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

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COVELLITE

7, t-covellite

CuS


Hexagonal  P 6(3)/mmc  Z = 6

P6(3)/mmc

28 .5 .1907

Ref.Str.:

         Ohmasa M., Suzuki M., Takeuchi Y. (1976)

         * Mineral. J (Japan), 8, 311-319

Reserv:

         from Kosaka mine, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   3.796    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   3.796    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  16.382    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   204.43

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    20.52

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

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

   1 0.3333  0.6667  0.75     0.0    Cu    = 1.00
   2 0.3333  0.6667  0.1072   0.0    Cu    = 1.00
   3 0.3333  0.6667  0.25     0.0    S     = 1.00
   4 0.0     0.0     0.0637   0.0    S     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.75  
     2       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.1072
     3       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.25  
     4       4     0.0        0.0        0.0637
     5       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.25  
     6       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.6072
     7       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.75  
     8       4     0.0        0.0        0.5637
     9       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.3928
    10       4     0.0        0.0        0.4363
    11       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.8928
    12       4     0.0        0.0        0.9363


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.66

MU (1/cm) =     302.949    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     65.039

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

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

    1    Cu                  3.36         3
                                                 2.1916       3
                                                 2.1917       3
                                                 2.1916       3
    2    Cu                  3.36         4
                                                 2.3387       3
                                                 2.3048       4
                                                 2.3047       4
                                                 2.3048       4
    3    S                   4.368       12
                                                 3.796        3
                                                 3.796        3
                                                 3.796        3
                                                 3.796        3
                                                 3.796        3
                                                 3.796        3
                                                 3.7574       4
                                                 3.7573       4
                                                 3.7574       4
                                                 3.7574       4
                                                 3.7573       4
                                                 3.7574       4
    4    S                   4.368       16
                                                 3.7574       3
                                                 3.7573       3
                                                 3.7574       3
                                                 3.796        4
                                                 3.796        4
                                                 3.796        4
                                                 3.796        4
                                                 3.796        4
                                                 3.796        4
                                                 4.3319       4
                                                 4.3319       4
                                                 4.3319       4
                                                 2.0871       4
                                                 4.3319       4
                                                 4.3319       4
                                                 4.3319       4

  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   0   0   2  5.396  10.792   0.061  223.18    2       17.2      315.9
    2   0   0   4 10.841  21.681   0.122   53.64    2       14.4       53.5
    3   1   0   0 13.551  27.102   0.152   33.58    6       34.7      581.2
    4   1   0   1 13.826  27.653   0.155   32.18   12       32.6      979.9
    5   1   0   2 14.624  29.248   0.164   28.56   12       60.7     3025.6
    6   1   0   3 15.872  31.745   0.178   23.95   12       94.7     6171.1
    7   0   0   6 16.387  32.773   0.183   22.35    2      165.4     2925.0
    8   1   0   4 17.485  34.97    0.195   19.41   12        5.9       19.2
    9   1   0   5 19.386  38.771   0.215   15.47   12       38.6      661.5
   10   1   0   6 21.514  43.028   0.238   12.26   12       29.7      311.5
   11   0   0   8 22.096  44.192   0.244   11.55    2       79.9      352.4
   12   1   0   7 23.83   47.66    0.262    9.74   12       55.3      853.4
   13   1   1   0 23.944  47.887   0.263    9.63    6      191.1     5048.9
   14   1   1   2 24.62   49.239   0.27     9.04   12       16.4       69.8
   15   1   0   8 26.306  52.612   0.288    7.77   12       95.7     2045.6
   16   1   1   4 26.571  53.141   0.29     7.6    12       16.1       56.7
   17   2   0   0 27.945  55.89    0.304    6.78    6       34.5      115.8
   18   0   0  10 28.047  56.094   0.305    6.72    2        9.8        3.1
   19   2   0   1 28.098  56.195   0.306    6.69   12       25.0      120.4
   20   2   0   2 28.552  57.105   0.31     6.45   12       46.5      400.3
   21   1   0   9 28.928  57.857   0.314    6.27   12       35.2      222.9
   22   2   0   3 29.301  58.601   0.318    6.09   12       83.5     1218.7
   23   1   1   6 29.621  59.242   0.321    5.94   12      136.4     3174.9
   24   2   0   4 30.328  60.657   0.328    5.63   12        6.2        6.2
   25   2   0   5 31.62   63.241   0.34     5.14   12       34.7      177.2
   26   1   0  10 31.692  63.383   0.341    5.11   12       30.0      132.3
   27   2   0   6 33.161  66.321   0.355    4.64   12       26.8       95.3
   28   1   1   8 33.597  67.195   0.359    4.51   12       70.2      638.2
   29   0   0  12 34.349  68.699   0.366    4.31    2       40.9       34.5
   30   1   0  11 34.598  69.196   0.369    4.24   12       78.3      746.2
   31   2   0   7 34.936  69.872   0.372    4.16   12       47.7      271.6
   32   2   0   8 36.936  73.871   0.39     3.73   12       83.3      743.1
   33   1   0  12 37.659  75.317   0.397    3.6    12       15.2       23.9
   34   2   1   0 38.311  76.622   0.402    3.49   12       30.1       90.7
   35   1   1  10 38.398  76.796   0.403    3.48   12        8.7        7.6
   36   2   1   1 38.441  76.882   0.404    3.47   24       22.0       96.3
   37   2   1   2 38.831  77.661   0.407    3.41   24       40.9      328.2
   38   2   0   9 39.155  78.309   0.41     3.37   12       30.7       91.0
   39   2   1   3 39.477  78.955   0.413    3.32   24       73.0     1015.5
   40   2   1   4 40.378  80.756   0.421    3.21   24        5.3        5.1
   41   1   0  13 40.891  81.783   0.425    3.15   12       21.0       39.8
   42   0   0  14 41.169  82.337   0.427    3.12    2       96.4      138.6
   43   2   1   5 41.53   83.06    0.43     3.08   24       30.1      160.5
   44   2   0  10 41.594  83.188   0.431    3.08   12       26.6       62.7
   45   2   1   6 42.93   85.86    0.442    2.96   24       23.1       90.6
   46   1   1  12 44.03   88.06    0.451    2.88   12       36.6      110.9
   47   2   0  11 44.262  88.524   0.453    2.87   12       68.5      386.1
   48   1   0  14 44.326  88.651   0.454    2.86   12       82.3      557.4
   49   2   1   7 44.578  89.157   0.456    2.85   24       42.4      294.8
   50   3   0   0 44.663  89.325   0.456    2.85    6      146.9      881.2
   51   3   0   1 44.789  89.579   0.457    2.84   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   0   0   2   5.396  10.792  8.191        315.9      5.1      5.2     5.6
    2   1   0   0  13.551  27.102  3.28743      581.2      9.4      9.5     5.6
    3   1   0   1  13.826  27.653  3.22317      979.9     15.9     15.9     5.6
    4   1   0   2  14.624  29.248  3.05089     3025.6     49.0     49.1     5.6
    5   1   0   3  15.872  31.745  2.81644     6171.1    100.0    100.0     5.6
    6   0   0   6  16.387  32.773  2.73033     2925.0     47.4     47.4     5.6
    7   1   0   5  19.386  38.771  2.32066      661.5     10.7     10.7     5.7
    8   1   0   6  21.514  43.028  2.10039      311.5      5.0      5.0     5.7
    9   0   0   8  22.096  44.192  2.04775      352.4      5.7      5.6     5.7
   10   1   0   7  23.83   47.66   1.90653      853.4     13.8     13.6     5.7
   11   1   1   0  23.944  47.887  1.898       5048.9     81.8     80.5     5.7
   12   1   1   2  24.62   49.239  1.84901       69.8      1.1      1.1     5.7
   13   1   0   8  26.306  52.612  1.73813     2045.6     33.1     32.4     5.8
   14   2   0   0  27.945  55.89   1.64372      115.8      1.9      1.8     5.8
   15   2   0   1  28.098  56.195  1.6355       120.4      2.0      1.9     5.8
   16   2   0   2  28.552  57.105  1.61159      400.3      6.5      6.3     5.8
   17   1   0   9  28.928  57.857  1.59242      222.9      3.6      3.5     5.8
   18   2   0   3  29.301  58.601  1.57396     1218.7     19.7     19.2     5.8
   19   1   1   6  29.621  59.242  1.55844     3174.9     51.4     49.9     5.8
   20   2   0   5  31.62   63.241  1.46919      177.2      2.9      2.8     5.9
   21   1   0  10  31.692  63.383  1.46623      132.3      2.1      2.1     5.9
   22   2   0   6  33.161  66.321  1.40822       95.3      1.5      1.5     5.9
   23   1   1   8  33.597  67.195  1.39202      638.2     10.3      9.9     5.9
   24   1   0  11  34.598  69.196  1.35656      746.2     12.1     11.5     5.9
   25   2   0   7  34.936  69.872  1.34509      271.6      4.4      4.2     5.9
   26   2   0   8  36.936  73.871  1.28184      743.1     12.0     11.4     6.0
   27   2   1   0  38.311  76.622  1.24253       90.7      1.5      1.4     6.0
   28   2   1   1  38.441  76.882  1.23897       96.3      1.6      1.5     6.0
   29   2   1   2  38.831  77.661  1.22848      328.2      5.3      5.0     6.0
   30   2   0   9  39.155  78.309  1.21992       91.0      1.5      1.4     6.0
   31   2   1   3  39.477  78.955  1.21156     1015.5     16.5     15.4     6.0
   32   0   0  14  41.169  82.337  1.17014      138.6      2.2      2.1     6.1
   33   2   1   5  41.53   83.06   1.16179      160.5      2.6      2.4     6.1
   34   2   0  10  41.594  83.188  1.16033       62.7      1.0      0.9     6.1
   35   2   1   6  42.93   85.86   1.13093       90.6      1.5      1.4     6.1
   36   1   1  12  44.03   88.06   1.10827      110.9      1.8      1.6     6.2
   37   2   0  11  44.262  88.524  1.10365      386.1      6.3      5.7     6.2
   38   1   0  14  44.326  88.651  1.10239      557.4      9.0      8.3     6.2
   39   2   1   7  44.578  89.157  1.09744      294.8      4.8      4.4     6.2
   40   3   0   0  44.663  89.325  1.09581      881.2     14.3     13.0     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)