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

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GALENA

1, t-halite, s-galena-clausthalite

PbS


Cubic  F m3m  Z = 4

Fm3m

29 .4 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.J. (1964)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 85-89

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.9362   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.9362   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.9362   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   209.18

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    31.5 

  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    Pb    = 1.00
   2 0.5     0.5     0.5      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     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     3       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     4       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
     5       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   
     6       2     0.0        0.5        0.0   
     7       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
     8       2     0.5        0.0        0.0   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      7.59

MU (1/cm) =    1616.553    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    212.852

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

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

    1    Pb                  3.696        6
                                                 2.9681       2
                                                 2.9681       2
                                                 2.9681       2
                                                 2.9681       2
                                                 2.9681       2
                                                 2.9681       2
    2    S                   4.368       12
                                                 4.1975       2
                                                 4.1975       2
                                                 4.1975       2
                                                 4.1975       2
                                                 4.1975       2
                                                 4.1975       2
                                                 4.1975       2
                                                 4.1975       2
                                                 4.1975       2
                                                 4.1975       2
                                                 4.1975       2
                                                 4.1975       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   1   1 12.988  25.976   0.146   36.74    8      224.7    33904.4
    2   2   0   0 15.042  30.083   0.168   26.89    6      318.8    37457.7
    3   2   2   0 21.532  43.063   0.238   12.24   12      288.8    27997.1
    4   1   1   3 25.491  50.981   0.279    8.35   24      195.2    17461.5
    5   2   2   2 26.712  53.423   0.292    7.51    8      268.5     9894.6
    6   4   0   0 31.268  62.536   0.337    5.27    6      252.9     4619.6
    7   3   3   1 34.445  68.889   0.367    4.28   24      174.9     7186.6
    8   4   2   0 35.472  70.944   0.377    4.03   24      240.2    12774.0
    9   2   2   4 39.471  78.942   0.413    3.32   24      229.6     9606.4
   10   1   1   5 42.396  84.792   0.438    3.0    24      159.5     4190.6
   11   3   3   3 42.396  84.792   0.438    3.0     8      159.5     1396.9


  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   1   1   1  12.988  25.976  3.42727    33904.4     90.5     90.8     5.6
    2   2   0   0  15.042  30.083  2.9681     37457.7    100.0    100.0     5.6
    3   2   2   0  21.532  43.063  2.09876    27997.1     74.7     73.8     5.7
    4   1   1   3  25.491  50.981  1.78983    17461.5     46.6     45.6     5.8
    5   2   2   2  26.712  53.423  1.71363     9894.6     26.4     25.8     5.8
    6   4   0   0  31.268  62.536  1.48405     4619.6     12.3     11.9     5.8
    7   3   3   1  34.445  68.889  1.36186     7186.6     19.2     18.3     5.9
    8   4   2   0  35.472  70.944  1.32737    12774.0     34.1     32.4     5.9
    9   2   2   4  39.471  78.942  1.21172     9606.4     25.6     24.0     6.0
   10   1   1   5  42.396  84.792  1.14242     5587.5     14.9     13.7     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)