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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MOISSANITE

2, 3C, syn

SiC


Cubic  F 4(-)3m  Z = 4

F4(-)3m

3 .6 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 108-110

Reserv:

         In original - cubomoissanite.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.348    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.348    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   4.348    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    82.2 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    12.38

  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    Si    = 1.00
   2 0.25    0.25    0.25     0.0    C     = 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     0.25       0.25       0.25  
     3       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     4       2     0.25       0.75       0.75  
     5       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   
     6       2     0.75       0.75       0.25  
     7       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
     8       2     0.75       0.25       0.75  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.24

MU (1/cm) =     141.95     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     43.825

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

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

    1    Si                  3.588        4
                                                 1.8827       2
                                                 1.8827       2
                                                 1.8827       2
                                                 1.8827       2
    2    C                   6.24        54
                                                 6.149        2
                                                 6.149        2
                                                 4.348        2
                                                 6.149        2
                                                 6.149        2
                                                 6.149        2
                                                 4.348        2
                                                 6.149        2
                                                 4.348        2
                                                 4.348        2
                                                 6.149        2
                                                 4.348        2
                                                 6.149        2
                                                 6.149        2
                                                 6.149        2
                                                 4.348        2
                                                 6.149        2
                                                 6.149        2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 3.0745       2
                                                 3.0745       2
                                                 3.0745       2
                                                 3.0745       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 3.0745       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 3.0745       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 3.0745       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 3.0745       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 3.0745       2
                                                 3.0745       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 3.0745       2
                                                 3.0745       2
                                                 5.3252       2
                                                 5.3252       2

  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 17.869  35.738   0.199   18.51    8       42.3     3924.2
    2   2   0   0 20.751  41.503   0.23    13.3     6       24.9      732.6
    3   2   2   0 30.071  60.142   0.325    5.74   12       42.2     1816.9
    4   1   1   3 35.984  71.969   0.381    3.92   24       31.7     1397.0
    5   2   2   2 37.857  75.714   0.398    3.57    8       22.0      205.2


  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  17.869  35.738  2.51032     3924.2    100.0    100.0     5.7
    2   2   0   0  20.751  41.503  2.174        732.6     18.7     18.6     5.7
    3   2   2   0  30.071  60.142  1.53725     1816.9     46.3     45.0     5.8
    4   1   1   3  35.984  71.969  1.31097     1397.0     35.6     33.9     5.9
    5   2   2   2  37.857  75.714  1.25516      205.2      5.2      4.9     6.0

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)