AFLOW Prototype: A3B5C4D2_mC56_9_3a_5a_4a_2a
Prototype | : | Mg3O5(OH)4Si2 |
AFLOW prototype label | : | A3B5C4D2_mC56_9_3a_5a_4a_2a |
Strukturbericht designation | : | None |
Pearson symbol | : | mC56 |
Space group number | : | 9 |
Space group symbol | : | $Cc$ |
AFLOW prototype command | : | aflow --proto=A3B5C4D2_mC56_9_3a_5a_4a_2a --params=$a$,$b/a$,$c/a$,$\beta$,$x_{1}$,$y_{1}$,$z_{1}$,$x_{2}$,$y_{2}$,$z_{2}$,$x_{3}$,$y_{3}$,$z_{3}$,$x_{4}$,$y_{4}$,$z_{4}$,$x_{5}$,$y_{5}$,$z_{5}$,$x_{6}$,$y_{6}$,$z_{6}$,$x_{7}$,$y_{7}$,$z_{7}$,$x_{8}$,$y_{8}$,$z_{8}$,$x_{9}$,$y_{9}$,$z_{9}$,$x_{10}$,$y_{10}$,$z_{10}$,$x_{11}$,$y_{11}$,$z_{11}$,$x_{12}$,$y_{12}$,$z_{12}$,$x_{13}$,$y_{13}$,$z_{13}$,$x_{14}$,$y_{14}$,$z_{14}$ |
white asbestos.Chrysotile sheets typically curl into tubular fibers and the crystal structure is difficult to determine. (Yada, 1967) has a partial list of the experiments performed to determine this structure. This differs from the early work of (Warren, 1930), $S4_{5}$, which halves the size of the unit cell and removes the inversion site. For this prototype, the OH molecules are centered on four $a$ Wyckoff positions.
Basis vectors:
\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & \left(x_{1}-y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{1}+y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{1}a+z_{1}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{1}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{1}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Mg I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \left(x_{1}+y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{1}-y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{1}a + z_{1}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{1}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Mg I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \left(x_{2}-y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{2}+y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{2}a+z_{2}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{2}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{2}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Mg II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \left(x_{2}+y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{2}-y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{2}a + z_{2}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{2}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Mg II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & \left(x_{3}-y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{3}+y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{3}a+z_{3}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{3}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Mg III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & \left(x_{3}+y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{3}-y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{3}a + z_{3}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{3}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{3}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Mg III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & \left(x_{4}-y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{4}+y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{4}a+z_{4}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{4}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & \left(x_{4}+y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{4}-y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{4}a + z_{4}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & \left(x_{5}-y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{5}+y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{5}a+z_{5}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{5}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & \left(x_{5}+y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{5}-y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{5}a + z_{5}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{5}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & \left(x_{6}-y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{6}+y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{6}a+z_{6}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{6}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{6}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & \left(x_{6}+y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{6}-y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{6}a + z_{6}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{6}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{6}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & \left(x_{7}-y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{7}+y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{7}a+z_{7}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{7}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{7}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & \left(x_{7}+y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{7}-y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{7}a + z_{7}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{7}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{7}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & \left(x_{8}-y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{8}+y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{8}a+z_{8}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{8}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{8}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & \left(x_{8}+y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{8}-y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{8}a + z_{8}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{8}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{8}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & \left(x_{9}-y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{9}+y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{9}a+z_{9}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{9}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{9}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{OH I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & \left(x_{9}+y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{9}-y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{9}a + z_{9}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{9}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{9}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{OH I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & \left(x_{10}-y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{10}+y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{10}a+z_{10}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{10}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{10}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{OH II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & \left(x_{10}+y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{10}-y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{10}a + z_{10}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{10}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{10}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{OH II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & \left(x_{11}-y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{11}+y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{11}a+z_{11}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{11}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{11}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{OH III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & \left(x_{11}+y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{11}-y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{11}a + z_{11}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{11}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{11}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{OH III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & \left(x_{12}-y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{12}+y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{12}a+z_{12}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{12}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{12}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{OH IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & \left(x_{12}+y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{12}-y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{12}a + z_{12}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{12}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{12}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{OH IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & \left(x_{13}-y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{13}+y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{13} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{13}a+z_{13}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{13}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{13}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Si I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & \left(x_{13}+y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{13}-y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{13}a + z_{13}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{13}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{13}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Si I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{27} & = & \left(x_{14}-y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{14}+y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{14} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{14}a+z_{14}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{14}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{14}c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Si II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{28} & = & \left(x_{14}+y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{14}-y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}c\cos\beta +x_{14}a + z_{14}c\cos\beta\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{14}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{14}\right)c\sin\beta \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Si II} \\ \end{array} \]