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

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GALLITE

4, t-chalcopyrite, analogue

AgGaS(2)


Tetragonal  I 4(-)2d  Z = 4

I4(-)2d

21 .11 .14

Ref.Str.:

         Brandt G., Rauber A., Schneider J. (1973)

         * Solid State Comm., 12 481-483

         L: $Ag1 Ga1 S2$

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.754    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.754    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  10.295    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   340.85

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    51.33

  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    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.5      0.0    Ga    = 1.00
   3 0.304   0.25    0.125    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     0.0        0.0        0.5   
     3       3     0.304      0.25       0.125 
     4       3     0.25       0.696      0.875 
     5       3     0.696      0.75       0.125 
     6       3     0.75       0.304      0.875 
     7       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     8       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
     9       3     0.196      0.25       0.625 
    10       3     0.25       0.804      0.375 
    11       3     0.804      0.75       0.625 
    12       3     0.75       0.196      0.375 
    13       1     0.0        0.5        0.25  
    14       2     0.0        0.5        0.75  
    15       1     0.5        0.0        0.75  
    16       2     0.5        0.0        0.25  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.85

MU (1/cm) =     270.891    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     70.449

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

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

    1    Cu                  3.36         4
                                                 2.6048       3
                                                 2.6048       3
                                                 2.6048       3
                                                 2.6048       3
    2    Ga                  2.928        4
                                                 2.2354       3
                                                 2.2354       3
                                                 2.2354       3
                                                 2.2354       3
    3    S                   4.368       10
                                                 3.6478       3
                                                 4.1088       3
                                                 3.6558       3
                                                 3.6558       3
                                                 3.6478       3
                                                 4.1088       3
                                                 4.1088       3
                                                 3.6478       3
                                                 3.6478       3
                                                 4.1088       3

  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   0   1 10.258  20.516   0.1     60.15    8       21.9      198.8
    2   1   1   0 12.7    25.399   0.123   38.52    4        0.0        0.0
    3   1   1   2 16.273  32.547   0.157   22.69    8      231.1     8343.9
    4   1   0   3 17.667  35.334   0.17    18.98    8       16.0       33.3
    5   2   0   0 18.113  36.227   0.174   17.97    4      122.9      934.8
    6   0   0   4 20.336  40.673   0.194   13.91    2      112.2      301.7
    7   2   0   2 20.865  41.73    0.199   13.13    8        9.9        8.8
    8   2   1   1 20.995  41.991   0.2     12.95   16       32.1      184.1
    9   2   1   3 25.751  51.503   0.243    8.16   16       27.5       85.1
   10   2   2   0 26.083  52.167   0.246    7.93    4      252.8     1743.4
   11   1   0   5 27.477  54.954   0.258    7.04    8       16.0       12.4
   12   2   0   4 27.795  55.589   0.261    6.86    8      256.0     3096.5
   13   3   0   1 28.319  56.637   0.265    6.57    8       36.0       58.6
   14   3   1   0 29.444  58.888   0.275    6.02    8       15.8       10.3
   15   3   1   2 31.425  62.85    0.291    5.21   16      187.6     2525.7
   16   3   0   3 32.293  64.586   0.299    4.91    8       26.8       24.3
   17   2   1   5 33.805  67.609   0.311    4.45   16       23.5       33.9
   18   2   2   4 34.086  68.173   0.313    4.38    8      119.5      430.6
   19   1   1   6 34.455  68.91    0.316    4.28    8      186.2     1021.1
   20   3   2   1 34.554  69.107   0.317    4.25   16       33.7       66.6
   21   3   1   4 37.015  74.029   0.337    3.72   16       14.3       10.4
   22   2   0   6 37.371  74.741   0.339    3.65    8        7.5        1.4
   23   3   2   3 38.179  76.359   0.346    3.51   16       39.7       76.4
   24   4   0   0 38.448  76.895   0.348    3.47    4      207.2      513.4
   25   1   0   7 38.883  77.766   0.351    3.41    8        6.1        0.9
   26   3   0   5 39.594  79.187   0.356    3.31    8       23.1       12.2
   27   4   0   2 40.212  80.425   0.361    3.23    8       26.0       15.0
   28   4   1   1 40.301  80.601   0.362    3.22   16       32.7       47.5
   29   3   3   0 41.263  82.526   0.369    3.11    4        0.0        0.0
   30   3   3   2 43.002  86.004   0.381    2.95    8      162.1      534.6
   31   4   1   3 43.781  87.563   0.387    2.9    16       35.1       49.3
   32   0   0   8 44.032  88.065   0.389    2.88    2      220.6      241.4
   33   4   2   0 44.043  88.085   0.389    2.88    8      125.3      311.5
   34   2   1   7 44.468  88.935   0.392    2.86   16       25.7       25.9


  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   0   1  10.258  20.516  5.02273      198.8      2.4      2.4     5.6
    2   1   1   2  16.273  32.547  3.19198     8343.9    100.0    100.0     5.6
    3   2   0   0  18.113  36.227  2.877        934.8     11.2     11.2     5.7
    4   0   0   4  20.336  40.673  2.57375      301.7      3.6      3.6     5.7
    5   2   1   1  20.995  41.991  2.49646      184.1      2.2      2.2     5.7
    6   2   1   3  25.751  51.503  2.05875       85.1      1.0      1.0     5.8
    7   2   2   0  26.083  52.167  2.03435     1743.4     20.9     20.5     5.8
    8   2   0   4  27.795  55.589  1.9182      3096.5     37.1     36.2     5.8
    9   3   1   2  31.425  62.85   1.71555     2525.7     30.3     29.2     5.9
   10   2   2   4  34.086  68.173  1.59599      430.6      5.2      4.9     5.9
   11   1   1   6  34.455  68.91   1.581       1021.1     12.2     11.7     5.9
   12   4   0   0  38.448  76.895  1.4385       513.4      6.2      5.8     6.0
   13   3   3   2  43.002  86.004  1.31147      534.6      6.4      5.9     6.1
   14   4   2   0  44.043  88.085  1.28663      552.9      6.6      6.1     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)