Trigonal (32) Space Groups
Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences,
Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay
To the right of each space group is a listing of coordinate points. These are thecoordinates to which a general point (x,y,z) is transformed by the space group. Origins(called "equivalent points" in the International Tables), areadditional points around which the points are transformed. For example, (0,0,0) refers toa corner of the unit cell, (1/2,1/2,1/2) to the center. All space groups have origin(0,0,0). For a space group with an additional origin (1/2,1/2,1/2), point (x,y,z) is alsotransformed to (1/2+x,1/2+y,1/2+z) and so on.
3-fold and 6-fold coordinates are tabulated with respect to axes intersecting at 60 degrees. In this oblique coordinate system, coordinates tend to be simple
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149 P312 (+x,+y,+z); (-y,+x-y,+z);
(+y-x,-x,+z);
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150 P321 (+x,+y,+z); (-y,+x-y,+z);
(+y-x,-x,+z);
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151 P31 12 (+x,+y,+z); (-y,+x-y,1/3+z);
(+y-x,-x,2/3+z);
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152 P31 21 (+x,+y,+z); (-y,+x-y,1/3+z);
(+y-x,-x,2/3+z);
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153 P32 12 (+x,+y,+z); (-y,+x-y,2/3+z);
(+y-x,-x,1/3+z);
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154 P32 21 (+x,+y,+z); (-y,+x-y,2/3+z);
(+y-x,-x,1/3+z);
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Rhombohedra are cubes distorted along one of the three fold axes. Coordinates for rhombohedral symmetries can be described in terms of the rhombohedral cell edges or with respect to the threefold symmetry axis system. Coordinates here are given with respect to the threefold symmetry axis system.
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R32 Origins: (0,0,0); (1/3,2/3,2/3); (2/3,1/3,1/3) (+x,+y,+z); (-y,+x-y,+z);
(+y-x,-x,+z);
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Created 13 October 1999, Last Update 11 June 2020