Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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(Ni,Mg,Fe)CO(3)


Hexagonal  R 3(-)c  Z = 6

R3(-)c

30 .8 .1999

Ref.Str.:

         Graf D.L. (1961)

         * Amer. Mineral., 46, 1283-1316

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.5975   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.5975   beta  =   90.0 
             c =  14.723    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   269.51

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    27.06

  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    Ni    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.25     0.0    C     = 1.00
   3 0.2797  0.0     0.25     0.0    O     = 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     0.0        0.0        0.25  
     3       3     0.2797     0.0        0.25  
     4       3     0.0        0.2797     0.25  
     5       3     0.7203     0.7203     0.25  
     6       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
     7       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
     8       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.5833
     9       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.9167
    10       3     0.6667     0.613      0.5833
    11       3     0.0536     0.387      0.9167
    12       3     0.387      0.0536     0.5833
    13       3     0.613      0.6667     0.9167
    14       3     0.9464     0.3333     0.5833
    15       3     0.3333     0.9463     0.9167
    16       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    17       2     0.0        0.0        0.75  
    18       3     0.2797     0.2797     0.75  
    19       3     0.0        0.7203     0.75  
    20       3     0.7203     0.0        0.75  
    21       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.8333
    22       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.1667
    23       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.0833
    24       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.4167
    25       3     0.6667     0.0536     0.0833
    26       3     0.0536     0.6667     0.4167
    27       3     0.387      0.3333     0.0833
    28       3     0.613      0.9464     0.4167
    29       3     0.9464     0.613      0.0833
    30       3     0.3333     0.387      0.4167


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.39

MU (1/cm) =     187.65     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     42.774

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

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

    1    Ni                  2.52         6
                                                 2.0719       3
                                                 2.0719       3
                                                 2.0719       3
                                                 2.0718       3
                                                 2.0718       3
                                                 2.0719       3
    2    C                   1.872        3
                                                 1.2859       3
                                                 1.2859       3
                                                 1.2859       3
    3    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8917       3
                                                 2.2272       3
                                                 2.8917       3
                                                 2.8917       3
                                                 2.8917       3
                                                 2.2272       3
                                                 2.9679       3
                                                 2.803        3
                                                 2.8031       3
                                                 2.9678       3
                                                 2.968        3
                                                 2.9679       3

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.78892(angs.):

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

    1   1   0  -2 14.798  29.595   0.143   27.84    6       94.0     2030.6
    2   1   0   4 19.326  38.652   0.185   15.58    6      180.9     4210.6
    3   0   0   6 21.378  42.756   0.204   12.44    2       10.9        4.1
    4   1   1   0 22.899  45.798   0.218   10.65    6      107.5     1016.8
    5   1   1   3 25.447  50.894   0.24     8.38   12       69.4      666.4
    6   2   0   2 27.739  55.478   0.26     6.89    6      127.3      922.4
    7   2   0  -4 30.718  61.436   0.286    5.48    6      108.6      533.9
    8   1   1   6 32.22   64.44    0.298    4.93   12      129.7     1371.2
    9   1   0  -8 32.373  64.746   0.299    4.88    6      142.8      822.8
   10   2   1   1 36.689  73.378   0.334    3.78   12       32.3       65.0
   11   2   1  -2 37.349  74.697   0.339    3.66   12      103.9      651.7
   12   2   1   4 39.951  79.902   0.359    3.26   12      101.6      556.6
   13   1   0  10 40.371  80.742   0.362    3.21    6       74.9      148.7
   14   2   0   8 41.444  82.887   0.37     3.09    6       94.2      226.7
   15   2   1  -5 41.874  83.748   0.373    3.05   12       28.6       41.2
   16   1   1   9 42.151  84.303   0.375    3.02   12       45.2      102.0
   17   3   0   0 42.373  84.746   0.377    3.01    6      149.6      555.5


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.78892 (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   0   2  14.798  29.595  3.50213     2030.6     48.2     48.6     5.6
    2   1   0   4  19.326  38.652  2.70278     4210.6    100.0    100.0     5.7
    3   1   1   0  22.899  45.798  2.29875     1016.8     24.1     24.0     5.7
    4   1   1   3  25.447  50.894  2.0817       666.4     15.8     15.6     5.8
    5   2   0   2  27.739  55.478  1.92174      922.4     21.9     21.5     5.8
    6   2   0   4  30.718  61.436  1.75106      533.9     12.7     12.3     5.8
    7   1   1   6  32.22   64.44   1.67761     1371.2     32.6     31.5     5.9
    8   1   0   8  32.373  64.746  1.67055      822.8     19.5     18.9     5.9
    9   2   1   1  36.689  73.378  1.49708       65.0      1.5      1.5     6.0
   10   2   1   2  37.349  74.697  1.47439      651.7     15.5     14.7     6.0
   11   2   1   4  39.951  79.902  1.39296      556.6     13.2     12.4     6.0
   12   1   0  10  40.371  80.742  1.38091      148.7      3.5      3.3     6.1
   13   2   0   8  41.444  82.887  1.35139      226.7      5.4      5.0     6.1
   14   1   1   9  42.151  84.303  1.33284      102.0      2.4      2.3     6.1
   15   3   0   0  42.373  84.746  1.32718      555.5     13.2     12.3     6.1

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)