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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PROUSTITE

1, t-pyrargyrite, f-proustite, s-proustite

Ag(3)AsS(3)


Hexagonal  R 3c  Z = 6

R3c

23 .5 .1991

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 2, 509-510

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.8      alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.8      beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.69     gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   877.8 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    88.12

  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    As    = 1.00
   2 0.246   0.298   0.235    0.0    Ag    = 1.00
   3 0.22    0.095   0.385    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     0.246      0.298      0.235 
     3       3     0.22       0.095      0.385 
     4       2     0.702      0.948      0.235 
     5       2     0.052      0.754      0.235 
     6       3     0.905      0.125      0.385 
     7       3     0.875      0.78       0.385 
     8       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
     9       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
    10       2     0.3687     0.2813     0.5683
    11       2     0.3853     0.4207     0.9017
    12       3     0.5717     0.4583     0.7183
    13       3     0.2083     0.4467     0.0517
    14       2     0.7187     0.0873     0.5683
    15       2     0.5793     0.9647     0.9017
    16       2     0.9127     0.6313     0.5683
    17       2     0.0353     0.6146     0.9017
    18       3     0.5417     0.1133     0.7183
    19       3     0.5533     0.7617     0.0517
    20       3     0.8867     0.4283     0.7183
    21       3     0.2383     0.7917     0.0517
    22       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    23       2     0.246      0.948      0.735 
    24       3     0.22       0.125      0.885 
    25       2     0.702      0.754      0.735 
    26       2     0.052      0.298      0.735 
    27       3     0.905      0.78       0.885 
    28       3     0.875      0.095      0.885 
    29       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.8333
    30       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.1667
    31       2     0.3687     0.0873     0.0683
    32       2     0.3853     0.9647     0.4017
    33       3     0.5717     0.1133     0.2183
    34       3     0.2083     0.7617     0.5517
    35       2     0.7187     0.6313     0.0683
    36       2     0.5793     0.6147     0.4017
    37       2     0.9127     0.2813     0.0683
    38       2     0.0353     0.4207     0.4017
    39       3     0.5417     0.4283     0.2183
    40       3     0.5533     0.7917     0.5517
    41       3     0.8867     0.4583     0.2183
    42       3     0.2383     0.4467     0.5517


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.61

MU (1/cm) =     968.579    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    172.555

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

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

    1    As                  3.012        3
                                                 2.2932       3
                                                 2.2932       3
                                                 2.2932       3
    2    Ag                  3.54         6
                                                 2.4431       3
                                                 3.4456       3
                                                 2.4361       3
                                                 3.5065       3
                                                 2.7757       3
                                                 3.2079       3
    3    S                   4.368        8
                                                 3.575        3
                                                 3.575        3
                                                 4.3571       3
                                                 4.3571       3
                                                 3.9761       3
                                                 3.8235       3
                                                 3.8236       3
                                                 3.9762       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   1   0  8.201  16.402   0.093   95.35    6      139.7     1448.5
    2   1   0  -2 11.272  22.545   0.127   49.45    6       60.9      142.6
    3   2   1   1 13.605  27.211   0.153   33.3    12      345.9     6203.6
    4   2   0   2 14.004  28.008   0.157   31.32    6      388.6     3683.0
    5   3   0   0 14.304  28.608   0.16    29.94    6      368.1     3158.6
    6   2   1  -2 16.314  32.628   0.182   22.57   12      398.5     5583.5
    7   2   2   0 16.576  33.152   0.185   21.8     6       94.6      151.8
    8   1   1   3 17.563  35.127   0.196   19.22   12      483.9     7011.5
    9   3   1  -1 18.052  36.105   0.201   18.1    12      456.7     5880.9
   10   3   1   2 20.233  40.465   0.224   14.07   12      268.3     1577.3
   11   1   0   4 21.346  42.692   0.236   12.48    6      197.9      380.7
   12   3   2   1 21.701  43.402   0.24    12.03   12      328.3     2018.2
   13   4   0  -2 21.968  43.937   0.243   11.7     6      173.1      273.1
   14   4   1   0 22.173  44.346   0.245   11.46   12      172.0      527.8
   15   2   2   3 22.955  45.909   0.253   10.6    12      141.4      330.1
   16   2   0  -4 23.014  46.027   0.254   10.54    6      262.9      567.0
   17   3   2  -2 23.601  47.202   0.26     9.95   12      447.8     3108.0
   18   2   1   4 24.592  49.185   0.27     9.06   12      239.9      812.5
   19   3   3   0 25.336  50.673   0.278    8.47    6      176.4      205.1
   20   4   2  -1 26.405  52.809   0.289    7.71   12      289.0     1002.4
   21   5   0   2 26.636  53.272   0.291    7.56    6      461.3     1252.1
   22   4   1  -3 27.495  54.991   0.3      7.03   12      146.6      235.4
   23   4   1   3 27.495  54.991   0.3      7.03   12      160.2      281.0
   24   3   1  -4 27.547  55.094   0.3      7.0    12      422.1     1942.5
   25   5   1   1 27.841  55.683   0.303    6.83   12      118.5      149.5
   26   4   2   2 28.064  56.129   0.305    6.71   12      346.9     1257.9
   27   4   0   4 28.945  57.891   0.314    6.26    6      444.1      961.1
   28   5   1  -2 29.447  58.894   0.319    6.02   12      257.4      621.3
   29   2   1  -5 29.595  59.19    0.321    5.95   12      276.5      708.5
   30   6   0   0 29.613  59.225   0.321    5.94    6      536.2     1330.7
   31   3   3   3 30.253  60.507   0.327    5.67   12      102.1       92.0
   32   3   2   4 30.302  60.604   0.328    5.65   12      230.4      466.7
   33   4   3   1 30.579  61.159   0.33     5.53   12      292.6      737.7
   34   5   2   0 30.951  61.903   0.334    5.39   12      335.3      942.9
   35   4   3  -2 32.1    64.199   0.345    4.97   12      165.2      211.3
   36   0   0   6 32.13   64.26    0.345    4.96    2      589.1      447.0
   37   3   1   5 32.241  64.481   0.346    4.93   12      348.6      932.0
   38   5   0  -4 32.915  65.83    0.353    4.71    6      231.0      195.7
   39   6   1  -1 33.18   66.36    0.355    4.63   12      173.8      217.9
   40   1   1   6 33.411  66.821   0.357    4.56   12      320.8      731.4
   41   4   2  -4 34.181  68.361   0.365    4.35   12      286.8      557.3
   42   6   1   2 34.638  69.277   0.369    4.23   12      130.7      112.7
   43   3   2  -5 34.774  69.548   0.37     4.2    12      258.4      436.7
   44   4   4   0 34.791  69.581   0.37     4.2     6       79.9       20.9
   45   5   2  -3 35.38   70.759   0.376    4.06   12      284.7      512.1
   46   5   2   3 35.38   70.759   0.376    4.06   12      257.6      419.3
   47   5   1   4 35.424  70.849   0.376    4.05   12      145.6      133.5
   48   5   3  -1 35.681  71.361   0.379    3.99   12      210.5      275.3
   49   3   0  -6 35.904  71.808   0.381    3.94    6      134.8       55.7
   50   3   0   6 35.904  71.808   0.381    3.94    6       47.0        6.8
   51   6   2   1 36.902  73.805   0.39     3.74   12      220.0      281.9
   52   5   3   2 37.095  74.189   0.392    3.7    12      111.2       71.4
   53   7   0  -2 37.095  74.189   0.392    3.7     6       94.1       25.5
   54   2   2   6 37.123  74.246   0.392    3.7    12      149.6      128.9
   55   4   3   4 37.86   75.719   0.398    3.57   12      178.6      177.2
   56   6   2  -2 38.299  76.599   0.402    3.5    12       38.8        8.2
   57   4   2   5 38.43   76.86    0.403    3.47   12      260.6      367.6
   58   7   1   0 38.446  76.891   0.404    3.47   12      280.2      424.5
   59   4   4   3 39.013  78.027   0.409    3.39   12      166.8      146.8
   60   5   1  -5 39.622  79.244   0.414    3.3    12       75.4       29.3
   61   6   1  -4 40.243  80.486   0.419    3.22   12      222.1      247.8
   62   5   4   1 40.489  80.977   0.421    3.2    12      231.9      267.6
   63   4   1  -6 40.703  81.406   0.423    3.17   12      108.0       57.6
   64   4   1   6 40.703  81.406   0.423    3.17   12      184.1      167.4
   65   6   3   0 40.82   81.639   0.424    3.16   12      146.0      104.8
   66   2   1   7 41.119  82.238   0.427    3.13   12      226.7      250.0
   67   5   4  -2 41.852  83.703   0.433    3.05   12      438.0      912.0
   68   4   3  -5 41.979  83.959   0.434    3.04   12      261.7      324.3
   69   7   1  -3 42.551  85.103   0.439    2.99   12      410.2      783.6
   70   7   1   3 42.551  85.103   0.439    2.99   12      421.0      825.4
   71   5   3  -4 42.594  85.188   0.439    2.99   12      238.9      265.5
   72   7   0   4 42.594  85.188   0.439    2.99    6      199.6       92.7
   73   7   2  -1 42.837  85.674   0.441    2.97   12       41.2        7.9
   74   8   0   2 43.022  86.044   0.443    2.95    6      219.9      111.1
   75   3   3   6 43.049  86.099   0.443    2.95   12      153.2      107.9
   76   3   1  -7 43.462  86.924   0.447    2.92   12      314.9      450.9
   77   6   2   4 43.762  87.524   0.449    2.9    12      269.9      329.0
   78   7   2   2 44.189  88.379   0.452    2.87   12      109.5       53.7
   79   6   1   5 44.317  88.633   0.453    2.87   12      140.5       88.1
   80   6   3  -3 44.886  89.772   0.458    2.83   12      115.8       59.2
   81   6   3   3 44.886  89.772   0.458    2.83   12      116.9       60.4


  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   1   0   8.201  16.402  5.4         1448.5     20.7     21.0     5.6
    2   1   0   2  11.272  22.545  3.94055      142.6      2.0      2.1     5.6
    3   2   1   1  13.605  27.211  3.27455     6203.6     88.5     89.1     5.6
    4   2   0   2  14.004  28.008  3.18314     3683.0     52.5     52.8     5.6
    5   3   0   0  14.304  28.608  3.11769     3158.6     45.0     45.3     5.6
    6   2   1   2  16.314  32.628  2.74217     5583.5     79.6     79.8     5.6
    7   2   2   0  16.576  33.152  2.7          151.8      2.2      2.2     5.6
    8   1   1   3  17.563  35.127  2.5526      7011.5    100.0    100.0     5.7
    9   3   1   1  18.052  36.105  2.48569     5880.9     83.9     83.8     5.7
   10   3   1   2  20.233  40.465  2.22732     1577.3     22.5     22.4     5.7
   11   1   0   4  21.346  42.692  2.11616      380.7      5.4      5.4     5.7
   12   3   2   1  21.701  43.402  2.08318     2018.2     28.8     28.6     5.7
   13   4   0   2  21.968  43.937  2.05904      273.1      3.9      3.9     5.7
   14   4   1   0  22.173  44.346  2.04101      527.8      7.5      7.5     5.7
   15   2   2   3  22.955  45.909  1.97506      330.1      4.7      4.7     5.7
   16   2   0   4  23.014  46.027  1.97028      567.0      8.1      8.0     5.7
   17   3   2   2  23.601  47.202  1.92393     3108.0     44.3     43.8     5.7
   18   2   1   4  24.592  49.185  1.85092      812.5     11.6     11.4     5.7
   19   3   3   0  25.336  50.673  1.8          205.1      2.9      2.9     5.8
   20   4   2   1  26.405  52.809  1.7321      1002.4     14.3     14.0     5.8
   21   5   0   2  26.636  53.272  1.71815     1252.1     17.9     17.5     5.8
   22   4   1   3  27.495  54.991  1.66844      516.4      7.4      7.2     5.8
   23   3   1   4  27.547  55.094  1.66555     1942.5     27.7     27.1     5.8
   24   5   1   1  27.841  55.683  1.64933      149.5      2.1      2.1     5.8
   25   4   2   2  28.064  56.129  1.63727     1257.9     17.9     17.5     5.8
   26   4   0   4  28.945  57.891  1.59157      961.1     13.7     13.4     5.8
   27   5   1   2  29.447  58.894  1.56684      621.3      8.9      8.6     5.8
   28   6   0   0  29.613  59.225  1.55885     2039.1     29.1     28.3     5.8
   29   3   3   3  30.253  60.507  1.52886       92.0      1.3      1.3     5.8
   30   3   2   4  30.302  60.604  1.52664      466.7      6.7      6.5     5.8
   31   4   3   1  30.579  61.159  1.51412      737.7     10.5     10.2     5.8
   32   5   2   0  30.951  61.903  1.49769      942.9     13.4     13.0     5.8
   33   4   3   2  32.1    64.199  1.44955      211.3      3.0      2.9     5.9
   34   0   0   6  32.13   64.26   1.44833      447.0      6.4      6.2     5.9
   35   3   1   5  32.241  64.481  1.44389      932.0     13.3     12.8     5.9
   36   5   0   4  32.915  65.83   1.41754      195.7      2.8      2.7     5.9
   37   6   1   1  33.18   66.36   1.4075       217.9      3.1      3.0     5.9
   38   1   1   6  33.411  66.821  1.39889      731.4     10.4     10.0     5.9
   39   4   2   4  34.181  68.361  1.37109      557.3      7.9      7.6     5.9
   40   6   1   2  34.638  69.277  1.35518      112.7      1.6      1.5     5.9
   41   3   2   5  34.774  69.548  1.35055      457.6      6.5      6.2     5.9
   42   5   2   3  35.38   70.759  1.33038      931.4     13.3     12.7     5.9
   43   5   1   4  35.424  70.849  1.32892      133.5      1.9      1.8     5.9
   44   5   3   1  35.681  71.361  1.32063      275.3      3.9      3.7     5.9
   45   6   2   1  36.902  73.805  1.28283      281.9      4.0      3.8     6.0
   46   2   2   6  37.123  74.246  1.2763       225.8      3.2      3.1     6.0
   47   4   3   4  37.86   75.719  1.25508      177.2      2.5      2.4     6.0
   48   7   1   0  38.446  76.891  1.23884      792.1     11.3     10.7     6.0
   49   4   4   3  39.013  78.027  1.22363      146.8      2.1      2.0     6.0
   50   6   1   4  40.243  80.486  1.19232      247.8      3.5      3.3     6.0
   51   5   4   1  40.489  80.977  1.18633      267.6      3.8      3.6     6.1
   52   4   1   6  40.703  81.406  1.18116      225.0      3.2      3.0     6.1
   53   6   3   0  40.82   81.639  1.17838      104.8      1.5      1.4     6.1
   54   2   1   7  41.119  82.238  1.17131      250.0      3.6      3.3     6.1
   55   5   4   2  41.852  83.703  1.15449      912.0     13.0     12.1     6.1
   56   4   3   5  41.979  83.959  1.15163      324.3      4.6      4.3     6.1
   57   7   1   3  42.551  85.103  1.13905     1608.9     22.9     21.2     6.1
   58   5   3   4  42.594  85.188  1.13813      358.1      5.1      4.7     6.1
   59   8   0   2  43.022  86.044  1.12898      219.0      3.1      2.9     6.1
   60   3   1   7  43.462  86.924  1.1198       450.9      6.4      5.9     6.1
   61   6   2   4  43.762  87.524  1.11366      329.0      4.7      4.3     6.2
   62   6   1   5  44.317  88.633  1.10257       88.1      1.3      1.2     6.2
   63   6   3   3  44.886  89.772  1.09152      119.6      1.7      1.6     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)