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

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MOLYBDENITE

3, 2H, t-molybdenite, analogue

MoTe(2)


Hexagonal  P 6(3)/mmc  Z = 2

P6(3)/mmc

11 .12 .15

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 280-281

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   3.5182   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   3.5182   beta  =   90.0 
             c =  13.9736   gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   149.79

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    45.11

  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  0.621    0.0    Te    = 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     0.621 
     3       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.75  
     4       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.121 
     5       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.879 
     6       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.379 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      7.78

MU (1/cm) =    1939.587    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    249.213

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

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

    1    Mo                  3.348        6
                                                 2.7156       2
                                                 2.716        2
                                                 2.7156       2
                                                 2.7156       2
                                                 2.716        2
                                                 2.7156       2
    2    Te                  5.064       16
                                                 3.5182       2
                                                 3.5182       2
                                                 3.5182       2
                                                 3.5182       2
                                                 3.5182       2
                                                 3.5182       2
                                                 5.0374       2
                                                 5.0374       2
                                                 5.0374       2
                                                 3.6052       2
                                                 5.0374       2
                                                 5.0374       2
                                                 5.0374       2
                                                 3.9447       2
                                                 3.945        2
                                                 3.9447       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  6.33   12.659   0.072  161.58    2       70.0     7058.5
    2   0   0   4 12.738  25.476   0.143   38.27    2      106.7     3884.5
    3   1   0   0 14.644  29.288   0.164   28.47    6      122.0    11337.9
    4   1   0   1 14.996  29.992   0.168   27.06   12       43.3     2708.1
    5   1   0   2 16.01   32.02    0.179   23.51   12       29.8     1118.9
    6   1   0   3 17.584  35.167   0.196   19.18   12      166.6    28479.6
    7   0   0   6 19.314  38.628   0.215   15.6     2       88.8     1096.3
    8   1   0   4 19.6    39.201   0.218   15.1    12       47.9     1852.8
    9   1   0   5 21.963  43.926   0.243   11.71   12      135.8    11551.4
   10   1   0   6 24.601  49.202   0.27     9.06   12       40.8      805.4
   11   1   1   0 25.969  51.938   0.284    8.01    6      204.1     8920.2
   12   0   0   8 26.167  52.334   0.286    7.87    2      200.6     2822.1
   13   1   1   2 26.843  53.686   0.293    7.42   12       49.9      988.4
   14   1   0   7 27.472  54.943   0.299    7.04   12       52.6     1042.5
   15   1   1   4 29.358  58.716   0.318    6.06   12       83.7     2269.0
   16   2   0   0 30.373  60.746   0.328    5.62    6       95.9     1381.3
   17   1   0   8 30.552  61.104   0.33     5.54   12       94.2     2629.7
   18   2   0   1 30.572  61.144   0.33     5.54   12       35.0      362.7
   19   2   0   2 31.165  62.33    0.336    5.3    12       23.4      155.3
   20   2   0   3 32.139  64.279   0.345    4.96   12      133.9     4755.1
   21   1   1   6 33.282  66.563   0.356    4.6    12       71.9     1271.7
   22   0   0  10 33.452  66.904   0.358    4.55    2       19.1       14.8
   23   2   0   4 33.478  66.955   0.358    4.54   12       39.7      382.9
   24   1   0   9 33.836  67.672   0.361    4.44   12       15.6       57.7
   25   2   0   5 35.16   70.321   0.374    4.11   12      112.4     2775.3
   26   2   0   6 37.171  74.341   0.392    3.69   12       34.2      230.8
   27   1   0  10 37.333  74.666   0.394    3.66   12        9.1       16.1
   28   1   1   8 38.423  76.846   0.403    3.48   12      170.1     5379.1
   29   2   0   7 39.497  78.995   0.413    3.32   12       45.1      361.8
   30   1   0  11 41.068  82.136   0.426    3.13   12      131.7     2904.9
   31   0   0  12 41.413  82.827   0.429    3.09    2       67.0      123.9
   32   2   1   0 41.98   83.961   0.434    3.04   12       82.7     1113.2
   33   2   0   8 42.138  84.276   0.436    3.03   12       81.5     1074.7
   34   2   1   1 42.155  84.311   0.436    3.02   24       30.3      296.1
   35   2   1   2 42.68   85.36    0.44     2.98   24       20.3      130.9
   36   2   1   3 43.552  87.105   0.447    2.91   24      116.5     4230.3
   37   1   1  10 44.748  89.497   0.457    2.84   12       16.9       43.3
   38   2   1   4 44.772  89.543   0.457    2.84   24       34.5      361.2


  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   6.33   12.659  6.9868      7058.5     24.8     25.2     5.6
    2   0   0   4  12.738  25.476  3.4934      3884.5     13.6     13.8     5.6
    3   1   0   0  14.644  29.288  3.04685    11337.9     39.8     40.0     5.6
    4   1   0   1  14.996  29.992  2.97691     2708.1      9.5      9.6     5.6
    5   1   0   2  16.01   32.02   2.79284     1118.9      3.9      3.9     5.6
    6   1   0   3  17.584  35.167  2.54979    28479.6    100.0    100.0     5.7
    7   0   0   6  19.314  38.628  2.32893     1096.3      3.8      3.8     5.7
    8   1   0   4  19.6    39.201  2.2962      1852.8      6.5      6.5     5.7
    9   1   0   5  21.963  43.926  2.05954    11551.4     40.6     40.2     5.7
   10   1   0   6  24.601  49.202  1.8503       805.4      2.8      2.8     5.7
   11   1   1   0  25.969  51.938  1.7591      8920.2     31.3     30.8     5.8
   12   0   0   8  26.167  52.334  1.7467      2822.1      9.9      9.7     5.8
   13   1   1   2  26.843  53.686  1.70586      988.4      3.5      3.4     5.8
   14   1   0   7  27.472  54.943  1.66976     1042.5      3.7      3.6     5.8
   15   1   1   4  29.358  58.716  1.57115     2269.0      8.0      7.8     5.8
   16   2   0   0  30.373  60.746  1.52343     1381.3      4.9      4.7     5.8
   17   1   0   8  30.552  61.104  1.51535     2992.3     10.5     10.2     5.8
   18   2   0   3  32.139  64.279  1.44795     4755.1     16.7     16.1     5.9
   19   1   1   6  33.282  66.563  1.40368     1271.7      4.5      4.3     5.9
   20   2   0   4  33.478  66.955  1.39642      397.7      1.4      1.3     5.9
   21   2   0   5  35.16   70.321  1.3376      2775.3      9.7      9.3     5.9
   22   1   1   8  38.423  76.846  1.23946     5379.1     18.9     17.8     6.0
   23   2   0   7  39.497  78.995  1.21105      361.8      1.3      1.2     6.0
   24   1   0  11  41.068  82.136  1.1725      2904.9     10.2      9.5     6.1
   25   2   1   0  41.98   83.961  1.1516      1113.2      3.9      3.6     6.1
   26   2   0   8  42.138  84.276  1.1481      1370.9      4.8      4.5     6.1
   27   2   1   3  43.552  87.105  1.11794     4230.3     14.9     13.7     6.1
   28   2   1   4  44.772  89.543  1.09371      404.5      1.4      1.3     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)