Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
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AgHgAsS(3)


Monoclinic  * Aa  Z = 4

*Aa

1 .10 .1990

Ref.Str.:

         Nakai I., Appleman D.E. (1983)

         * Amer. Mineral., 68, 235-244

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   7.732    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  11.285    beta  =  115.16
             c =   6.643    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   524.65

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    79.0 

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

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

   1 0.25    0.0221  0.0      2.5    Ag    = 1.00
   2 0.7891  0.3166  0.0249   2.09   Hg    = 1.00
   3 0.2874  0.3523  0.0195   1.11   As    = 1.00
   4 0.4214  0.0089  0.4318   1.19   S     = 1.00
   5 0.9828  0.2841  0.4697   1.15   S     = 1.00
   6 0.4369  0.3722  0.3947   1.28   S     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.25       0.0221     0.0   
     2       2     0.7891     0.3166     0.0249
     3       3     0.2874     0.3523     0.0195
     4       4     0.4214     0.0089     0.4318
     5       5     0.9828     0.2841     0.4697
     6       6     0.4369     0.3722     0.3947
     7       1     0.75       0.4779     0.5   
     8       2     0.2891     0.1834     0.5249
     9       3     0.7874     0.1477     0.5195
    10       4     0.9214     0.4911     0.9318
    11       5     0.4828     0.2159     0.9697
    12       6     0.9369     0.1278     0.8947
    13       1     0.75       0.9779     0.0   
    14       2     0.2891     0.6834     0.0249
    15       3     0.7874     0.6477     0.0195
    16       4     0.9214     0.9911     0.4318
    17       5     0.4828     0.7159     0.4697
    18       6     0.9369     0.6278     0.3947
    19       1     0.25       0.5221     0.5   
    20       2     0.7891     0.8166     0.5249
    21       3     0.2874     0.8523     0.5195
    22       4     0.4214     0.5089     0.9318
    23       5     0.9828     0.7841     0.9697
    24       6     0.4369     0.8722     0.8947


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      6.07

MU (1/cm) =    1517.224    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    249.98 

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

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

    1    Ag                  3.54         5
                                                 2.6027       4
                                                 2.8934       5
                                                 2.5165       6
                                                 3.342        5
                                                 2.5097       6
    2    Hg                  3.528        5
                                                 2.7103       5
                                                 2.4176       4
                                                 2.5092       5
                                                 2.7265       6
                                                 3.4176       4
    3    As                  3.012        3
                                                 2.2692       6
                                                 2.2774       5
                                                 2.2471       4
    4    S                   4.368       11
                                                 4.112        6
                                                 4.1241       5
                                                 4.0429       5
                                                 4.0892       6
                                                 4.1472       6
                                                 3.8712       4
                                                 3.8712       4
                                                 3.3347       5
                                                 4.3021       5
                                                 3.3966       6
                                                 3.9355       6
    5    S                   4.368       11
                                                 3.8797       6
                                                 4.1551       6
                                                 4.0429       4
                                                 4.1241       4
                                                 3.9563       5
                                                 3.9563       5
                                                 3.4727       6
                                                 4.0835       6
                                                 3.3347       4
                                                 3.9074       6
                                                 4.3021       4
    6    S                   4.368       10
                                                 4.112        4
                                                 4.1551       5
                                                 3.8797       5
                                                 4.1472       4
                                                 4.0892       4
                                                 4.0835       5
                                                 3.4727       5
                                                 3.9074       5
                                                 3.9355       4
                                                 3.3966       4

  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   0   2   0  9.121  18.242   0.089   76.66    2       66.2      244.3
    2   0   1   1  9.704  19.408   0.094   67.47    4       43.1      182.0
    3   1   1  -1  9.733  19.466   0.095   67.06    4      146.5     2090.7
    4   1   2   0 11.749  23.498   0.114   45.35    4      130.9     1128.7
    5   1   1   1 14.289  28.577   0.138   30.01    4      154.8     1044.4
    6   2   1  -1 14.349  28.698   0.139   29.74    4       84.1      305.5
    7   2   0   0 14.81   29.62    0.143   27.79    2      476.4     4584.3
    8   0   3   1 16.289  32.578   0.157   22.65    4      410.0     5532.3
    9   1   3  -1 16.307  32.614   0.157   22.59    4      205.7     1389.6
   10   0   0   2 17.309  34.618   0.166   19.85    2      593.9     5086.9
   11   2   0  -2 17.377  34.753   0.167   19.68    2      387.2     2144.2
   12   2   2   0 17.505  35.009   0.168   19.37    4       73.4      151.5
   13   1   2  -2 18.209  36.419   0.175   17.76    4      164.6      699.0
   14   0   4   0 18.484  36.968   0.177   17.19    2       37.8       17.9
   15   1   3   1 19.477  38.954   0.186   15.31    4      123.5      339.5
   16   2   3  -1 19.523  39.046   0.187   15.23    4      554.2     6799.1
   17   0   2   2 19.701  39.403   0.188   14.93    4       99.4      214.1
   18   2   2  -2 19.762  39.524   0.189   14.82    4       67.1       97.1
   19   1   4   0 19.989  39.978   0.191   14.45    4      135.3      384.8
   20   2   1   1 20.799  41.597   0.198   13.23    4      104.4      209.6
   21   3   1  -1 20.871  41.743   0.199   13.13    4      133.4      339.3
   22   1   2   2 23.759  47.517   0.225    9.8     4      105.5      158.6
   23   3   2  -2 23.863  47.726   0.226    9.7     4      118.2      197.0
   24   2   4   0 24.033  48.065   0.228    9.55    4       38.1       20.1
   25   3   2   0 24.513  49.027   0.232    9.13    4      133.4      236.3
   26   1   4  -2 24.581  49.162   0.233    9.07    4      111.6      164.3
   27   1   1  -3 24.6    49.199   0.233    9.06    4      125.1      206.0
   28   2   1  -3 24.638  49.276   0.233    9.02    4       25.0        8.2
   29   2   3   1 24.83   49.661   0.235    8.87    4      408.9     2153.8
   30   3   3  -1 24.894  49.787   0.235    8.82    4      196.8      496.1
   31   0   5   1 25.043  50.087   0.237    8.7     4      115.3      168.0
   32   1   5  -1 25.056  50.112   0.237    8.69    4       99.1      124.0
   33   0   4   2 25.771  51.543   0.243    8.15    4       51.9       31.9
   34   2   4  -2 25.821  51.641   0.243    8.11    4       23.0        6.2
   35   0   1   3 26.953  53.907   0.253    7.36    4       59.3       37.6
   36   3   1  -3 27.061  54.122   0.254    7.29    4      128.7      175.6
   37   1   5   1 27.393  54.787   0.257    7.09    4      119.6      147.3
   38   2   5  -1 27.429  54.858   0.257    7.07    4      103.3      109.7
   39   2   0   2 27.87   55.74    0.261    6.82    2      449.6     1001.3
   40   4   0  -2 28.01   56.02    0.263    6.74    2      465.5     1061.2
   41   1   3  -3 28.216  56.433   0.264    6.63    4      189.9      347.5
   42   3   1   1 28.243  56.486   0.265    6.61    4      149.6      215.2
   43   2   3  -3 28.251  56.502   0.265    6.61    4      460.8     2039.4
   44   4   1  -1 28.324  56.648   0.265    6.57    4       97.7       91.1
   45   0   6   0 28.396  56.792   0.266    6.53    2      345.9      568.1
   46   1   4   2 29.18   58.359   0.273    6.14    4      138.9      172.2
   47   3   4  -2 29.27   58.541   0.273    6.1     4      108.8      104.9
   48   1   6   0 29.501  59.002   0.275    5.99    4      305.0      810.3
   49   2   2   2 29.578  59.157   0.276    5.96    4      106.7       98.7
   50   4   2  -2 29.713  59.426   0.277    5.9     4      138.0      163.2
   51   3   4   0 29.837  59.673   0.278    5.84    4      107.6       98.3
   52   0   3   3 30.376  60.753   0.283    5.62    4      381.8     1189.2
   53   3   3  -3 30.476  60.952   0.284    5.57    4      135.1      147.9
   54   4   0   0 30.746  61.492   0.286    5.47    2      331.8      437.3
   55   1   1   3 31.325  62.65    0.291    5.25    4       79.9       48.7
   56   4   1  -3 31.488  62.975   0.292    5.19    4       37.5       10.6
   57   3   3   1 31.576  63.152   0.293    5.15    4      165.5      205.1
   58   4   3  -1 31.652  63.303   0.293    5.13    4      354.7      937.5
   59   2   5   1 31.747  63.495   0.294    5.09    4      160.8      191.5
   60   3   5  -1 31.801  63.603   0.295    5.07    4       78.9       45.9
   61   4   2   0 32.361  64.722   0.299    4.89    4      148.9      157.4
   62   2   0  -4 32.588  65.176   0.301    4.81    2      353.1      436.1
   63   2   6   0 32.678  65.355   0.302    4.78    4      286.6      571.0
   64   1   6  -2 33.129  66.257   0.306    4.65    4      213.1      306.6
   65   0   6   2 34.123  68.245   0.314    4.37    4      288.3      527.3
   66   2   2  -4 34.155  68.311   0.314    4.36    4       55.7       19.7
   67   2   6  -2 34.164  68.328   0.314    4.35    4      259.0      424.5
   68   2   4   2 34.391  68.782   0.316    4.3     4       44.0       12.1
   69   1   3   3 34.483  68.967   0.316    4.27    4       88.7       48.8
   70   4   4  -2 34.515  69.031   0.317    4.26    4       78.2       37.9
   71   4   3  -3 34.638  69.277   0.318    4.23    4      282.2      490.1
   72   1   5  -3 34.699  69.398   0.318    4.22    4       52.7       17.0
   73   2   5  -3 34.73   69.46    0.318    4.21    4       75.6       34.9
   74   0   7   1 35.059  70.119   0.321    4.13    4       19.8        2.3
   75   1   7  -1 35.07   70.139   0.321    4.13    4       93.7       52.7
   76   1   2  -4 35.115  70.23    0.322    4.12    4       96.5       55.7
   77   3   2  -4 35.197  70.394   0.322    4.1     4       69.0       28.3
   78   0   0   4 36.516  73.031   0.333    3.81    2      311.4      268.7
   79   4   1   1 36.538  73.075   0.333    3.81    4      120.1       79.8
   80   5   1  -1 36.628  73.257   0.334    3.79    4       85.8       40.5
   81   0   5   3 36.644  73.289   0.334    3.79    4       58.1       18.6
   82   4   0  -4 36.677  73.354   0.334    3.78    2      424.3      494.6
   83   3   2   2 36.73   73.461   0.334    3.77    4       63.1       21.8
   84   3   5  -3 36.735  73.47    0.334    3.77    4       99.2       53.9
   85   5   2  -2 36.891  73.783   0.336    3.74    4       63.3       21.8
   86   4   4   0 36.982  73.964   0.336    3.72    4       81.7       36.1
   87   1   7   1 37.017  74.034   0.337    3.72    4       92.0       45.7
   88   2   7  -1 37.047  74.094   0.337    3.71    4       54.3       15.9
   89   1   6   2 37.07   74.139   0.337    3.71    4      275.2      408.0
   90   3   6  -2 37.15   74.3     0.338    3.69    4      209.8      236.2
   91   2   1   3 37.334  74.668   0.339    3.66    4      105.6       59.3
   92   5   1  -3 37.544  75.088   0.341    3.62    4       91.4       44.0
   93   3   6   0 37.653  75.307   0.341    3.6     4      151.7      120.6
   94   3   5   1 37.744  75.487   0.342    3.59    4       42.5        9.4
   95   4   5  -1 37.813  75.627   0.343    3.58    4       75.4       29.6
   96   0   2   4 38.01   76.02    0.344    3.54    4      103.4       55.1
   97   4   2  -4 38.169  76.338   0.345    3.52    4       79.7       32.5
   98   2   4  -4 38.681  77.362   0.349    3.44    4       50.7       12.9
   99   0   8   0 39.352  78.705   0.354    3.34    2       50.8        6.3
  100   4   3   1 39.506  79.012   0.356    3.32    4      324.3      507.2
  101   5   3  -1 39.595  79.189   0.356    3.31    4       62.1       18.5
  102   1   4  -4 39.597  79.194   0.356    3.31    4       79.3       30.2
  103   3   4  -4 39.676  79.352   0.357    3.3     4       92.1       40.7
  104   2   3   3 40.283  80.567   0.361    3.22    4      237.2      263.4
  105   1   8   0 40.304  80.608   0.362    3.22    4       54.6       14.0
  106   1   5   3 40.458  80.916   0.363    3.2     4       75.1       26.2
  107   5   3  -3 40.489  80.977   0.363    3.2     4       86.8       35.0
  108   4   5  -3 40.605  81.209   0.364    3.18    4       90.3       37.7
  109   2   7   1 40.839  81.679   0.366    3.16    4       55.3       14.0
  110   3   7  -1 40.888  81.776   0.366    3.15    4      104.6       50.1
  111   3   4   2 41.153  82.305   0.368    3.12    4       91.4       37.9
  112   5   2   0 41.179  82.358   0.368    3.12    4       75.3       25.7
  113   5   4  -2 41.308  82.617   0.369    3.11    4      124.0       69.4
  114   2   6   2 41.824  83.649   0.373    3.05    4      254.1      286.7
  115   4   6  -2 41.941  83.882   0.374    3.04    4      225.8      225.5
  116   0   4   4 42.395  84.79    0.377    3.0     4       72.9       23.2
  117   4   4  -4 42.55   85.1     0.378    2.99    4       63.0       17.2
  118   1   2   4 42.718  85.435   0.379    2.98    4       98.9       42.3
  119   2   1  -5 42.89   85.779   0.38     2.96    4       34.8        5.2
  120   3   1  -5 42.938  85.876   0.381    2.96    4       84.9       31.0
  121   5   2  -4 42.95   85.9     0.381    2.96    4       87.0       32.5
  122   2   8   0 43.131  86.263   0.382    2.94    4      108.5       50.4
  123   1   8  -2 43.543  87.087   0.385    2.91    4       50.1       10.6
  124   1   7  -3 43.558  87.115   0.385    2.91    4       84.3       30.1
  125   2   7  -3 43.587  87.173   0.385    2.91    4       53.1       11.9
  126   4   0   2 43.809  87.617   0.387    2.9     2      214.5       96.9
  127   6   0  -2 44.002  88.004   0.388    2.88    2      296.2      183.9
  128   4   6   0 44.285  88.57    0.39     2.87    4      183.6      140.5
  129   0   8   2 44.461  88.921   0.392    2.86    4      105.3       46.0
  130   2   8  -2 44.499  88.998   0.392    2.85    4      134.9       75.5
  131   1   1  -5 44.715  89.43    0.393    2.84    4      116.2       55.8
  132   4   1  -5 44.86   89.72    0.394    2.84    4       49.3       10.0
  133   3   1   3 44.883  89.767   0.394    2.83    4      126.4       65.8


  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   0   2   0   9.121  18.242  5.6425       244.3      3.5      3.6     5.6
    2   0   1   1   9.704  19.408  5.30651      182.0      2.6      2.7     5.6
    3   1   1  -1   9.733  19.466  5.29085     2090.7     30.2     30.5     5.6
    4   1   2   0  11.749  23.498  4.39262     1128.7     16.3     16.4     5.6
    5   1   1   1  14.289  28.577  3.62412     1044.4     15.1     15.1     5.6
    6   2   1  -1  14.349  28.698  3.60918      305.5      4.4      4.4     5.6
    7   2   0   0  14.81   29.62   3.49921     4584.3     66.2     66.4     5.6
    8   0   3   1  16.289  32.578  3.189       6921.9    100.0    100.0     5.6
    9   0   0   2  17.309  34.618  3.00637     5086.9     73.5     73.4     5.7
   10   2   0  -2  17.377  34.753  2.99499     2144.2     31.0     30.9     5.7
   11   2   2   0  17.505  35.009  2.97378      151.5      2.2      2.2     5.7
   12   1   2  -2  18.209  36.419  2.86236      699.0     10.1     10.1     5.7
   13   1   3   1  19.477  38.954  2.68264      339.5      4.9      4.9     5.7
   14   2   3  -1  19.523  39.046  2.67656     6799.1     98.2     97.6     5.7
   15   0   2   2  19.701  39.403  2.65326      214.1      3.1      3.1     5.7
   16   2   2  -2  19.762  39.524  2.64543       97.1      1.4      1.4     5.7
   17   1   4   0  19.989  39.978  2.61663      384.8      5.6      5.5     5.7
   18   2   1   1  20.799  41.597  2.519        209.6      3.0      3.0     5.7
   19   3   1  -1  20.871  41.743  2.51062      339.3      4.9      4.9     5.7
   20   1   2   2  23.759  47.517  2.22013      158.6      2.3      2.3     5.7
   21   3   2  -2  23.863  47.726  2.21097      197.0      2.8      2.8     5.7
   22   3   2   0  24.513  49.027  2.15582      236.3      3.4      3.4     5.7
   23   1   1  -3  24.6    49.199  2.14872      370.4      5.4      5.3     5.7
   24   2   3   1  24.83   49.661  2.13        2153.8     31.1     30.6     5.7
   25   3   3  -1  24.894  49.787  2.12493      496.1      7.2      7.0     5.7
   26   0   5   1  25.043  50.087  2.11304      292.0      4.2      4.1     5.7
   27   3   1  -3  27.061  54.122  1.96612      175.6      2.5      2.5     5.8
   28   1   5   1  27.393  54.787  1.94407      147.3      2.1      2.1     5.8
   29   2   5  -1  27.429  54.858  1.94175      109.7      1.6      1.5     5.8
   30   2   0   2  27.87   55.74   1.91342     1001.3     14.5     14.1     5.8
   31   4   0  -2  28.01   56.02   1.90463     1061.2     15.3     14.9     5.8
   32   1   3  -3  28.216  56.433  1.89182      562.8      8.1      7.9     5.8
   33   2   3  -3  28.251  56.502  1.88968     2039.4     29.5     28.7     5.8
   34   4   1  -1  28.324  56.648  1.88524       91.1      1.3      1.3     5.8
   35   0   6   0  28.396  56.792  1.88083      568.1      8.2      8.0     5.8
   36   1   4   2  29.18   58.359  1.8346       172.2      2.5      2.4     5.8
   37   3   4  -2  29.27   58.541  1.82942      104.9      1.5      1.5     5.8
   38   1   6   0  29.501  59.002  1.81638      810.3     11.7     11.4     5.8
   39   2   2   2  29.578  59.157  1.81206       98.7      1.4      1.4     5.8
   40   4   2  -2  29.713  59.426  1.80459      163.2      2.4      2.3     5.8
   41   3   4   0  29.837  59.673  1.79781       98.3      1.4      1.4     5.8
   42   0   3   3  30.376  60.753  1.76884     1189.2     17.2     16.6     5.8
   43   3   3  -3  30.476  60.952  1.76362      147.9      2.1      2.1     5.8
   44   4   0   0  30.746  61.492  1.7496       437.3      6.3      6.1     5.8
   45   3   3   1  31.576  63.152  1.7082       205.1      3.0      2.9     5.9
   46   4   3  -1  31.652  63.303  1.70454      937.5     13.5     13.1     5.9
   47   2   5   1  31.747  63.495  1.69993      191.5      2.8      2.7     5.9
   48   4   2   0  32.361  64.722  1.67111      157.4      2.3      2.2     5.9
   49   2   0  -4  32.588  65.176  1.66073      436.1      6.3      6.1     5.9
   50   2   6   0  32.678  65.355  1.65668      571.0      8.2      7.9     5.9
   51   1   6  -2  33.129  66.257  1.63665      306.6      4.4      4.3     5.9
   52   0   6   2  34.123  68.245  1.5945       527.3      7.6      7.3     5.9
   53   2   6  -2  34.164  68.328  1.5928       444.2      6.4      6.1     5.9
   54   4   3  -3  34.638  69.277  1.57366      490.1      7.1      6.8     5.9
   55   0   0   4  36.516  73.031  1.50318      348.5      5.0      4.8     6.0
   56   4   0  -4  36.677  73.354  1.4975       494.6      7.1      6.8     6.0
   57   3   5  -3  36.735  73.47   1.49546       75.7      1.1      1.0     6.0
   58   1   6   2  37.07   74.139  1.48388      423.9      6.1      5.8     6.0
   59   3   6  -2  37.15   74.3    1.48113      236.2      3.4      3.2     6.0
   60   3   6   0  37.653  75.307  1.46421      120.6      1.7      1.6     6.0
   61   4   3   1  39.506  79.012  1.40603      507.2      7.3      6.9     6.0
   62   2   3   3  40.283  80.567  1.3834       277.3      4.0      3.7     6.1
   63   5   4  -2  41.308  82.617  1.35501       69.4      1.0      0.9     6.1
   64   2   6   2  41.824  83.649  1.34132      286.7      4.1      3.8     6.1
   65   4   6  -2  41.941  83.882  1.33828      225.5      3.3      3.0     6.1
   66   4   0   2  43.809  87.617  1.2921        96.9      1.4      1.3     6.2
   67   6   0  -2  44.002  88.004  1.28758      183.9      2.7      2.4     6.2
   68   4   6   0  44.285  88.57   1.28104      140.5      2.0      1.9     6.2
   69   2   8  -2  44.499  88.998  1.27616       75.5      1.1      1.0     6.2
   70   3   1   3  44.883  89.767  1.26754       75.9      1.1      1.0     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)