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

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MAKINENITE

1, gamma

NiSe


Hexagonal  R 3m  Z = 9

R3m

9 .2 .1995

Ref.Str.:

         Rajamani V., Prewitt C.T. (1974)

         * Canad. Mineral., 12, 253-257

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         Povarennyh A.S (1966)

         * Kristallohim. klassif. miner. vidov (in russian), 208

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.01     alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.01     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   3.28     gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   284.62

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    19.05

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

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

   1 0.9122  0.0878  0.088    0.0    Ni    = 1.00
   2 0.1124  0.8876  0.6164   0.0    Se    = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.9122     0.0878     0.088 
     2       2     0.1124     0.8876     0.6164
     3       1     0.9122     0.8244     0.088 
     4       1     0.1756     0.0878     0.088 
     5       2     0.1124     0.2248     0.6164
     6       2     0.7752     0.8876     0.6164
     7       1     0.5789     0.1577     0.4213
     8       1     0.5089     0.7545     0.7547
     9       2     0.7791     0.5581     0.9497
    10       2     0.1085     0.5543     0.2831
    11       1     0.8423     0.4211     0.4213
    12       1     0.2455     0.7545     0.7547
    13       1     0.5789     0.4211     0.4213
    14       1     0.2455     0.491      0.7547
    15       2     0.4419     0.2209     0.9497
    16       2     0.4457     0.5543     0.2831
    17       2     0.7791     0.2209     0.9497
    18       2     0.4457     0.8914     0.2831


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      7.23

MU (1/cm) =     797.47     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    110.364

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

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

    1    Ni                  3.204        5
                                                 2.4804       2
                                                 2.354        2
                                                 2.4804       2
                                                 2.354        2
                                                 2.3525       2
    2    Se                  4.632       12
                                                 3.28         2
                                                 3.28         2
                                                 3.3753       2
                                                 3.3753       2
                                                 3.493        2
                                                 3.9734       2
                                                 3.9733       2
                                                 3.4931       2
                                                 3.493        2
                                                 3.9734       2
                                                 3.9733       2
                                                 3.493        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 10.295  20.59    0.1     59.71    6       60.5     1618.1
    2   1   0   1 16.952  33.904   0.163   20.77    6       64.4      638.2
    3   3   0   0 18.032  36.063   0.173   18.15    6      217.8     6375.8
    4   2   0  -1 19.998  39.995   0.191   14.44    6      214.9     4938.4
    5   2   2   0 20.942  41.884   0.2     13.03    6       57.7      321.0
    6   2   1   1 22.697  45.394   0.216   10.87   12      162.6     4255.9
    7   3   1  -1 27.469  54.938   0.258    7.05   12      245.2     6275.0
    8   4   1   0 28.218  56.436   0.264    6.63   12      124.7     1526.7
    9   4   0   1 29.648  59.297   0.277    5.93    6      222.4     2171.7
   10   3   2   1 31.733  63.467   0.294    5.1    12      158.6     1899.3
   11   3   3   0 32.421  64.842   0.3      4.87    6      293.6     3107.4
   12   1   0  -2 33.716  67.432   0.31     4.48    6      236.4     1852.3
   13   2   0   2 35.671  71.343   0.326    3.99    6       73.3      158.6
   14   5   0  -1 35.7    71.4     0.326    3.98    6       32.9       31.9
   15   2   1  -2 37.583  75.166   0.341    3.61   12       93.8      471.3
   16   4   2  -1 37.611  75.221   0.341    3.61   12       60.0      192.8
   17   6   0   0 38.249  76.498   0.346    3.5     6      203.2     1071.7
   18   5   1   1 39.488  78.977   0.355    3.32   12       94.9      443.3
   19   5   2   0 40.118  80.235   0.36     3.24   12       54.0      139.7
   20   3   1   2 41.315  82.63    0.369    3.1    12      128.7      761.4
   21   4   0  -2 43.154  86.308   0.382    2.94    6      112.8      277.5
   22   4   3   1 43.181  86.362   0.383    2.94   12       51.7      116.3
   23   3   2  -2 44.985  89.97    0.395    2.83   12      117.4      577.8


  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   1   1   0  10.295  20.59   5.005       1618.1     25.4     25.7     5.6
    2   1   0   1  16.952  33.904  3.06775      638.2     10.0     10.0     5.7
    3   3   0   0  18.032  36.063  2.88964     6375.8    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   2   0   1  19.998  39.995  2.61553     4938.4     77.5     77.2     5.7
    5   2   2   0  20.942  41.884  2.5025       321.0      5.0      5.0     5.7
    6   2   1   1  22.697  45.394  2.31809     4255.9     66.8     66.1     5.7
    7   3   1   1  27.469  54.938  1.93914     6275.0     98.4     96.4     5.8
    8   4   1   0  28.218  56.436  1.89171     1526.7     23.9     23.4     5.8
    9   4   0   1  29.648  59.297  1.80817     2171.7     34.1     33.1     5.8
   10   3   2   1  31.733  63.467  1.7006      1899.3     29.8     28.8     5.9
   11   3   3   0  32.421  64.842  1.66833     3107.4     48.7     47.0     5.9
   12   1   0   2  33.716  67.432  1.61142     1852.3     29.1     27.9     5.9
   13   2   0   2  35.671  71.343  1.53388      190.6      3.0      2.9     5.9
   14   2   1   2  37.583  75.166  1.46655      664.1     10.4      9.9     6.0
   15   6   0   0  38.249  76.498  1.44482     1071.7     16.8     15.9     6.0
   16   5   1   1  39.488  78.977  1.40656      443.3      7.0      6.5     6.0
   17   5   2   0  40.118  80.235  1.38814      139.7      2.2      2.1     6.0
   18   3   1   2  41.315  82.63   1.35483      761.4     11.9     11.1     6.1
   19   4   0   2  43.154  86.308  1.30777      393.7      6.2      5.7     6.1
   20   3   2   2  44.985  89.97   1.26529      577.8      9.1      8.3     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)