| Material name | Dolomite | |||||
| Composition | (Ca0.871Mg0.129)CO3 | |||||
| Chemical formula weight | 98.05 | |||||
| System | Trigonal | |||||
| Temperature (ºC) | 24 | |||||
| a (Å), b (Å), c (Å) | 4.9382(4) | 4.9382(4) | 16.832(1) | |||
| α (deg), β (deg), γ (deg) | 90 | 90 | 120 | |||
| Unit cell volume (Å3) | 355.48(7) | |||||
| Calculated density (g/㎝3) | 2.75 | |||||
| Z | 6 | |||||
| Space group | R3c (No.167) | |||||
| atom | site | g | x/a | y/b | z/c | B (Å2) |
| Ca | 6b | 0.871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42(1) |
| Mg | 6b | 0.129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42(1) |
| C | 6a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 1.39(3) |
| O | 18e | 1 | 0.2587(3) | 0 | 1/4 | 2.42(3) |
Reference: J. Paquette and R.J. Reeder, American Mineralogist, 75, 1151 (1990).