Rutile Crystallography

Classification

Oxide

Composition

TiO2

Structural parameters

a=4.5930, c=2.9590 Å
alpha=90, beta=90, gamma=90°
Space Group=P 4(2)/mnm

atom

x/a

y/b

z/c

Ti 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
O 0.3051 0.3051 0.0000

Reference

Meagher E.P., and A.L. George 1979. Canadian Mineralogist 17:77-85


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