Information card for entry 7032211

Structure parameters

• Common name: ellestadite
• Chemical name: ellestadite
• Formula: Ca10 Cl2 O24 P5.46 S0.27 Si0.27
• Calculated formula: Ca10 Cl2 O24 P5.454 S0.27 Si0.27
• Title of publication: Crystal chemical characteristics of ellestadite-type apatite: implications for toxic metal immobilization.
• Authors of publication: Fang, Y. N.; Ritter, Clemens; White, T. J.
• Journal of publication: Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)
• Year of publication: 2014
• Journal volume: 43
• Journal issue: 42
• Pages of publication: 16031 - 16043
• a: 9.62986 ± 0.00022 Å
• b: 9.62986 ± 0.00022 Å
• c: 6.78332 ± 0.00021 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 90°
• γ: 120°
• Cell volume: 544.77 ± 0.02 ų
• Cell temperature: 298 K
• Ambient diffraction temperature: 298 K
• Number of distinct elements: 6
• Space group number: 176
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: P 63/m
• Hall space group symbol: -P 6c
• Residual factor R(I) for significantly intense reflections: 0.022
• Goodness-of-fit parameter for all reflections: 0.67
• Method of determination: powder diffraction
• Diffraction radiation wavelength: 1.38994 Å
• Diffraction radiation type: neutron
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: No