Siderite Crystallography
Composition
FeCO
3
Classification
Carbonate
Structural Parameters
a=4.6887, b=4.6887, c=15.373 Å
alpha=90, beta=90, gamma=120°
Space Group: R-3c
atom
x/a
y/b
z/c
Fe
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
C
0.0000
0.0000
0.2500
O
0.2743
0.0000
0.2500
Reference
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