Landau description of the calcite-CaCO3(II) phase transition

Abstract
The calcite-CaCO3(II) phase transition is described within the framework of the Landau criteria for continuous phase transitions. The F point is chosen to construct the irreducible representation driving the transition. All Landau conditions are satisfied by the D(F*,3) representation and the three-component order parameter of D(F*,3) is shown to correspond to the observed rotations of the CO3 groups.