Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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           142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow district
             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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MOLYBDENITE

2, 3R, f-molybdenite

MoS(2)


Hexagonal  R 3m  Z = 3

R3m

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 =  18.33     gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   157.51

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    31.63

  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    Mo    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.7523   0.0    S     = 1.00
   3 0.0     0.0     0.5811   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     0.0        0.0        0.7523
     3       3     0.0        0.0        0.5811
     4       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
     5       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
     6       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.0856
     7       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.419 
     8       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.9144
     9       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.2478


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.06

MU (1/cm) =     672.023    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
                                                 2.4023       2
                                                 2.4023       2
                                                 2.4023       2
                                                 2.4016       3
                                                 2.4016       3
                                                 2.4016       3
    2    S                   4.368       10
                                                 3.15         2
                                                 3.15         2
                                                 3.15         2
                                                 3.15         2
                                                 3.15         2
                                                 3.15         2
                                                 3.1381       3
                                                 3.4841       3
                                                 3.4842       3
                                                 3.4842       3
    3    S                   4.368       10
                                                 3.1381       2
                                                 3.15         3
                                                 3.15         3
                                                 3.15         3
                                                 3.15         3
                                                 3.15         3
                                                 3.15         3
                                                 3.4843       2
                                                 3.4843       2
                                                 3.4843       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   3  7.242  14.485   0.082  122.88    2      114.6    13009.2
    2   0   0   6 14.604  29.208   0.164   28.64    2       30.2      210.2
    3   1   0   1 16.587  33.174   0.185   21.77    6       88.4     4115.7
    4   1   0  -2 17.134  34.268   0.191   20.29    6       88.6     3849.6
    5   1   0   4 19.184  38.369   0.213   15.83    6      119.5     5469.3
    6   1   0  -5 20.607  41.215   0.228   13.5     6      133.5     5824.5
    7   0   0   9 22.223  44.445   0.245   11.4     2      100.2      922.6
    8   1   0   7 24.063  48.127   0.265    9.52    6      121.4     3391.8
    9   1   0  -8 26.042  52.084   0.285    7.95    6      100.3     1936.1
   10   1   1   0 29.279  58.559   0.317    6.1     6      137.4     2784.7
   11   0   0  12 30.283  60.566   0.327    5.65    2      134.6      826.1
   12   1   1   3 30.335  60.67    0.328    5.63   12       79.0     1701.9
   13   1   0  10 30.416  60.833   0.329    5.6     6       70.8      679.0
   14   1   0 -11 32.797  65.595   0.352    4.75    6       68.6      539.9
   15   1   1   6 33.383  66.766   0.357    4.57   12       26.3      152.5
   16   2   0  -1 34.492  68.983   0.368    4.27    6       66.7      459.9
   17   2   0   2 34.816  69.632   0.371    4.19    6       67.7      463.9
   18   2   0  -4 36.101  72.202   0.382    3.9     6       92.1      799.9
   19   2   0   5 37.053  74.105   0.391    3.71    6      104.2      974.1
   20   1   0  13 37.949  75.897   0.399    3.55    6       63.8      349.3
   21   1   1   9 38.188  76.376   0.401    3.51   12       79.6     1076.2
   22   0   0  15 39.075  78.151   0.409    3.38    2       62.2      105.4
   23   2   0  -7 39.55   79.099   0.413    3.31    6       97.9      768.5
   24   1   0 -14 40.736  81.472   0.424    3.17    6       64.9      322.2
   25   2   0   8 41.088  82.176   0.427    3.13    6       82.1      510.3
   26   1   1  12 44.626  89.253   0.456    2.85   12      114.0     1791.1
   27   2   0 -10 44.743  89.485   0.457    2.84    6       59.4      242.8


  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   3   7.242  14.485  6.11       13009.2    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   0   0   6  14.604  29.208  3.055        210.2      1.6      1.6     5.6
    3   1   0   1  16.587  33.174  2.69826     4115.7     31.6     31.2     5.6
    4   1   0   2  17.134  34.268  2.61461     3849.6     29.6     29.2     5.7
    5   1   0   4  19.184  38.369  2.34407     5469.3     42.0     41.3     5.7
    6   1   0   5  20.607  41.215  2.18854     5824.5     44.8     43.8     5.7
    7   0   0   9  22.223  44.445  2.03667      922.6      7.1      6.9     5.7
    8   1   0   7  24.063  48.127  1.8891      3391.8     26.1     25.3     5.7
    9   1   0   8  26.042  52.084  1.7545      1936.1     14.9     14.4     5.8
   10   1   1   0  29.279  58.559  1.575       2784.7     21.4     20.5     5.8
   11   0   0  12  30.283  60.566  1.5275       826.1      6.4      6.1     5.8
   12   1   1   3  30.335  60.67   1.52514     1701.9     13.1     12.5     5.8
   13   1   0  10  30.416  60.833  1.52145      679.0      5.2      5.0     5.8
   14   1   0  11  32.797  65.595  1.42205      539.9      4.2      3.9     5.9
   15   1   1   6  33.383  66.766  1.39991      152.5      1.2      1.1     5.9
   16   2   0   1  34.492  68.983  1.36023      459.9      3.5      3.3     5.9
   17   2   0   2  34.816  69.632  1.34913      463.9      3.6      3.4     5.9
   18   2   0   4  36.101  72.202  1.30731      799.9      6.1      5.8     5.9
   19   2   0   5  37.053  74.105  1.27837      974.1      7.5      7.0     6.0
   20   1   0  13  37.949  75.897  1.25258      349.3      2.7      2.5     6.0
   21   1   1   9  38.188  76.376  1.24592     1076.2      8.3      7.7     6.0
   22   2   0   7  39.55   79.099  1.20971      768.5      5.9      5.5     6.0
   23   1   0  14  40.736  81.472  1.18038      322.2      2.5      2.3     6.1
   24   2   0   8  41.088  82.176  1.17203      510.3      3.9      3.6     6.1
   25   1   1  12  44.626  89.253  1.09651     1791.1     13.8     12.4     6.2
   26   2   0  10  44.743  89.485  1.09427      242.8      1.9      1.7     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)