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

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KULLERUDITE

1, f-trogtalite, g-kullerudite

NiSe(2)


Orthorhombic  P nnm  Z = 2

Pnnm

8 .2 .1995

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 355-356

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         Povarennyh A.S. (1966)

         * Kristallohim. klassif. miner. vidov (in russian), 205

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.89     alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.96     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   3.67     gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   106.96

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    32.21

  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    Ni    = 1.00
   2 0.21    0.37    0.0      0.0    Se    = 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     0.21       0.37       0.0   
     3       2     0.79       0.63       0.0   
     4       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     5       2     0.29       0.87       0.5   
     6       2     0.71       0.13       0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      6.72

MU (1/cm) =     814.702    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    121.167

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

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

    1    Ni                  3.204        6
                                                 2.4326       2
                                                 2.4326       2
                                                 2.4451       2
                                                 2.4451       2
                                                 2.4451       2
                                                 2.4451       2
    2    Se                  4.632       14
                                                 3.67         2
                                                 3.67         2
                                                 3.2319       2
                                                 4.482        2
                                                 2.5728       2
                                                 4.482        2
                                                 3.5215       2
                                                 3.5215       2
                                                 3.5215       2
                                                 3.5215       2
                                                 3.3751       2
                                                 3.3751       2
                                                 3.3751       2
                                                 3.3751       2

  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   0 13.686  27.372   0.132   32.88    4       28.8      955.2
    2   0   1   1 16.632  33.264   0.16    21.65    4       31.4      747.9
    3   0   2   0 17.467  34.934   0.168   19.46    2       39.5      530.4
    4   1   0   1 17.742  35.484   0.17    18.8     4       74.5     3650.7
    5   1   1   1 19.857  39.715   0.19    14.67    8       77.3     6133.2
    6   1   2   0 20.579  41.158   0.196   13.55    4      104.8     5199.9
    7   2   0   0 21.459  42.918   0.204   12.33    2       49.8      535.7
    8   2   1   0 23.292  46.584   0.221   10.25    4       36.7      481.7
    9   1   2   1 25.323  50.647   0.239    8.48    8       40.0      946.7
   10   2   1   1 27.678  55.355   0.26     6.93    8       99.3     4774.5
   11   2   2   0 28.243  56.485   0.265    6.61    4       45.2      472.3
   12   1   3   0 29.076  58.152   0.272    6.19    4       57.9      725.9
   13   0   0   2 29.173  58.345   0.272    6.15    2      136.1     1990.7
   14   0   3   1 30.795  61.59    0.286    5.45    4      111.5     2368.9
   15   2   2   1 32.16   64.32    0.298    4.95    8       45.0      700.0
   16   1   1   2 32.809  65.617   0.303    4.74    8       21.4      152.2
   17   1   3   1 32.933  65.866   0.304    4.7     8       57.2     1077.5
   18   3   1   0 34.674  69.347   0.318    4.22    4       78.8      917.7
   19   0   2   2 34.921  69.842   0.32     4.16    4       30.4      134.5
   20   2   3   0 35.459  70.918   0.324    4.04    4       27.7      108.2
   21   0   4   0 36.892  73.784   0.336    3.74    2       53.0      183.5
   22   3   0   1 36.901  73.802   0.336    3.74    4       25.7       86.2
   23   1   2   2 36.939  73.877   0.336    3.73    8       85.8     1919.1
   24   2   0   2 37.55   75.1     0.341    3.62    4       42.5      228.5
   25   3   1   1 38.237  76.473   0.346    3.51    8       46.5      530.2
   26   3   2   0 38.717  77.434   0.35     3.43    4       63.4      481.5
   27   1   4   0 38.87   77.74    0.351    3.41    4       10.6       13.3
   28   2   1   2 38.878  77.756   0.351    3.41    8       30.5      222.1
   29   2   3   1 38.994  77.988   0.352    3.39    8       24.6      143.1
   30   3   2   1 42.166  84.332   0.375    3.02    8       36.2      277.4
   31   1   4   1 42.316  84.633   0.376    3.01    8       11.8       29.4
   32   2   2   2 42.794  85.587   0.38     2.97    8       36.9      283.3
   33   1   3   2 43.496  86.993   0.385    2.92    8       47.9      468.9
   34   2   4   0 44.668  89.336   0.393    2.85    4      102.9     1053.7


  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   0  13.686  27.372  3.78041      955.2     15.6     15.7     5.6
    2   0   1   1  16.632  33.264  3.12505      747.9     12.2     12.3     5.6
    3   0   2   0  17.467  34.934  2.98         530.4      8.6      8.7     5.7
    4   1   0   1  17.742  35.484  2.93528     3650.7     59.5     59.8     5.7
    5   1   1   1  19.857  39.715  2.63325     6133.2    100.0    100.0     5.7
    6   1   2   0  20.579  41.158  2.54471     5199.9     84.8     84.7     5.7
    7   2   0   0  21.459  42.918  2.445        535.7      8.7      8.7     5.7
    8   2   1   0  23.292  46.584  2.26205      481.7      7.9      7.8     5.7
    9   1   2   1  25.323  50.647  2.09119      946.7     15.4     15.3     5.8
   10   2   1   1  27.678  55.355  1.92566     4774.5     77.8     76.4     5.8
   11   2   2   0  28.243  56.485  1.8902       472.3      7.7      7.6     5.8
   12   1   3   0  29.076  58.152  1.84057      725.9     11.8     11.6     5.8
   13   0   0   2  29.173  58.345  1.835       1990.7     32.5     31.7     5.8
   14   0   3   1  30.795  61.59   1.74711     2368.9     38.6     37.6     5.8
   15   2   2   1  32.16   64.32   1.68042      700.0     11.4     11.1     5.9
   16   1   1   2  32.809  65.617  1.6508       152.2      2.5      2.4     5.9
   17   1   3   1  32.933  65.866  1.64525     1077.5     17.6     17.0     5.9
   18   3   1   0  34.674  69.347  1.57226      917.7     15.0     14.4     5.9
   19   0   2   2  34.921  69.842  1.56252      134.5      2.2      2.1     5.9
   20   2   3   0  35.459  70.918  1.54185      108.2      1.8      1.7     5.9
   21   0   4   0  36.892  73.784  1.49         269.7      4.4      4.2     6.0
   22   1   2   2  36.939  73.877  1.48839     1919.1     31.3     29.8     6.0
   23   2   0   2  37.55   75.1    1.46764      228.5      3.7      3.5     6.0
   24   3   1   1  38.237  76.473  1.44522      530.2      8.6      8.2     6.0
   25   3   2   0  38.717  77.434  1.43005      481.5      7.9      7.4     6.0
   26   2   1   2  38.878  77.756  1.42507      235.4      3.8      3.6     6.0
   27   2   3   1  38.994  77.988  1.42149      143.1      2.3      2.2     6.0
   28   3   2   1  42.166  84.332  1.33247      277.4      4.5      4.2     6.1
   29   2   2   2  42.794  85.587  1.31662      283.3      4.6      4.3     6.1
   30   1   3   2  43.496  86.993  1.2995       468.9      7.6      7.1     6.1
   31   2   4   0  44.668  89.336  1.27235     1053.7     17.2     15.8     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)