Magnesium Fluoride
compound
MgF2
A tough, transparent crystal used in optical lenses and camera coatings
This crystal's unusual transparency to ultraviolet light makes it essential in high-performance camera lenses and space telescopes.
Material
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Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | Magnesium fluoride — P4₂/mnm |
| Formula | MgF2 |
| Crystal system | tetragonal |
| Space group | P 42/m n m |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 4.5967, 4.5967, 3.0376 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 90, 90 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)