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

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MOLYBDENITE

1, 2H, t-molybdenite, f-molybdenite, g-molybdenite

MoS(2)


Hexagonal  P 6(3)/mmc  Z = 2

P6(3)/mmc

12 .7 .1990

Ref.Str.:

         F.E.Wickman, D.K.Smith (1970)

         * Amer. Mineral., 55, 1843-1868

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   3.15     alpha =   90.0 
             b =   3.15     beta  =   90.0 
             c =  12.3      gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   105.7 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    31.83

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

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

   1 0.3333  0.6667  0.25     0.0    Mo    = 1.00
   2 0.3333  0.6667  0.8785   0.0    S     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.25  
     2       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.8785
     3       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.75  
     4       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.3785
     5       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.6215
     6       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.1215


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.03

MU (1/cm) =     667.652    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    132.796

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

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

    1    Mo                  3.0          6
                                                 2.4095       2
                                                 2.4095       2
                                                 2.4095       2
                                                 2.4095       2
                                                 2.4095       2
                                                 2.4095       2
    2    S                   4.368       10
                                                 3.15         2
                                                 3.15         2
                                                 3.15         2
                                                 3.15         2
                                                 3.15         2
                                                 3.15         2
                                                 3.1611       2
                                                 3.4987       2
                                                 3.4987       2
                                                 3.4987       2

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.54056(angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    S       LPG   MF        F          I int.
                    ( degree )                                         *100

    1   0   0   2  7.195  14.39    0.081  124.54    2       76.4    13004.6
    2   0   0   4 14.507  29.014   0.163   29.05    2       20.1      210.5
    3   1   0   0 16.401  32.803   0.183   22.31    6       57.7     3992.8
    4   1   0   1 16.812  33.623   0.188   21.15   12       30.1     2052.7
    5   1   0   2 17.993  35.985   0.201   18.23   12       32.0     2003.0
    6   1   0   3 19.825  39.651   0.22    14.72   12       83.9    11132.1
    7   0   0   6 22.07   44.141   0.244   11.58    2       67.1      933.9
    8   1   0   4 22.177  44.353   0.245   11.45   12       10.1      125.4
    9   1   0   5 24.938  49.875   0.274    8.78   12       72.3     4923.7
   10   1   0   6 28.035  56.071   0.305    6.73   12       30.5      672.4
   11   1   1   0 29.279  58.559   0.317    6.1     6       91.6     2748.6
   12   0   0   8 30.066  60.132   0.325    5.75    2       90.0      833.2
   13   1   1   2 30.321  60.643   0.328    5.64   12       52.7     1679.3
   14   1   0   7 31.429  62.858   0.338    5.21   12       21.5      257.5
   15   1   1   4 33.332  66.664   0.357    4.59   12       17.5      151.4
   16   2   0   0 34.383  68.766   0.367    4.3     6       42.7      421.2
   17   2   0   1 34.624  69.248   0.369    4.24   12       23.9      258.9
   18   1   0   8 35.106  70.211   0.373    4.12   12       42.1      783.1
   19   2   0   2 35.341  70.683   0.375    4.06   12       24.6      263.6
   20   2   0   3 36.524  73.048   0.386    3.81   12       64.9     1725.4
   21   1   1   6 38.079  76.157   0.4      3.53   12       53.2     1075.3
   22   2   0   4 38.155  76.31    0.401    3.52   12        8.1       24.8
   23   0   0  10 38.774  77.547   0.407    3.42    2       41.4      105.1
   24   1   0   9 39.079  78.158   0.409    3.38   12       26.3      250.5
   25   2   0   5 40.22   80.44    0.419    3.23   12       58.7     1196.0
   26   2   0   6 42.711  85.423   0.44     2.98   12       25.3      204.6
   27   1   0  10 43.39   86.779   0.446    2.93   12       19.7      121.4
   28   1   1   8 44.437  88.875   0.454    2.86   12       76.1     1779.3


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.54056 (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   0   2   7.195  14.39   6.15       13004.6    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   0   0   4  14.507  29.014  3.075        210.5      1.6      1.6     5.6
    3   1   0   0  16.401  32.803  2.72798     3992.8     30.7     30.3     5.6
    4   1   0   1  16.812  33.623  2.66326     2052.7     15.8     15.6     5.7
    5   1   0   2  17.993  35.985  2.49366     2003.0     15.4     15.2     5.7
    6   1   0   3  19.825  39.651  2.27118    11132.1     85.6     83.9     5.7
    7   0   0   6  22.07   44.141  2.05         933.9      7.2      7.0     5.7
    8   1   0   5  24.938  49.875  1.8269      4923.7     37.9     36.7     5.7
    9   1   0   6  28.035  56.071  1.63884      672.4      5.2      5.0     5.8
   10   1   1   0  29.279  58.559  1.575       2748.6     21.1     20.3     5.8
   11   0   0   8  30.066  60.132  1.5375       833.2      6.4      6.1     5.8
   12   1   1   2  30.321  60.643  1.52576     1679.3     12.9     12.3     5.8
   13   1   0   7  31.429  62.858  1.47722      257.5      2.0      1.9     5.9
   14   1   1   4  33.332  66.664  1.40182      151.4      1.2      1.1     5.9
   15   2   0   0  34.383  68.766  1.36399      421.2      3.2      3.1     5.9
   16   2   0   1  34.624  69.248  1.35568      258.9      2.0      1.9     5.9
   17   1   0   8  35.106  70.211  1.33942      783.1      6.0      5.7     5.9
   18   2   0   2  35.341  70.683  1.33163      263.6      2.0      1.9     5.9
   19   2   0   3  36.524  73.048  1.29425     1725.4     13.3     12.4     6.0
   20   1   1   6  38.079  76.157  1.24895     1075.3      8.3      7.7     6.0
   21   1   0   9  39.079  78.158  1.2219       250.5      1.9      1.8     6.0
   22   2   0   5  40.22   80.44   1.19289     1196.0      9.2      8.5     6.0
   23   2   0   6  42.711  85.423  1.13559      204.6      1.6      1.4     6.1
   24   1   1   8  44.437  88.875  1.1002      1779.3     13.7     12.3     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)