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

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MAGHEMITE

1, gamma, f-corundum, s-maghemite, DN

Fe(2)O(3)


Cubic  P 4(3)32  Z = 8

P4(3)32

31 .3 .1904

Ref.Str.:

         Shmakova A.N., Kryukova G.N. et al. (1995)

         * J. Appl. Crystallogr., 28, 141-145

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   8.342    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   8.342    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.342    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   580.51

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    43.71

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

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

   1 0.9975  0.9975  0.9975   0.0    Fe    = 1.00
   2 0.8684  0.6184  0.875    0.0    Fe    = 1.00
   3 0.375   0.125   0.875    0.0    Fe    = 0.33, Fe    = 0.0 
   4 0.389   0.389   0.389    0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.377   0.368   0.865    0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.9975     0.9975     0.9975
     2       2     0.8684     0.6184     0.875 
     3       3     0.375      0.125      0.875 
     4       4     0.389      0.389      0.389 
     5       5     0.377      0.368      0.865 
     6       1     0.7525     0.2475     0.7475
     7       1     0.5025     0.0025     0.4975
     8       1     0.7475     0.7525     0.2475
     9       2     0.1316     0.1184     0.625 
    10       2     0.6316     0.3816     0.375 
    11       2     0.3684     0.8816     0.125 
    12       3     0.625      0.625      0.625 
    13       3     0.125      0.875      0.375 
    14       3     0.875      0.375      0.125 
    15       4     0.361      0.639      0.139 
    16       4     0.111      0.611      0.889 
    17       4     0.139      0.361      0.639 
    18       5     0.382      0.627      0.615 
    19       5     0.123      0.632      0.365 
    20       5     0.118      0.373      0.115 
    21       1     0.0025     0.4975     0.5025
    22       4     0.611      0.889      0.111 
    23       5     0.623      0.868      0.635 
    24       1     0.2475     0.7475     0.7525
    25       1     0.4975     0.5025     0.0025
    26       1     0.2525     0.2525     0.2525
    27       4     0.639      0.139      0.361 
    28       4     0.889      0.111      0.611 
    29       4     0.861      0.861      0.861 
    30       5     0.618      0.127      0.885 
    31       5     0.877      0.132      0.135 
    32       5     0.882      0.873      0.385 
    33       2     0.6184     0.875      0.8684
    34       2     0.875      0.8684     0.6184
    35       5     0.368      0.865      0.377 
    36       5     0.865      0.377      0.368 
    37       2     0.1184     0.625      0.1316
    38       2     0.625      0.1316     0.1184
    39       2     0.3816     0.375      0.6316
    40       2     0.375      0.6316     0.3816
    41       2     0.8816     0.125      0.3684
    42       2     0.125      0.3684     0.8816
    43       5     0.627      0.615      0.382 
    44       5     0.615      0.382      0.627 
    45       5     0.632      0.365      0.123 
    46       5     0.365      0.123      0.632 
    47       5     0.373      0.115      0.118 
    48       5     0.115      0.118      0.373 
    49       5     0.868      0.635      0.623 
    50       5     0.635      0.623      0.868 
    51       5     0.127      0.885      0.618 
    52       5     0.885      0.618      0.127 
    53       5     0.132      0.135      0.877 
    54       5     0.135      0.877      0.132 
    55       5     0.873      0.385      0.882 
    56       5     0.385      0.882      0.873 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.87

MU (1/cm) =     205.83     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     42.276

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

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

    1    Fe                  2.592        4
                                                 1.9723       4
                                                 1.8934       5
                                                 1.8934       5
                                                 1.8934       5
    2    Fe                  2.592        6
                                                 2.0281       4
                                                 2.0281       4
                                                 2.1067       5
                                                 1.9483       5
                                                 2.1067       5
                                                 1.9483       5
    3   Fe   ,Fe             2.592        6
                                                 2.0289       5
                                                 2.0289       5
                                                 2.0289       5
                                                 2.0289       5
                                                 2.0289       5
                                                 2.0289       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.9586       4
                                                 2.9586       4
                                                 2.7385       5
                                                 3.0122       5
                                                 3.2176       5
                                                 2.9586       4
                                                 2.7385       5
                                                 2.7385       5
                                                 3.0122       5
                                                 3.0122       5
                                                 3.2176       5
                                                 3.2176       5
    5    O                   3.264       12
                                                 3.2176       4
                                                 3.0122       4
                                                 2.7385       4
                                                 3.0032       5
                                                 3.0032       5
                                                 2.8481       5
                                                 2.8102       5
                                                 3.0262       5
                                                 2.8222       5
                                                 2.9849       5
                                                 3.0262       5
                                                 2.8222       5

  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   1   0  8.722  17.444   0.085   84.04   12       23.8      169.1
    2   1   1   1 10.703  21.406   0.104   55.08    8       38.8      197.3
    3   2   1   0 13.872  27.745   0.134   31.95   24       44.0      439.6
    4   1   1   2 15.227  30.454   0.147   26.19   24       34.0      215.5
    5   2   2   0 17.654  35.309   0.17    19.01   12      169.9     1954.6
    6   2   2   1 18.764  37.528   0.18    16.63   24       15.8       29.7
    7   3   1   0 19.82   39.641   0.19    14.73   24       39.4      163.0
    8   1   1   3 20.831  41.663   0.199   13.18   24      242.7     5527.9
    9   2   2   2 21.804  43.608   0.208   11.9     8       89.7      227.2
   10   3   2   0 22.743  45.486   0.216   10.82   24       27.9       60.1
   11   3   2   1 23.653  47.306   0.224    9.9    48       22.8       73.2
   12   4   0   0 25.397  50.795   0.24     8.42    6      252.4      955.1
   13   2   2   3 26.238  52.475   0.247    7.82   24        5.9        1.9
   14   4   1   0 26.238  52.475   0.247    7.82   24       15.2       12.8
   15   1   1   4 27.059  54.118   0.254    7.29   24       11.4        6.7
   16   3   3   0 27.059  54.118   0.254    7.29   12       39.9       41.4
   17   3   3   1 27.864  55.728   0.261    6.82   24        0.6        0.0
   18   4   2   0 28.654  57.308   0.268    6.4    24        0.1        0.0
   19   4   2   1 29.43   58.86    0.275    6.03   48       38.6      127.8
   20   3   3   2 30.194  60.387   0.281    5.69   24       13.0        6.9
   21   2   2   4 31.688  63.375   0.294    5.11   24      134.5      659.0
   22   4   3   0 32.42   64.84    0.3      4.87   24       21.5       16.1
   23   4   3   1 33.143  66.287   0.306    4.64   48       25.6       43.2
   24   5   1   0 33.143  66.287   0.306    4.64   24        7.2        1.7
   25   1   1   5 33.859  67.718   0.311    4.44   24      218.9     1513.8
   26   3   3   3 33.859  67.718   0.311    4.44    8      173.7      317.7
   27   4   3   2 35.269  70.538   0.323    4.08   48       21.2       26.1
   28   5   2   0 35.269  70.538   0.323    4.08   24       42.6       52.7
   29   5   2   1 35.965  71.93    0.328    3.93   48       33.3       61.9
   30   4   4   0 37.34   74.681   0.339    3.66   12      437.0     2486.9
   31   2   2   5 38.021  76.042   0.344    3.54   24        8.3        1.7
   32   4   4   1 38.021  76.042   0.344    3.54   24       27.9       19.7
   33   3   3   4 38.698  77.396   0.349    3.43   24       42.4       43.9
   34   5   3   0 38.698  77.396   0.349    3.43   24       16.7        6.8
   35   5   3   1 39.371  78.743   0.355    3.34   48       21.5       22.0
   36   4   4   2 40.041  80.083   0.36     3.25   24        5.4        0.7
   37   6   1   0 40.709  81.418   0.365    3.17   24       35.0       27.6
   38   1   1   6 41.374  82.748   0.369    3.1    24       23.7       12.4
   39   5   3   2 41.374  82.748   0.369    3.1    48       24.5       26.4
   40   6   2   0 42.699  85.397   0.379    2.98   24      113.1      271.5
   41   4   4   3 43.359  86.718   0.384    2.93   24       15.7        5.1
   42   5   4   0 43.359  86.718   0.384    2.93   24       18.0        6.8
   43   6   2   1 43.359  86.718   0.384    2.93   48       16.6       11.4
   44   5   4   1 44.018  88.037   0.388    2.88   48        4.3        0.8
   45   3   3   5 44.677  89.355   0.393    2.85   24      169.7      583.4


  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   1   0   8.722  17.444  5.89868      169.1      3.1      3.1     5.6
    2   1   1   1  10.703  21.406  4.81626      197.3      3.6      3.6     5.6
    3   2   1   0  13.872  27.745  3.73066      439.6      8.0      8.1     5.6
    4   1   1   2  15.227  30.454  3.40561      215.5      3.9      3.9     5.6
    5   2   2   0  17.654  35.309  2.94934     1954.6     35.4     35.6     5.7
    6   3   1   0  19.82   39.641  2.63797      163.0      2.9      3.0     5.7
    7   1   1   3  20.831  41.663  2.51521     5527.9    100.0    100.0     5.7
    8   2   2   2  21.804  43.608  2.40813      227.2      4.1      4.1     5.7
    9   3   2   0  22.743  45.486  2.31365       60.1      1.1      1.1     5.7
   10   3   2   1  23.653  47.306  2.22949       73.2      1.3      1.3     5.7
   11   4   0   0  25.397  50.795  2.0855       955.1     17.3     17.1     5.8
   12   4   2   1  29.43   58.86   1.82037      127.8      2.3      2.3     5.8
   13   2   2   4  31.688  63.375  1.7028       659.0     11.9     11.6     5.9
   14   1   1   5  33.859  67.718  1.60542     1831.5     33.1     32.0     5.9
   15   5   2   0  35.269  70.538  1.54907       78.8      1.4      1.4     5.9
   16   5   2   1  35.965  71.93   1.52303       61.9      1.1      1.1     5.9
   17   4   4   0  37.34   74.681  1.47467     2486.9     45.0     42.9     6.0
   18   6   2   0  42.699  85.397  1.31899      271.5      4.9      4.6     6.1
   19   3   3   5  44.677  89.355  1.27214      583.4     10.6      9.7     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)