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

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DIGENITE

3, t-defective fluorite, syn, s-chalcocite, at 300'K, DF

Cu(1.85)S


Cubic  F m3m  Z = 4

Fm3m

26 .3 .20

Ref.Str.:

         Yamamoto K., Kashida S. (1991)

         * J. Solid State Chem., 93, 202-211

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.564    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.564    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.564    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   172.25

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    25.94

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

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

   1 0.25    0.25    0.25     0.0    Cu    = 0.52, Cu    = 0.0 
   2 0.326   0.326   0.326    0.0    Cu    = 0.1 , Cu    = 0.0 
   3 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    S     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.25       0.25       0.25  
     2       2     0.326      0.326      0.326 
     3       3     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     4       1     0.75       0.75       0.75  
     5       2     0.674      0.674      0.674 
     6       1     0.75       0.25       0.25  
     7       1     0.75       0.75       0.25  
     8       1     0.25       0.75       0.25  
     9       2     0.674      0.326      0.326 
    10       2     0.674      0.674      0.326 
    11       2     0.326      0.674      0.326 
    12       1     0.25       0.75       0.75  
    13       1     0.25       0.25       0.75  
    14       1     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    15       2     0.326      0.674      0.674 
    16       2     0.326      0.326      0.674 
    17       2     0.674      0.326      0.674 
    18       2     0.174      0.326      0.826 
    19       2     0.174      0.174      0.326 
    20       2     0.326      0.174      0.826 
    21       3     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    22       3     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    23       3     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    24       2     0.826      0.674      0.174 
    25       2     0.826      0.826      0.674 
    26       2     0.674      0.826      0.174 
    27       2     0.174      0.674      0.826 
    28       2     0.826      0.174      0.326 
    29       2     0.326      0.826      0.826 
    30       2     0.826      0.674      0.826 
    31       2     0.826      0.826      0.326 
    32       2     0.674      0.826      0.826 
    33       2     0.826      0.326      0.826 
    34       2     0.174      0.826      0.326 
    35       2     0.674      0.174      0.826 
    36       2     0.826      0.326      0.174 
    37       2     0.174      0.826      0.674 
    38       2     0.674      0.174      0.174 
    39       2     0.174      0.326      0.174 
    40       2     0.174      0.174      0.674 
    41       2     0.326      0.174      0.174 
    42       2     0.174      0.674      0.174 
    43       2     0.826      0.174      0.674 
    44       2     0.326      0.826      0.174 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.74

MU (1/cm) =     348.549    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     60.69 

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

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

    1   Cu   ,Cu             3.36         4
                                                 2.4093       3
                                                 2.4093       3
                                                 2.4093       3
                                                 2.4093       3
    2   Cu   ,Cu             3.36         4
                                                 3.1417       3
                                                 2.2726       3
                                                 2.2726       3
                                                 2.2726       3
    3    S                   4.368       12
                                                 3.9343       3
                                                 3.9343       3
                                                 3.9343       3
                                                 3.9343       3
                                                 3.9343       3
                                                 3.9343       3
                                                 3.9343       3
                                                 3.9343       3
                                                 3.9343       3
                                                 3.9343       3
                                                 3.9343       3
                                                 3.9343       3

  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   1   1 13.874  27.748   0.156   31.95    8       43.4     1623.8
    2   2   0   0 16.074  32.148   0.18    23.31    6       94.9     4243.6
    3   2   2   0 23.052  46.104   0.254   10.5    12      156.1    10342.9
    4   1   1   3 27.332  54.665   0.298    7.13   24       51.7     1541.2
    5   2   2   2 28.657  57.315   0.311    6.4     8       61.7      657.2
    6   4   0   0 33.625  67.251   0.359    4.5     6       94.4      811.8
    7   3   3   1 37.117  74.234   0.392    3.7    24        6.5       12.5
    8   4   2   0 38.252  76.504   0.402    3.5    24       31.8      287.2
    9   2   2   4 42.704  85.409   0.44     2.98   24       96.8     2257.0


  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   1   1   1  13.874  27.748  3.21238     1623.8     15.7     16.0     5.6
    2   2   0   0  16.074  32.148  2.782       4243.6     41.0     41.6     5.6
    3   2   2   0  23.052  46.104  1.96717    10342.9    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   1   1   3  27.332  54.665  1.67761     1541.2     14.9     14.7     5.8
    5   2   2   2  28.657  57.315  1.60619      657.2      6.4      6.3     5.8
    6   4   0   0  33.625  67.251  1.391        811.8      7.8      7.6     5.9
    7   4   2   0  38.252  76.504  1.24415      287.2      2.8      2.6     6.0
    8   2   2   4  42.704  85.409  1.13575     2257.0     21.8     20.4     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)