Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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           142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow district
             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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ARGYRODITE

3, gamma, analogue

Ag(7)PSe(6)


Cubic  F 4(-)3m  Z = 4

R =0.0326          NR =1116

16 .4 .1900

Ref.Str.:

         M. Evain, E. Gaudin, F. Boucher, V. Petricek, F. Taulelle (1998)

         * Acta Cryst., B54, 376-383

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

   Lattice parameters (cub. angs.,degr.):

             a =  10.838    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.838    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  10.838    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1273.06

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   191.7 

  Co-ordinates, thermal parameters, occupation for atomic positions:

NoP   x/a     y/b     z/c    B(j)   atom  / occupation

   1 0.75    0.75    0.75     0.03   P     = 1.00
   2 0.8684  0.8684  0.8684   0.05   Se    = 1.00
   3 0.2298  0.2298  0.2298   0.06   Se    = 0.25, Se    = 0.0 
   4 0.5     0.5     0.5      0.08   Se    = 1.00
   5 0.0964  0.0964  0.266    0.21   Ag    = 0.25, Ag    = 0.0 
   6 0.0308  0.0308  0.2703   0.12   Ag    = 0.26, Ag    = 0.0 
   7 0.37    0.37    0.37     0.29   Ag    = 0.22, Ag    = 0.0 


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.75       0.75       0.75  
     2       2     0.8684     0.8684     0.8684
     3       3     0.2298     0.2298     0.2298
     4       4     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     5       5     0.0964     0.0964     0.266 
     6       6     0.0308     0.0308     0.2703
     7       7     0.37       0.37       0.37  
     8       1     0.75       0.25       0.25  
     9       2     0.6316     0.1316     0.3684
    10       3     0.2702     0.7702     0.7298
    11       4     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    12       5     0.4036     0.9036     0.766 
    13       6     0.4692     0.9692     0.7703
    14       7     0.13       0.63       0.87  
    15       1     0.25       0.25       0.75  
    16       2     0.1316     0.3684     0.6316
    17       3     0.7702     0.7298     0.2702
    18       4     0.5        0.0        0.0   
    19       5     0.9036     0.5964     0.234 
    20       6     0.9692     0.5308     0.2297
    21       7     0.63       0.87       0.13  
    22       1     0.25       0.75       0.25  
    23       2     0.3684     0.6316     0.1316
    24       3     0.7298     0.2702     0.7702
    25       4     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    26       5     0.5964     0.4036     0.734 
    27       6     0.5308     0.4692     0.7297
    28       7     0.87       0.13       0.63  
    29       2     0.1316     0.6316     0.3684
    30       3     0.7702     0.2702     0.7298
    31       5     0.9036     0.4036     0.766 
    32       6     0.9692     0.4692     0.7703
    33       7     0.63       0.13       0.87  
    34       2     0.3684     0.1316     0.6316
    35       3     0.7298     0.7702     0.2702
    36       5     0.5964     0.9036     0.234 
    37       6     0.5308     0.9692     0.2297
    38       7     0.87       0.63       0.13  
    39       2     0.6316     0.3684     0.1316
    40       3     0.2702     0.7298     0.7702
    41       5     0.4036     0.5964     0.734 
    42       6     0.4692     0.5308     0.7297
    43       7     0.13       0.87       0.63  
    44       2     0.1316     0.1316     0.8684
    45       3     0.7702     0.7702     0.2298
    46       5     0.9036     0.9036     0.266 
    47       6     0.9692     0.9692     0.2703
    48       7     0.63       0.63       0.37  
    49       2     0.3684     0.8684     0.3684
    50       3     0.7298     0.2298     0.7298
    51       5     0.5964     0.0964     0.766 
    52       6     0.5308     0.0308     0.7703
    53       7     0.87       0.37       0.87  
    54       2     0.8684     0.6316     0.6316
    55       3     0.2298     0.2702     0.2702
    56       5     0.0964     0.4036     0.234 
    57       6     0.0308     0.4692     0.2297
    58       7     0.37       0.13       0.13  
    59       2     0.8684     0.3684     0.3684
    60       3     0.2298     0.7298     0.7298
    61       5     0.0964     0.5964     0.766 
    62       6     0.0308     0.5308     0.7703
    63       7     0.37       0.87       0.87  
    64       2     0.6316     0.8684     0.6316
    65       3     0.2702     0.2298     0.2702
    66       5     0.4036     0.0964     0.234 
    67       6     0.4692     0.0308     0.2297
    68       7     0.13       0.37       0.13  
    69       2     0.6316     0.6316     0.8684
    70       3     0.2702     0.2702     0.2298
    71       5     0.4036     0.4036     0.266 
    72       6     0.4692     0.4692     0.2703
    73       7     0.13       0.13       0.37  
    74       2     0.1316     0.8684     0.1316
    75       3     0.7702     0.2298     0.7702
    76       5     0.9036     0.0964     0.734 
    77       6     0.9692     0.0308     0.7297
    78       7     0.63       0.37       0.63  
    79       2     0.8684     0.1316     0.1316
    80       3     0.2298     0.7702     0.7702
    81       5     0.0964     0.9036     0.734 
    82       6     0.0308     0.9692     0.7297
    83       7     0.37       0.63       0.63  
    84       2     0.3684     0.3684     0.8684
    85       3     0.7298     0.7298     0.2298
    86       5     0.5964     0.5964     0.266 
    87       6     0.5308     0.5308     0.2703
    88       7     0.87       0.87       0.37  
    89       5     0.0964     0.266      0.0964
    90       5     0.266      0.0964     0.0964
    91       6     0.0308     0.2703     0.0308
    92       6     0.2703     0.0308     0.0308
    93       5     0.9036     0.766      0.4036
    94       5     0.766      0.4036     0.9036
    95       6     0.9692     0.7703     0.4692
    96       6     0.7703     0.4692     0.9692
    97       5     0.5964     0.234      0.9036
    98       5     0.234      0.9036     0.5964
    99       6     0.5308     0.2297     0.9692
   100       6     0.2297     0.9692     0.5308
   101       5     0.4036     0.734      0.5964
   102       5     0.734      0.5964     0.4036
   103       6     0.4692     0.7297     0.5308
   104       6     0.7297     0.5308     0.4692
   105       5     0.4036     0.766      0.9036
   106       5     0.766      0.9036     0.4036
   107       6     0.4692     0.7703     0.9692
   108       6     0.7703     0.9692     0.4692
   109       5     0.9036     0.234      0.5964
   110       5     0.234      0.5964     0.9036
   111       6     0.9692     0.2297     0.5308
   112       6     0.2297     0.5308     0.9692
   113       5     0.5964     0.734      0.4036
   114       5     0.734      0.4036     0.5964
   115       6     0.5308     0.7297     0.4692
   116       6     0.7297     0.4692     0.5308
   117       5     0.9036     0.266      0.9036
   118       5     0.266      0.9036     0.9036
   119       6     0.9692     0.2703     0.9692
   120       6     0.2703     0.9692     0.9692
   121       5     0.0964     0.766      0.5964
   122       5     0.766      0.5964     0.0964
   123       6     0.0308     0.7703     0.5308
   124       6     0.7703     0.5308     0.0308
   125       5     0.4036     0.234      0.0964
   126       5     0.234      0.0964     0.4036
   127       6     0.4692     0.2297     0.0308
   128       6     0.2297     0.0308     0.4692
   129       5     0.5964     0.766      0.0964
   130       5     0.766      0.0964     0.5964
   131       6     0.5308     0.7703     0.0308
   132       6     0.7703     0.0308     0.5308
   133       5     0.0964     0.234      0.4036
   134       5     0.234      0.4036     0.0964
   135       6     0.0308     0.2297     0.4692
   136       6     0.2297     0.4692     0.0308
   137       5     0.4036     0.266      0.4036
   138       5     0.266      0.4036     0.4036
   139       6     0.4692     0.2703     0.4692
   140       6     0.2703     0.4692     0.4692
   141       5     0.0964     0.734      0.9036
   142       5     0.734      0.9036     0.0964
   143       6     0.0308     0.7297     0.9692
   144       6     0.7297     0.9692     0.0308
   145       5     0.9036     0.734      0.0964
   146       5     0.734      0.0964     0.9036
   147       6     0.9692     0.7297     0.0308
   148       6     0.7297     0.0308     0.9692
   149       5     0.5964     0.266      0.5964
   150       5     0.266      0.5964     0.5964
   151       6     0.5308     0.2703     0.5308
   152       6     0.2703     0.5308     0.5308


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      6.58

MU (1/cm) =    1097.849    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    166.906

 Selected interatomic distances (cation-anion,anion-anion):

 NoP    Atom              Rad.sph.      C.N.    Distance     NoP N.
                           (angs.)               (angs.)

    1    P                   2.916        4
                                                 2.223        2
                                                 2.223        2
                                                 2.223        2
                                                 2.223        2
    2    Se                  4.632       15
                                                 4.4733       4
                                                 4.4733       4
                                                 4.4733       4
                                                 4.0335       2
                                                 4.196        3
                                                 4.4558       3
                                                 3.6301       2
                                                 4.4558       3
                                                 3.6301       2
                                                 3.6301       2
                                                 4.0335       2
                                                 4.196        3
                                                 4.0335       2
                                                 4.196        3
                                                 4.4558       3
    3   Se   ,Se             4.632       12
                                                 4.5806       4
                                                 4.5806       4
                                                 4.5806       4
                                                 4.196        2
                                                 4.4558       2
                                                 0.6192       3
                                                 4.4558       2
                                                 0.6192       3
                                                 0.6192       3
                                                 4.196        2
                                                 4.196        2
                                                 4.4558       2
    4    Se                  4.632       24
                                                 4.4733       2
                                                 4.5806       3
                                                 4.4733       2
                                                 4.5806       3
                                                 4.4733       2
                                                 4.5806       3
                                                 4.4733       2
                                                 4.5806       3
                                                 4.4733       2
                                                 4.5806       3
                                                 4.4733       2
                                                 4.5806       3
                                                 4.4733       2
                                                 4.5806       3
                                                 4.4733       2
                                                 4.5806       3
                                                 4.4733       2
                                                 4.5806       3
                                                 4.4733       2
                                                 4.5806       3
                                                 4.4733       2
                                                 4.5806       3
                                                 4.4733       2
                                                 4.5806       3
    5   Ag   ,Ag             3.672        7
                                                 2.082        3
                                                 2.9351       4
                                                 2.375        3
                                                 2.375        3
                                                 2.6926       3
                                                 2.8936       2
                                                 2.8936       2
    6   Ag   ,Ag             3.672        6
                                                 3.0815       3
                                                 2.5339       4
                                                 3.374        3
                                                 3.374        3
                                                 2.5594       2
                                                 2.5594       2
    7   Ag   ,Ag             3.672        5
                                                 2.6318       3
                                                 2.4404       4
                                                 2.1561       3
                                                 2.1561       3
                                                 2.1561       3

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.54056(angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    S       LPG   MF        F          I int.
                    ( degree )                                         *100

    1   1   1   1  7.071  14.142   0.08   129.02    8      174.8     1945.8
    2   2   0   0  8.172  16.344   0.092   96.04    6       13.3        6.3
    3   2   2   0 11.597  23.194   0.13    46.61   12       19.9       13.7
    4   1   1   3 13.634  27.268   0.153   33.15   24      159.4     1247.5
    5   2   2   2 14.253  28.506   0.16    30.17    8      855.6    10901.4
    6   4   0   0 16.516  33.033   0.185   21.98    6       29.1        6.9
    7   3   3   1 18.047  36.094   0.201   18.11   24       89.3      213.7
    8   4   2   0 18.533  37.065   0.206   17.09   24      257.1     1672.4
    9   2   2   4 20.376  40.752   0.226   13.85   24      243.6     1217.2
   10   1   1   5 21.673  43.345   0.24    12.06   24      397.1     2817.0
   11   3   3   3 21.673  43.345   0.24    12.06    8      613.7     2242.6
   12   4   4   0 23.706  47.412   0.261    9.85   12      830.7     5033.4
   13   5   3   1 24.864  49.728   0.273    8.84   48      211.7     1173.5
   14   4   4   2 25.241  50.483   0.277    8.54   24      115.7      169.3
   15   6   0   0 25.241  50.483   0.277    8.54    6      231.1      168.9
   16   6   2   0 26.712  53.423   0.292    7.51   24      121.9      165.3
   17   3   3   5 27.778  55.557   0.303    6.87   24      187.4      357.0
   18   2   2   6 28.128  56.256   0.306    6.68   24      394.5     1538.6
   19   4   4   4 29.499  58.997   0.32     6.0     8      181.6       97.7
   20   1   1   7 30.501  61.002   0.329    5.56   24      174.5      251.0
   21   5   5   1 30.501  61.002   0.329    5.56   24       51.8       22.1
   22   6   4   0 30.831  61.662   0.333    5.43   24       33.4        9.0
   23   6   4   2 32.131  64.262   0.345    4.96   48      153.6      346.9
   24   5   5   3 33.087  66.175   0.354    4.66   24      209.3      302.1
   25   7   3   1 33.087  66.175   0.354    4.66   48      133.9      247.5
   26   8   0   0 34.651  69.302   0.369    4.23    6      732.8      840.9
   27   3   3   7 35.574  71.148   0.378    4.01   24      130.2      100.8
   28   4   4   6 35.879  71.758   0.38     3.95   24      195.6      223.6
   29   8   2   0 35.879  71.758   0.38     3.95   24       50.4       14.8
   30   2   2   8 37.09   74.18    0.391    3.7    24      198.7      216.6
   31   6   6   0 37.09   74.18    0.391    3.7    12      367.0      369.4
   32   5   5   5 37.988  75.977   0.4      3.55    8      453.9      360.6
   33   7   5   1 37.988  75.977   0.4      3.55   48      163.5      280.8
   34   6   6   2 38.286  76.573   0.402    3.5    24      410.5      872.7
   35   8   4   0 39.471  78.942   0.413    3.32   24      236.4      275.0
   36   1   1   9 40.353  80.706   0.42     3.21   24      236.1      265.1
   37   7   5   3 40.353  80.706   0.42     3.21   48      201.9      387.7
   38   8   4   2 40.646  81.293   0.423    3.18   48      103.7      101.3
   39   6   6   4 41.814  83.628   0.433    3.06   24       58.4       15.4
   40   9   3   1 42.686  85.373   0.44     2.98   48      170.6      256.6
   41   4   4   8 44.136  88.272   0.452    2.88   24      531.5     1203.1


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.54056 (angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    d           I int   I int.n.  I p.h.n.   H(Si)
                    ( degree )   (angstrem)     *100                         *100

    1   1   1   1   7.071  14.142  6.25732     1945.8     17.8     18.0     5.6
    2   1   1   3  13.634  27.268  3.26778     1247.5     11.4     11.5     5.6
    3   2   2   2  14.253  28.506  3.12866    10901.4    100.0    100.0     5.6
    4   3   3   1  18.047  36.094  2.48641      213.7      2.0      1.9     5.7
    5   4   2   0  18.533  37.065  2.42345     1672.4     15.3     15.2     5.7
    6   2   2   4  20.376  40.752  2.2123      1217.2     11.2     11.0     5.7
    7   1   1   5  21.673  43.345  2.08577     5059.5     46.4     45.8     5.7
    8   4   4   0  23.706  47.412  1.91591     5033.4     46.2     45.3     5.7
    9   5   3   1  24.864  49.728  1.83196     1173.5     10.8     10.5     5.7
   10   4   4   2  25.241  50.483  1.80633      338.1      3.1      3.0     5.8
   11   6   2   0  26.712  53.423  1.71364      165.3      1.5      1.5     5.8
   12   3   3   5  27.778  55.557  1.65278      357.0      3.3      3.2     5.8
   13   2   2   6  28.128  56.256  1.63389     1538.6     14.1     13.7     5.8
   14   1   1   7  30.501  61.002  1.51762      273.1      2.5      2.4     5.8
   15   6   4   2  32.131  64.262  1.44829      346.9      3.2      3.1     5.9
   16   5   5   3  33.087  66.175  1.41099      549.7      5.0      4.8     5.9
   17   8   0   0  34.651  69.302  1.35475      840.9      7.7      7.3     5.9
   18   4   4   6  35.879  71.758  1.3143       238.4      2.2      2.1     5.9
   19   6   6   0  37.09   74.18   1.27727      586.0      5.4      5.1     6.0
   20   5   5   5  37.988  75.977  1.25146      641.4      5.9      5.5     6.0
   21   6   6   2  38.286  76.573  1.2432       872.7      8.0      7.5     6.0
   22   8   4   0  39.471  78.942  1.21173      275.0      2.5      2.4     6.0
   23   7   5   3  40.353  80.706  1.18963      652.8      6.0      5.6     6.1
   24   9   3   1  42.686  85.373  1.13613      256.6      2.4      2.2     6.1
   25   4   4   8  44.136  88.272  1.10615     1203.1     11.0     10.1     6.2

Reference:
Chichagov A.V. et al.
Information-Calculating System on Crystal Structure Data of Minerals
(MINCRYST)
- Kristallographiya, v.35, n.3, 1990, p.610-616 (in Russian)