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

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POLYDYMITE

2, syn

Ni(3)S(4)


Cubic  F d3m  Z = 8

Fd3m

19 .2 .9

Ref.Str.:

         Lundqvist D. (1947)

         * Ark. Mineral. Geol., 24, 1-12

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   9.457    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.457    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   9.457    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   845.79

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    63.68

  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 0.625   0.625   0.625    0.0    Ni    = 1.00
   3 0.865   0.865   0.865    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     0.625      0.625      0.625 
     3       3     0.865      0.865      0.865 
     4       1     0.75       0.75       0.25  
     5       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   
     6       1     0.25       0.75       0.75  
     7       2     0.125      0.375      0.875 
     8       2     0.375      0.875      0.125 
     9       2     0.875      0.125      0.375 
    10       3     0.885      0.615      0.115 
    11       3     0.135      0.635      0.365 
    12       3     0.115      0.885      0.615 
    13       1     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    14       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    15       2     0.125      0.875      0.375 
    16       2     0.875      0.375      0.125 
    17       2     0.375      0.125      0.875 
    18       3     0.885      0.115      0.615 
    19       3     0.635      0.135      0.365 
    20       3     0.615      0.885      0.115 
    21       1     0.25       0.25       0.25  
    22       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    23       2     0.375      0.375      0.625 
    24       2     0.375      0.625      0.375 
    25       2     0.125      0.625      0.125 
    26       2     0.875      0.625      0.875 
    27       2     0.125      0.125      0.625 
    28       2     0.625      0.375      0.375 
    29       2     0.625      0.125      0.125 
    30       2     0.625      0.875      0.875 
    31       2     0.875      0.875      0.625 
    32       3     0.135      0.135      0.865 
    33       3     0.615      0.385      0.615 
    34       3     0.365      0.865      0.365 
    35       3     0.115      0.385      0.115 
    36       3     0.365      0.365      0.865 
    37       3     0.385      0.615      0.615 
    38       3     0.865      0.365      0.365 
    39       3     0.385      0.115      0.115 
    40       3     0.635      0.635      0.865 
    41       3     0.865      0.135      0.135 
    42       3     0.135      0.865      0.135 
    43       3     0.615      0.115      0.885 
    44       3     0.385      0.885      0.885 
    45       3     0.635      0.865      0.635 
    46       3     0.365      0.135      0.635 
    47       3     0.885      0.885      0.385 
    48       3     0.115      0.115      0.385 
    49       3     0.135      0.365      0.635 
    50       3     0.865      0.635      0.635 
    51       3     0.885      0.385      0.885 
    52       3     0.115      0.615      0.885 
    53       3     0.385      0.385      0.385 
    54       3     0.615      0.615      0.385 
    55       3     0.365      0.635      0.135 
    56       3     0.635      0.365      0.135 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.78

MU (1/cm) =     468.776    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     98.1  

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

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

    1    Ni                  3.32         4
                                                 2.2113       3
                                                 2.2113       3
                                                 2.2113       3
                                                 2.2113       3
    2    Ni                  3.32         6
                                                 2.2736       3
                                                 2.2736       3
                                                 2.2736       3
                                                 2.2736       3
                                                 2.2736       3
                                                 2.2736       3
    3    S                   4.368       12
                                                 3.3489       3
                                                 3.3489       3
                                                 3.3489       3
                                                 3.3489       3
                                                 3.611        3
                                                 3.0761       3
                                                 3.611        3
                                                 3.611        3
                                                 3.3489       3
                                                 3.0761       3
                                                 3.0761       3
                                                 3.3489       3

  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   1   1  9.429  18.857   0.092   71.6     8      104.6      875.6
    2   2   2   0 15.517  31.033   0.15    25.15   12      198.2     1656.8
    3   1   1   3 18.282  36.564   0.175   17.61   24      302.4     5400.4
    4   2   2   2 19.126  38.251   0.183   15.94    8        2.2        0.1
    5   4   0   0 22.23   44.46    0.211   11.39    6      509.0     2475.1
    6   3   3   1 24.348  48.695   0.23     9.27   24        1.1        0.0
    7   4   2   0 25.023  50.046   0.236    8.71   24        0.0        0.0
    8   2   2   4 27.604  55.208   0.259    6.97   24      156.0      568.6
    9   1   1   5 29.437  58.873   0.275    6.02   24      331.8     2225.5
   10   3   3   3 29.437  58.873   0.275    6.02    8      184.0      228.1
   11   4   4   0 32.346  64.693   0.299    4.89   12      721.4     4269.7
   12   5   3   1 34.025  68.05    0.313    4.39   48       68.3      137.6
   13   4   4   2 34.575  69.151   0.317    4.25   24       17.3        4.2
   14   6   2   0 36.74   73.48    0.334    3.77   24      128.0      207.2
   15   3   3   5 38.332  76.664   0.347    3.49   24      229.2      615.2
   16   2   2   6 38.857  77.715   0.351    3.41   24       28.0        9.0
   17   4   4   4 40.941  81.882   0.366    3.14    8      370.8      483.6
   18   1   1   7 42.489  84.978   0.378    3.0    24        2.3        0.1
   19   5   5   1 42.489  84.978   0.378    3.0    24      121.9      149.4
   20   6   4   0 43.003  86.006   0.381    2.95   24        0.0        0.0


  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   1   1   9.429  18.857  5.46         875.6     16.2     16.4     5.6
    2   2   2   0  15.517  31.033  3.34355     1656.8     30.7     30.8     5.6
    3   1   1   3  18.282  36.564  2.85139     5400.4    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   4   0   0  22.23   44.46   2.36425     2475.1     45.8     45.5     5.7
    5   2   2   4  27.604  55.208  1.9304       568.6     10.5     10.3     5.8
    6   1   1   5  29.437  58.873  1.82        2453.7     45.4     44.3     5.8
    7   4   4   0  32.346  64.693  1.67178     4269.7     79.1     76.3     5.9
    8   5   3   1  34.025  68.05   1.59852      137.6      2.5      2.4     5.9
    9   6   2   0  36.74   73.48   1.49528      207.2      3.8      3.6     6.0
   10   3   3   5  38.332  76.664  1.44218      615.2     11.4     10.8     6.0
   11   4   4   4  40.941  81.882  1.365        483.6      9.0      8.4     6.1
   12   5   5   1  42.489  84.978  1.32424      149.4      2.8      2.6     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)