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                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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1, f-nickeline, s-nickeline

(Co,Ni)As


Hexagonal  P 6(3)/mmc  Z = 2

P6(3)/mmc

13 .8 .1999

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1964)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 123-124

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         Petruk et al. (1969)

         * Canad. Mineral., 19, 597

Reserv:

         The coordinates of atoms are considered to equel

         to those of breithauptite.   N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   3.538    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   3.538    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.127    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    55.58

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    16.74

  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    Co    = 0.8 , Ni    = 0.2 
   2 0.3333  0.6667  0.25     0.0    As    = 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     0.3333     0.6667     0.25  
     3       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
     4       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.75  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      7.99

MU (1/cm) =     794.375    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     99.383

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

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

    1   Co   ,Ni             3.228        6
                                                 2.4116       2
                                                 2.4113       2
                                                 2.4116       2
                                                 2.4116       2
                                                 2.4113       2
                                                 2.4116       2
    2    As                  4.584       12
                                                 3.538        2
                                                 3.538        2
                                                 3.538        2
                                                 3.538        2
                                                 3.538        2
                                                 3.538        2
                                                 3.2777       2
                                                 3.2777       2
                                                 3.2781       2
                                                 3.2781       2
                                                 3.2777       2
                                                 3.2777       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   0   0 16.973  33.947   0.163   20.71    6       17.5     1234.4
    2   1   0   1 19.882  39.764   0.19    14.63   12       46.1    12074.2
    3   0   0   2 20.421  40.843   0.195   13.78    2        9.9       87.1
    4   1   0   2 27.061  54.122   0.254    7.29   12       63.1    11272.6
    5   1   1   0 30.373  60.746   0.283    5.62    6       83.6     7617.1
    6   2   0   0 35.722  71.444   0.326    3.98    6       12.2      115.1
    7   1   0   3 36.819  73.638   0.335    3.75   12       37.5     2051.4
    8   2   0   1 37.543  75.086   0.341    3.62   12       37.2     1946.3
    9   1   1   2 37.904  75.807   0.343    3.56   12        9.7      130.7
   10   2   0   2 42.857  85.714   0.38     2.97   12       51.2     3015.8
   11   0   0   4 44.254  88.508   0.39     2.87    2       70.3      918.1


  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   0  16.973  33.947  3.064       1234.4     10.2     10.3     5.7
    2   1   0   1  19.882  39.764  2.63011    12074.2    100.0    100.0     5.7
    3   1   0   2  27.061  54.122  1.96612    11272.6     93.4     91.8     5.8
    4   1   1   0  30.373  60.746  1.769       7617.1     63.1     61.5     5.8
    5   1   0   3  36.819  73.638  1.49253     2051.4     17.0     16.2     6.0
    6   2   0   1  37.543  75.086  1.46787     1946.3     16.1     15.3     6.0
    7   1   1   2  37.904  75.807  1.45598      130.7      1.1      1.0     6.0
    8   2   0   2  42.857  85.714  1.31506     3015.8     25.0     23.2     6.1
    9   0   0   4  44.254  88.508  1.28175      918.1      7.6      7.0     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)