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

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SIDERITE

1, g-calcite

FeCO(3)


Hexagonal  R 3(-)c  Z = 6

R =0.013          NR =274

20 .12 .1989

Ref.Str.:

         H. Effenberger, K. Mereiter, I. Zemann (1981)

         * Z. Kristallogr., 156, 233-243

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.6916   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.6916   beta  =   90.0 
             c =  15.3796   gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   293.17

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    29.43

  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    Fe    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.25     0.0    C     = 1.00
   3 0.2743  0.0     0.25     0.0    O     = 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     0.0        0.0        0.25  
     3       3     0.2743     0.0        0.25  
     4       3     0.0        0.2743     0.25  
     5       3     0.7257     0.7257     0.25  
     6       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
     7       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
     8       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.5833
     9       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.9167
    10       3     0.6667     0.6076     0.5833
    11       3     0.0591     0.3924     0.9167
    12       3     0.3924     0.0591     0.5833
    13       3     0.6076     0.6667     0.9167
    14       3     0.9409     0.3333     0.5833
    15       3     0.3333     0.9409     0.9167
    16       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    17       2     0.0        0.0        0.75  
    18       3     0.2743     0.2743     0.75  
    19       3     0.0        0.7257     0.75  
    20       3     0.7257     0.0        0.75  
    21       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.8333
    22       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.1667
    23       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.0833
    24       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.4167
    25       3     0.6667     0.0591     0.0833
    26       3     0.0591     0.6667     0.4167
    27       3     0.3924     0.3333     0.0833
    28       3     0.6076     0.9409     0.4167
    29       3     0.9409     0.6076     0.0833
    30       3     0.3333     0.3924     0.4167


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.94

MU (1/cm) =     605.005    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    153.71 

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

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

    1    Fe                  2.592        6
                                                 2.1444       3
                                                 2.1445       3
                                                 2.1444       3
                                                 2.1444       3
                                                 2.1444       3
                                                 2.1444       3
    2    C                   1.872        3
                                                 1.2868       3
                                                 1.2867       3
                                                 1.2867       3
    3    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.9778       3
                                                 2.2287       3
                                                 2.9779       3
                                                 2.9778       3
                                                 2.9779       3
                                                 2.2287       3
                                                 3.0865       3
                                                 2.9079       3
                                                 2.908        3
                                                 3.0863       3
                                                 3.0865       3
                                                 3.0864       3

  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  -2 12.381  24.763   0.139   40.63    6       71.7     1457.8
    2   1   0   4 16.011  32.022   0.179   23.51    6      166.5     4550.2
    3   0   0   6 17.488  34.976   0.195   19.41    2       10.8        5.2
    4   1   1   0 19.17   38.339   0.213   15.86    6       90.3      902.8
    5   1   1   3 21.168  42.337   0.234   12.72   12       69.7      863.3
    6   2   0   2 23.09   46.179   0.255   10.46    6      111.3      904.6
    7   2   0  -4 25.394  50.787   0.278    8.43    6       90.1      477.7
    8   1   0  -8 26.312  52.625   0.288    7.77    6      130.0      916.7
    9   1   1   6 26.431  52.862   0.289    7.69   12      112.9     1368.1
   10   2   1   1 30.27   60.541   0.327    5.66   12       36.1      103.2
   11   2   1  -2 30.763  61.526   0.332    5.46   12       89.3      607.9
   12   1   0  10 32.38   64.759   0.348    4.88    6       57.3      111.8
   13   2   1   4 32.691  65.383   0.351    4.78   12       83.9      469.9
   14   2   0   8 33.48   66.959   0.358    4.54    6       77.7      191.2
   15   1   1   9 33.896  67.791   0.362    4.43   12       46.7      134.5
   16   2   1  -5 34.099  68.198   0.364    4.37   12       32.3       63.7
   17   3   0   0 34.663  69.326   0.369    4.23    6      132.0      514.4
   18   0   0  12 36.943  73.885   0.39     3.73    2      146.9      187.4
   19   2   1   7 37.732  75.464   0.397    3.59   12       29.3       43.1
   20   2   0 -10 38.916  77.832   0.408    3.4     6       80.2      152.6
   21   2   1  -8 39.939  79.878   0.417    3.26   12       74.0      249.1
   22   3   0  -6 40.035  80.07    0.418    3.25    6       29.6       19.9
   23   3   0   6 40.035  80.07    0.418    3.25    6       29.6       19.9
   24   2   2   0 41.051  82.102   0.426    3.13    6       65.4       93.5
   25   2   2   3 42.353  84.707   0.437    3.01   12       19.5       15.9
   26   1   1  12 43.225  86.45    0.445    2.94   12       60.6      150.4
   27   3   1  -1 43.265  86.531   0.445    2.93   12        7.8        2.5
   28   3   1   2 43.697  87.395   0.448    2.9    12       40.7       67.3


  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   2  12.381  24.763  3.59242     1457.8     32.0     32.2     5.6
    2   1   0   4  16.011  32.022  2.79269     4550.2    100.0    100.0     5.6
    3   1   1   0  19.17   38.339  2.3458       902.8     19.8     19.7     5.7
    4   1   1   3  21.168  42.337  2.13309      863.3     19.0     18.8     5.7
    5   2   0   2  23.09   46.179  1.96414      904.6     19.9     19.6     5.7
    6   2   0   4  25.394  50.787  1.79621      477.7     10.5     10.3     5.8
    7   1   0   8  26.312  52.625  1.73775      916.7     20.1     19.7     5.8
    8   1   1   6  26.431  52.862  1.73051     1368.1     30.1     29.4     5.8
    9   2   1   1  30.27   60.541  1.52809      103.2      2.3      2.2     5.8
   10   2   1   2  30.763  61.526  1.50595      607.9     13.4     12.9     5.8
   11   1   0  10  32.38   64.759  1.43836      111.8      2.5      2.4     5.9
   12   2   1   4  32.691  65.383  1.42614      469.9     10.3      9.9     5.9
   13   2   0   8  33.48   66.959  1.39635      191.2      4.2      4.0     5.9
   14   1   1   9  33.896  67.791  1.38122      134.5      3.0      2.8     5.9
   15   2   1   5  34.099  68.198  1.37397       63.7      1.4      1.3     5.9
   16   3   0   0  34.663  69.326  1.35435      514.4     11.3     10.8     5.9
   17   0   0  12  36.943  73.885  1.28163      187.4      4.1      3.9     6.0
   18   2   0  10  38.916  77.832  1.22621      152.6      3.4      3.1     6.0
   19   2   1   8  39.939  79.878  1.19986      249.1      5.5      5.1     6.0
   20   2   2   0  41.051  82.102  1.1729        93.5      2.1      1.9     6.1
   21   1   1  12  43.225  86.45   1.12472      150.4      3.3      3.0     6.1
   22   3   1   2  43.697  87.395  1.11498       67.3      1.5      1.4     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)