Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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1, t-pyrite, g-pyrite

(Fe,Ni)S(2)


Cubic  P a3  Z = 4

Pa3

2 .8 .1999

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 346-347

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         Kostov I. (1971)

         * Mineralogy (in russian), 133-134

Reserv:

         The coordinates of atoms are considered to equel to those of pyrite.

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.57     alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.57     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.57     gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   172.81

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    26.02

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

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

   1 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Fe    = 0.5 , Ni    = 0.5 
   2 0.386   0.386   0.386    0.0    S     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     2       2     0.386      0.386      0.386 
     3       2     0.614      0.614      0.614 
     4       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     5       2     0.114      0.614      0.886 
     6       2     0.886      0.386      0.114 
     7       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
     8       2     0.114      0.886      0.386 
     9       2     0.886      0.114      0.614 
    10       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    11       2     0.386      0.114      0.886 
    12       2     0.614      0.886      0.114 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.66

MU (1/cm) =     471.226    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    101.026

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

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

    1   Fe   ,Ni             3.144        6
                                                 2.33         2
                                                 2.33         2
                                                 2.33         2
                                                 2.33         2
                                                 2.33         2
                                                 2.33         2
    2    S                   4.368       13
                                                 2.1996       2
                                                 3.4153       2
                                                 3.4153       2
                                                 3.1704       2
                                                 3.1704       2
                                                 3.1704       2
                                                 3.1704       2
                                                 3.4153       2
                                                 3.4153       2
                                                 3.1704       2
                                                 3.1704       2
                                                 3.4153       2
                                                 3.4153       2

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.78892(angs.):

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

    1   1   1   1 16.149  32.299   0.155   23.07    8       48.2     1433.4
    2   2   0   0 18.734  37.467   0.18    16.69    6      100.1     3362.2
    3   2   1   0 21.044  42.087   0.201   12.89   12       57.7     1723.8
    4   1   1   2 23.163  46.326   0.22    10.38   24       41.6     1444.1
    5   2   2   0 27.014  54.027   0.254    7.32   12       78.5     1811.8
    6   2   2   1 28.8    57.6     0.269    6.33   24        6.8       23.9
    7   1   1   3 32.181  64.363   0.298    4.94   24       93.8     3494.0
    8   2   2   2 33.799  67.598   0.311    4.45    8       69.7      579.3
    9   2   3   0 35.38   70.76    0.324    4.06   12       57.7      543.3
   10   1   2   3 36.931  73.862   0.336    3.73   24       24.3      176.9
   11   3   2   1 36.931  73.862   0.336    3.73   24       42.8      548.6
   12   4   0   0 39.967  79.933   0.359    3.26    6        0.1        0.0
   13   2   2   3 41.461  82.922   0.37     3.09   24        7.5       13.8
   14   4   1   0 41.461  82.922   0.37     3.09   12       11.7       17.0
   15   1   1   4 42.946  85.892   0.381    2.96   24        8.7       18.0
   16   3   3   1 44.425  88.85    0.391    2.86   24       45.5      475.4


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.78892 (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  16.149  32.299  3.21584     1433.4     41.0     42.6     5.6
    2   2   0   0  18.734  37.467  2.785       3362.2     96.2     99.5     5.7
    3   2   1   0  21.044  42.087  2.49098     1723.8     49.3     50.8     5.7
    4   1   1   2  23.163  46.326  2.27394     1444.1     41.3     42.4     5.7
    5   2   2   0  27.014  54.027  1.96929     1811.8     51.9     52.6     5.8
    6   1   1   3  32.181  64.363  1.67942     3494.0    100.0    100.0     5.9
    7   2   2   2  33.799  67.598  1.60792      579.3     16.6     16.5     5.9
    8   2   3   0  35.38   70.76   1.54484      543.3     15.5     15.4     5.9
    9   3   2   1  36.931  73.862  1.48865      725.5     20.8     20.4     6.0
   10   3   3   1  44.425  88.85   1.27785      475.4     13.6     12.9     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)