Halite Crystallography

Composition

NaCl

Classification

Halide

Structural Parameters

a=5.4533, b=5.4533, c=5.4533 Å
alpha=90, beta=90, gamma=90°
Space Group: Fm3m

atom

x/a

y/b

z/c
Na 0 0 0
Cl 0.5 0.5 0.5

Reference

Finger, L.W., and H. King. 1978. A revised method of operation of the single-crystal diamond cell and refinement of the structure of NaCl at 32 kbar. American Mineralogist. 63:337-342.


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