Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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CUBANITE

2, at 200`C, f-cubanite, DN

Cu(1.33)Fe(2.67)S(4)


Cubic  F 4(-)3m  Z = 1

R =0.048          NR =144

15 .5 .1989

Ref.Str.:

         1. Szymanski (1974)

         * Z. Kristallogr., 140, 218-239

         2. Idem. (1974)

         * Ibid., 140-248

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.296    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.296    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.296    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   148.54

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    89.47

  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    S     = 1.00
   2 0.25    0.25    0.25     0.0    Cu    = 0.3 , Fe    = 0.6 
   3 0.75    0.75    0.75     0.0    Cu    = 0.03, Fe    = 0.06


  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       0.25       0.25  
     3       3     0.75       0.75       0.75  
     4       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     5       2     0.25       0.75       0.75  
     6       3     0.75       0.25       0.25  
     7       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   
     8       2     0.75       0.75       0.25  
     9       3     0.25       0.25       0.75  
    10       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    11       2     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    12       3     0.25       0.75       0.25  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.04

MU (1/cm) =     360.013    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     89.02 

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

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

    1    S                   4.368       12
                                                 3.7448       1
                                                 3.7448       1
                                                 3.7448       1
                                                 3.7448       1
                                                 3.7448       1
                                                 3.7448       1
                                                 3.7448       1
                                                 3.7448       1
                                                 3.7448       1
                                                 3.7448       1
                                                 3.7448       1
                                                 3.7448       1
    2   Cu   ,Fe             3.36         4
                                                 2.2932       1
                                                 2.2932       1
                                                 2.2932       1
                                                 2.2932       1
    3   Cu   ,Fe             3.36         4
                                                 2.2932       1
                                                 2.2932       1
                                                 2.2932       1
                                                 2.2932       1

  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   1   1 17.01   34.019   0.164   20.62    8       89.0     5920.1
    2   2   0   0 19.742  39.484   0.189   14.86    6       42.9      744.9
    3   2   2   0 28.535  57.071   0.267    6.46   12      117.5     4854.2
    4   1   1   3 34.067  68.133   0.313    4.38   24       69.5     2303.6
    5   2   2   2 35.808  71.615   0.327    3.96    8       37.4      201.4
    6   4   0   0 42.499  84.997   0.378    2.99    6       98.6      792.4


  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   1   1  17.01   34.019  3.05765     5920.1    100.0    100.0     5.7
    2   2   0   0  19.742  39.484  2.648        744.9     12.6     12.5     5.7
    3   2   2   0  28.535  57.071  1.87242     4854.2     82.0     79.9     5.8
    4   1   1   3  34.067  68.133  1.5968      2303.6     38.9     37.3     5.9
    5   2   2   2  35.808  71.615  1.52882      201.4      3.4      3.2     5.9
    6   4   0   0  42.499  84.997  1.324        792.4     13.4     12.4     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)