Calcite (CaCO$_{3}$, $G0_{1}$) Structure: ABC3_hR10_167_a_b_e-002
| Prototype | CCaO$_{3}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | ABC3_hR10_167_a_b_e-002 |
| Strukturbericht designation | $G0_{1}$ |
| Mineral name | calcite |
| ICSD | 40107 |
| Pearson symbol | hR10 |
| Space group number | 167 |
| Space group symbol | $R\overline{3}c$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=ABC3_hR10_167_a_b_e-002
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{3}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
AlBO$_{3}$, (Ca, Mn)CO$_{3}$ (kutnohorite, rhodocrosite), CdCO$_{3}$ (otavite), (Cd, Mg)CO$_{3}$ (otavite), CoCO$_{3}$ (spherocobaltite), CuCO$_{3}$, FeCO$_{3}$ (siderite), InBO$_{3}$, (La, Na)O$_{3}$ (loparite), LaNiO$_{3}$, MgCO$_{3}$ (magnesite), MnCO$_{3}$ (rhodochrosite), NaNO$_{3}$ (nitratine), NiCO$_{3}$ (gaspeite), ZnCO$_{3}$ (smithsonite)
- Strukturbericht Band I, (Ewald, 1931) pp.292-295, gives this the designation $G1$, but the index in Band II (Hermann, 1937) lists this as $G0_{1}$.
- CaCO$_{3}$ can also be found in the form of monoclinic or hexagonal vaterite. These two structures can coexist.
- Paraelectric LiNbO$_{3}$ and calcite CaCO$_{3}$ have the same AFLOW prototype label, ABC3_hR10_167_a_b_e. They are generated by the same symmetry operations with different sets of parameters (
--params) specified in their corresponding CIF files. - Hexagonal settings rhombohedral structures can be obtained with the option
--hex.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2a) | C I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2a) | C I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $0$ | = | $0$ | (2b) | Ca I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2b) | Ca I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{8}a \left(4 x_{3} - 1\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{8}a \left(4 x_{3} - 1\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6e) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{8}a \left(4 x_{3} - 1\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{8}a \left(4 x_{3} - 1\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6e) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6e) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{8}a \left(4 x_{3} + 3\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{24}a \left(12 x_{3} + 1\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{5}{12}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6e) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{8}a \left(4 x_{3} - 1\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{24}a \left(12 x_{3} + 5\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{5}{12}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6e) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{5}{12}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6e) | O I |
References
- S. A. Markgraf and R. J. Reeder, High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite, Am. Mineral. 70, 590–600 (1985).
- P. P. Ewald and C. Hermann, eds., Strukturbericht 1913-1928 (Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M. B. H., Leipzig, 1931).
- C. Hermann, O. Lohrmann, and H. Philipp, eds., Strukturbericht Band II 1928-1932 (Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M. B. H., Leipzig, 1937).
Found in
- R. T. Downs and M. Hall-Wallace, The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database, Am. Mineral. 88, 247–250 (2003).
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=ABC3_hR10_167_a_b_e --params=$a,c/a,x_{3}$