Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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BRUCITE

2, t-brucite, f-brucite

Mg(OH)(2)


Hexagonal  P 3(-)m1  Z = 1

P3(-)m1

12 .4 .1901

Ref.Str.:

         A.P. Zhuhlistov, A.S. Avilov, D. Ferraris, B.B. Zvyagin et al. (1997)

         * Kristallogr., 42, 841-845

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   3.149    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   3.149    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   4.769    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    40.95

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    24.67

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

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

   1 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   2 0.3333  0.6667  0.2205   0.0    O     = 1.00
   3 0.3333  0.6667  0.43     0.0    H     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     2       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.2205
     3       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.43  
     4       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.7795
     5       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.57  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      2.36

MU (1/cm) =      52.977    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     22.412

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

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

    1    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.1004       2
                                                 2.1001       2
                                                 2.1004       2
                                                 2.1004       2
                                                 2.1001       2
                                                 2.1004       2
    2    O                   3.264       12
                                                 3.149        2
                                                 3.149        2
                                                 3.149        2
                                                 3.149        2
                                                 3.149        2
                                                 3.149        2
                                                 3.2267       2
                                                 2.7799       2
                                                 3.227        2
                                                 2.7803       2
                                                 3.2267       2
                                                 2.7799       2
    3    H                   1.632        1
                                                 0.9991       2

  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   0   1  9.295  18.59    0.105   73.74    2       11.7     1201.6
    2   1   0   0 16.407  32.813   0.183   22.3     6        2.6       52.6
    3   0   0   2 18.847  37.693   0.21    16.47    2        0.8        1.3
    4   1   0  -1 18.988  37.976   0.211   16.2     6       18.0     1869.6
    5   1   0   1 18.988  37.976   0.211   16.2     6        1.5       13.1
    6   1   0  -2 25.411  50.822   0.279    8.41    6       14.1      596.6
    7   1   0   2 25.411  50.822   0.279    8.41    6        9.5      272.3
    8   0   0   3 28.983  57.967   0.315    6.24    2        3.1        7.3
    9   1   1   0 29.289  58.579   0.318    6.09    6       15.8      546.8
   10   1   1   1 31.011  62.021   0.334    5.36   12        8.1      250.1
   11   1   0  -3 34.116  68.232   0.364    4.37    6        4.1       25.7
   12   1   0   3 34.116  68.232   0.364    4.37    6       13.3      275.4
   13   2   0   0 34.396  68.791   0.367    4.29    6        3.2       15.6
   14   1   1   2 35.891  71.783   0.381    3.94   12        0.8        2.0
   15   2   0  -1 35.983  71.966   0.381    3.92    6        0.6        0.4
   16   2   0   1 35.983  71.966   0.381    3.92    6       11.8      196.5
   17   0   0   4 40.246  80.492   0.419    3.22    2       10.3       41.2
   18   2   0  -2 40.598  81.196   0.422    3.18    6        7.1       57.2
   19   2   0   2 40.598  81.196   0.422    3.18    6       10.3      120.0
   20   1   1   3 43.517  87.034   0.447    2.92   12        2.9       17.3
   21   1   0  -4 44.839  89.678   0.458    2.84    6        0.5        0.2
   22   1   0   4 44.839  89.678   0.458    2.84    6        7.1       50.7


  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   0   0   1   9.295  18.59   4.769       1201.6     63.8     64.8     5.6
    2   1   0   0  16.407  32.813  2.72711       52.6      2.8      2.8     5.6
    3   1   0   1  18.988  37.976  2.36738     1882.7    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   1   0   2  25.411  50.822  1.79508      869.0     46.2     45.5     5.8
    5   1   1   0  29.289  58.579  1.5745       546.8     29.0     28.3     5.8
    6   1   1   1  31.011  62.021  1.49512      250.1     13.3     12.9     5.8
    7   1   0   3  34.116  68.232  1.37337      301.1     16.0     15.4     5.9
    8   2   0   1  35.983  71.966  1.31102      196.5     10.4     10.0     5.9
    9   0   0   4  40.246  80.492  1.19225       41.2      2.2      2.1     6.0
   10   2   0   2  40.598  81.196  1.18369      177.2      9.4      8.8     6.1
   11   1   0   4  44.839  89.678  1.09242       50.7      2.7      2.5     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)