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

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MAGNETITE

1, high temp., t-spinel invers, f-oxospinelides, sf-spinel, s-magnetite

Fe(3)O(4)


Cubic  * Fd3m  Z = 8

*Fd3m

20 .10 .1989

Ref.Str.:

         Hamilton W.C. (1958)

         * Phys. Rev., 110, 1050-1057

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         Author (1967)

         * NBS, Monograph 25, Sec.5, 31

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   8.396    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   8.396    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.396    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   591.86

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    44.56

  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    Fe    = 1.00
   2 0.5     0.5     0.5      0.0    Fe    = 1.00
   3 0.2548  0.2548  0.2548   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     0.2548     0.2548     0.2548
     4       1     0.875      0.875      0.875 
     5       3     0.7452     0.7452     0.7452
     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     0.2452     0.0048     0.5048
    13       3     0.4952     0.9952     0.7548
    14       3     0.5048     0.2452     0.0048
    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     0.7548     0.4952     0.9952
    19       3     0.0048     0.5048     0.2452
    20       3     0.9952     0.7548     0.4952
    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     0.2452     0.5048     0.0048
    25       3     0.9952     0.4952     0.7548
    26       3     0.0048     0.2452     0.5048
    27       3     0.7548     0.9952     0.4952
    28       3     0.5048     0.0048     0.2452
    29       3     0.4952     0.7548     0.9952
    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     0.4952     0.4952     0.2548
    40       3     0.0048     0.7452     0.0048
    41       3     0.7548     0.2548     0.7548
    42       3     0.5048     0.7452     0.5048
    43       3     0.7548     0.7548     0.2548
    44       3     0.7452     0.0048     0.0048
    45       3     0.2548     0.7548     0.7548
    46       3     0.7452     0.5048     0.5048
    47       3     0.9952     0.9952     0.2548
    48       3     0.0048     0.0048     0.7452
    49       3     0.4952     0.2548     0.4952
    50       3     0.2452     0.7452     0.2452
    51       3     0.9952     0.2548     0.9952
    52       3     0.2452     0.2452     0.7452
    53       3     0.2548     0.4952     0.4952
    54       3     0.7452     0.2452     0.2452
    55       3     0.2548     0.9952     0.9952
    56       3     0.5048     0.5048     0.7452


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.2 

MU (1/cm) =     224.048    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     43.126

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

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

    1    Fe                  2.592        4
                                                 1.8876       3
                                                 1.8876       3
                                                 1.8876       3
                                                 1.8876       3
    2    Fe                  2.592        6
                                                 2.0595       3
                                                 2.0595       3
                                                 2.0595       3
                                                 2.0595       3
                                                 2.0595       3
                                                 2.0595       3
    3    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.9695       3
                                                 2.9695       3
                                                 2.9695       3
                                                 2.9695       3
                                                 2.9695       3
                                                 2.9695       3
                                                 2.8544       3
                                                 3.0824       3
                                                 2.8544       3
                                                 3.0824       3
                                                 2.8544       3
                                                 3.0824       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 10.633  21.267   0.103   55.83    8       65.6      549.4
    2   2   2   0 17.537  35.074   0.168   19.29   12      169.9     1907.8
    3   3   1   0 19.688  39.375   0.188   14.95   24        0.0        0.0
    4   1   1   3 20.691  41.383   0.198   13.38   24      272.2     6792.3
    5   2   2   2 21.657  43.313   0.206   12.08    8      141.7      554.1
    6   4   0   0 25.223  50.445   0.238    8.56    6      308.6     1396.0
    7   3   3   1 27.67   55.339   0.26     6.93   24       31.1       46.0
    8   2   2   4 31.46   62.921   0.292    5.2    24      135.6      654.4
    9   1   1   5 33.612  67.224   0.309    4.51   24      238.0     1748.7
   10   3   3   3 33.612  67.224   0.309    4.51    8      207.6      443.4
   11   4   4   0 37.06   74.12    0.337    3.71   12      489.4     3043.1
   12   5   3   0 38.403  76.807   0.347    3.48   24        0.0        0.0
   13   5   3   1 39.07   78.139   0.352    3.38   48       40.5       75.9
   14   4   4   2 39.733  79.465   0.357    3.29   24        1.6        0.1
   15   6   2   0 42.36   84.719   0.377    3.01   24      114.6      270.7
   16   3   3   5 44.314  88.628   0.391    2.87   24      191.1      716.7
   17   2   2   6 44.964  89.929   0.395    2.83   24      127.9      317.1


  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  10.633  21.267  4.84743      549.4      8.1      8.2     5.6
    2   2   2   0  17.537  35.074  2.96843     1907.8     28.1     28.3     5.7
    3   1   1   3  20.691  41.383  2.53149     6792.3    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   2   2   2  21.657  43.313  2.42372      554.1      8.2      8.1     5.7
    5   4   0   0  25.223  50.445  2.099       1396.0     20.6     20.3     5.8
    6   2   2   4  31.46   62.921  1.71383      654.4      9.6      9.4     5.9
    7   1   1   5  33.612  67.224  1.61581     2192.1     32.3     31.2     5.9
    8   4   4   0  37.06   74.12   1.48422     3043.1     44.8     42.7     6.0
    9   5   3   1  39.07   78.139  1.41918       75.9      1.1      1.1     6.0
   10   6   2   0  42.36   84.719  1.32752      270.7      4.0      3.7     6.1
   11   3   3   5  44.314  88.628  1.28038      716.7     10.6      9.7     6.2
   12   2   2   6  44.964  89.929  1.26574      317.1      4.7      4.3     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)