Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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           142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow district
             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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MAGNESIOCHROMITE

6, t-spinel, syn, f-oxospinelides, sf-spinel, s-chromite

MgCrO(4)


Cubic  * Fd3m  Z = 8

*Fd3m

21 .8 .9

Ref.Str.:

         Lenaz D., Skogby H., Princivalle F., Halenius U. (2004)

         * Phys. Chem. Minerals, 31, 633-642

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   8.3329   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   8.3329   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.3329   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   578.61

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    43.57

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

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

   1 0.125   0.125   0.125    0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   2 0.5     0.5     0.5      0.0    Cr    = 1.00
   3 0.2612  0.2612  0.2612   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.125      0.125      0.125 
     2       2     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     3       3     0.2612     0.2612     0.2612
     4       1     0.875      0.875      0.875 
     5       3     0.7388     0.7388     0.7388
     6       1     0.375      0.875      0.375 
     7       1     0.625      0.125      0.625 
     8       1     0.375      0.375      0.875 
     9       2     0.0        0.25       0.75  
    10       2     0.25       0.75       0.0   
    11       2     0.75       0.0        0.25  
    12       3     0.2388     0.0112     0.5112
    13       3     0.4888     0.9888     0.7612
    14       3     0.5112     0.2388     0.0112
    15       1     0.625      0.625      0.125 
    16       1     0.875      0.375      0.375 
    17       1     0.125      0.625      0.625 
    18       3     0.7612     0.4888     0.9888
    19       3     0.0112     0.5112     0.2388
    20       3     0.9888     0.7612     0.4888
    21       2     0.0        0.75       0.25  
    22       2     0.75       0.25       0.0   
    23       2     0.25       0.0        0.75  
    24       3     0.2388     0.5112     0.0112
    25       3     0.9888     0.4888     0.7612
    26       3     0.0112     0.2388     0.5112
    27       3     0.7612     0.9888     0.4888
    28       3     0.5112     0.0112     0.2388
    29       3     0.4888     0.7612     0.9888
    30       2     0.25       0.25       0.5   
    31       2     0.25       0.5        0.25  
    32       2     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    33       2     0.75       0.5        0.75  
    34       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    35       2     0.5        0.25       0.25  
    36       2     0.5        0.0        0.0   
    37       2     0.5        0.75       0.75  
    38       2     0.75       0.75       0.5   
    39       3     0.4888     0.4888     0.2612
    40       3     0.0112     0.7388     0.0112
    41       3     0.7612     0.2612     0.7612
    42       3     0.5112     0.7388     0.5112
    43       3     0.7612     0.7612     0.2612
    44       3     0.7388     0.0112     0.0112
    45       3     0.2612     0.7612     0.7612
    46       3     0.7388     0.5112     0.5112
    47       3     0.9888     0.9888     0.2612
    48       3     0.0112     0.0112     0.7388
    49       3     0.4888     0.2612     0.4888
    50       3     0.2388     0.7388     0.2388
    51       3     0.9888     0.2612     0.9888
    52       3     0.2388     0.2388     0.7388
    53       3     0.2612     0.4888     0.4888
    54       3     0.7388     0.2388     0.2388
    55       3     0.2612     0.9888     0.9888
    56       3     0.5112     0.5112     0.7388


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.41

MU (1/cm) =     968.693    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    219.489

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

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

    1    Mg                  2.52         4
                                                 1.9652       3
                                                 1.9652       3
                                                 1.9652       3
                                                 1.9652       3
    2    Cr                  2.628        6
                                                 1.9946       3
                                                 1.9946       3
                                                 1.9946       3
                                                 1.9946       3
                                                 1.9946       3
                                                 1.9946       3
    3    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.952        3
                                                 2.952        3
                                                 2.952        3
                                                 2.952        3
                                                 2.952        3
                                                 2.952        3
                                                 2.6831       3
                                                 3.2092       3
                                                 2.6831       3
                                                 3.2092       3
                                                 2.6831       3
                                                 3.2092       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   1   1 10.715  21.43    0.104   54.96    8      138.5     2519.4
    2   2   2   0 17.674  35.349   0.17    18.96   12       77.2      404.7
    3   3   1   0 19.843  39.686   0.19    14.69   24        0.0        0.0
    4   1   1   3 20.855  41.711   0.199   13.15   24      189.3     3379.1
    5   2   2   2 21.829  43.658   0.208   11.87    8      117.3      390.5
    6   4   0   0 25.427  50.854   0.24     8.4     6      357.3     1922.1
    7   3   3   1 27.897  55.795   0.262    6.8    24       59.5      172.9
    8   2   2   4 31.726  63.452   0.294    5.1    24       57.8      122.0
    9   1   1   5 33.901  67.802   0.312    4.43   24      188.1     1122.1
   10   3   3   3 33.901  67.802   0.312    4.43    8      119.9      151.9
   11   4   4   0 37.388  74.776   0.339    3.65   12      383.0     1918.5
   12   5   3   0 38.748  77.496   0.35     3.43   24        0.0        0.0
   13   5   3   1 39.423  78.845   0.355    3.33   48       79.7      303.2
   14   4   4   2 40.094  80.188   0.36     3.24   24        8.2        1.6
   15   6   2   0 42.756  85.513   0.379    2.97   24       45.7       44.6
   16   3   3   5 44.739  89.478   0.393    2.84   24      132.6      358.1


  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   1  10.715  21.43   4.811       2519.4     74.6     75.9     5.6
    2   2   2   0  17.674  35.349  2.94613      404.7     12.0     12.0     5.7
    3   1   1   3  20.855  41.711  2.51246     3379.1    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   2   2   2  21.829  43.658  2.4055       390.5     11.6     11.5     5.7
    5   4   0   0  25.427  50.854  2.08323     1922.1     56.9     56.3     5.8
    6   3   3   1  27.897  55.795  1.9117       172.9      5.1      5.0     5.8
    7   2   2   4  31.726  63.452  1.70095      122.0      3.6      3.5     5.9
    8   1   1   5  33.901  67.802  1.60367     1274.0     37.7     36.4     5.9
    9   4   4   0  37.388  74.776  1.47306     1918.5     56.8     54.1     6.0
   10   5   3   1  39.423  78.845  1.40852      303.2      9.0      8.5     6.0
   11   6   2   0  42.756  85.513  1.31755       44.6      1.3      1.2     6.1
   12   3   3   5  44.739  89.478  1.27076      358.1     10.6      9.8     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)