Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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GOETHITE

22, t-diaspore, syn, f-diaspore, g-diaspore

FeO(OH)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

Pbnm

12 .11 .9

Ref.Str.:

         Alvarez M., Sileo E.E., Rueda E.H. (2008)

         * Amer. Mineral., 93, 584-590

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.6163   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.9564   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   3.0248   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   139.03

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    20.93

  Co-ordinates, thermal parameters, occupation for atomic positions:

NoP   x/a     y/b     z/c    B(j)   atom  / occupation

   1 0.0479  0.8541  0.25     0.0    Fe    = 1.00
   2 0.7084  0.1982  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   3 0.1931  0.0529  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0479     0.8541     0.25  
     2       2     0.7084     0.1982     0.25  
     3       3     0.1931     0.0529     0.25  
     4       1     0.9521     0.1459     0.75  
     5       2     0.2916     0.8018     0.75  
     6       3     0.8069     0.9471     0.75  
     7       1     0.4521     0.3541     0.25  
     8       2     0.7916     0.6982     0.25  
     9       3     0.3069     0.5529     0.25  
    10       1     0.5479     0.6459     0.75  
    11       2     0.2084     0.3018     0.75  
    12       3     0.6931     0.4471     0.75  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.2 

MU (1/cm) =     168.037    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     40.051

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

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

    1    Fe                  2.592        6
                                                 2.0897       3
                                                 1.9555       2
                                                 1.9555       2
                                                 2.0934       3
                                                 2.0934       3
                                                 1.9517       2
    2    O                   3.264       12
                                                 3.0248       2
                                                 3.0248       2
                                                 2.6645       3
                                                 2.7841       3
                                                 2.9571       3
                                                 2.9571       3
                                                 2.946        2
                                                 2.946        2
                                                 2.946        2
                                                 2.946        2
                                                 2.9041       3
                                                 2.9041       3
    3    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.7841       2
                                                 2.6645       2
                                                 3.0248       3
                                                 3.0248       3
                                                 2.9571       2
                                                 2.9571       2
                                                 2.5643       3
                                                 2.5643       3
                                                 2.9041       2
                                                 2.9041       2

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.78892(angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    S       LPG   MF        F          I int.
                    ( degree )                                         *100

    1   0   2   0 10.351  20.702   0.1     59.04    2       24.8      376.5
    2   1   1   0 12.332  24.664   0.119   40.97    4       60.3     3081.0
    3   1   2   0 15.322  30.644   0.148   25.84    4       25.3      341.7
    4   1   3   0 19.386  38.773   0.186   15.47    4       63.1     1273.5
    5   0   2   1 20.244  40.488   0.193   14.05    4       50.3      734.6
    6   1   0   1 20.704  41.407   0.198   13.36    4       23.2      148.9
    7   0   4   0 21.06   42.121   0.201   12.86    2       57.9      447.0
    8   1   1   1 21.393  42.787   0.204   12.42    8       63.3     2057.7
    9   2   0   0 22.8    45.601   0.217   10.76    2       29.6       97.3
   10   1   2   1 23.364  46.728   0.222   10.18    8       25.7      279.2
   11   2   1   0 23.441  46.881   0.222   10.11    4       20.2       85.7
   12   1   4   0 24.096  48.191   0.228    9.49    4       49.3      477.5
   13   2   2   0 25.287  50.574   0.239    8.51    4       14.1       35.2
   14   1   3   1 26.395  52.789   0.249    7.71    8       18.4      107.6
   15   0   4   1 27.735  55.469   0.26     6.89    4       36.3      187.9
   16   2   3   0 28.166  56.332   0.264    6.66    4       10.5       15.2
   17   1   5   0 29.288  58.576   0.273    6.09    4       13.8       24.0
   18   2   1   1 29.714  59.428   0.277    5.9     8       37.8      349.2
   19   1   4   1 30.272  60.544   0.282    5.66    8       18.3       78.8
   20   2   2   1 31.3    62.6     0.29     5.25    8       71.0     1096.6
   21   2   4   0 31.904  63.808   0.295    5.04    4       55.0      315.5
   22   0   6   0 32.617  65.235   0.301    4.8     2       46.8      108.6
   23   2   3   1 33.849  67.698   0.311    4.44    8       35.2      228.1
   24   1   5   1 34.864  69.728   0.32     4.18    8       66.7      769.9
   25   1   6   0 34.945  69.891   0.32     4.16    4       12.8       14.2
   26   3   1   0 36.028  72.057   0.329    3.91    4       14.9       17.9
   27   0   0   2 36.258  72.515   0.331    3.87    2       92.9      345.1
   28   2   5   0 36.388  72.776   0.332    3.84    4       44.7      158.5
   29   2   4   1 37.272  74.544   0.339    3.67    8       27.2      112.5
   30   3   2   0 37.475  74.951   0.34     3.63    4       45.1      153.2
   31   0   6   1 37.938  75.876   0.344    3.55    4       69.7      357.0
   32   0   2   2 38.178  76.356   0.346    3.51    4       16.1       18.8
   33   1   1   2 38.962  77.923   0.351    3.4     8       38.7      210.9
   34   3   3   0 39.846  79.692   0.358    3.27    4       48.8      161.3
   35   1   6   1 40.137  80.275   0.36     3.24    8        2.5        0.8
   36   1   2   2 40.373  80.747   0.362    3.21    8       17.1       39.0
   37   3   0   1 40.706  81.412   0.365    3.17    4       49.6      161.3
   38   1   7   0 41.15   82.301   0.368    3.12    4       55.1      196.4
   39   3   1   1 41.173  82.346   0.368    3.12    8       23.9       73.6
   40   2   5   1 41.519  83.037   0.371    3.08    8        1.5        0.3
   41   2   6   0 41.596  83.191   0.371    3.08    4       34.0       73.7
   42   3   2   1 42.569  85.138   0.378    2.99    8       23.8       70.1
   43   1   3   2 42.703  85.406   0.379    2.98    8       45.7      257.3
   44   3   4   0 43.109  86.218   0.382    2.95    4        8.0        3.9
   45   0   4   2 43.791  87.582   0.387    2.9     4       42.8      109.9
   46   3   3   1 44.884  89.768   0.394    2.83    8       27.1       85.9
   47   2   0   2 44.997  89.994   0.395    2.83    4       26.3       40.4


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.78892 (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   0   2   0  10.351  20.702  4.9782       376.5     12.2     12.3     5.6
    2   1   1   0  12.332  24.664  4.18804     3081.0    100.0    100.0     5.6
    3   1   2   0  15.322  30.644  3.38493      341.7     11.1     11.0     5.6
    4   1   3   0  19.386  38.773  2.69469     1273.5     41.3     40.8     5.7
    5   0   2   1  20.244  40.488  2.58503      734.6     23.8     23.5     5.7
    6   1   0   1  20.704  41.407  2.53005      148.9      4.8      4.8     5.7
    7   0   4   0  21.06   42.121  2.4891       447.0     14.5     14.3     5.7
    8   1   1   1  21.393  42.787  2.45211     2057.7     66.8     65.7     5.7
    9   2   0   0  22.8    45.601  2.30815       97.3      3.2      3.1     5.7
   10   1   2   1  23.364  46.728  2.25547      279.2      9.1      8.9     5.7
   11   2   1   0  23.441  46.881  2.24852       85.7      2.8      2.7     5.7
   12   1   4   0  24.096  48.191  2.19091      477.5     15.5     15.2     5.7
   13   2   2   0  25.287  50.574  2.09402       35.2      1.1      1.1     5.8
   14   1   3   1  26.395  52.789  2.01206      107.6      3.5      3.4     5.8
   15   0   4   1  27.735  55.469  1.92201      187.9      6.1      5.9     5.8
   16   2   1   1  29.714  59.428  1.80455      349.2     11.3     10.9     5.8
   17   1   4   1  30.272  60.544  1.77436       78.8      2.6      2.5     5.8
   18   2   2   1  31.3    62.6    1.72171     1096.6     35.6     34.1     5.8
   19   2   4   0  31.904  63.808  1.69247      315.5     10.2      9.8     5.9
   20   0   6   0  32.617  65.235  1.6594       108.6      3.5      3.4     5.9
   21   2   3   1  33.849  67.698  1.60584      228.1      7.4      7.0     5.9
   22   1   5   1  34.864  69.728  1.56476      769.9     25.0     23.7     5.9
   23   0   0   2  36.258  72.515  1.5124       345.1     11.2     10.6     5.9
   24   2   5   0  36.388  72.776  1.50773      158.5      5.1      4.8     6.0
   25   2   4   1  37.272  74.544  1.47698      112.5      3.7      3.4     6.0
   26   3   2   0  37.475  74.951  1.47014      153.2      5.0      4.7     6.0
   27   0   6   1  37.938  75.876  1.45485      357.0     11.6     10.9     6.0
   28   1   1   2  38.962  77.923  1.42249      210.9      6.8      6.4     6.0
   29   3   3   0  39.846  79.692  1.39601      161.3      5.2      4.9     6.0
   30   1   2   2  40.373  80.747  1.38084       39.0      1.3      1.2     6.1
   31   3   0   1  40.706  81.412  1.3715       161.3      5.2      4.8     6.1
   32   1   7   0  41.15   82.301  1.35928      270.0      8.8      8.1     6.1
   33   2   6   0  41.596  83.191  1.34734       73.7      2.4      2.2     6.1
   34   3   2   1  42.569  85.138  1.32224       70.1      2.3      2.1     6.1
   35   1   3   2  42.703  85.406  1.31887      257.3      8.4      7.7     6.1
   36   0   4   2  43.791  87.582  1.29251      109.9      3.6      3.2     6.2
   37   3   3   1  44.884  89.768  1.26753       85.9      2.8      2.5     6.2
   38   2   0   2  44.997  89.994  1.26502       40.4      1.3      1.2     6.2

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)