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

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CINNABAR

2, t-cinnabar, f-cinnabar

HgS


Hexagonal  P 3(2)21  Z = 3

R =0.076

28 .3 .1997

Ref.Str.:

         Auvray P., Genet F. (1973)

         * Bull. Mineral., 96, 218-219

Reserv:

         See U(ij) at the original.    N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.145    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.145    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   9.496    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   141.29

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    28.37

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

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

   1 0.7198  0.0     0.6667   0.0    Hg    = 1.00
   2 0.4889  0.0     0.1667   0.0    S     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.7198     0.0        0.6667
     2       2     0.4889     0.0        0.1667
     3       1     0.0        0.7198     0.3334
     4       1     0.2802     0.2802     0.0   
     5       2     0.0        0.4889     0.8334
     6       2     0.5111     0.5111     0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      8.2 

MU (1/cm) =    1627.797    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    198.513

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

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

    1    Hg                  3.528        6
                                                 2.3679       2
                                                 3.2867       2
                                                 3.0942       2
                                                 3.2867       2
                                                 3.0941       2
                                                 2.3678       2
    2    S                   4.368       10
                                                 4.145        2
                                                 4.145        2
                                                 4.145        2
                                                 4.145        2
                                                 4.145        2
                                                 4.145        2
                                                 3.7843       2
                                                 3.7843       2
                                                 3.7843       2
                                                 3.7844       2

  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 12.391  24.782   0.139   40.56    6       29.2     1042.0
    2   1   0  -1 13.262  26.524   0.149   35.15    6       61.9     4054.5
    3   1   0   1 13.262  26.524   0.149   35.15    6      170.3    30651.6
    4   0   0   3 14.084  28.169   0.158   30.94    2      161.8     8118.1
    5   1   0  -2 15.605  31.21    0.175   24.84    6      211.3    33350.2
    6   1   0   2 15.605  31.21    0.175   24.84    6        7.7       43.8
    7   1   0  -3 18.932  37.864   0.211   16.3     6       49.8     1217.4
    8   1   0   3 18.932  37.864   0.211   16.3     6       49.9     1221.1
    9   1   1   0 21.818  43.637   0.241   11.88    6      162.8     9467.2
   10   1   1   1 22.359  44.719   0.247   11.24   12       73.6     3663.3
   11   1   0  -4 22.892  45.785   0.253   10.66    6        8.5       23.0
   12   1   0   4 22.892  45.785   0.253   10.66    6      189.3    11483.4
   13   1   1   2 23.924  47.849   0.263    9.65   12       42.9     1069.2
   14   2   0   0 25.415  50.829   0.279    8.41    6       19.8       98.7
   15   2   0  -1 25.898  51.795   0.284    8.06    6      147.5     5265.6
   16   2   0   1 25.898  51.795   0.284    8.06    6       70.3     1196.9
   17   1   1   3 26.375  52.75    0.288    7.73   12      148.1    10186.7
   18   2   0  -2 27.31   54.62    0.298    7.14    6       73.7     1164.8
   19   2   0   2 27.31   54.62    0.298    7.14    6      140.3     4223.1
   20   1   0  -5 27.313  54.626   0.298    7.14    6      142.5     4356.1
   21   1   0   5 27.313  54.626   0.298    7.14    6       48.4      502.3
   22   0   0   6 29.124  58.248   0.316    6.17    2      189.8     2227.1
   23   2   0  -3 29.561  59.123   0.32     5.97    6       73.2      962.1
   24   2   0   3 29.561  59.123   0.32     5.97    6       73.3      962.7
   25   1   1   4 29.562  59.125   0.32     5.97   12       40.0      574.2
   26   1   0  -6 32.134  64.268   0.345    4.96    6       23.6       83.1
   27   1   0   6 32.134  64.268   0.345    4.96    6       23.7       84.0
   28   2   0  -4 32.549  65.097   0.349    4.83    6      131.1     2492.2
   29   2   0   4 32.549  65.097   0.349    4.83    6       68.9      687.8
   30   1   1   5 33.375  66.751   0.357    4.57   12       63.1     1096.0
   31   2   1   0 34.592  69.184   0.369    4.24   12       84.6     1824.0
   32   2   1  -1 34.994  69.989   0.372    4.15   12       72.3     1303.6
   33   2   1   1 34.994  69.989   0.372    4.15   12      125.6     3930.0
   34   2   1  -2 36.189  72.379   0.383    3.88   12      103.2     2485.1
   35   2   1   2 36.189  72.379   0.383    3.88   12       46.5      504.1
   36   2   0  -5 36.192  72.384   0.383    3.88    6       61.6      441.9
   37   2   0   5 36.192  72.384   0.383    3.88    6      129.1     1944.6
   38   1   0  -7 37.373  74.747   0.394    3.65    6       42.5      197.9
   39   1   0   7 37.373  74.747   0.394    3.65    6      125.5     1728.8
   40   1   1   6 37.762  75.524   0.398    3.58   12      132.2     3767.5
   41   2   1  -3 38.147  76.295   0.401    3.52   12       70.9     1062.9
   42   2   1   3 38.147  76.295   0.401    3.52   12       70.9     1064.2
   43   3   0   0 40.072  80.143   0.418    3.25    6       90.6      801.6
   44   3   0  -1 40.454  80.908   0.421    3.2     6       71.7      494.4
   45   3   0   1 40.454  80.908   0.421    3.2     6       60.0      346.2
   46   2   0  -6 40.458  80.916   0.421    3.2     6       16.5       26.1
   47   2   0   6 40.458  80.916   0.421    3.2     6       16.5       26.3
   48   2   1  -4 40.837  81.674   0.424    3.16   12       43.9      366.4
   49   2   1   4 40.837  81.674   0.424    3.16   12       97.7     1812.6
   50   3   0  -2 41.596  83.192   0.431    3.08    6       33.6      104.4
   51   3   0   2 41.596  83.192   0.431    3.08    6      107.9     1076.6
   52   1   1   7 42.737  85.475   0.441    2.97   12       56.8      577.5
   53   1   0  -8 43.117  86.234   0.444    2.95    6      147.0     1913.1
   54   1   0   8 43.117  86.234   0.444    2.95    6        6.9        4.2
   55   3   0  -3 43.488  86.977   0.447    2.92    6      102.3      917.2
   56   3   0   3 43.488  86.977   0.447    2.92    6      102.2      916.4
   57   2   1  -5 44.244  88.489   0.453    2.87   12      113.4     2216.4
   58   2   1   5 44.244  88.489   0.453    2.87   12       65.4      737.1


  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  12.391  24.782  3.58968     1042.0      3.0      3.0     5.6
    2   1   0   1  13.262  26.524  3.35777    34706.1    100.0    100.0     5.6
    3   0   0   3  14.084  28.169  3.16533     8118.1     23.4     23.4     5.6
    4   1   0   2  15.605  31.21   2.86342    33394.1     96.2     95.9     5.6
    5   1   0   3  18.932  37.864  2.37415     2438.5      7.0      7.0     5.7
    6   1   1   0  21.818  43.637  2.0725      9467.2     27.3     26.9     5.7
    7   1   1   1  22.359  44.719  2.02484     3663.3     10.6     10.4     5.7
    8   1   0   4  22.892  45.785  1.98014    11506.4     33.2     32.6     5.7
    9   1   1   2  23.924  47.849  1.89943     1069.2      3.1      3.0     5.7
   10   2   0   1  25.898  51.795  1.76361     6462.5     18.6     18.2     5.8
   11   1   1   3  26.375  52.75   1.7339     10186.7     29.4     28.6     5.8
   12   1   0   5  27.313  54.626  1.67873    10246.2     29.5     28.7     5.8
   13   0   0   6  29.124  58.248  1.58267     2227.1      6.4      6.2     5.8
   14   2   0   3  29.561  59.123  1.56131     2498.9      7.2      7.0     5.8
   15   2   0   4  32.549  65.097  1.43171     3180.0      9.2      8.8     5.9
   16   1   1   5  33.375  66.751  1.4002      1096.0      3.2      3.0     5.9
   17   2   1   0  34.592  69.184  1.35677     1824.0      5.3      5.0     5.9
   18   2   1   1  34.994  69.989  1.34313     5233.6     15.1     14.3     5.9
   19   2   1   2  36.189  72.379  1.30455     5375.6     15.5     14.6     5.9
   20   1   0   7  37.373  74.747  1.26898     1926.7      5.6      5.2     6.0
   21   1   1   6  37.762  75.524  1.25784     3767.5     10.9     10.2     6.0
   22   2   1   3  38.147  76.295  1.24704     2127.1      6.1      5.7     6.0
   23   3   0   0  40.072  80.143  1.19656      801.6      2.3      2.1     6.0
   24   3   0   1  40.454  80.908  1.18717      893.0      2.6      2.4     6.1
   25   2   1   4  40.837  81.674  1.17796     2179.0      6.3      5.8     6.1
   26   3   0   2  41.596  83.192  1.16028     1181.0      3.4      3.1     6.1
   27   1   1   7  42.737  85.475  1.13504      577.5      1.7      1.5     6.1
   28   1   0   8  43.117  86.234  1.12698     1917.4      5.5      5.1     6.1
   29   3   0   3  43.488  86.977  1.11926     1833.6      5.3      4.8     6.1
   30   2   1   5  44.244  88.489  1.10399     2953.5      8.5      7.7     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)