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

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CADMOSELITE

1, t-wurtzite 2H, f-stilleite

CdSe


Hexagonal  P 6(3)mc  Z = 2

P6(3)mc

18 .6 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 111-112

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         * Natl. Bur. Stand (U.S.), Circ. 539, 7, 12 (1957)

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.299    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.299    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   7.01     gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   112.2 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    33.79

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

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

   1 0.3333  0.6667  0.375    0.0    Se    = 1.00
   2 0.3333  0.6667  0.0      0.0    Cd    = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.375 
     2       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.0   
     3       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.875 
     4       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.66

MU (1/cm) =     981.858    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    173.397

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

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

    1    Se                  4.632       12
                                                 4.299        1
                                                 4.299        1
                                                 4.299        1
                                                 4.299        1
                                                 4.299        1
                                                 4.299        1
                                                 4.2948       1
                                                 4.2948       1
                                                 4.2949       1
                                                 4.2949       1
                                                 4.2948       1
                                                 4.2948       1
    2    Cd                  3.504        4
                                                 2.6288       1
                                                 2.6321       1
                                                 2.6322       1
                                                 2.6321       1

  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   0   0 11.94   23.881   0.134   43.84    6       71.9    10793.2
    2   0   0   2 12.695  25.391   0.143   38.55    2      102.2     6401.7
    3   1   0   1 13.548  27.097   0.152   33.6    12       51.2     8401.4
    4   1   0   2 17.568  35.135   0.196   19.21   12       47.1     4071.3
    5   1   1   0 20.999  41.998   0.233   12.95    6      123.6     9423.1
    6   1   0   3 22.905  45.809   0.253   10.65   12       96.2     9386.5
    7   2   0   0 24.443  48.886   0.269    9.19    6       58.4     1495.6
    8   1   1   2 24.858  49.716   0.273    8.84   12       83.7     5899.3
    9   2   0   1 25.349  50.698   0.278    8.46   12       42.2     1437.0
   10   0   0   4 26.074  52.148   0.285    7.93    2       22.2       62.1
   11   2   0   2 27.939  55.878   0.304    6.78   12       39.9     1026.5
   12   1   0   4 29.064  58.129   0.315    6.2    12       10.5       64.9
   13   2   0   3 31.941  63.882   0.343    5.03   12       83.7     3356.3
   14   2   1   0 33.188  66.377   0.355    4.63   12       51.2     1157.4
   15   2   1   1 33.939  67.878   0.362    4.42   24       36.9     1148.5
   16   1   1   4 34.548  69.097   0.368    4.26   12       19.0      146.4
   17   1   0   5 35.95   71.9     0.381    3.93   12       79.1     2345.9
   18   2   1   2 36.147  72.294   0.383    3.89   24       35.4      927.9
   19   2   0   4 37.133  74.266   0.392    3.7    12        9.1       29.3
   20   3   0   0 38.366  76.732   0.403    3.48    6       95.5     1514.9
   21   3   0   1 39.075  78.15    0.409    3.38   12        0.0        0.0
   22   2   1   3 39.717  79.433   0.415    3.29   24       75.3     3560.3
   23   3   0   2 41.181  82.363   0.427    3.12   12       66.3     1307.2
   24   0   0   6 41.246  82.493   0.428    3.11    2       66.3      217.0
   25   2   0   5 43.457  86.914   0.446    2.92   12       72.0     1442.4
   26   1   0   6 43.709  87.418   0.449    2.9    12       32.2      286.4
   27   2   1   4 44.589  89.178   0.456    2.85   24        8.3       37.7
   28   3   0   3 44.652  89.303   0.456    2.85   12        0.0        0.0


  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   0   0  11.94   23.881  3.72304    10793.2    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   0   0   2  12.695  25.391  3.505       6401.7     59.3     59.2     5.6
    3   1   0   1  13.548  27.097  3.28808     8401.4     77.8     77.6     5.6
    4   1   0   2  17.568  35.135  2.55201     4071.3     37.7     37.4     5.7
    5   1   1   0  20.999  41.998  2.1495      9423.1     87.3     85.9     5.7
    6   1   0   3  22.905  45.809  1.97915     9386.5     87.0     85.2     5.7
    7   2   0   0  24.443  48.886  1.86152     1495.6     13.9     13.5     5.7
    8   1   1   2  24.858  49.716  1.83237     5899.3     54.7     53.3     5.7
    9   2   0   1  25.349  50.698  1.79917     1437.0     13.3     13.0     5.8
   10   2   0   2  27.939  55.878  1.64404     1026.5      9.5      9.2     5.8
   11   2   0   3  31.941  63.882  1.45598     3356.3     31.1     29.8     5.9
   12   2   1   0  33.188  66.377  1.40718     1157.4     10.7     10.2     5.9
   13   2   1   1  33.939  67.878  1.37966     1148.5     10.6     10.1     5.9
   14   1   1   4  34.548  69.097  1.35827      146.4      1.4      1.3     5.9
   15   1   0   5  35.95   71.9    1.31205     2345.9     21.7     20.5     5.9
   16   2   1   2  36.147  72.294  1.30587      927.9      8.6      8.1     5.9
   17   3   0   0  38.366  76.732  1.24101     1514.9     14.0     13.1     6.0
   18   2   1   3  39.717  79.433  1.20547     3560.3     33.0     30.6     6.0
   19   3   0   2  41.181  82.363  1.16985     1307.2     12.1     11.2     6.1
   20   0   0   6  41.246  82.493  1.16833      217.0      2.0      1.9     6.1
   21   2   0   5  43.457  86.914  1.11991     1442.4     13.4     12.2     6.1
   22   1   0   6  43.709  87.418  1.11473      286.4      2.7      2.4     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)