    Ca    = 1.00
   2 0.25    0.7619  0.9176   0.0    C     = 1.00
   3 0.25    0.9224  0.9055   0.0    O     = 1.00
   4 0.475   0.6801  0.9128   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.25       0.415      0.7599
     2       2     0.25       0.7619     0.9176
     3       3     0.25       0.9224     0.9055
     4       4     0.475      0.6801     0.9128
     5       1     0.75       0.585      0.2401
     6       2     0.75       0.2381     0.0824
     7       3     0.75       0.0776     0.0945
     8       4     0.525      0.3199     0.0872
     9       1     0.25       0.085      0.2599
    10       2     0.25       0.7381     0.4176
    11       3     0.25       0.5776     0.4055
    12       4     0.025      0.8199     0.4128
    13       1     0.75       0.915      0.7401
    14       2     0.75       0.2619     0.5824
    15       3     0.75       0.4224     0.5945
    16       4     0.975      0.1801     0.5872
    17       4     0.025      0.6801     0.9128
    18       4     0.975      0.3199     0.0872
    19       4     0.475      0.8199     0.4128
    20       4     0.525      0.1801     0.5872


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      2.93

MU (1/cm) =     207.614    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     70.939

 Selected interatomic distances (cation-anion,anion-anion):

 NoP    Atom              Rad.sph.      C.N.    Distance     NoP N.
                           (angs.)               (angs.)

    1    Ca                  2.88         9
                                                 2.5457       4
                                                 2.4438       4
                                                 2.4127       3
                                                 2.657        3
                                                 2.657        3
                                                 2.5197       4
                                                 2.5457       4
                                                 2.4438       4
                                                 2.5197       4
    2    C                   1.872        3
                                                 1.2805       3
                                                 1.2931       4
                                                 1.2931       4
    3    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.2305       4
                                                 2.9773       3
                                                 2.9773       3
                                                 3.225        4
                                                 3.1496       4
                                                 3.0693       4
                                                 2.2305       4
                                                 3.225        4
                                                 3.1496       4
                                                 3.0693       4
    4    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.2305       3
                                                 3.0508       4
                                                 3.1496       3
                                                 3.225        3
                                                 3.0693       3
                                                 2.7291       4
                                                 2.2327       4
                                                 3.0799       4
                                                 3.0799       4

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.54056(angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    S       LPG   MF        F          I int.
                    ( degree )                                         *100

    1   0   1   1  9.516  19.033   0.107   70.25    4        2.2        2.7
    2   1   1   0 10.537  21.074   0.119   56.9     4        5.6       14.0
    3   0   2   0 11.146  22.293   0.125   50.62    2        6.0        7.1
    4   1   1   1 13.108  26.216   0.147   36.03    8       43.8     1073.0
    5   0   2   1 13.609  27.217   0.153   33.28    4       48.5      608.4
    6   0   0   2 15.561  31.121   0.174   25.0     2       21.6       45.3
    7   1   2   1 16.373  32.746   0.183   22.4     8       16.7       97.3
    8   0   1   2 16.567  33.134   0.185   21.83    4       57.7      563.4
    9   1   0   2 18.055  36.111   0.201   18.1     4       46.8      306.9
   10   2   0   0 18.088  36.177   0.202   18.02    2       52.4      192.2
   11   0   3   1 18.632  37.264   0.207   16.89    4       36.1      170.3
   12   1   1   2 18.945  37.89    0.211   16.28    8       42.8      461.7
   13   1   3   0 19.203  38.406   0.214   15.8     4       50.6      313.3
   14   0   2   2 19.309  38.617   0.215   15.61    4       42.3      216.4
   15   2   1   1 20.595  41.19    0.228   13.52    8       27.5      158.2
   16   1   3   1 20.806  41.613   0.231   13.22    8        4.8        4.8
   17   1   2   2 21.425  42.85    0.237   12.38    8        0.4        0.0
   18   2   2   0 21.454  42.907   0.237   12.34    4       50.0      239.3
   19   0   4   0 22.745  45.49    0.251   10.82    2       31.6       41.8
   20   2   2   1 22.927  45.855   0.253   10.63    8       70.9      829.2
   21   0   3   2 23.268  46.535   0.256   10.28    4        7.2        4.1
   22   0   4   1 24.157  48.314   0.266    9.44    4       70.6      364.6
   23   2   0   2 24.225  48.45    0.266    9.38    4       54.7      218.0
   24   0   1   3 24.446  48.892   0.269    9.19    4        6.0        2.5
   25   2   1   2 24.932  49.865   0.274    8.78    8       13.6       25.2
   26   1   3   2 25.115  50.23    0.276    8.64    8       51.0      348.5
   27   1   4   1 25.957  51.913   0.284    8.01    8       17.9       39.7
   28   1   1   3 26.231  52.462   0.287    7.82    8       55.4      373.0
   29   2   3   1 26.456  52.911   0.289    7.67    8       27.3       88.9
   30   0   2   3 26.514  53.028   0.29     7.64    4       53.4      168.9
   31   2   2   2 26.973  53.947   0.294    7.34    8       15.7       28.0
   32   0   4   2 28.072  56.144   0.305    6.71    4       25.3       33.2
   33   1   2   3 28.206  56.411   0.307    6.63    8       10.2       10.8
   34   3   1   0 28.402  56.803   0.309    6.53    4       20.1       20.6
   35   3   1   1 29.617  59.234   0.321    5.94    8       28.8       76.4
   36   1   4   2 29.704  59.409   0.322    5.9     8        1.4        0.2
   37   2   4   0 29.727  59.454   0.322    5.89    4       16.1       11.9
   38   0   3   3 29.735  59.469   0.322    5.89    4        2.9        0.4
   39   0   5   1 30.103  60.206   0.326    5.73    4       25.3       28.4
   40   2   3   2 30.162  60.323   0.326    5.7     8        7.0        4.4
   41   1   5   0 30.505  61.01    0.329    5.56    4        5.2        1.2
   42   2   4   1 30.91   61.819   0.333    5.4     8       30.1       76.1
   43   2   1   3 31.155  62.31    0.336    5.31    8        3.6        1.0
   44   1   3   3 31.313  62.626   0.337    5.25    8        2.6        0.6
   45   3   2   1 31.452  62.904   0.339    5.2     8       22.4       40.5
   46   1   5   1 31.67   63.341   0.341    5.12    8       33.2       87.8
   47   0   0   4 32.447  64.893   0.348    4.86    2       11.7        2.6
   48   3   0   2 32.511  65.021   0.349    4.84    4       14.7        8.1
   49   2   2   3 32.941  65.881   0.353    4.7     8        4.5        1.5
   50   0   1   4 33.035  66.07    0.354    4.67    4       38.2       52.8
   51   3   1   2 33.098  66.197   0.354    4.66    8       23.6       40.3
   52   3   3   0 33.272  66.545   0.356    4.6     4       34.9       43.4
   53   0   5   2 33.556  67.111   0.359    4.52    4        1.6        0.1
   54   0   4   3 33.92   67.839   0.362    4.42    4        1.0        0.0
   55   1   0   4 33.954  67.907   0.363    4.41    4        9.9        3.3
   56   2   4   2 34.317  68.635   0.366    4.31    8       27.1       49.1
   57   3   3   1 34.387  68.774   0.367    4.3     8        5.0        1.6
   58   1   1   4 34.529  69.058   0.368    4.26    8       31.7       66.6
   59   0   2   4 34.77   69.539   0.37     4.2     4       28.3       26.1
   60   3   2   2 34.832  69.663   0.371    4.19    8        9.2        5.5
   61   1   5   2 35.039  70.078   0.373    4.14    8       25.1       40.3
   62   1   4   3 35.396  70.792   0.376    4.05    8        9.4        5.6
   63   0   6   0 35.447  70.894   0.376    4.04    2       39.1       24.0
   64   2   3   3 35.813  71.627   0.38     3.96    8        1.2        0.1
   65   2   5   1 36.148  72.297   0.383    3.89    8       13.7       11.3
   66   1   2   4 36.23   72.46    0.384    3.87    8        9.0        4.9
   67   0   6   1 36.531  73.062   0.386    3.81    4        5.7        1.0
   68   0   3   4 37.58   75.159   0.396    3.62    4        6.6        1.2
   69   3   3   2 37.64   75.279   0.396    3.6     8       42.1       98.9
   70   1   6   1 37.964  75.928   0.399    3.55    8        3.4        0.6
   71   2   0   4 38.307  76.614   0.402    3.49    4       39.8       42.9
   72   3   4   1 38.315  76.629   0.402    3.49    8        0.2        0.0
   73   4   0   0 38.387  76.773   0.403    3.48    2       79.6       85.5
   74   3   1   3 38.537  77.074   0.404    3.46    8       49.4      131.1
   75   2   1   4 38.856  77.712   0.407    3.41    8        1.1        0.1
   76   0   5   3 38.967  77.934   0.408    3.39    4        3.1        0.3
   77   1   3   4 38.999  77.999   0.408    3.39    8       42.8       96.3
   78   2   5   2 39.344  78.689   0.412    3.34    8       22.8       26.9
   79   2   4   3 39.687  79.374   0.415    3.29    8       46.1      108.6
   80   0   6   2 39.716  79.432   0.415    3.29    4       40.4       41.7
   81   4   1   1 39.986  79.971   0.417    3.26    8        0.1        0.0
   82   3   2   3 40.175  80.35    0.419    3.23    8        8.9        4.0
   83   1   5   3 40.372  80.745   0.42     3.21    8       42.8       91.2
   84   2   2   4 40.49   80.981   0.421    3.2     8        8.9        3.9
   85   4   2   0 40.569  81.137   0.422    3.19    4        5.8        0.8
   86   1   6   2 41.115  82.23    0.427    3.13    8       18.1       15.9
   87   2   6   0 41.134  82.269   0.427    3.12    4       75.2      136.9
   88   0   4   4 41.4    82.8     0.429    3.1     4       17.9        7.7
   89   3   4   2 41.458  82.917   0.43     3.09    8        1.4        0.1
   90   4   2   1 41.609  83.218   0.431    3.08    8       31.9       48.6
   91   3   5   0 42.157  84.315   0.436    3.02    4        2.7        0.2
   92   2   6   1 42.172  84.345   0.436    3.02    8        5.9        1.6
   93   4   0   2 42.565  85.131   0.439    2.99    4       21.5       10.7
   94   0   1   5 42.654  85.308   0.44     2.98    4       11.3        3.0
   95   1   4   4 42.788  85.576   0.441    2.97    8        7.8        2.8
   96   3   3   3 42.872  85.744   0.442    2.96    8       11.2        5.8
   97   4   1   2 43.102  86.204   0.444    2.95    8       22.9       23.9
   98   2   3   4 43.184  86.369   0.444    2.94    8       14.6        9.8
   99   3   5   1 43.192  86.383   0.444    2.94    8       34.2       53.3
  100   0   7   1 43.612  87.224   0.448    2.91    4        8.6        1.7
  101   1   7   0 43.962  87.925   0.451    2.89    4       15.0        5.1
  102   1   1   5 44.037  88.075   0.451    2.88    8       29.1       37.8
  103   0   2   5 44.263  88.525   0.453    2.87    4       26.6       15.7
  104   4   3   1 44.294  88.587   0.453    2.87    8       13.8        8.5
  105   2   5   3 44.535  89.07    0.455    2.85    8        5.5        1.4
  106   4   2   2 44.709  89.419   0.457    2.84    8       24.0       25.4
  107   0   6   3 44.9    89.8     0.458    2.83    4        2.6        0.2
  108   1   7   1 44.993  89.987   0.459    2.83    8       23.0       23.2


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.54056 (angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    d           I int   I int.n.  I p.h.n.   H(Si)
                    ( degree )   (angstrem)     *100                         *100

    1   1   1   0  10.537  21.074  4.2121        14.0      1.3      1.3     5.6
    2   1   1   1  13.108  26.216  3.39647     1073.0    100.0    100.0     5.6
    3   0   2   1  13.609  27.217  3.27375      608.4     56.7     56.7     5.6
    4   0   0   2  15.561  31.121  2.87143       45.3      4.2      4.2     5.6
    5   1   2   1  16.373  32.746  2.73257       97.3      9.1      9.0     5.6
    6   0   1   2  16.567  33.134  2.70141      563.4     52.5     52.2     5.6
    7   1   0   2  18.055  36.111  2.48527      306.9     28.6     28.4     5.7
    8   2   0   0  18.088  36.177  2.48092      192.2     17.9     17.8     5.7
    9   0   3   1  18.632  37.264  2.41095      170.3     15.9     15.7     5.7
   10   1   1   2  18.945  37.89   2.37257      461.7     43.0     42.6     5.7
   11   1   3   0  19.203  38.406  2.34189      313.3     29.2     28.9     5.7
   12   0   2   2  19.309  38.617  2.32956      216.4     20.2     20.0     5.7
   13   2   1   1  20.595  41.19   2.18981      158.2     14.7     14.6     5.7
   14   2   2   0  21.454  42.907  2.10605      239.3     22.3     22.0     5.7
   15   0   4   0  22.745  45.49   1.99229       41.8      3.9      3.8     5.7
   16   2   2   1  22.927  45.855  1.97728      829.2     77.3     75.9     5.7
   17   0   4   1  24.157  48.314  1.88224      364.6     34.0     33.3     5.7
   18   2   0   2  24.225  48.45   1.87727      218.0     20.3     19.9     5.7
   19   2   1   2  24.932  49.865  1.82726       25.2      2.3      2.3     5.7
   20   1   3   2  25.115  50.23   1.81483      348.5     32.5     31.7     5.8
   21   1   4   1  25.957  51.913  1.75987       39.7      3.7      3.6     5.8
   22   1   1   3  26.231  52.462  1.74275      373.0     34.8     33.9     5.8
   23   2   3   1  26.456  52.911  1.72901       88.9      8.3      8.1     5.8
   24   0   2   3  26.514  53.028  1.72549      168.9     15.7     15.3     5.8
   25   2   2   2  26.973  53.947  1.69823       28.0      2.6      2.5     5.8
   26   0   4   2  28.072  56.144  1.63687       33.2      3.1      3.0     5.8
   27   1   2   3  28.206  56.411  1.62975       10.8      1.0      1.0     5.8
   28   3   1   0  28.402  56.803  1.61943       20.6      1.9      1.9     5.8
   29   3   1   1  29.617  59.234  1.55865       76.4      7.1      6.9     5.8
   30   2   4   0  29.727  59.454  1.5534        12.3      1.1      1.1     5.8
   31   0   5   1  30.103  60.206  1.53578       28.4      2.7      2.6     5.8
   32   2   4   1  30.91   61.819  1.49951       76.1      7.1      6.8     5.8
   33   3   2   1  31.452  62.904  1.47624       40.5      3.8      3.6     5.9
   34   1   5   1  31.67   63.341  1.46711       87.8      8.2      7.8     5.9
   35   0   1   4  33.035  66.07   1.41297       52.8      4.9      4.7     5.9
   36   3   1   2  33.098  66.197  1.41056       40.3      3.8      3.6     5.9
   37   3   3   0  33.272  66.545  1.40403       43.4      4.0      3.9     5.9
   38   2   4   2  34.317  68.635  1.36628       49.1      4.6      4.3     5.9
   39   1   1   4  34.529  69.058  1.35894       66.6      6.2      5.9     5.9
   40   0   2   4  34.77   69.539  1.35071       26.1      2.4      2.3     5.9
   41   1   5   2  35.039  70.078  1.34164       40.3      3.8      3.6     5.9
   42   0   6   0  35.447  70.894  1.32819       24.0      2.2      2.1     5.9
   43   2   5   1  36.148  72.297  1.30583       11.3      1.0      1.0     5.9
   44   3   3   2  37.64   75.279  1.26132       98.9      9.2      8.7     6.0
   45   2   0   4  38.307  76.614  1.24264       42.9      4.0      3.7     6.0
   46   4   0   0  38.387  76.773  1.24046       85.5      8.0      7.5     6.0
   47   3   1   3  38.537  77.074  1.23636      131.1     12.2     11.4     6.0
   48   1   3   4  38.999  77.999  1.22401       96.3      9.0      8.4     6.0
   49   2   5   2  39.344  78.689  1.21499       26.9      2.5      2.3     6.0
   50   2   4   3  39.687  79.374  1.20622      150.3     14.0     13.0     6.0
   51   1   5   3  40.372  80.745  1.18916       91.2      8.5      7.9     6.1
   52   2   6   0  41.134  82.269  1.17094      152.8     14.2     13.2     6.1
   53   4   2   1  41.609  83.218  1.15998       48.6      4.5      4.2     6.1
   54   4   1   2  43.102  86.204  1.12729       23.9      2.2      2.0     6.1
   55   3   5   1  43.192  86.383  1.12542       63.0      5.9      5.4     6.1
   56   1   1   5  44.037  88.075  1.10811       37.8      3.5      3.2     6.2
   57   0   2   5  44.263  88.525  1.10363       15.7      1.5      1.3     6.2
   58   4   2   2  44.709  89.419  1.09491       25.4      2.4      2.1     6.2
   59   1   7   1  44.993  89.987  1.08947       23.2      2.2      2.0     6.2

Reference:
Chichagov A.V. et al.
Information-Calculating System on Crystal Structure Data of Minerals
(MINCRYST)
- Kristallographiya, v.35, n.3, 1990, p.610-616 (in Russian)