Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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MOLYSITE

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FeCl(3)


Rhombohedral  * R3(-)  Z = 2

*R3(-)

27 .5 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1964)

         * Crystal Structures, 2, 45-46

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   6.758    alpha =   53.19
             b =   6.758    beta  =   53.19
             c =   6.758    gamma =   53.19

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   183.43

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    55.24

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

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

   1 0.3333  0.3333  0.3333   0.0    Fe    = 1.00
   2 0.744   0.41    0.077    0.0    Cl    = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.3333     0.3333     0.3333
     2       2     0.744      0.41       0.077 
     3       2     0.41       0.077      0.744 
     4       2     0.077      0.744      0.41  
     5       1     0.6667     0.6667     0.6667
     6       2     0.256      0.59       0.923 
     7       2     0.59       0.923      0.256 
     8       2     0.923      0.256      0.59  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      2.94

MU (1/cm) =     363.305    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    123.747

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

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

    1    Fe                  3.132        6
                                                 2.4204       2
                                                 2.4204       2
                                                 2.4204       2
                                                 2.4203       2
                                                 2.4203       2
                                                 2.4203       2
    2    Cl                  4.344       12
                                                 3.49         2
                                                 3.4952       2
                                                 3.4952       2
                                                 3.4952       2
                                                 3.49         2
                                                 3.4952       2
                                                 3.7076       2
                                                 3.3508       2
                                                 3.7093       2
                                                 3.3471       2
                                                 3.7093       2
                                                 3.3471       2

  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  8.895  17.789   0.086   80.73    2       59.5     1699.9
    2   1   0   0 10.271  20.542   0.1     60.0     6       23.6      595.7
    3   1   1   0 11.502  23.004   0.111   47.41    6       23.2      455.0
    4   2   1   1 15.524  31.049   0.15    25.12    6       21.9      214.2
    5   1  -1   0 17.196  34.393   0.165   20.13    6        3.3        3.8
    6   1   2   2 18.005  36.01    0.173   18.21    6       21.1      144.1
    7   2   2   2 18.013  36.026   0.173   18.19    2       32.9      116.8
    8   1   2   0 19.49   38.979   0.187   15.29    6       27.4      204.9
    9   2   1   0 19.49   38.979   0.187   15.29    6      100.6     2759.1
   10   1  -1   1 20.197  40.394   0.193   14.12    6       20.4      105.3
   11   2   0   0 20.892  41.784   0.199   13.1     6       20.2       95.0
   12   2   2   0 23.503  47.007   0.223   10.04    6       19.2       66.1
   13   3   2   2 23.523  47.046   0.223   10.03    6       19.3       66.8
   14   3   1   1 25.323  50.647   0.239    8.48    6       18.6       52.4
   15   1   2   3 25.33   50.659   0.239    8.47    6       55.8      471.0
   16   3   2   1 25.33   50.659   0.239    8.47    6       82.6     1031.7
   17   2   3   3 26.503  53.006   0.249    7.64    6       18.4       46.4
   18   1  -2   0 27.035  54.071   0.254    7.3     6       18.2       43.0
   19   2  -1   0 27.035  54.071   0.254    7.3     6       18.4       43.9
   20   2  -1   1 27.595  55.191   0.259    6.97    6       18.3       41.4
   21   2   1  -1 27.595  55.191   0.259    6.97    6       17.9       40.0
   22   3   3   3 27.636  55.272   0.259    6.95    2       14.2        8.3
   23   1   3   0 29.765  59.529   0.278    5.88    6       17.6       32.6
   24   3   1   0 29.765  59.529   0.278    5.88    6       17.3       31.3
   25   1   3   3 29.781  59.562   0.278    5.87    6       17.3       31.4
   26  -2   1   1 30.802  61.604   0.286    5.44    6       93.4      846.8
   27   2   3   0 31.329  62.659   0.291    5.24    6       17.1       27.5
   28   3   2   0 31.329  62.659   0.291    5.24    6       16.9       26.7
   29  -1   2   2 32.338  64.676   0.299    4.89    6       40.4      142.5
   30   3   0   0 32.338  64.676   0.299    4.89    6       40.4      142.5
   31   4   2   2 32.364  64.728   0.299    4.88    6       16.7       24.2
   32   4   3   3 32.883  65.765   0.303    4.72    6       16.6       23.3
   33   2   3   4 33.371  66.742   0.307    4.57    6       88.9      644.7
   34   4   3   2 33.371  66.742   0.307    4.57    6        3.0        0.7
   35   1   2   4 35.311  70.623   0.323    4.07    6       16.0       18.5
   36   4   2   1 35.311  70.623   0.323    4.07    6       16.0       18.7
   37   2  -2   0 36.249  72.498   0.331    3.87    6        4.4        1.4
   38   3   4   4 36.304  72.608   0.331    3.86    6       15.8       17.1
   39   3   3   0 36.741  73.483   0.334    3.77    6       21.1       29.9
   40   4   1   1 36.741  73.483   0.334    3.77    6       21.1       29.9
   41   3  -1   1 37.675  75.349   0.342    3.6     6       73.7      348.2
   42   3   1  -1 37.675  75.349   0.342    3.6     6       18.1       21.1
   43   1   3   4 37.699  75.398   0.342    3.59    6       15.3       15.1
   44   4   3   1 37.699  75.398   0.342    3.59    6       15.6       15.5
   45   1  -2   2 38.141  76.281   0.345    3.52    6       15.3       14.7
   46   1   2  -2 38.141  76.281   0.345    3.52    6       15.1       14.4
   47   2   4   4 38.185  76.369   0.346    3.51    6       15.4       14.8
   48   4   4   4 38.204  76.409   0.346    3.51    2       77.8      126.3
   49   1  -3   0 38.61   77.219   0.349    3.45    6       15.3       14.4
   50   3  -1   0 38.61   77.219   0.349    3.45    6       15.0       13.9
   51  -1   2   3 40.47   80.94    0.363    3.2     6       14.8       12.4
   52   3   2  -1 40.47   80.94    0.363    3.2     6       15.1       12.9
   53   5   3   3 41.436  82.871   0.37     3.09    6       14.7       12.0
   54   1   4   0 41.852  83.705   0.373    3.05    6       14.6       11.6
   55   4   1   0 41.852  83.705   0.373    3.05    6       14.8       11.9
   56   2   4   0 41.857  83.714   0.373    3.05    6       64.3      224.9
   57   4   2   0 41.857  83.714   0.373    3.05    6       43.4      102.7
   58  -3   1   1 43.213  86.426   0.383    2.94    6       14.1       10.4
   59   2   3   5 43.256  86.512   0.383    2.93    6       14.1       10.5
   60   5   3   2 43.256  86.512   0.383    2.93    6       14.4       10.9
   61   3   4   5 43.275  86.55    0.383    2.93    6       26.3       36.1
   62   5   4   3 43.275  86.55    0.383    2.93    6       13.7        9.8
   63   2  -2   2 43.67   87.34    0.386    2.91    6       14.1       10.3
   64   1   4   4 43.704  87.407   0.386    2.9     6       10.9        6.1
   65   5   2   2 43.704  87.407   0.386    2.9     6       10.9        6.1
   66   5   4   4 43.742  87.483   0.386    2.9     6       14.1       10.3


  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   8.895  17.789  5.785       1699.9     57.4     58.3     5.6
    2   1   0   0  10.271  20.542  5.01651      595.7     20.1     20.4     5.6
    3   1   1   0  11.502  23.004  4.48573      455.0     15.3     15.6     5.6
    4   2   1   1  15.524  31.049  3.34191      214.2      7.2      7.3     5.6
    5   1   2   2  18.005  36.01   2.89376      261.0      8.8      8.8     5.7
    6   2   1   0  19.49   38.979  2.68094     2964.0    100.0    100.0     5.7
    7   1  -1   1  20.197  40.394  2.59074      105.3      3.6      3.5     5.7
    8   2   0   0  20.892  41.784  2.50825       95.0      3.2      3.2     5.7
    9   3   2   2  23.523  47.046  2.24111      132.9      4.5      4.4     5.7
   10   3   2   1  25.33   50.659  2.09072     1555.1     52.5     51.8     5.8
   11   2   3   3  26.503  53.006  2.0044        46.4      1.6      1.5     5.8
   12   2  -1   0  27.035  54.071  1.96783       86.9      2.9      2.9     5.8
   13   2  -1   1  27.595  55.191  1.93095       81.4      2.7      2.7     5.8
   14   1   3   0  29.765  59.529  1.80176       95.2      3.2      3.1     5.8
   15  -2   1   1  30.802  61.604  1.74673      846.8     28.6     27.8     5.8
   16   2   3   0  31.329  62.659  1.72025       54.2      1.8      1.8     5.8
   17  -1   2   2  32.338  64.676  1.67217      309.3     10.4     10.1     5.9
   18   2   3   4  33.371  66.742  1.62612      645.4     21.8     21.0     5.9
   19   4   2   1  35.311  70.623  1.54745       37.2      1.3      1.2     5.9
   20   3   3   0  36.741  73.483  1.49524       59.9      2.0      1.9     6.0
   21   3  -1   1  37.675  75.349  1.46351      399.9     13.5     12.8     6.0
   22   4   4   4  38.204  76.409  1.44625      141.1      4.8      4.5     6.0
   23   4   2   0  41.857  83.714  1.34047      351.1     11.8     11.0     6.1
   24   3   4   5  43.275  86.55   1.30483       67.3      2.3      2.1     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)