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

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THORIANITE

1, t-fluorite, g-uraninite

ThO(2)


Cubic  F m3m  Z = 4

Fm3m

22 .5 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 241

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.5997   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.5997   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.5997   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   175.59

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    26.44

  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    Th    = 1.00
   2 0.25    0.25    0.25     0.0    O     = 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       2     0.25       0.25       0.25  
     3       2     0.75       0.75       0.75  
     4       2     0.75       0.25       0.25  
     5       2     0.75       0.75       0.25  
     6       2     0.25       0.75       0.25  
     7       2     0.25       0.75       0.75  
     8       2     0.25       0.25       0.75  
     9       2     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    10       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    11       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    12       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      9.98

MU (1/cm) =    4057.906    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    406.411

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

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

    1    Th                  2.928        8
                                                 2.4247       2
                                                 2.4247       2
                                                 2.4247       2
                                                 2.4247       2
                                                 2.4247       2
                                                 2.4247       2
                                                 2.4247       2
                                                 2.4247       2
    2    O                   3.264        6
                                                 2.7998       2
                                                 2.7998       2
                                                 2.7998       2
                                                 2.7998       2
                                                 2.7998       2
                                                 2.7998       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   1   1   1 16.061  32.123   0.155   23.35    8      315.4    60261.8
    2   2   0   0 18.631  37.261   0.179   16.89    6      259.1    22071.4
    3   2   2   0 26.859  53.718   0.253    7.41   12      320.6    29666.3
    4   1   1   3 31.99   63.981   0.296    5.01   24      269.0    28208.1
    5   2   2   2 33.596  67.192   0.309    4.51    8      233.3     6370.1
    6   4   0   0 39.712  79.425   0.357    3.29    6      278.9     4982.9
    7   3   3   1 44.128  88.256   0.389    2.88   24      243.2    13246.2


  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   1   1   1  16.061  32.123  3.23299    60261.8    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   2   0   0  18.631  37.261  2.79985    22071.4     36.6     36.5     5.7
    3   2   2   0  26.859  53.718  1.97979    29666.3     49.2     48.1     5.8
    4   1   1   3  31.99   63.981  1.68837    28208.1     46.8     45.1     5.9
    5   2   2   2  33.596  67.192  1.61649     6370.1     10.6     10.1     5.9
    6   4   0   0  39.712  79.425  1.39992     4982.9      8.3      7.7     6.0
    7   3   3   1  44.128  88.256  1.28466    13246.2     22.0     20.1     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)