Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
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NICKELINE

1, t-nickeline, f-nickeline, s-nickeline

NiAs


Hexagonal  P 6(3)/mmc  Z = 2

P6(3)/mmc

29 .4 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1964)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 123

         -124

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   3.602    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   3.602    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.009    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    56.28

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    16.95

  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    Ni    = 1.00
   2 0.3333  0.6667  0.25     0.0    As    = 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     0.3333     0.6667     0.25  
     3       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
     4       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.75  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      7.88

MU (1/cm) =     809.819    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    102.74 

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

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

    1    Ni                  3.18         6
                                                 2.4275       2
                                                 2.4275       2
                                                 2.4275       2
                                                 2.4275       2
                                                 2.4275       2
                                                 2.4275       2
    2    As                  4.584       12
                                                 3.602        2
                                                 3.602        2
                                                 3.602        2
                                                 3.602        2
                                                 3.602        2
                                                 3.602        2
                                                 3.2553       2
                                                 3.2553       2
                                                 3.2554       2
                                                 3.2554       2
                                                 3.2553       2
                                                 3.2553       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   0   0 16.663  33.326   0.16    21.56    6       19.3     1522.6
    2   1   0   1 19.743  39.485   0.189   14.86   12       46.2    12003.5
    3   0   0   2 20.925  41.849   0.2     13.05    2        8.2       54.8
    4   1   0   2 27.258  54.517   0.256    7.17   12       64.6    11321.1
    5   1   1   0 29.778  59.557   0.278    5.87    6       85.8     8191.5
    6   2   0   0 34.993  69.986   0.321    4.15    6       14.0      153.1
    7   2   0   1 36.915  73.831   0.336    3.74   12       37.5     1985.9
    8   1   0   3 37.418  74.836   0.34     3.64   12       37.3     1915.7
    9   1   1   2 37.714  75.429   0.342    3.59   12        8.2       91.5
   10   2   0   2 42.5    85.001   0.378    2.99   12       52.8     3166.4


  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   0   0  16.663  33.326  3.11942     1522.6     12.7     12.8     5.7
    2   1   0   1  19.743  39.485  2.64792    12003.5    100.0    100.0     5.7
    3   1   0   2  27.258  54.517  1.95295    11321.1     94.3     92.7     5.8
    4   1   1   0  29.778  59.557  1.801       8191.5     68.2     66.6     5.8
    5   2   0   0  34.993  69.986  1.55971      153.1      1.3      1.2     5.9
    6   2   0   1  36.915  73.831  1.48919     1985.9     16.5     15.8     6.0
    7   1   0   3  37.418  74.836  1.47206     1915.7     16.0     15.2     6.0
    8   2   0   2  42.5    85.001  1.32396     3166.4     26.4     24.5     6.1

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)