Reidite is a silicate mineral with the formula Zr(SiO4), crystallizing in the tetragonal system. It has a calculated density of 5.169 g/cm3. Its streak is white.
Crystallography
Crystal system
tetragonal crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space group
I 41/a
Cell (Å, °)
a = 4.734, b = 4.734, c = 10.51; α = 90, β = 90, γ = 90
Cell volume
235.537 ų, Z = 4
Axial ratios
1.0000:1:2.2201calculated from COD 1549090
Source structure
COD 1549090 (Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 1986)
Powder X-ray diffraction (calculated)
d (Å)
2.823
4.316
1.44
1.759
2.075
1.552
I/I₀
100
41.2
30.5
28.4
21.3
18.5
xrd-v1: CuKa1 1.5406A, 2theta 5-90, top10, Imax=100, no DW/PO. Computed from COD 1549090; idealized occupancies, no preferred orientation.