Inorganic Solid Phases

FeCO3 (Fe[CO3]) Crystal Structure

Get Access CIF Download help (pdf)

General Information

  • Phase Label(s): Fe[CO3]
  • Structure Class(es): –
  • Classification by Properties: antiferromagnet AFM
  • Mineral Name(s): siderite
  • Pearson Symbol: hR30
  • Space Group: 167
  • Phase Prototype: Ca[CO3]
  • Measurement Detail(s): automatic diffractometer (determination of cell parameters), automatic diffractometer; Philips PW1100 (determination of structural parameters), X-rays, Mo Kα (determination of cell and structural parameters)
  • Phase Class(es): –
  • Compound Class(es): carbonate
  • Interpretation Detail(s): complete structure determined, full-matrix least-squares refinement; 11 variables; 274 reflections, R = 0.013; wR = 0.017
  • Sample Detail(s): siderite sample from Greenland, Ivittuut, electron microprobe analysis; 0.1 wt.% CaO, 0.2 wt.% MgO, 58.8 wt.% FeO, 2.9 wt.% MnO, single crystal (determination of cell parameters), single crystal, 0.27-0.29 mm diameter (determination of structural parameters)

Substance Summary

  • Standard Formula: Fe[CO3]
  • Alphabetic Formula: [CO3]Fe
  • Published Formula: FeCO3
  • Refined Formula: CFeO3
  • Wyckoff Sequence: 167,eba
  • Z Formula Units: 6
  • Density: ρ = 3.94 Mg·m−3
View 3D Interactive Structure

Cite this page

Crystallographic Data

Cell Parameters

Published Data
Standardized Data
Unit Cell
Niggli-Reduced Cell
Space Group
a
b
c
α
β
γ
a/b
b/c
c/a
V

Atom Coordinates

Standardized

Site
Element
Wyckoff Symbol
Symmetry
X
Y
Z
Occupation
Co-ord. No.
Atomic Env.

Published

Site
Element
Wyckoff Symbol
Symmetry
X
Y
Z
Occupation

Displacement Parameters

Anisotropic

Site
U11 [nm2]
U22 [nm2]
U33 [nm2]
U12 [nm2]
U13 [nm2]
U23 [nm2]

Experimental Details

Reference

3D Interactive Structure

About this content

  • Database name

    PAULING FILE Multinaries Edition – 2012

  • Dataset ID

    sd_1219484

  • Copyright

    ©Springer & Material Phases Data System (MPDS), Switzerland & National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, 2016

  • Chief Editor

    Pierre Villars, Material Phases Data System (MPDS), CH-6354 Vitznau, Switzerland

    villars.mpds@bluewin.ch

  • Credits

    SpringerMaterials Release 2016.

    Data generated pre-2002: © Springer & MPDS & NIMS; post-2001: © Springer & MPDS

    All Rights Reserved. Version 2016.10.

    Project Coordinator: Shuichi Iwata

    Section-Editor: Karin Cenzual (Crystal Structures)

    • Cite this content

    Download this citation

    Citation copied