Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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URANINITE

1, t-def. fluorite, g-uraninite

UO(2)


Cubic  F m3m  Z = 4

Fm3m

21 .4 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.J. (1978)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 243

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.4682   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.4682   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.4682   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   163.51

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    24.62

  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    U     = 1.00
   2 0.25    0.25    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     0.25       0.25       0.25  
     3       2     0.75       0.75       0.75  
     4       2     0.75       0.25       0.25  
     5       2     0.75       0.75       0.25  
     6       2     0.25       0.75       0.25  
     7       2     0.25       0.75       0.75  
     8       2     0.25       0.25       0.75  
     9       2     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    10       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    11       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    12       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =     10.97

MU (1/cm) =    3417.516    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    311.651

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

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

    1    U                   2.88         8
                                                 2.3678       2
                                                 2.3678       2
                                                 2.3678       2
                                                 2.3678       2
                                                 2.3678       2
                                                 2.3678       2
                                                 2.3678       2
                                                 2.3678       2
    2    O                   3.264        6
                                                 2.7341       2
                                                 2.7341       2
                                                 2.7341       2
                                                 2.7341       2
                                                 2.7341       2
                                                 2.7341       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 14.122  28.244   0.158   30.76    8      302.1    84037.9
    2   2   0   0 16.364  32.727   0.183   22.42    6      245.7    30368.8
    3   2   2   0 23.48   46.96    0.259   10.07   12      304.8    41987.0
    4   1   1   3 27.853  55.705   0.303    6.83   24      252.4    39045.4
    5   2   2   2 29.207  58.415   0.317    6.13    8      216.8     8623.4
    6   4   0   0 34.296  68.591   0.366    4.32    6      260.8     6597.1
    7   3   3   1 37.881  75.761   0.399    3.56   24      225.0    16190.4
    8   4   2   0 39.048  78.096   0.409    3.38   24      198.4    11954.1
    9   2   2   4 43.638  87.276   0.448    2.91   24      234.2    14319.7


  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   1  14.122  28.244  3.15707    84037.9    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   2   0   0  16.364  32.727  2.7341     30368.8     36.1     36.0     5.6
    3   2   2   0  23.48   46.96   1.9333     41987.0     50.0     49.1     5.7
    4   1   1   3  27.853  55.705  1.64872    39045.4     46.5     45.1     5.8
    5   2   2   2  29.207  58.415  1.57853     8623.4     10.3      9.9     5.8
    6   4   0   0  34.296  68.591  1.36705     6597.1      7.9      7.5     5.9
    7   3   3   1  37.881  75.761  1.25449    16190.4     19.3     18.1     6.0
    8   4   2   0  39.048  78.096  1.22273    11954.1     14.2     13.3     6.0
    9   2   2   4  43.638  87.276  1.11619    14319.7     17.0     15.6     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)