Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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CALAVERITE

7, 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 upward run.   N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   3.9655   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   3.9655   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   4.1025   gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    55.87

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    33.65

  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  0.3022   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     0.3022
     3       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.6978


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =     13.43

MU (1/cm) =    4853.385    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
                                                 2.6037       2
                                                 3.6657       2
                                                 2.6034       2
                                                 3.6655       2
                                                 2.6037       2
                                                 3.6657       2
                                                 3.6657       2
                                                 2.6037       2
                                                 3.6655       2
                                                 2.6034       2
                                                 3.6657       2
                                                 2.6037       2
    2    Te                  5.064       17
                                                 3.9655       2
                                                 3.9655       2
                                                 3.9655       2
                                                 4.1025       2
                                                 4.1025       2
                                                 3.9655       2
                                                 3.9655       2
                                                 3.9655       2
                                                 4.8583       2
                                                 2.8062       2
                                                 3.3747       2
                                                 2.8068       2
                                                 3.3752       2
                                                 4.8577       2
                                                 2.8062       2
                                                 3.3747       2
                                                 4.8583       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   0   0   1 12.593  25.187   0.122   39.21    2       43.5     4751.6
    2   1   0   0 15.097  30.194   0.146   26.68    6       26.6     3633.6
    3   1   0  -1 19.856  39.713   0.19    14.67    6      151.0    64289.0
    4   1   0   1 19.856  39.713   0.19    14.67    6       12.4      434.4
    5   0   0   2 25.853  51.705   0.244    8.09    2        1.8        1.7
    6   1   1   0 26.815  53.631   0.252    7.44    6      140.2    28126.1
    7   1   1   1 30.069  60.138   0.28     5.74   12       37.0     3021.6
    8   1   0  -2 30.525  61.051   0.284    5.55    6       50.8     2760.1
    9   1   0   2 30.525  61.051   0.284    5.55    6      128.8    17713.5
   10   2   0   0 31.393  62.786   0.291    5.22    6       23.5      554.6
   11   2   0  -1 34.381  68.762   0.316    4.3     6       11.8      114.7
   12   2   0   1 34.381  68.762   0.316    4.3     6      127.5    13434.1
   13   1   1   2 38.86   77.72    0.351    3.41   12        2.5        8.3
   14   0   0   3 40.851  81.701   0.366    3.15    2      109.7     2431.5
   15   2   0  -2 42.791  85.582   0.38     2.97    6      113.6     7374.2
   16   2   0   2 42.791  85.582   0.38     2.97    6       45.4     1176.3
   17   2   1   0 43.558  87.116   0.385    2.91   12       21.5      516.8
   18   1   0  -3 44.752  89.504   0.394    2.84    6        3.8        7.9
   19   1   0   3 44.752  89.504   0.394    2.84    6       57.0     1776.2


  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   0   0   1  12.593  25.187  4.10247     4751.6      7.3      7.4     5.6
    2   1   0   0  15.097  30.194  3.43427     3633.6      5.6      5.7     5.6
    3   1   0   1  19.856  39.713  2.63336    64723.4    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   1   1   0  26.815  53.631  1.98277    28126.1     43.5     42.8     5.8
    5   1   1   1  30.069  60.138  1.7852      3021.6      4.7      4.6     5.8
    6   1   0   2  30.525  61.051  1.76103    20473.6     31.6     30.8     5.8
    7   2   0   1  34.381  68.762  1.58398    13548.8     20.9     20.1     5.9
    8   0   0   3  40.851  81.701  1.36749     2431.5      3.8      3.5     6.1
    9   2   0   2  42.791  85.582  1.31668     8550.6     13.2     12.3     6.1
   10   1   0   3  44.752  89.504  1.27047     1784.1      2.8      2.5     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)