Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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ARGON

1, at 4.2'K

Ar


Cubic  F m3m  Z = 4

Fm3m

3 .7 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 7-10

         R: ATOMIC. N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.256    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.256    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.256    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   145.2 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    21.86

  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    Ar    = 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       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     3       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
     4       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      1.83

MU (1/cm) =     224.7      Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    123.0  

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

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

    1    Ar                  4.608       12
                                                 3.7166       1
                                                 3.7166       1
                                                 3.7166       1
                                                 3.7166       1
                                                 3.7166       1
                                                 3.7166       1
                                                 3.7166       1
                                                 3.7166       1
                                                 3.7166       1
                                                 3.7166       1
                                                 3.7166       1
                                                 3.7166       1

  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 14.705  29.409   0.165   28.22    8       65.3     4561.3
    2   2   0   0 17.044  34.088   0.19    20.53    6       59.5     2065.4
    3   2   2   0 24.489  48.977   0.269    9.15   12       46.4     1119.1
    4   1   1   3 29.082  58.164   0.316    6.19   24       41.5     1214.6
    5   2   2   2 30.509  61.018   0.33     5.56    8       40.3      343.5
    6   4   0   0 35.889  71.777   0.381    3.94    6       36.9      153.1
    7   3   3   1 39.703  79.406   0.415    3.29   24       35.2      464.5
    8   4   2   0 40.95   81.9     0.425    3.14   24       34.7      431.4


  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  14.705  29.409  3.03455     4561.3    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   2   0   0  17.044  34.088  2.628       2065.4     45.3     45.1     5.7
    3   2   2   0  24.489  48.977  1.85828     1119.1     24.5     24.1     5.7
    4   1   1   3  29.082  58.164  1.58474     1214.6     26.6     25.8     5.8
    5   2   2   2  30.509  61.018  1.51728      343.5      7.5      7.3     5.8
    6   4   0   0  35.889  71.777  1.314        153.1      3.4      3.2     5.9
    7   3   3   1  39.703  79.406  1.20581      464.5     10.2      9.5     6.0
    8   4   2   0  40.95   81.9    1.17528      431.4      9.5      8.8     6.1

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)