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MgF(2)


Tetragonal  P 4(2)/mnm  Z = 2

P4(2)/mnm

29 .5 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 250-252

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.623    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.623    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   3.052    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    65.23

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    19.64

  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 0.303   0.303   0.0      0.0    F     = 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     0.303      0.303      0.0   
     3       2     0.697      0.697      0.0   
     4       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     5       2     0.197      0.803      0.5   
     6       2     0.803      0.197      0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.17

MU (1/cm) =      79.468    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     25.061

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

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

    1    Mg                  2.484        6
                                                 1.981        2
                                                 1.981        2
                                                 1.9969       2
                                                 1.9969       2
                                                 1.9969       2
                                                 1.9969       2
    2    F                   3.192       11
                                                 3.052        2
                                                 3.052        2
                                                 2.5759       2
                                                 2.8128       2
                                                 2.8128       2
                                                 2.8128       2
                                                 2.8128       2
                                                 2.8128       2
                                                 2.8128       2
                                                 2.8128       2
                                                 2.8128       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   0 13.629  27.258   0.153   33.18    4       22.5     1574.3
    2   1   0   1 17.603  35.207   0.196   19.13    8        9.0      288.6
    3   2   0   0 19.465  38.931   0.216   15.33    4        3.1       13.5
    4   1   1   1 20.199  40.398   0.224   14.12    8       22.7     1372.3
    5   2   1   0 21.874  43.749   0.242   11.81    8       14.2      445.2
    6   2   1   1 26.744  53.488   0.292    7.49   16       20.9     1225.2
    7   2   2   0 28.117  56.234   0.306    6.68    4       27.6      477.8
    8   0   0   2 30.316  60.632   0.328    5.64    2       33.5      297.1
    9   3   1   0 31.796  63.592   0.342    5.08    8        9.2       81.0
   10   2   2   1 32.317  64.633   0.347    4.9     8        6.8       42.9
   11   1   1   2 33.853  67.706   0.362    4.44    8       15.5      201.3
   12   3   0   1 34.053  68.106   0.363    4.38    8       28.0      645.2
   13   3   1   1 35.748  71.496   0.379    3.97   16        8.3      103.5
   14   3   2   0 36.924  73.848   0.39     3.73    8        5.3       19.6
   15   2   0   2 37.218  74.436   0.393    3.68    8        0.6        0.3
   16   2   1   2 38.857  77.714   0.407    3.41   16        8.8       98.8
   17   3   2   1 40.664  81.327   0.423    3.18   16        2.7        8.5
   18   4   0   0 41.796  83.591   0.433    3.06    4       15.3       67.0
   19   4   1   0 43.392  86.784   0.446    2.93    8       12.4       84.9
   20   2   2   2 43.675  87.351   0.448    2.91    8       19.9      216.2
   21   3   3   0 44.984  89.967   0.459    2.83    4       20.6      112.7


  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   0  13.629  27.258  3.26895     1574.3    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   1   0   1  17.603  35.207  2.54702      288.6     18.3     18.2     5.7
    3   1   1   1  20.199  40.398  2.23085     1372.3     87.2     86.2     5.7
    4   2   1   0  21.874  43.749  2.06747      445.2     28.3     27.9     5.7
    5   2   1   1  26.744  53.488  1.7117      1225.2     77.8     75.8     5.8
    6   2   2   0  28.117  56.234  1.63448      477.8     30.4     29.4     5.8
    7   0   0   2  30.316  60.632  1.526        297.1     18.9     18.2     5.8
    8   3   1   0  31.796  63.592  1.46192       81.0      5.1      4.9     5.9
    9   2   2   1  32.317  64.633  1.44086       42.9      2.7      2.6     5.9
   10   1   1   2  33.853  67.706  1.38276      201.3     12.8     12.2     5.9
   11   3   0   1  34.053  68.106  1.3756       645.2     41.0     39.0     5.9
   12   3   1   1  35.748  71.496  1.31847      103.5      6.6      6.2     5.9
   13   3   2   0  36.924  73.848  1.28219       19.6      1.2      1.2     6.0
   14   2   1   2  38.857  77.714  1.22778       98.8      6.3      5.9     6.0
   15   4   0   0  41.796  83.591  1.15575       67.0      4.3      3.9     6.1
   16   4   1   0  43.392  86.784  1.12124       84.9      5.4      4.9     6.1
   17   2   2   2  43.675  87.351  1.11542      216.2     13.7     12.5     6.2
   18   3   3   0  44.984  89.967  1.08965      112.7      7.2      6.5     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)