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

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MARCASITE

1, t-marcasite, g-marcasite

FeS(2)


Orthorhombic  P nnm  Z = 2

Pnnm

12 .5 .1991

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 355

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.436    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.414    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   3.381    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    81.2 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    24.45

  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    Fe    = 1.00
   2 0.2     0.378   0.0      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     0.2        0.378      0.0   
     3       2     0.8        0.622      0.0   
     4       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     5       2     0.3        0.878      0.5   
     6       2     0.7        0.122      0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.91

MU (1/cm) =     477.11     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     97.269

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

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

    1    Fe                  3.144        6
                                                 2.2305       2
                                                 2.2305       2
                                                 2.2506       2
                                                 2.2506       2
                                                 2.2506       2
                                                 2.2506       2
    2    S                   4.368       14
                                                 3.381        2
                                                 3.381        2
                                                 2.9714       2
                                                 4.0404       2
                                                 2.2121       2
                                                 4.0404       2
                                                 3.2222       2
                                                 3.2222       2
                                                 3.2222       2
                                                 3.2222       2
                                                 3.1142       2
                                                 3.1142       2
                                                 3.1142       2
                                                 3.1142       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 15.11   30.22    0.146   26.62    4       32.6     1719.8
    2   0   1   1 18.174  36.348   0.174   17.84    4        7.8       65.6
    3   0   2   0 19.295  38.589   0.185   15.63    2       42.9      872.3
    4   1   0   1 19.429  38.858   0.186   15.39    4       55.3     2853.7
    5   1   1   1 21.802  43.605   0.208   11.9     8       28.8     1196.7
    6   1   2   0 22.773  45.547   0.216   10.79    4       40.6     1080.4
    7   2   0   0 23.783  47.566   0.225    9.78    2        4.5        6.0
    8   2   1   0 25.836  51.673   0.244    8.1     4       16.4      132.3
    9   1   2   1 27.96   55.92    0.262    6.77    8       36.4     1086.9
   10   2   1   1 30.652  61.303   0.285    5.5     8       56.1     2099.7
   11   2   2   0 31.423  62.846   0.291    5.21    4       32.9      342.5
   12   0   0   2 31.945  63.891   0.296    5.02    2       70.2      750.6
   13   1   3   0 32.35   64.699   0.299    4.89    4       41.0      498.7
   14   0   3   1 34.182  68.364   0.314    4.35    4       56.1      832.0
   15   2   2   1 35.777  71.555   0.327    3.97    8       20.3      199.2
   16   1   1   2 36.146  72.291   0.33     3.89    8       24.0      271.5
   17   1   3   1 36.649  73.298   0.334    3.79    8       24.3      271.8
   18   0   2   2 38.595  77.19    0.349    3.45    4       31.8      211.6
   19   3   1   0 38.834  77.668   0.351    3.41    4       49.9      516.3
   20   2   3   0 39.715  79.43    0.357    3.29    4       14.5       42.2
   21   1   2   2 40.964  81.928   0.366    3.14    8       31.1      369.6
   22   3   0   1 41.318  82.635   0.369    3.1     4        2.9        1.6
   23   0   4   0 41.365  82.729   0.369    3.1     2        3.2        1.0
   24   2   0   2 41.703  83.406   0.372    3.07    4        2.9        1.5
   25   3   1   1 42.89   85.779   0.38     2.96    8       13.1       61.9
   26   2   1   2 43.273  86.547   0.383    2.93    8       13.1       60.9
   27   3   2   0 43.573  87.145   0.385    2.91    4       18.8       62.4
   28   1   4   0 43.704  87.407   0.386    2.9     4        2.3        0.9
   29   2   3   1 43.755  87.51    0.387    2.9     8       11.2       44.0


  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  15.11   30.22   3.4313      1719.8     60.3     60.7     5.6
    2   0   1   1  18.174  36.348  2.86774       65.6      2.3      2.3     5.7
    3   0   2   0  19.295  38.589  2.707        872.3     30.6     30.6     5.7
    4   1   0   1  19.429  38.858  2.68901     2853.7    100.0    100.0     5.7
    5   1   1   1  21.802  43.605  2.40831     1196.7     41.9     41.7     5.7
    6   1   2   0  22.773  45.547  2.31073     1080.4     37.9     37.6     5.7
    7   2   1   0  25.836  51.673  2.05244      132.3      4.6      4.6     5.8
    8   1   2   1  27.96   55.92   1.90774     1086.9     38.1     37.3     5.8
    9   2   1   1  30.652  61.303  1.75447     2099.7     73.6     71.6     5.8
   10   2   2   0  31.423  62.846  1.71565      342.5     12.0     11.6     5.9
   11   0   0   2  31.945  63.891  1.6905       750.6     26.3     25.5     5.9
   12   1   3   0  32.35   64.699  1.67163      498.7     17.5     16.9     5.9
   13   0   3   1  34.182  68.364  1.59207      832.0     29.2     28.0     5.9
   14   2   2   1  35.777  71.555  1.52994      199.2      7.0      6.7     5.9
   15   1   1   2  36.146  72.291  1.51645      271.5      9.5      9.1     5.9
   16   1   3   1  36.649  73.298  1.49848      271.8      9.5      9.1     6.0
   17   0   2   2  38.595  77.19   1.43387      211.6      7.4      7.0     6.0
   18   3   1   0  38.834  77.668  1.42642      516.3     18.1     17.1     6.0
   19   2   3   0  39.715  79.43   1.39984       42.2      1.5      1.4     6.0
   20   1   2   2  40.964  81.928  1.36436      369.6     13.0     12.1     6.1
   21   3   1   1  42.89   85.779  1.31425       61.9      2.2      2.0     6.1
   22   2   1   2  43.273  86.547  1.30487       60.9      2.1      2.0     6.1
   23   3   2   0  43.573  87.145  1.29769       62.4      2.2      2.0     6.2
   24   2   3   1  43.755  87.51   1.29337       44.0      1.5      1.4     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)