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

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MONTROYDITE

1, t-montroydite

HgO


Hexagonal  P 3(1)21  Z = 3

P3(1)21

20 .4 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.J. (1964)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 112

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   3.577    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   3.577    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.681    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    96.19

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    19.31

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

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

   1 0.745   0.0     0.3333   0.0    Hg    = 1.00
   2 0.46    0.0     0.8333   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.745      0.0        0.3333
     2       2     0.46       0.0        0.8333
     3       1     0.0        0.745      0.6667
     4       1     0.255      0.255      0.0   
     5       2     0.0        0.46       0.1667
     6       2     0.54       0.54       0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =     11.21

MU (1/cm) =    2252.654    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    200.894

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

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

    1    Hg                  2.976        6
                                                 2.0327       2
                                                 2.9015       2
                                                 2.789        2
                                                 2.9014       2
                                                 2.7889       2
                                                 2.0327       2
    2    O                   3.264        0

  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   0 14.398  28.796   0.161   29.52    6       56.2     6052.6
    2   1   0  -1 15.308  30.617   0.171   25.89    6      171.5    49373.1
    3   1   0   1 15.308  30.617   0.171   25.89    6       60.6     6168.7
    4   0   0   3 15.438  30.876   0.173   25.43    2      177.7    17363.5
    5   1   0  -2 17.788  35.575   0.198   18.7     6       30.6     1134.5
    6   1   0   2 17.788  35.575   0.198   18.7     6      183.5    40844.3
    7   1   0  -3 21.362  42.725   0.236   12.46    6       61.1     3018.6
    8   1   0   3 21.362  42.725   0.236   12.46    6       61.1     3017.9
    9   1   1   0 25.511  51.022   0.28     8.34    6      130.1     9155.7
   10   1   0  -4 25.681  51.362   0.281    8.21    6      163.3    14199.4
   11   1   0   4 25.681  51.362   0.281    8.21    6       29.1      451.0
   12   1   1   1 26.087  52.173   0.285    7.92   12       81.1     6765.2
   13   1   1   2 27.763  55.526   0.302    6.88   12       69.6     4323.9
   14   2   0   0 29.822  59.645   0.323    5.85    6       42.8      695.1
   15   2   0  -1 30.342  60.685   0.328    5.63    6       97.0     3432.9
   16   2   0   1 30.342  60.685   0.328    5.63    6      114.9     4818.9
   17   1   1   3 30.418  60.837   0.329    5.6    12      124.9    11332.7
   18   1   0  -5 30.57   61.14    0.33     5.54    6       46.2      766.0
   19   1   0   5 30.57   61.14    0.33     5.54    6      140.9     7127.8
   20   2   0  -2 31.872  63.745   0.343    5.05    6      107.4     3780.2
   21   2   0   2 31.872  63.745   0.343    5.05    6      102.1     3414.6
   22   0   0   6 32.167  64.334   0.346    4.95    2      166.8     2977.9
   23   1   1   4 33.924  67.847   0.362    4.42   12       64.7     2400.4
   24   2   0  -3 34.338  68.676   0.366    4.31    6       59.7      996.4
   25   2   0   3 34.338  68.676   0.366    4.31    6       59.7      996.4
   26   1   0  -6 35.987  71.973   0.381    3.92    6       43.5      481.0
   27   1   0   6 35.987  71.973   0.381    3.92    6       43.5      480.7
   28   2   0  -4 37.66   75.32    0.397    3.6     6       94.9     2101.5
   29   2   0   4 37.66   75.32    0.397    3.6     6      100.3     2349.4
   30   1   1   5 38.194  76.387   0.401    3.51   12       68.7     2152.8
   31   2   1   0 41.139  82.277   0.427    3.12   12      103.8     4361.3
   32   2   1  -1 41.593  83.187   0.431    3.08   12       77.6     2403.7
   33   2   1   1 41.593  83.187   0.431    3.08   12       67.9     1840.4
   34   2   0  -5 41.793  83.587   0.433    3.06    6       99.8     1975.6
   35   2   0   5 41.793  83.587   0.433    3.06    6       85.0     1433.6
   36   1   0  -7 41.993  83.987   0.434    3.04    6      123.7     3016.0
   37   1   0   7 41.993  83.987   0.434    3.04    6       39.1      301.4
   38   2   1  -2 42.953  85.906   0.442    2.96   12       61.5     1449.3
   39   2   1   2 42.953  85.906   0.442    2.96   12       67.0     1724.2
   40   1   1   6 43.219  86.437   0.445    2.94   12      105.1     4206.5


  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   0  14.398  28.796  3.09777     6052.6     10.9     10.9     5.6
    2   1   0   1  15.308  30.617  2.91758    55541.8    100.0    100.0     5.6
    3   0   0   3  15.438  30.876  2.89367    17363.5     31.3     31.3     5.6
    4   1   0   2  17.788  35.575  2.52147    41978.9     75.6     75.3     5.7
    5   1   0   3  21.362  42.725  2.11461     6036.5     10.9     10.7     5.7
    6   1   1   0  25.511  51.022  1.7885      9155.7     16.5     16.1     5.8
    7   1   0   4  25.681  51.362  1.77745    14650.3     26.4     25.8     5.8
    8   1   1   1  26.087  52.173  1.75171     6765.2     12.2     11.9     5.8
    9   1   1   2  27.763  55.526  1.65362     4323.9      7.8      7.6     5.8
   10   2   0   0  29.822  59.645  1.54889      695.1      1.3      1.2     5.8
   11   2   0   1  30.342  60.685  1.52481     8251.8     14.9     14.4     5.8
   12   1   1   3  30.418  60.837  1.52136    11332.7     20.4     19.7     5.8
   13   1   0   5  30.57   61.14   1.51454     7893.8     14.2     13.7     5.8
   14   2   0   2  31.872  63.745  1.45879     7194.8     13.0     12.5     5.9
   15   0   0   6  32.167  64.334  1.44683     2977.9      5.4      5.2     5.9
   16   1   1   4  33.924  67.847  1.38021     2400.4      4.3      4.1     5.9
   17   2   0   3  34.338  68.676  1.36557     1992.7      3.6      3.4     5.9
   18   1   0   6  35.987  71.973  1.3109       961.6      1.7      1.6     5.9
   19   2   0   4  37.66   75.32   1.26074     4450.9      8.0      7.6     6.0
   20   1   1   5  38.194  76.387  1.24576     2152.8      3.9      3.6     6.0
   21   2   1   0  41.139  82.277  1.17085     4361.3      7.9      7.3     6.1
   22   2   1   1  41.593  83.187  1.16034     4244.0      7.6      7.1     6.1
   23   2   0   5  41.793  83.587  1.1558      3409.2      6.1      5.7     6.1
   24   1   0   7  41.993  83.987  1.15131     3317.4      6.0      5.5     6.1
   25   2   1   2  42.953  85.906  1.13044     3173.5      5.7      5.3     6.1
   26   1   1   6  43.219  86.437  1.12485     4206.5      7.6      7.0     6.1

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)