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

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CALAVERITE

10, t-calaverite, at 55 GPa, f-calaverite

AuTe(2)


Hexagonal  P 3(-)m1  Z = 1

P3(-)m1

23 .7 .1905

Ref.Str.:

         R. Caracas, X. Gonze (2004)

         * Phys. Chem. Minerals, 31, 553-558

Reserv:

         Structural data for theoretical pressures downward run.   N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.5434   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.5434   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   2.9093   gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    52.01

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    31.33

  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    Au    = 1.00
   2 0.3333  0.6667  0.2932   0.0    Te    = 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     0.3333     0.6667     0.2932
     3       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.7068


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =     14.43

MU (1/cm) =    5213.782    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    361.261

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

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

    1    Au                  4.176       12
                                                 2.7585       2
                                                 3.3331       2
                                                 2.7581       2
                                                 3.3328       2
                                                 2.7585       2
                                                 3.3331       2
                                                 3.3331       2
                                                 2.7585       2
                                                 3.3328       2
                                                 2.7581       2
                                                 3.3331       2
                                                 2.7585       2
    2    Te                  5.064       17
                                                 4.5434       2
                                                 4.5434       2
                                                 4.5434       2
                                                 2.9093       2
                                                 2.9093       2
                                                 4.5434       2
                                                 4.5434       2
                                                 4.5434       2
                                                 4.8777       2
                                                 2.8857       2
                                                 3.1289       2
                                                 4.8782       2
                                                 2.8864       2
                                                 3.1295       2
                                                 4.8777       2
                                                 2.8857       2
                                                 3.1289       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   0   0 13.14   26.279   0.127   35.85    6       26.8     5726.5
    2   0   0   1 17.906  35.811   0.172   18.43    2       46.3     2923.5
    3   1   0  -1 22.48   44.961   0.214   11.11    6      145.1    51906.7
    4   1   0   1 22.48   44.961   0.214   11.11    6        9.0      199.0
    5   1   1   0 23.187  46.375   0.22    10.36    6      146.4    49269.4
    6   2   0   0 27.043  54.085   0.254    7.3     6       24.4      962.4
    7   1   1   1 29.971  59.942   0.279    5.79   12       41.0     4323.2
    8   2   0  -1 33.288  66.576   0.307    4.6     6        8.9       80.5
    9   2   0   1 33.288  66.576   0.307    4.6     6      128.1    16742.6
   10   2   1   0 36.974  73.948   0.336    3.72   12       22.5      838.0
   11   0   0   2 37.945  75.89    0.344    3.55    2        1.8        0.9
   12   1   0  -2 40.964  81.927   0.366    3.14    6       53.5     1993.5
   13   1   0   2 40.964  81.927   0.366    3.14    6      112.4     8802.0
   14   2   1  -1 42.491  84.982   0.378    3.0    12      116.8    18128.0
   15   2   1   1 42.491  84.982   0.378    3.0    12        8.6       99.0
   16   3   0   0 42.999  85.997   0.381    2.95    6      118.3     9169.6


  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   0   0  13.14   26.279  3.93469     5726.5     11.0     11.2     5.6
    2   0   0   1  17.906  35.811  2.90927     2923.5      5.6      5.7     5.7
    3   1   0   1  22.48   44.961  2.33928    52105.7    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   1   1   0  23.187  46.375  2.27169    49269.4     94.6     94.4     5.7
    5   2   0   0  27.043  54.085  1.96735      962.4      1.8      1.8     5.8
    6   1   1   1  29.971  59.942  1.7905      4323.2      8.3      8.1     5.8
    7   2   0   1  33.288  66.576  1.6297     16823.0     32.3     31.3     5.9
    8   2   1   0  36.974  73.948  1.48717      838.0      1.6      1.5     6.0
    9   1   0   2  40.964  81.927  1.36438    10795.4     20.7     19.5     6.1
   10   2   1   1  42.491  84.982  1.32419    18227.1     35.0     32.7     6.1
   11   3   0   0  42.999  85.997  1.31156     9169.6     17.6     16.4     6.1

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)