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

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MAGNESITE

7, t-calcite, g-calcite

MgCO(3)


Hexagonal  R 3(-)c  Z = 6

R =0.025          NR =300

8 .2 .1993

Ref.Str.:

         Gottlicher S., Vegas A. (1988)

         * Acta Cryst., B 44, 362-367

Reserv:

         T.V.Ushalovskay

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.636    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.636    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  15.026    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   279.68

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    28.08

  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 0.0     0.0     0.25     0.0    C     = 1.00
   3 0.2775  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     0.2775     0.0        0.25  
     4       3     0.0        0.2775     0.25  
     5       3     0.7225     0.7225     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     0.6108     0.5833
    11       3     0.0558     0.3892     0.9167
    12       3     0.3892     0.0558     0.5833
    13       3     0.6108     0.6667     0.9167
    14       3     0.9442     0.3333     0.5833
    15       3     0.3333     0.9441     0.9167
    16       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    17       2     0.0        0.0        0.75  
    18       3     0.2775     0.2775     0.75  
    19       3     0.0        0.7225     0.75  
    20       3     0.7225     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     0.0558     0.0833
    26       3     0.0558     0.6667     0.4167
    27       3     0.3892     0.3333     0.0833
    28       3     0.6108     0.9442     0.4167
    29       3     0.9442     0.6108     0.0833
    30       3     0.3333     0.3892     0.4167


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.0 

MU (1/cm) =      55.035    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     18.329

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

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

    1    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.1031       3
                                                 2.1032       3
                                                 2.1031       3
                                                 2.1031       3
                                                 2.1031       3
                                                 2.1031       3
    2    C                   1.872        3
                                                 1.2865       3
                                                 1.2864       3
                                                 1.2865       3
    3    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.9266       3
                                                 2.2282       3
                                                 2.9267       3
                                                 2.9266       3
                                                 2.9267       3
                                                 2.2282       3
                                                 3.0211       3
                                                 2.8508       3
                                                 2.851        3
                                                 3.0209       3
                                                 3.0211       3
                                                 3.021        3

  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   0  -2 12.564  25.128   0.141   39.4     6        5.9       10.3
    2   1   0   4 16.309  32.617   0.182   22.59    6      101.4     1781.9
    3   0   0   6 17.913  35.827   0.2     18.41    2       70.3      232.3
    4   1   1   0 19.409  38.817   0.216   15.43    6       30.7      111.6
    5   1   1   3 21.479  42.959   0.238   12.31   12       70.0      924.6
    6   2   0   2 23.402  46.803   0.258   10.14    6       56.7      250.4
    7   2   0  -4 25.789  51.579   0.282    8.13    6       39.9       99.3
    8   1   0  -8 26.921  53.842   0.294    7.38    6       78.2      346.4
    9   1   1   6 26.924  53.847   0.294    7.37   12       63.4      455.2
   10   2   1   1 30.676  61.352   0.331    5.49   12       34.1       98.1
   11   2   1  -2 31.188  62.377   0.336    5.3    12       43.1      151.0
   12   1   0  10 33.186  66.372   0.355    4.63    6       14.9        7.9
   13   2   1   4 33.193  66.385   0.355    4.63   12       41.6      123.1
   14   2   0   8 34.168  68.336   0.365    4.35    6       35.6       42.4
   15   1   1   9 34.651  69.303   0.369    4.23   12       46.3      139.2
   16   2   1  -5 34.656  69.312   0.369    4.23   12       30.4       59.9
   17   3   0   0 35.139  70.279   0.374    4.11    6       92.0      267.2
   18   0   0  12 37.963  75.927   0.399    3.55    2      105.2      100.5
   19   2   1   7 38.435  76.871   0.404    3.47   12       27.5       40.4
   20   2   0 -10 39.817  79.633   0.416    3.28    6       41.1       42.5
   21   2   1  -8 40.736  81.471   0.424    3.17   12       37.2       67.2
   22   3   0  -6 40.738  81.475   0.424    3.17    6        9.1        2.0
   23   3   0   6 40.738  81.475   0.424    3.17    6        9.1        2.0
   24   2   2   0 41.652  83.304   0.431    3.07    6       28.4       19.0
   25   2   2   3 43.013  86.027   0.443    2.95   12       21.5       21.0
   26   3   1  -1 43.919  87.838   0.45     2.89   12        8.4        3.1
   27   1   1  12 44.361  88.722   0.454    2.86   12       24.7       26.8
   28   3   1   2 44.371  88.742   0.454    2.86   12        6.1        1.6


  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   0   4  16.309  32.617  2.74305     1781.9    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   0   0   6  17.913  35.827  2.50433      232.3     13.0     13.0     5.7
    3   1   1   0  19.409  38.817  2.318        111.6      6.3      6.2     5.7
    4   1   1   3  21.479  42.959  2.10364      924.6     51.9     51.4     5.7
    5   2   0   2  23.402  46.803  1.93941      250.4     14.1     13.9     5.7
    6   2   0   4  25.789  51.579  1.7705        99.3      5.6      5.5     5.8
    7   1   1   6  26.924  53.847  1.70114      801.5     45.0     44.0     5.8
    8   2   1   1  30.676  61.352  1.50981       98.1      5.5      5.3     5.8
    9   2   1   2  31.188  62.377  1.48745      151.0      8.5      8.2     5.8
   10   2   1   4  33.193  66.385  1.40702      130.9      7.3      7.1     5.9
   11   2   0   8  34.168  68.336  1.37152       42.4      2.4      2.3     5.9
   12   1   1   9  34.651  69.303  1.35474      199.1     11.2     10.7     5.9
   13   3   0   0  35.139  70.279  1.3383       267.2     15.0     14.3     5.9
   14   0   0  12  37.963  75.927  1.25217      100.5      5.6      5.3     6.0
   15   2   1   7  38.435  76.871  1.23912       40.4      2.3      2.1     6.0
   16   2   0  10  39.817  79.633  1.20294       42.5      2.4      2.2     6.0
   17   2   1   8  40.736  81.471  1.18038       71.2      4.0      3.7     6.1
   18   2   2   0  41.652  83.304  1.159         19.0      1.1      1.0     6.1
   19   2   2   3  43.013  86.027  1.12916       21.0      1.2      1.1     6.1
   20   1   1  12  44.361  88.722  1.1017        28.4      1.6      1.5     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)