Content:
Element allotropes
Aristotypes of Structural Chemistry
Minerals, Silicates
Intermetallics
Metal-organic frameworks
Bravais lattices and space groups
Atomic orbitals
Element allotropes
| Structure |
3D Representation (link) |
Reference |
| α-F2 |
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S. I. Ivlev, A. J. Karttunen, M. Hoelzel, M. Conrad, F. Kraus, Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 3310.
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| α-Po |
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R. J. DeSando, R. C. Lange, J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 1966, 28, 1837. |
| α-S8 |
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S. A. Gromilov, D. A. Piryazev, N. B. Egorov, D. V. Akimov, J. Struct. Chem. 2016, 57, 1663. |
| As (gray) |
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D. Schiferl, C. S. Barrett, J. Appl. Cryst. 1969, 2, 30. |
| B12 |
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I. Chuvashova, E. Bykova, M. Bykov, V. Svitlyk, B. Gasharova, Y.-L. Mathis, R. Caracas, L. Dubrinsky, N. Dubrovinskaia, J. Solid State Chem. 2017, 245, 50. |
| C (Nano tubes) |
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M. J. Bucknum, E. A. Castro, J. Chem. Theory Comp. 2006, 2, 775. |
| C (Diamond) |
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N. Bindzus, T. Straasø, N. Wahlberg, J. Becker, L. Bjerg, N. Lock, A.-C. Dippel, B. B. Iversen, Acta Cryst. 2014, A70, 39. |
| C (Graphite) |
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L. Boulet-Roblin, D. Sheptyakov, P. Borel, C. Tessier, P. Novák, C. Villevieille, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 25574. |
| C (Fullerene) |
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W. I. F. David, R. M. Ibberson, J. C. Matthewman, K. Prassides, T. J. S. Dennis, J. P. Hare, H. W. Kroto, R. Taylor, D. R. M. Walton, Nature, 1991, 353, 147. |
| Cl2 |
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B. M. Powell, K. M. Heal, B. H. Torrie, Mol. Phys. 1984, 53, 929. |
| Cu |
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D. Huang, S. Liu, H. Xu, Y. Du, J. Alloys Comp. 2016, 688, 1115. |
| γ-Ga |
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L. Bosio, H. Curien, M. Dupont, A. Rimsky, Acta Cryst. B 1972, 28, 1974. |
| I2 |
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F. Bertolotti, A. V. Shishkina, A. Forni, G. Gervasio, A. I. Stash, V. G. Tsirelson, Cryst. Growth Des. 2014, 14, 3587. |
| Mg |
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V. V. Shtender, O. Y. Zelinska, V. V. Pavlyuk, R. V. Denys, V. Paul-Boncour, I. Y. Zavaliy, B. Marciniak, E. Różycka-Sokołowska, Intermetallics 2017, 87, 61. |
| P (Fibers) |
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M. Ruck, D. Hoppe, B. Wahl, P. Simon, Y. Wang, G. Seifert, Angew. Chem. 2005, 117, 7788. |
| P (Hittorf) |
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G. Schusteritsch, M. Uhrin, C. J. Pickard, Nano Lett. 2016, 16, 2975. |
| P (Hittorfene) |
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G. Schusteritsch, M. Uhrin, C. J. Pickard, Nano Lett. 2016, 16, 2975. |
| P (black) |
 
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W. A. Crichton, M. Mezouar, G. Monaco, S. Falconi, Powder Diffr. 2003, 18, 155. |
| P (white) |
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A. Simon, H. Borrmann, H. Craubner, Phosphorus Sulfur 1987, 30, 507. |
| Se (gray) |
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R. Keller, W. B. Holzapfel, H. Schulz, Phys. Rev. B 1977, 16, 4404. |
| W |
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A. Friedrich, B. Winkler, L. Bayarjargal, E. A. J. Arellano, W. Morgenroth, J. Biehler, F. Schröder, J. Yan, S. M. Clark, J. Alloys Comp. 2010, 502, 5. |
Aristotypes of structural chemistry
| Structure |
3D Representation (link) |
Reference |
| Al2O3 (Corundum) |
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N. Ishizawa, T. Miyata, I. Minato, F. Marumo, S. Iwai, Acta Cryst. B 1980, 36, 228. |
| BiI3 |
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M. Ruck, Z. Kristallogr. 1995, 210, 650. |
| α-BN |
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E. Budak, Ç. Bozkurt, Physica B. Cond. Mat. 2010, 405, 4702. |
| CaC2 |
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M. Knapp, U. Ruschewitz, Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 874. |
| CaF2 |
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M. Stachowicz, M. Malinska, J. Parafiniuk, K. Woźniak, Acta Cryst. 2017, B73, 643. |
| Ca[TiO3] (Perovskite) |
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M. Yashima, R. Ali, Solid State Ionics 2009, 180, 120. |
| CdCl2 |
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D. E. Partin, M. O'Keeffe, J. Solid State Chem. 1991, 95, 176. |
| CdI2 |
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B. Palosz, E. Salje, J. Appl. Cryst. 1989, 22, 622. |
| CrCl3 |
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B. Moroson, A. Narath, J. Chem. Phys. 1964, 40, 1958. |
| CsCl |
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M. Sist, K. F. F. Fischer, H. Kasai, B. B. Iversen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 3625. |
| Cu2O (Cuprite) |
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M. L. Foo, Q. Huang, J. W. Lynn, W.-L. Lee, T. Klimczuk, I. S. Hagemann, N. P. Ong, R. J. Cava, J. Solid. State. Chem. 2006, 179, 563. |
| Cu3Au |
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R. Kubiak, J. Janczak, J. Alloys Comp. 1991, 176, 133. |
| FeTiO3 (Ilmenite) |
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T. Yamanaka, J. Synchrotron Rad. 2005, 12, 566. |
| FeS2 |
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M. Rieder, J. C. Crelling, O. Šustai, M. Drábek, Z. Weiss, M. Lementová, Int. J. Coal Geology 2007, 71, 115. |
| MgAl2O4 (Spinel) |
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T. Yamanaka, Y. Takéuchi, Z. Kristallogr. 1983, 165, 65. |
| MoCl3 |
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H. Hillebrecht, P. J. Schmidt, H. W. Rotter, G. Thiele, P. Zönnchen, H. Bengel, H.-J. Cantow, S. N. Magonov, M.-H. Whangbo, J. Alloys Compd. 1997, 246, 70. |
| MoS2 |
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O. Hassel, Z. Kristallogr. 1924, 61, 92. |
| NaCl |
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P. Fontana, J. Schefer, D. Pettit, J. Cryst. Growth 2011, 324, 207. |
| NiAs |
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G. Arminoff, Z. Kristallogr. 1923, 58, 203. |
| PbO (red) |
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P. Boher, P. Garnier, J. R. Gavarri, A. W. Hewat, J. Solid State Chem. 1985, 57, 343. |
| PtS |
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F. Grønvold, H. Haraldsen, A. Kjekshus, Acta Chem. Scand. 1960, 14, 1879. |
| ReO3 |
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K. Meisel, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 1932, 207, 121. |
| SiO2 (Cristobalite) |
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P. Dera, J. D. Lazarz, V. B. Prakapenka, M. Barkley, R. T. Downs, Phys. Chem. Min. 2011, 38, 517. |
| SiO2 (Quartz) |
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K. Kihara, Eur. J. Min. 1990, 2, 63. |
| SiO2 (Tridymite) |
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K. Kihara, T. Matsumoto, M. Imamura, Z. Kristallogr. 1986, 177, 39. |
| SiS2 |
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J. Evers, P. Mayer, L. Möckl, G. Oehlinger, R. Köppe, H. Schnöckel, Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 1240. |
| TiO2 (Rutile) |
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K. Sugiyama, Y. Takéuchi, Z. Kristallogr. 1991, 194, 305. |
| VF3 |
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P. Daniel, A. Bulou, M. Leblanc, M. Rousseau, J. Nouet, Mat. Res. Bull. 1990, 25, 413. |
| ZnS (Wurzite) |
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E. H. Kisi, M. M. Elcombe, Acta Cryst. 1989, C45, 1867. |
| ZnS (Zincblende) |
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B. T. Sendja, D. T. Kamgne, G. Aquilanti, L. Olivi, J. R. Plaisier, Physica B: Cond. Mat. 2018, 545, 481. |
| ZrI3 |
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A. Lachgar, D. S. Dudis, J. D. Corbett, Inorg. Chem. 1990, 29, 2242. |
Minerals, Silicates, and selected oxides and sulfides
| Structure |
3D Representation (link) |
Reference |
| Alum |
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M. I. Kay, D. T. Cromer, Acta Cryst. 1970, B26, 1349. |
| Beryl |
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G. Bergerhoff, W. Nowacki, Schweiz. Miner. Petr. Mitt. 1955, 35, 410. |
| Ca2[Mo6S8] |
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F. Kubel, K. Yvon, Solid State Commun. 1989, 72, 1219. |
| Chondrodite |
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K. Robinson, G. V. Gibbs, P. H. Ribbe, Am. Mineral. 1973, 58, 43. |
| Diopsite |
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A. M. Plonka, P. Dera, P. Irmen, M. L. Rivers, L. Ehm, J. B. Parise, Geophys. Res. Lett. 2012, 39, L24307. |
| Faujasith |
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S. M. Seo, D. J. Moon, J. An, H.-K. Jeong, W. T. Lim, J. Phys. Chem. C 2016, 120, 28563. |
| Gehlenite |
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P. Karczak, F. Raaz, Anz. Oester. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Nat. Kl. 1967, 104, 383. |
| Garnet (Pyrope) |
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E. P. Meagher, Am. Mineral. 1975, 60, 218. |
| Garnet (Almandine) |
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T. Armbruster, C. A. Geiger, G. A. Lager, Am. Mineral. 1992, 77, 512. |
| Garnet (Spessartine) |
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U. Rodehorst, C. A. Geiger, T. Armbruster, Am. Mineral. 2002, 87, 542. |
| Muskovite |
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J.-J. Liang, F. C. Hawthorne, Can. Mineral. 1996, 34, 115. |
| Olivine |
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F. Princivalle, L. Secco, Tschermaks min. pet. Mitt. 1985, 34, 105. |
| Phenakite |
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R. M. Hazen, A. Y. Au, Phys. Chem. Min. 1986, 13, 69. |
| Pyroxene |
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B. Periotto, T. Balić-Žunić, F. Nestola, A. Katerinopoulou, R. J. Angel, Am. Mineral. 2012, 97, 1741. |
| Sodalite |
  |
J. Löns, H. Schulz, Acta Cryst. 1967, 23, 434. |
| Topaz |
  |
G. D. Gatta, F. Nestola, G. D. Bromiley, A. Loose, Am. Mineral. 2006, 91, 1839. |
| YBa2Cu3O7 |
  |
P. Schweiss, W. Reichardt, M. Braden, G. Collin, G. Heger, H. Claus, A. Erb, Phys. Rev. B 1994, 49, 1387. |
| Zeolite A |
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R. Y. Yanagida, A. A. Amaro, K. Seff, J Phys. Chem. 1973, 77, 805. |
| Zircon |
  |
Z. Mursic, T. Vogt, H. Boysen, F. Frey, J. Appl. Cryst. 1992, 25, 519. |
Intermetallics and related
| Structure |
3D Representation (link) |
Reference |
| AlB2 |
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M. Merz, P. Schweiss, T. Wolf, H. von Löhneysen, S. Schuppler, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 2014, 83, 024714. |
| Ca2Si |
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R. Nedumkandathil, D. E. Benson, J. Grins, K. Spektor, U. Häussermann, J. Solid State Chem. 2015, 222, 18. |
| CaSi |
  |
A. Currao, J. Curda, R. Nesper, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 1996, 622, 85. |
| Cu2MnAl |
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K. H. J. Buschow, P. G. van Engen, J. Magn. Magn. Mat. 1981, 25, 90. |
| Cu9Al4 |
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L. Arnberg, S. Westman, Acta Cryst. 1978, A34, 399. |
| MgCu2 |
  |
M. H. Braga, J. J. A. Ferreira, J. Siewenie, T. Proffen, S. C. Vogel, L. L. Daemen, J. Solid State Chem. 2010, 183, 10. |
| NaSi |
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J. Witte, H. G. Schnering, W. Klemm, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 1964, 327, 260. |
| NaTl |
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M. Tadin, J. Schneider, H. Boysen, F. Frey, Mat. Science Forum 1991, 79-82, 635. |
Metal-organic frameworks
Selected Bravais Lattices and Space Groups
Atomic orbitals
Calculation and depiction of orbitals for Eu: Gaussian-16[1] (HF/SDDAll[2]), www.makexyz.com/convert/wrl-to-stl, and Windows 3D Builder.
[1] Gaussian 16, Revision C.01, M. J. Frisch, et al. Gaussian, Inc. Wallingford CT, 2016..
[2] T. H. Dunning Jr, P. J. Hay, Modern Theoretical Chemistry, Ed. H. F. Schaefer III, Vol. 3 (Plenum, New York, 1977) 1-28.
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