Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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LIME

6, t-halite, at 3073'K, g-periclase

CaO


Cubic  F m3m  Z = 4

Fm3m

10 .1 .13

Ref.Str.:

         Fiquet G, Richet P, Montagnac G. (1999)

         * Phys. Chem. Minerals, 27, 103-111

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.03     alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.03     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.03     gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   127.26

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    19.16

  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.)   =      2.93

MU (1/cm) =     348.371    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
                                                 2.515        2
                                                 2.515        2
                                                 2.515        2
                                                 2.515        2
                                                 2.515        2
                                                 2.515        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 15.381  30.763   0.172   25.63    8       37.3     1757.7
    2   2   0   0 17.835  35.67    0.199   18.59    6       81.7     4591.7
    3   2   2   0 25.667  51.334   0.281    8.22   12       67.8     2802.8
    4   1   1   3 30.524  61.048   0.33     5.55   24       30.6      771.1
    5   2   2   2 32.038  64.076   0.344    4.99    8       58.8      853.8
    6   4   0   0 37.774  75.548   0.398    3.58    6       52.7      368.2
    7   3   3   1 41.875  83.75    0.433    3.05   24       26.9      327.4
    8   4   2   0 43.224  86.448   0.445    2.94   24       48.3     1016.6


  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  15.381  30.763  2.90407     1757.7     38.3     38.4     5.6
    2   2   0   0  17.835  35.67   2.515       4591.7    100.0    100.0     5.7
    3   2   2   0  25.667  51.334  1.77837     2802.8     61.0     60.0     5.8
    4   1   1   3  30.524  61.048  1.5166       771.1     16.8     16.3     5.8
    5   2   2   2  32.038  64.076  1.45204      853.8     18.6     18.0     5.9
    6   4   0   0  37.774  75.548  1.2575       368.2      8.0      7.6     6.0
    7   3   3   1  41.875  83.75   1.15396      327.4      7.1      6.6     6.1
    8   4   2   0  43.224  86.448  1.12474     1016.6     22.1     20.4     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)