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                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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1, t-halite , g-periclase

CaO


Cubic  F m3m  Z = 4

Fm3m

13 .4 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         1. Smyth J.R.,Bish D.L.(1988)

         * Crystal structures and cation sites of the rock-forming minerals.Boston.

         2. Wyckoff R.G.W.(1963)

         * Crystal Structures, v.1

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.8105   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.8105   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   4.8105   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   111.32

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    16.76

  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    Ca    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.5      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        0.5   
     3       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     4       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
     5       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   
     6       2     0.5        0.0        0.0   
     7       2     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     8       2     0.0        0.5        0.0   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.35

MU (1/cm) =     398.268    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    119.063

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

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

    1    Ca                  2.88         6
                                                 2.4053       2
                                                 2.4053       2
                                                 2.4053       2
                                                 2.4053       2
                                                 2.4053       2
                                                 2.4053       2
    2    O                   3.264        0

  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   1   1   1 16.102  32.204   0.18    23.22    8       36.9     2042.6
    2   2   0   0 18.678  37.356   0.208   16.8     6       80.1     5211.4
    3   2   2   0 26.93   53.86    0.294    7.37   12       65.9     3096.3
    4   1   1   3 32.078  64.156   0.345    4.98   24       30.0      868.0
    5   2   2   2 33.689  67.378   0.36     4.48    8       56.9      936.6
    6   4   0   0 39.829  79.658   0.416    3.28    6       50.9      410.7
    7   3   3   1 44.264  88.528   0.453    2.87   24       26.4      385.7


  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   1   1   1  16.102  32.204  2.77734     2042.6     39.2     39.4     5.6
    2   2   0   0  18.678  37.356  2.40525     5211.4    100.0    100.0     5.7
    3   2   2   0  26.93   53.86   1.70077     3096.3     59.4     58.3     5.8
    4   1   1   3  32.078  64.156  1.45042      868.0     16.7     16.1     5.9
    5   2   2   2  33.689  67.378  1.38867      936.6     18.0     17.3     5.9
    6   4   0   0  39.829  79.658  1.20262      410.7      7.9      7.4     6.0
    7   3   3   1  44.264  88.528  1.1036       385.7      7.4      6.8     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)