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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BERZELIANITE

1, t-defective fluorite, f-berzelianite, DF

Cu(1.8)Se


Cubic  F m3m  Z = 4

R =0.031          NR =12

30 .3 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Heyding R.D., Murray R.M. (1976)

         * Canad. J. Chem., 54, 841-848

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.765    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.765    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.765    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   191.6 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    28.85

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

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

   1 0.25    0.25    0.25     0.0    Cu    = 0.64, Cu    = 0.0 
   2 0.3333  0.3333  0.3333   0.0    Cu    = 0.06, Cu    = 0.0 
   3 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Se    = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.25       0.25       0.25  
     2       2     0.3333     0.3333     0.3333
     3       3     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     4       1     0.75       0.75       0.75  
     5       2     0.6667     0.6667     0.6667
     6       1     0.75       0.25       0.25  
     7       1     0.75       0.75       0.25  
     8       1     0.25       0.75       0.25  
     9       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
    10       2     0.6667     0.6667     0.3333
    11       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.3333
    12       1     0.25       0.75       0.75  
    13       1     0.25       0.25       0.75  
    14       1     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    15       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
    16       2     0.3333     0.3333     0.6667
    17       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.6667
    18       2     0.1667     0.3333     0.8333
    19       2     0.1667     0.1667     0.3333
    20       2     0.3333     0.1667     0.8333
    21       3     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    22       3     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    23       3     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    24       2     0.8333     0.6667     0.1667
    25       2     0.8333     0.8333     0.6667
    26       2     0.6667     0.8333     0.1667
    27       2     0.1667     0.6667     0.8333
    28       2     0.8333     0.1667     0.3333
    29       2     0.3333     0.8333     0.8333
    30       2     0.8333     0.6667     0.8333
    31       2     0.8333     0.8333     0.3333
    32       2     0.6667     0.8333     0.8333
    33       2     0.8333     0.3333     0.8333
    34       2     0.1667     0.8333     0.3333
    35       2     0.6667     0.1667     0.8333
    36       2     0.8333     0.3333     0.1667
    37       2     0.1667     0.8333     0.6667
    38       2     0.6667     0.1667     0.1667
    39       2     0.1667     0.3333     0.1667
    40       2     0.1667     0.1667     0.6667
    41       2     0.3333     0.1667     0.1667
    42       2     0.1667     0.6667     0.1667
    43       2     0.8333     0.1667     0.6667
    44       2     0.3333     0.8333     0.1667


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      6.63

MU (1/cm) =     456.305    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     68.78 

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

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

    1   Cu   ,Cu             3.492        4
                                                 2.4963       3
                                                 2.4963       3
                                                 2.4963       3
                                                 2.4963       3
    2   Cu   ,Cu             3.492        4
                                                 3.3284       3
                                                 2.3536       3
                                                 2.3536       3
                                                 2.3536       3
    3    Se                  4.632       12
                                                 4.0765       3
                                                 4.0765       3
                                                 4.0765       3
                                                 4.0765       3
                                                 4.0765       3
                                                 4.0765       3
                                                 4.0765       3
                                                 4.0765       3
                                                 4.0765       3
                                                 4.0765       3
                                                 4.0765       3
                                                 4.0765       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 13.381  26.762   0.15    34.49    8      107.3     8661.1
    2   2   0   0 15.499  30.999   0.173   25.21    6       37.5      580.3
    3   2   2   0 22.205  44.409   0.245   11.42   12      222.9    18549.9
    4   1   1   3 26.305  52.609   0.288    7.78   24      101.6     5244.9
    5   2   2   2 27.571  55.142   0.3      6.99    8       23.2       82.3
    6   4   0   0 32.307  64.614   0.347    4.9     6      166.8     2228.8
    7   3   3   1 35.62   71.24    0.378    4.0    24       62.3     1014.0
    8   4   2   0 36.694  73.387   0.388    3.78   24        7.8       15.1
    9   2   2   4 40.887  81.774   0.425    3.15   24      161.8     5388.9
   10   1   1   5 43.969  87.939   0.451    2.89   24       68.3      881.4
   11   3   3   3 43.969  87.939   0.451    2.89    8      104.9      691.6


  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  13.381  26.762  3.32842     8661.1     46.7     47.5     5.6
    2   2   0   0  15.499  30.999  2.8825       580.3      3.1      3.2     5.6
    3   2   2   0  22.205  44.409  2.03824    18549.9    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   1   1   3  26.305  52.609  1.73821     5244.9     28.3     28.0     5.8
    5   4   0   0  32.307  64.614  1.44125     2228.8     12.0     11.7     5.9
    6   3   3   1  35.62   71.24   1.32258     1014.0      5.5      5.3     5.9
    7   2   2   4  40.887  81.774  1.17678     5388.9     29.1     27.3     6.1
    8   1   1   5  43.969  87.939  1.10947     1573.0      8.5      7.9     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)