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

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PARATACAMITE

1, f-atacamite

Cu(2)(OH)(3)Cl


Hexagonal  R 3(-)  Z = 6

R3(-)

25 .5 .1989

Ref.Str.:

         M.E. Fleet (1975)

         * Acta Cryst., B 31, 183-187

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   6.827    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   6.827    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  14.041    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   566.75

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    56.9 

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

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

   1 0.0     0.0     0.5      0.0    Cu    = 1.00
   2 0.5     0.0     0.0      0.0    Cu    = 1.00
   3 0.2064  0.7936  0.0614   0.0    O     = 1.00
   4 0.0     0.0     0.1938   0.0    Cl    = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
     2       2     0.5        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.2064     0.7936     0.0614
     4       4     0.0        0.0        0.1938
     5       2     0.0        0.5        0.0   
     6       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
     7       3     0.2064     0.4128     0.0614
     8       3     0.5872     0.7936     0.0614
     9       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.8333
    10       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.1667
    11       2     0.6667     0.8333     0.3333
    12       2     0.8333     0.1667     0.6667
    13       3     0.8731     0.7461     0.3947
    14       3     0.9205     0.4603     0.7281
    15       4     0.6667     0.3333     0.5271
    16       4     0.3333     0.6667     0.8605
    17       2     0.1667     0.8333     0.3333
    18       2     0.8333     0.6667     0.6667
    19       2     0.1667     0.3333     0.3333
    20       2     0.3333     0.1666     0.6667
    21       3     0.2539     0.1269     0.3947
    22       3     0.5397     0.4603     0.7281
    23       3     0.8731     0.1269     0.3947
    24       3     0.5397     0.0794     0.7281
    25       3     0.7936     0.2064     0.9386
    26       4     0.0        0.0        0.8062
    27       3     0.7936     0.5872     0.9386
    28       3     0.4128     0.2064     0.9386
    29       3     0.1269     0.2539     0.6053
    30       3     0.0795     0.5397     0.2719
    31       4     0.3333     0.6667     0.4729
    32       4     0.6667     0.3333     0.1395
    33       3     0.7461     0.8731     0.6053
    34       3     0.4603     0.5397     0.2719
    35       3     0.1269     0.8731     0.6053
    36       3     0.4603     0.9206     0.2719


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.7 

MU (1/cm) =     193.897    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     52.404

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

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

    1    Cu                  3.348        6
                                                 2.1066       3
                                                 2.1066       3
                                                 2.1066       3
                                                 2.1066       3
                                                 2.1066       3
                                                 2.1066       3
    2    Cu                  3.348        6
                                                 1.9804       3
                                                 1.9805       3
                                                 2.779        4
                                                 1.9804       3
                                                 1.9805       3
                                                 2.779        4
    3    O                   3.804       10
                                                 3.068        4
                                                 2.5998       3
                                                 2.5998       3
                                                 3.1958       4
                                                 2.9882       3
                                                 2.9882       3
                                                 3.3154       3
                                                 3.6162       4
                                                 3.6161       4
                                                 3.3154       3
    4    Cl                  4.344       18
                                                 3.068        3
                                                 3.068        3
                                                 3.068        3
                                                 3.1957       3
                                                 3.1957       3
                                                 3.1957       3
                                                 4.3355       3
                                                 4.3354       3
                                                 4.3354       3
                                                 3.6162       3
                                                 3.6161       3
                                                 4.0145       4
                                                 4.0145       4
                                                 4.0145       4
                                                 3.6162       3
                                                 3.6161       3
                                                 3.6162       3
                                                 3.6161       3

  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   1   0   1  8.127  16.253   0.092   97.14    6      158.3     4547.4
    2   0   0   3  9.473  18.945   0.107   70.91    2      124.4      683.2
    3   1   0  -2  9.807  19.614   0.111   66.02    6       37.3      172.0
    4   1   1   0 13.042  26.083   0.146   36.42    6       66.2      297.8
    5   1   0   4 14.785  29.571   0.166   27.89    6       40.3       84.7
    6   2   0  -1 15.443  30.886   0.173   25.41    6      155.3     1144.1
    7   1   1  -3 16.218  32.437   0.181   22.86    6      217.0     2010.8
    8   1   1   3 16.218  32.437   0.181   22.86    6      217.0     2010.9
    9   2   0   2 16.423  32.846   0.184   22.25    6      145.6      881.3
   10   1   0  -5 17.678  35.356   0.197   18.95    6       18.1       11.7
   11   0   0   6 19.218  38.435   0.214   15.77    2      247.3      600.4
   12   2   0  -4 19.917  39.834   0.221   14.57    6      345.7     3253.4
   13   1   2  -1 20.428  40.857   0.227   13.77    6       61.1       95.9
   14   2   1   1 20.428  40.857   0.227   13.77    6       61.1       95.9
   15   1   2   2 21.207  42.414   0.235   12.67    6       17.3        7.1
   16   2   1  -2 21.207  42.414   0.235   12.67    6       17.3        7.1
   17   2   0   5 22.23   44.461   0.246   11.39    6      158.6      535.1
   18   3   0   0 23.007  46.015   0.254   10.54    6       25.5       12.8
   19   1   1  -6 23.521  47.041   0.259   10.03    6       42.7       34.1
   20   1   1   6 23.521  47.041   0.259   10.03    6       42.7       34.1
   21   1   0   7 23.923  47.847   0.263    9.65    6      179.8      582.8
   22   1   2  -4 24.118  48.236   0.265    9.47    6       14.9        3.9
   23   2   1   4 24.118  48.236   0.265    9.47    6       14.9        3.9
   24   3   0  -3 25.093  50.186   0.275    8.66    6      257.1     1068.6
   25   3   0   3 25.093  50.186   0.275    8.66    6      140.9      321.1
   26   1   2   5 26.137  52.274   0.286    7.89    6       86.1      109.3
   27   2   1  -5 26.137  52.274   0.286    7.89    6       86.1      109.3
   28   2   2   0 26.828  53.656   0.293    7.43    6      343.0     1633.4
   29   1   0  -8 27.246  54.491   0.297    7.18    6       47.3       30.0
   30   2   0  -7 27.65   55.3     0.301    6.94    6      136.8      242.5
   31   1   3   1 28.225  56.45    0.307    6.62    6      119.0      175.1
   32   3   1  -1 28.225  56.45    0.307    6.62    6      119.0      175.1
   33   2   2  -3 28.711  57.421   0.312    6.37    6       83.8       83.5
   34   2   2   3 28.711  57.421   0.312    6.37    6       83.8       83.5
   35   1   3  -2 28.841  57.683   0.313    6.31    6       64.6       49.2
   36   3   1   2 28.841  57.683   0.313    6.31    6       64.6       49.2
   37   0   0   9 29.586  59.173   0.32     5.96    2       54.2       10.9
   38   2   0   8 30.69   61.381   0.331    5.49    6      213.3      466.5
   39   3   0  -6 30.73   61.459   0.332    5.47    6       11.6        1.4
   40   3   0   6 30.73   61.459   0.332    5.47    6       89.7       82.2
   41   1   2  -7 31.066  62.132   0.335    5.34    6      188.2      353.6
   42   2   1   7 31.066  62.132   0.335    5.34    6      188.2      353.6
   43   1   3   4 31.23   62.459   0.337    5.28    6       16.8        2.8
   44   3   1  -4 31.23   62.459   0.337    5.28    6       16.8        2.8
   45   4   0   1 31.602  63.204   0.34     5.14    6      153.3      226.0
   46   4   0  -2 32.178  64.357   0.346    4.95    6      185.4      317.6
   47   1   1  -9 32.878  65.757   0.352    4.72    6      110.1      106.9
   48   1   1   9 32.878  65.757   0.352    4.72    6      110.1      106.9
   49   1   3  -5 32.954  65.908   0.353    4.7     6       65.0       37.1
   50   3   1   5 32.954  65.908   0.353    4.7     6       65.0       37.1
   51   1   2   8 33.921  67.843   0.362    4.42    6       86.4       61.6
   52   2   1  -8 33.921  67.843   0.362    4.42    6       86.4       61.6
   53   2   2  -6 33.959  67.917   0.363    4.41    6      243.7      489.3
   54   2   2   6 33.959  67.917   0.363    4.41    6      243.7      489.3
   55   1   0  10 34.323  68.645   0.366    4.31    6       73.1       43.1
   56   4   0   4 34.433  68.867   0.367    4.28    6      258.1      533.3
   57   2   3  -1 34.788  69.575   0.37     4.2     6      135.1      143.1
   58   3   2   1 34.788  69.575   0.37     4.2     6      135.1      143.0
   59   2   3   2 35.338  70.675   0.375    4.07    6       29.0        6.4
   60   3   2  -2 35.338  70.675   0.375    4.07    6       29.0        6.4
   61   4   0  -5 36.08   72.16    0.382    3.9     6      144.4      152.0
   62   1   4   0 36.658  73.315   0.388    3.79    6       51.6       18.8
   63   4   1   0 36.658  73.315   0.388    3.79    6       51.6       18.8
   64   1   3   7 37.354  74.707   0.394    3.66    6      126.0      108.4
   65   3   1  -7 37.354  74.707   0.394    3.66    6      126.0      108.5
   66   2   0 -10 37.397  74.793   0.394    3.65    6      263.0      471.3
   67   2   3  -4 37.504  75.007   0.395    3.63    6       31.8        6.9
   68   3   2   4 37.504  75.007   0.395    3.63    6       31.8        6.9
   69   1   0 -11 38.123  76.247   0.401    3.52    6       95.1       59.6
   70   1   4  -3 38.265  76.53    0.402    3.5     6      172.6      194.9
   71   1   4   3 38.265  76.53    0.402    3.5     6      136.0      120.9
   72   4   1  -3 38.265  76.53    0.402    3.5     6      136.0      120.9
   73   4   1   3 38.265  76.53    0.402    3.5     6      172.6      194.9
   74   3   0  -9 39.029  78.058   0.409    3.39    6       72.8       33.5
   75   3   0   9 39.029  78.058   0.409    3.39    6      100.2       63.5
   76   2   3   5 39.099  78.198   0.409    3.38    6       15.0        1.4
   77   3   2  -5 39.099  78.198   0.409    3.38    6       15.0        1.4
   78   1   3  -8 40.005  80.011   0.417    3.25    6       34.0        7.0
   79   3   1   8 40.005  80.011   0.417    3.25    6       34.0        7.0
   80   4   0   7 40.341  80.682   0.42     3.21    6       77.1       35.7
   81   1   2 -10 40.383  80.766   0.421    3.21    6       22.6        3.1
   82   2   1  10 40.383  80.766   0.421    3.21    6       22.6        3.1
   83   5   0  -1 40.823  81.646   0.424    3.16    6       42.5       10.7
   84   2   0  11 41.095  82.189   0.427    3.13    6      178.1      185.3
   85   0   0  12 41.171  82.343   0.427    3.12    2      183.4       65.3
   86   5   0   2 41.345  82.69    0.429    3.1     6        2.9        0.0
   87   2   2  -9 41.984  83.968   0.434    3.04    6       84.1       40.2
   88   2   2   9 41.984  83.968   0.434    3.04    6       84.1       40.2
   89   3   3   0 42.607  85.215   0.439    2.99    6       86.3       41.6
   90   4   0  -8 42.946  85.893   0.442    2.96    6      152.7      128.8
   91   1   4  -6 42.981  85.962   0.443    2.96    6       12.7        0.9
   92   1   4   6 42.981  85.962   0.443    2.96    6       39.1        8.5
   93   4   1  -6 42.981  85.962   0.443    2.96    6       39.1        8.4
   94   4   1   6 42.981  85.962   0.443    2.96    6       12.7        0.9
   95   2   3  -7 43.278  86.556   0.445    2.93    6      128.9       91.1
   96   3   2   7 43.278  86.556   0.445    2.93    6      128.9       91.1
   97   5   0  -4 43.423  86.847   0.446    2.92    6        9.1        0.5
   98   2   4   1 43.755  87.509   0.449    2.9     6      106.7       61.7
   99   4   2  -1 43.755  87.509   0.449    2.9     6      106.7       61.7
  100   1   2  11 44.024  88.048   0.451    2.88    6       79.1       33.7
  101   2   1 -11 44.024  88.048   0.451    2.88    6       79.1       33.7
  102   1   1 -12 44.1    88.2     0.452    2.88    6       21.6        2.5
  103   1   1  12 44.1    88.2     0.452    2.88    6       21.6        2.5
  104   3   3  -3 44.162  88.324   0.452    2.87    6      129.0       89.3
  105   3   3   3 44.162  88.324   0.452    2.87    6      129.0       89.3
  106   2   4  -2 44.272  88.545   0.453    2.87    6      166.9      149.2
  107   4   2   2 44.272  88.545   0.453    2.87    6      166.9      149.2
  108   5   0   5 44.976  89.952   0.459    2.83    6       68.9       25.1


  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   1   0   1   8.127  16.253  5.44899     4547.4    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   0   0   3   9.473  18.945  4.68033      683.2     15.0     15.0     5.6
    3   1   0   2   9.807  19.614  4.52231      172.0      3.8      3.8     5.6
    4   1   1   0  13.042  26.083  3.4135       297.8      6.5      6.5     5.6
    5   1   0   4  14.785  29.571  3.01835       84.7      1.9      1.8     5.6
    6   2   0   1  15.443  30.886  2.89276     1144.1     25.2     24.9     5.6
    7   1   1   3  16.218  32.437  2.75792     4021.7     88.4     87.4     5.6
    8   2   0   2  16.423  32.846  2.72449      881.3     19.4     19.1     5.6
    9   0   0   6  19.218  38.435  2.34017      600.4     13.2     13.0     5.7
   10   2   0   4  19.917  39.834  2.26116     3253.4     71.5     70.2     5.7
   11   1   2   1  20.428  40.857  2.20689      191.8      4.2      4.1     5.7
   12   2   0   5  22.23   44.461  2.036        535.1     11.8     11.5     5.7
   13   1   1   6  23.521  47.041  1.93014       68.2      1.5      1.5     5.7
   14   1   0   7  23.923  47.847  1.89952      582.8     12.8     12.5     5.7
   15   3   0   3  25.093  50.186  1.81633     1389.7     30.6     29.6     5.7
   16   2   1   5  26.137  52.274  1.74859      218.7      4.8      4.7     5.8
   17   2   2   0  26.828  53.656  1.70675     1633.4     35.9     34.7     5.8
   18   2   0   7  27.65   55.3    1.65983      242.5      5.3      5.1     5.8
   19   3   1   1  28.225  56.45   1.62872      350.2      7.7      7.4     5.8
   20   2   2   3  28.711  57.421  1.60346      167.1      3.7      3.5     5.8
   21   1   3   2  28.841  57.683  1.59681       98.4      2.2      2.1     5.8
   22   2   0   8  30.69   61.381  1.50918      466.5     10.3      9.8     5.8
   23   3   0   6  30.73   61.459  1.50744       83.6      1.8      1.8     5.8
   24   1   2   7  31.066  62.132  1.49271      707.2     15.6     14.8     5.8
   25   4   0   1  31.602  63.204  1.46997      226.0      5.0      4.7     5.9
   26   4   0   2  32.178  64.357  1.44638      317.6      7.0      6.6     5.9
   27   1   1   9  32.878  65.757  1.41894      213.8      4.7      4.5     5.9
   28   3   1   5  32.954  65.908  1.41605       74.3      1.6      1.5     5.9
   29   1   2   8  33.921  67.843  1.38029      123.2      2.7      2.6     5.9
   30   2   2   6  33.959  67.917  1.37896      978.6     21.5     20.3     5.9
   31   4   0   4  34.433  68.867  1.36225      533.3     11.7     11.1     5.9
   32   2   3   1  34.788  69.575  1.3501       286.1      6.3      5.9     5.9
   33   4   0   5  36.08   72.16   1.30797      152.0      3.3      3.1     5.9
   34   3   1   7  37.354  74.707  1.26955      216.9      4.8      4.5     6.0
   35   2   0  10  37.397  74.793  1.26831      471.3     10.4      9.7     6.0
   36   1   0  11  38.123  76.247  1.24771       59.6      1.3      1.2     6.0
   37   4   1   3  38.265  76.53   1.24379      631.6     13.9     12.9     6.0
   38   3   0   9  39.029  78.058  1.22323       97.0      2.1      2.0     6.0
   39   2   0  11  41.095  82.189  1.17188      185.3      4.1      3.7     6.1
   40   0   0  12  41.171  82.343  1.17008       65.3      1.4      1.3     6.1
   41   2   2   9  41.984  83.968  1.15152       80.4      1.8      1.6     6.1
   42   4   0   8  42.946  85.893  1.13058      128.8      2.8      2.6     6.1
   43   3   2   7  43.278  86.556  1.12361      182.2      4.0      3.6     6.1
   44   2   4   1  43.755  87.509  1.11381      123.3      2.7      2.5     6.2
   45   2   1  11  44.024  88.048  1.10838       67.4      1.5      1.3     6.2
   46   3   3   3  44.162  88.324  1.10563      178.7      3.9      3.6     6.2
   47   4   2   2  44.272  88.545  1.10344      298.5      6.6      5.9     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)