Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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COLUSITE

4, td-sulvanite, f-enargite, sf-colusite, DN

Cu(24)V(2)(As,V)(6)S(32)


Cubic  P 4(-)3n  Z = 1

P4(-)3n

2 .4 .15

Ref.Str.:

         O.V. Frank-Kamenetskaya, I.V. Rozhdestvenskaya, L.A. Yanulova (2002)

         * Zh. Struct. Khim., 43, 94-106

         L: $Cu12.55 V1.11 As2.79 S16$

         R: Locality - Pai-Khoi, Arkhangelsk region, Russia.   N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.527    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.527    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  10.527    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1166.58

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   702.67

  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    Cu    = 0.9 , Cu    = 0.0 
   2 0.25    0.0     0.5      0.0    Cu    = 0.91, Cu    = 0.0 
   3 0.2603  0.0     0.0      0.0    Cu    = 1.00
   4 0.2577  0.2577  0.2577   0.0    Cu    = 0.73, Cu    = 0.0 
   5 0.25    0.5     0.0      0.0    As    = 0.93, V     = 0.07
   6 0.0     0.0     0.5      0.0    V     = 0.3 , V     = 0.0 
   7 0.1251  0.1251  0.1251   0.0    S     = 1.00
   8 0.1213  0.3678  0.3795   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     0.25       0.0        0.5   
     3       3     0.2603     0.0        0.0   
     4       4     0.2577     0.2577     0.2577
     5       5     0.25       0.5        0.0   
     6       6     0.0        0.0        0.5   
     7       7     0.1251     0.1251     0.1251
     8       8     0.1213     0.3678     0.3795
     9       2     0.75       0.0        0.5   
    10       3     0.7397     0.0        0.0   
    11       4     0.7423     0.7423     0.2577
    12       5     0.75       0.5        0.0   
    13       7     0.8749     0.8749     0.1251
    14       8     0.8787     0.6322     0.3795
    15       4     0.7423     0.2577     0.7423
    16       7     0.8749     0.1251     0.8749
    17       8     0.8787     0.3678     0.6205
    18       4     0.2577     0.7423     0.7423
    19       7     0.1251     0.8749     0.8749
    20       8     0.1213     0.6322     0.6205
    21       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    22       2     0.5        0.75       0.0   
    23       3     0.5        0.7603     0.5   
    24       4     0.7577     0.7577     0.7577
    25       5     0.0        0.75       0.5   
    26       6     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    27       7     0.6251     0.6251     0.6251
    28       8     0.8678     0.6213     0.8795
    29       2     0.5        0.25       0.0   
    30       3     0.5        0.2397     0.5   
    31       4     0.2423     0.2423     0.7577
    32       5     0.0        0.25       0.5   
    33       7     0.3749     0.3749     0.6251
    34       8     0.1322     0.3787     0.8795
    35       4     0.7577     0.2423     0.2423
    36       7     0.6251     0.3749     0.3749
    37       8     0.8678     0.3787     0.1205
    38       4     0.2423     0.7577     0.2423
    39       7     0.3749     0.6251     0.3749
    40       8     0.1322     0.6213     0.1205
    41       2     0.0        0.5        0.25  
    42       3     0.0        0.0        0.2603
    43       3     0.0        0.2603     0.0   
    44       5     0.5        0.0        0.25  
    45       6     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    46       6     0.5        0.0        0.0   
    47       8     0.3678     0.3795     0.1213
    48       8     0.3795     0.1213     0.3678
    49       2     0.0        0.5        0.75  
    50       3     0.0        0.0        0.7397
    51       3     0.0        0.7397     0.0   
    52       5     0.5        0.0        0.75  
    53       8     0.6322     0.3795     0.8787
    54       8     0.3795     0.8787     0.6322
    55       8     0.3678     0.6205     0.8787
    56       8     0.6205     0.8787     0.3678
    57       8     0.6322     0.6205     0.1213
    58       8     0.6205     0.1213     0.6322
    59       3     0.7603     0.5        0.5   
    60       3     0.5        0.5        0.7603
    61       6     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    62       6     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    63       8     0.6213     0.8795     0.8678
    64       8     0.8795     0.8678     0.6213
    65       3     0.2397     0.5        0.5   
    66       3     0.5        0.5        0.2397
    67       8     0.3787     0.8795     0.1322
    68       8     0.8795     0.1322     0.3787
    69       8     0.3787     0.1205     0.8678
    70       8     0.1205     0.8678     0.3787
    71       8     0.6213     0.1205     0.1322
    72       8     0.1205     0.1322     0.6213


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.49

MU (1/cm) =     337.245    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     75.189

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

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

    1   Cu   ,Cu             3.36         4
                                                 2.281        7
                                                 2.281        7
                                                 2.281        7
                                                 2.281        7
    2   Cu   ,Cu             3.36         4
                                                 2.3293       8
                                                 2.3293       8
                                                 2.3293       8
                                                 2.3293       8
    3    Cu                  3.36         4
                                                 2.344        7
                                                 2.344        7
                                                 2.2582       8
                                                 2.2582       8
    4   Cu   ,Cu             3.36         4
                                                 2.4177       7
                                                 2.247        8
                                                 2.247        8
                                                 2.247        8
    5   As   ,V              3.048        4
                                                 2.1857       8
                                                 2.1857       8
                                                 2.1857       8
                                                 2.1857       8
    6   V    ,V              3.048        4
                                                 2.2752       8
                                                 2.2752       8
                                                 2.2752       8
                                                 2.2752       8
    7    S                   4.368       12
                                                 3.7015       8
                                                 3.7248       7
                                                 3.7248       7
                                                 3.7248       7
                                                 3.7171       8
                                                 3.8034       8
                                                 3.7015       8
                                                 3.7015       8
                                                 3.7171       8
                                                 3.7171       8
                                                 3.8034       8
                                                 3.8034       8
    8    S                   4.368       12
                                                 3.7015       7
                                                 3.7774       8
                                                 3.5998       8
                                                 3.7661       8
                                                 3.7171       7
                                                 3.8168       8
                                                 3.8034       7
                                                 3.8168       8
                                                 3.7599       8
                                                 3.7599       8
                                                 3.5539       8
                                                 3.5539       8

  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  4.196   8.392   0.047  370.56    6        0.0        0.0
    2   1   1   0  5.94   11.879   0.067  183.8    12       17.9       51.7
    3   2   0   0  8.415  16.83    0.095   90.45    6      137.9      758.7
    4   2   1   0  9.417  18.834   0.106   71.78   24       33.0      137.6
    5   1   1   2 10.325  20.65    0.116   59.35   24       30.4       96.9
    6   2   2   0 11.944  23.889   0.134   43.81   12       20.5       16.3
    7   3   0   0 12.681  25.361   0.142   38.64    6        0.0        0.0
    8   3   1   0 13.379  26.758   0.15    34.51   24       43.2      113.8
    9   2   2   2 14.683  29.366   0.165   28.31    8      754.1     9464.0
   10   3   2   0 15.297  30.594   0.171   25.93   24        5.9        1.6
   11   3   2   1 15.89   31.779   0.178   23.89   48       44.1      164.0
   12   4   0   0 17.019  34.038   0.19    20.59    6      391.1     1388.8
   13   4   1   0 17.559  35.119   0.196   19.23   24        0.7        0.0
   14   1   1   4 18.086  36.172   0.202   18.03   24       38.8       48.0
   15   3   3   0 18.086  36.172   0.202   18.03   12       79.5      100.4
   16   4   2   0 19.101  38.202   0.212   15.99   24      117.0      385.7
   17   4   2   1 19.592  39.183   0.218   15.11   48       18.0       17.3
   18   3   3   2 20.072  40.145   0.223   14.32   24       68.2      117.4
   19   2   2   4 21.006  42.012   0.233   12.94   24       17.1        6.7
   20   4   3   0 21.46   42.921   0.237   12.33   24        0.5        0.0
   21   5   0   0 21.46   42.921   0.237   12.33    6        0.0        0.0
   22   4   3   1 21.907  43.814   0.242   11.77   48       47.9       95.1
   23   5   1   0 21.907  43.814   0.242   11.77   24        7.0        1.0
   24   4   3   2 23.206  46.413   0.256   10.34   48       25.4       23.5
   25   5   2   0 23.206  46.413   0.256   10.34   24        0.9        0.0
   26   5   2   1 23.627  47.254   0.26     9.93   48       20.7       15.0
   27   4   4   0 24.451  48.903   0.269    9.18   12     1006.4     8201.0
   28   3   3   4 25.256  50.512   0.277    8.53   24       67.6       68.7
   29   5   3   0 25.256  50.512   0.277    8.53   24       17.1        4.4
   30   5   3   1 25.651  51.302   0.281    8.23   48        0.0        0.0
   31   4   4   2 26.042  52.084   0.285    7.95   24      107.6      162.5
   32   6   0   0 26.042  52.084   0.285    7.95    6      115.4       46.7
   33   6   1   0 26.429  52.858   0.289    7.69   24       15.2        3.1
   34   1   1   6 26.812  53.624   0.293    7.44   24       40.4       21.4
   35   5   3   2 26.812  53.624   0.293    7.44   48       25.5       17.1
   36   6   2   0 27.567  55.133   0.3      6.99   24       23.2        6.7
   37   5   4   0 27.939  55.878   0.304    6.78   24        0.6        0.0
   38   6   2   1 27.939  55.878   0.304    6.78   48        1.0        0.0
   39   5   4   1 28.308  56.616   0.308    6.58   48       18.6        8.0
   40   2   2   6 29.037  58.073   0.315    6.21   24      601.7     3966.5
   41   5   4   2 29.397  58.793   0.319    6.04   48       21.0        9.4
   42   6   3   0 29.397  58.793   0.319    6.04   24       28.9        8.9
   43   6   3   1 29.754  59.508   0.322    5.88   48       60.7       76.4
   44   4   4   4 30.461  60.922   0.329    5.58    8      355.8      415.4
   45   6   3   2 30.811  61.621   0.332    5.44   48        1.1        0.0
   46   7   0   0 30.811  61.621   0.332    5.44    6        0.0        0.0
   47   5   4   3 31.158  62.316   0.336    5.31   48       30.7       17.7
   48   5   5   0 31.158  62.316   0.336    5.31   12       21.3        2.1
   49   7   1   0 31.158  62.316   0.336    5.31   24       65.4       40.0
   50   6   4   0 31.847  63.694   0.343    5.06   24      110.8      109.5
   51   6   4   1 32.188  64.376   0.346    4.94   48       32.5       18.4
   52   7   2   0 32.188  64.376   0.346    4.94   24       13.4        1.6
   53   3   3   6 32.527  65.055   0.349    4.83   24       59.0       29.7
   54   5   5   2 32.527  65.055   0.349    4.83   24       28.0        6.7
   55   7   2   1 32.527  65.055   0.349    4.83   48       60.1       61.6
   56   6   4   2 33.2    66.401   0.355    4.62   48       14.2        3.3
   57   7   3   0 33.867  67.733   0.362    4.44   24       76.8       46.2
   58   7   3   1 34.197  68.394   0.365    4.35   48        0.0        0.0
   59   6   4   3 34.854  69.708   0.371    4.18   48       19.2        5.5
   60   6   5   0 34.854  69.708   0.371    4.18   24       30.1        6.7
   61   6   5   1 35.181  70.361   0.374    4.1    48       26.0        9.8
   62   7   3   2 35.181  70.361   0.374    4.1    48       64.9       60.9
   63   8   0   0 35.829  71.659   0.38     3.96    6      850.5     1261.6
   64   6   5   2 36.152  72.304   0.383    3.89   48        0.8        0.0
   65   7   4   0 36.152  72.304   0.383    3.89   24        0.4        0.0
   66   8   1   0 36.152  72.304   0.383    3.89   24        1.9        0.0
   67   1   1   8 36.473  72.947   0.386    3.82   24       33.4        7.5
   68   5   5   4 36.473  72.947   0.386    3.82   24       24.2        4.0
   69   7   4   1 36.473  72.947   0.386    3.82   48       54.1       39.5
   70   4   4   6 37.113  74.226   0.392    3.7    24       97.9       62.5
   71   8   2   0 37.113  74.226   0.392    3.7    24       91.0       54.1
   72   7   4   2 37.431  74.863   0.395    3.64   48       15.7        3.1
   73   8   2   1 37.431  74.863   0.395    3.64   48       29.5       11.2
   74   6   5   3 37.749  75.497   0.397    3.59   48       36.1       16.5
   75   2   2   8 38.381  76.761   0.403    3.48   24        2.8        0.0
   76   6   6   0 38.381  76.761   0.403    3.48   12       15.8        0.8
   77   8   3   0 38.695  77.391   0.406    3.43   24        1.6        0.0
   78   7   4   3 39.009  78.019   0.409    3.39   48       86.0       88.3
   79   7   5   0 39.009  78.019   0.409    3.39   24       26.0        4.0
   80   8   3   1 39.009  78.019   0.409    3.39   48       55.5       36.8
   81   7   5   1 39.323  78.645   0.411    3.34   48        0.1        0.0
   82   6   6   2 39.635  79.27    0.414    3.3    24      515.9     1549.8
   83   6   5   4 39.947  79.894   0.417    3.26   48       19.4        4.3
   84   8   3   2 39.947  79.894   0.417    3.26   48       28.1        9.1
   85   7   5   2 40.258  80.517   0.419    3.22   48       38.1       16.5
   86   8   4   0 40.879  81.759   0.425    3.15   24      299.1      497.1
   87   8   4   1 41.189  82.378   0.427    3.12   48        1.4        0.0
   88   9   0   0 41.189  82.378   0.427    3.12    6        0.0        0.0
   89   3   3   8 41.498  82.997   0.43     3.09   24       60.2       19.7
   90   9   1   0 41.498  82.997   0.43     3.09   24       19.8        2.1
   91   7   5   3 41.807  83.615   0.433    3.06   48        0.1        0.0
   92   8   4   2 42.116  84.232   0.435    3.03   48       83.3       74.2
   93   7   6   0 42.424  84.848   0.438    3.0    24       10.0        0.5
   94   9   2   0 42.424  84.848   0.438    3.0    24       13.7        1.0
   95   5   5   6 42.732  85.464   0.44     2.98   24       48.0       12.1
   96   7   6   1 42.732  85.464   0.44     2.98   48       53.7       30.3
   97   9   2   1 42.732  85.464   0.44     2.98   48       19.3        3.9
   98   6   6   4 43.347  86.694   0.446    2.93   24       18.2        1.7
   99   7   6   2 43.654  87.308   0.448    2.91   48        1.1        0.0
  100   8   4   3 43.654  87.308   0.448    2.91   48        1.2        0.0
  101   8   5   0 43.654  87.308   0.448    2.91   24        2.0        0.0
  102   7   5   4 43.961  87.922   0.451    2.89   48       31.5       10.1
  103   8   5   1 43.961  87.922   0.451    2.89   48       44.1       19.8
  104   9   3   0 43.961  87.922   0.451    2.89   24        0.0        0.0
  105   9   3   1 44.268  88.536   0.453    2.87   48        0.1        0.0
  106   8   5   2 44.882  89.763   0.458    2.83   48       22.0        4.9


  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   2   0   0   8.415  16.83   5.2635       758.7      8.0      8.1     5.6
    2   2   1   0   9.417  18.834  4.70782      137.6      1.5      1.5     5.6
    3   1   1   2  10.325  20.65   4.29763       96.9      1.0      1.0     5.6
    4   3   1   0  13.379  26.758  3.32893      113.8      1.2      1.2     5.6
    5   2   2   2  14.683  29.366  3.03888     9464.0    100.0    100.0     5.6
    6   3   2   1  15.89   31.779  2.81346      164.0      1.7      1.7     5.6
    7   4   0   0  17.019  34.038  2.63175     1388.8     14.7     14.6     5.7
    8   3   3   0  18.086  36.172  2.48124      148.4      1.6      1.6     5.7
    9   4   2   0  19.101  38.202  2.35391      385.7      4.1      4.0     5.7
   10   3   3   2  20.072  40.145  2.24436      117.4      1.2      1.2     5.7
   11   4   3   1  21.907  43.814  2.06451       96.1      1.0      1.0     5.7
   12   4   4   0  24.451  48.903  1.86093     8201.0     86.7     85.0     5.7
   13   4   4   2  26.042  52.084  1.7545       209.2      2.2      2.2     5.8
   14   2   2   6  29.037  58.073  1.58701     3966.5     41.9     40.6     5.8
   15   4   4   4  30.461  60.922  1.51944      415.4      4.4      4.2     5.8
   16   6   4   0  31.847  63.694  1.45983      109.5      1.2      1.1     5.9
   17   7   2   1  32.527  65.055  1.43254       98.0      1.0      1.0     5.9
   18   8   0   0  35.829  71.659  1.31588     1261.6     13.3     12.6     5.9
   19   4   4   6  37.113  74.226  1.27659      116.6      1.2      1.2     6.0
   20   7   4   3  39.009  78.019  1.22374      129.1      1.4      1.3     6.0
   21   6   6   2  39.635  79.27   1.20753     1549.8     16.4     15.3     6.0
   22   8   4   0  40.879  81.759  1.17695      497.1      5.3      4.9     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)