Ilmenite Crystallography

Composition

FeTiO3

Classification

Oxide

Structural parameters

a=5.0884, b=5.0884, c=14.0855 Å
alpha=90, beta=90, gamma=120 º
Space Group:R-3

atom

x/a

y/b

z/c
Fe 0.0000 0.0000 0.3554
Ti 0.0000 0.0000 0.1464
O 0.3174 0.0233 0.2451

Reference

Wechsler B A, Prewitt C T. 1984. Crystal structure of ilmenite (FeTiO3) at high temperature and high pressure. American Mineralogist 69:176-185.

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