Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: AB2CD6_hP30_150_e_c2d_f_3g

  • M. J. Mehl, D. Hicks, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 1, Comp. Mat. Sci. 136, S1-S828 (2017). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.017)
  • D. Hicks, M. J. Mehl, E. Gossett, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 2, Comp. Mat. Sci. 161, S1-S1011 (2019). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.10.043)
  • D. Hicks, M.J. Mehl, M. Esters, C. Oses, O. Levy, G.L.W. Hart, C. Toher, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 3, Comp. Mat. Sci. 199, 110450 (2021). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110450)

Paralstonite (BaCa(CO3)2) Structure : AB2CD6_hP30_150_e_c2d_f_3g

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Prototype : BaC2CaO6
AFLOW prototype label : AB2CD6_hP30_150_e_c2d_f_3g
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : hP30
Space group number : 150
Space group symbol : $P321$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=AB2CD6_hP30_150_e_c2d_f_3g
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$z_{1}$,$z_{2}$,$z_{3}$,$x_{4}$,$x_{5}$,$x_{6}$,$y_{6}$,$z_{6}$,$x_{7}$,$y_{7}$,$z_{7}$,$x_{8}$,$y_{8}$,$z_{8}$



Trigonal Hexagonal primitive vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a}_1 & = & \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} - \frac{\sqrt3}2 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\ \mathbf{a}_2 & = & \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt3}2 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\ \mathbf{a}_3 & = & c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \end{array} \]

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2c\right) & \text{C I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & -z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2c\right) & \text{C I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2d\right) & \text{C II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2d\right) & \text{C II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & \frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2d\right) & \text{C III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & \frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2d\right) & \text{C III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} & = & \frac{1}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(3e\right) & \text{Ba} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(3e\right) & \text{Ba} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & -x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} & \left(3e\right) & \text{Ba} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(3f\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(3f\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & -x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(3f\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{6}+y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(-x_{6}+y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & -y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{6}-y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}x_{6}-y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & \left(-x_{6}+y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{6}+\frac{1}{2}y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{6}+y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(x_{6}-y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & \left(x_{6}-y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}x_{6}-y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & -x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(-x_{6}+y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{6}+\frac{1}{2}y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{7}+y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(-x_{7}+y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & -y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{7}-y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}x_{7}-y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & \left(-x_{7}+y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{7}+\frac{1}{2}y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{7}+y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(x_{7}-y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & \left(x_{7}-y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}x_{7}-y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & -x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(-x_{7}+y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{7}+\frac{1}{2}y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{8}+y_{8}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(-x_{8}+y_{8}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & -y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{8}-y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}x_{8}-y_{8}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{27} & = & \left(-x_{8}+y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{8}+\frac{1}{2}y_{8}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{28} & = & y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{8}+y_{8}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(x_{8}-y_{8}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{29} & = & \left(x_{8}-y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}x_{8}-y_{8}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{30} & = & -x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(-x_{8}+y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{8}+\frac{1}{2}y_{8}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • H. Effenberger, Die Kristallstruktur des Minerals Paralstonite, BaCa(CO3)2, Neues\ Jahrb. Mineral. Monatsh. 1980, 353–363 (1980).
  • R. T. Downs and M. Hall–Wallace, The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database, Am. Mineral. 88, 247–250 (2003).

Found in

  • D. Spahr, L. Bayarjargal, V. Vinograd, R. Luchitskaia, V. Milman, and B. Winkler, A new BaCa(CO3)2 polymorph, Acta Crystallogr. Sect. B Struct. Sci. 75, 291–300 (2019), doi:10.1107/S2052520619003238.

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