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

2, t-pyrargyrite, at 35'K, f-proustite, s-proustite

Ag(3)AsS(3)


Hexagonal  R 3c  Z = 6

R3c

3 .6 .11

Ref.Str.:

         Allen S. (1985)

         * Phase Transition, 6, 1-24

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.767    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.767    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.713    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   874.76

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    87.82

  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 0.2483  0.298   0.2194   0.0    Ag    = 1.00
   3 0.2129  0.0926  0.3743   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     0.2483     0.298      0.2194
     3       3     0.2129     0.0926     0.3743
     4       2     0.702      0.9503     0.2194
     5       2     0.0497     0.7517     0.2194
     6       3     0.9074     0.1203     0.3743
     7       3     0.8797     0.7871     0.3743
     8       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
     9       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
    10       2     0.3687     0.2836     0.5527
    11       2     0.383      0.4184     0.8861
    12       3     0.5741     0.4536     0.7076
    13       3     0.213      0.4538     0.041 
    14       2     0.7164     0.085      0.5527
    15       2     0.5816     0.9647     0.8861
    16       2     0.915      0.6313     0.5527
    17       2     0.0353     0.6169     0.8861
    18       3     0.5464     0.1204     0.7076
    19       3     0.5462     0.7593     0.041 
    20       3     0.8796     0.4259     0.7076
    21       3     0.2407     0.7869     0.041 
    22       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    23       2     0.2483     0.9503     0.7194
    24       3     0.2129     0.1203     0.8743
    25       2     0.702      0.7517     0.7194
    26       2     0.0497     0.298      0.7194
    27       3     0.9074     0.7871     0.8743
    28       3     0.8797     0.0926     0.8743
    29       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.8333
    30       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.1667
    31       2     0.3687     0.085      0.0527
    32       2     0.383      0.9647     0.3861
    33       3     0.5741     0.1204     0.2076
    34       3     0.213      0.7593     0.541 
    35       2     0.7164     0.6313     0.0527
    36       2     0.5816     0.617      0.3861
    37       2     0.915      0.2836     0.0527
    38       2     0.0353     0.4184     0.3861
    39       3     0.5464     0.4259     0.2076
    40       3     0.5462     0.787      0.541 
    41       3     0.8796     0.4536     0.2076
    42       3     0.2407     0.4538     0.541 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.63

MU (1/cm) =     971.953    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
                                                 2.2722       3
                                                 2.2721       3
                                                 2.2722       3
    2    Ag                  3.54         6
                                                 2.4525       3
                                                 3.4543       3
                                                 2.4517       3
                                                 3.4811       3
                                                 2.7905       3
                                                 3.2873       3
    3    S                   4.368        8
                                                 3.4481       3
                                                 3.4481       3
                                                 4.3667       3
                                                 4.3667       3
                                                 4.0193       3
                                                 3.8722       3
                                                 3.8723       3
                                                 4.0194       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  8.226  16.452   0.093   94.75    6      132.0     1294.7
    2   1   0  -2 11.254  22.508   0.127   49.62    6       66.7      173.2
    3   2   1   1 13.637  27.273   0.153   33.14   12      347.6     6279.1
    4   2   0   2 14.004  28.008   0.157   31.32    6      367.1     3310.2
    5   3   0   0 14.349  28.698   0.161   29.74    6      388.0     3509.5
    6   2   1  -2 16.327  32.655   0.182   22.53   12      400.0     5653.6
    7   2   2   0 16.628  33.257   0.186   21.66    6       61.4       64.1
    8   1   1   3 17.539  35.078   0.196   19.28   12      489.8     7254.9
    9   3   1  -1 18.101  36.202   0.202   18.0    12      444.4     5573.7
   10   3   1   2 20.266  40.532   0.225   14.02   12      299.1     1966.2
   11   1   0   4 21.293  42.587   0.236   12.55    6      188.0      347.8
   12   3   2   1 21.763  43.527   0.241   11.95   12      326.7     2000.2
   13   4   0  -2 22.01   44.019   0.243   11.65    6      213.8      417.8
   14   4   1   0 22.244  44.489   0.246   11.38   12      174.4      542.4
   15   2   2   3 22.965  45.93    0.253   10.59   12      153.3      390.0
   16   2   0  -4 22.974  45.948   0.253   10.58    6      199.1      328.6
   17   3   2  -2 23.65   47.3     0.26     9.9    12      423.1     2780.3
   18   2   1   4 24.564  49.129   0.27     9.09   12      273.4     1064.9
   19   3   3   0 25.42   50.839   0.279    8.41    6      192.8      244.9
   20   4   2  -1 26.486  52.971   0.289    7.65   12      295.7     1049.6
   21   5   0   2 26.698  53.397   0.292    7.52    6      426.2     1070.8
   22   4   1  -3 27.53   55.061   0.3      7.01   12      137.8      208.9
   23   4   1   3 27.53   55.061   0.3      7.01   12      142.9      224.5
   24   3   1  -4 27.539  55.077   0.3      7.0    12      431.4     2044.2
   25   5   1   1 27.928  55.856   0.304    6.78   12      141.3      212.4
   26   4   2   2 28.133  56.267   0.306    6.67   12      358.1     1341.9
   27   4   0   4 28.946  57.891   0.314    6.26    6      435.2      929.1
   28   5   1  -2 29.522  59.044   0.32     5.99   12      271.0      689.4
   29   2   1  -5 29.545  59.091   0.32     5.97   12      274.2      704.5
   30   6   0   0 29.713  59.425   0.322    5.9     6      519.6     1248.9
   31   3   3   3 30.303  60.606   0.328    5.65   12       87.0       67.0
   32   3   2   4 30.31   60.621   0.328    5.64   12      201.2      358.2
   33   4   3   1 30.677  61.355   0.331    5.49   12      288.0      714.4
   34   5   2   0 31.057  62.114   0.335    5.35   12      328.9      907.1
   35   0   0   6 32.035  64.07    0.344    4.99    2      661.7      571.5
   36   4   3  -2 32.187  64.374   0.346    4.94   12      149.7      173.8
   37   3   1   5 32.209  64.419   0.346    4.94   12      344.4      917.9
   38   5   0  -4 32.939  65.877   0.353    4.7     6      215.9      171.9
   39   6   1  -1 33.289  66.578   0.356    4.6    12      197.9      282.6
   40   1   1   6 33.325  66.651   0.357    4.59   12      281.7      571.1
   41   4   2  -4 34.212  68.423   0.365    4.34   12      311.8      662.2
   42   6   1   2 34.738  69.476   0.37     4.21   12      163.9      177.2
   43   3   2  -5 34.759  69.519   0.37     4.2    12      259.5      443.8
   44   4   4   0 34.913  69.825   0.372    4.17    6      122.3       48.8
   45   5   2  -3 35.455  70.911   0.377    4.04   12      278.1      489.7
   46   5   2   3 35.455  70.911   0.377    4.04   12      259.3      425.9
   47   5   1   4 35.462  70.925   0.377    4.04   12      182.7      211.3
   48   5   3  -1 35.801  71.603   0.38     3.96   12      217.5      293.8
   49   3   0  -6 35.836  71.673   0.38     3.95    6      174.9       94.8
   50   3   0   6 35.836  71.673   0.38     3.95    6      132.2       54.2
   51   6   2   1 37.029  74.058   0.391    3.71   12      232.3      314.3
   52   2   2   6 37.064  74.127   0.391    3.71   12      147.8      127.0
   53   5   3   2 37.206  74.412   0.393    3.68   12      123.3       87.8
   54   7   0  -2 37.206  74.412   0.393    3.68    6       62.9       11.4
   55   4   3   4 37.912  75.823   0.399    3.56   12      160.6      143.9
   56   6   2  -2 38.417  76.834   0.403    3.48   12       41.7        9.5
   57   4   2   5 38.438  76.875   0.404    3.47   12      261.4      372.2
   58   7   1   0 38.585  77.171   0.405    3.45   12      256.9      357.3
   59   4   4   3 39.109  78.217   0.409    3.37   12      168.7      150.5
   60   5   1  -5 39.637  79.273   0.414    3.3    12      102.8       54.7
   61   6   1  -4 40.309  80.617   0.42     3.22   12      229.9      266.7
   62   5   4   1 40.634  81.267   0.423    3.18   12      198.8      197.0
   63   4   1  -6 40.667  81.335   0.423    3.17   12       57.3       16.3
   64   4   1   6 40.667  81.335   0.423    3.17   12      210.2      220.0
   65   6   3   0 40.971  81.943   0.426    3.14   12      159.2      124.9
   66   2   1   7 41.018  82.037   0.426    3.14   12      226.3      251.9
   67   5   4  -2 41.988  83.977   0.434    3.04   12      449.3      962.1
   68   4   3  -5 42.008  84.017   0.434    3.04   12      253.2      305.4
   69   7   1  -3 42.666  85.333   0.44     2.98   12      406.0      770.3
   70   7   1   3 42.666  85.333   0.44     2.98   12      415.8      808.2
   71   5   3  -4 42.673  85.346   0.44     2.98   12      182.2      155.1
   72   7   0   4 42.673  85.346   0.44     2.98    6      208.1      101.1
   73   7   2  -1 42.995  85.99    0.443    2.95   12       28.5        3.8
   74   3   3   6 43.028  86.056   0.443    2.95   12      151.4      106.0
   75   8   0   2 43.166  86.331   0.444    2.94    6      210.0      101.7
   76   3   1  -7 43.376  86.753   0.446    2.93   12      306.1      429.9
   77   6   2   4 43.848  87.697   0.45     2.89   12      228.3      236.6
   78   7   2   2 44.34   88.68    0.454    2.86   12      154.3      106.9
   79   6   1   5 44.36   88.72    0.454    2.86   12      160.0      115.0


  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   8.226  16.452  5.3835      1294.7     17.8     18.1     5.6
    2   1   0   2  11.254  22.508  3.94696      173.2      2.4      2.4     5.6
    3   2   1   1  13.637  27.273  3.26717     6279.1     86.5     87.1     5.6
    4   2   0   2  14.004  28.008  3.18312     3310.2     45.6     45.9     5.6
    5   3   0   0  14.349  28.698  3.10817     3509.5     48.4     48.6     5.6
    6   2   1   2  16.327  32.655  2.73999     5653.6     77.9     78.1     5.6
    7   1   1   3  17.539  35.078  2.55609     7254.9    100.0    100.0     5.7
    8   3   1   1  18.101  36.202  2.47924     5573.7     76.8     76.7     5.7
    9   3   1   2  20.266  40.532  2.22383     1966.2     27.1     27.0     5.7
   10   1   0   4  21.293  42.587  2.12114      347.8      4.8      4.8     5.7
   11   3   2   1  21.763  43.527  2.07749     2000.2     27.6     27.3     5.7
   12   4   0   2  22.01   44.019  2.05537      417.8      5.8      5.7     5.7
   13   4   1   0  22.244  44.489  2.03477      542.4      7.5      7.4     5.7
   14   2   2   3  22.965  45.93   1.97424      718.6      9.9      9.8     5.7
   15   3   2   2  23.65   47.3    1.92018     2780.3     38.3     37.8     5.7
   16   2   1   4  24.564  49.129  1.85291     1064.9     14.7     14.5     5.7
   17   3   3   0  25.42   50.839  1.7945       244.9      3.4      3.3     5.8
   18   4   2   1  26.486  52.971  1.72719     1049.6     14.5     14.2     5.8
   19   5   0   2  26.698  53.397  1.71442     1070.8     14.8     14.5     5.8
   20   3   1   4  27.539  55.077  1.66603     2477.6     34.2     33.4     5.8
   21   5   1   1  27.928  55.856  1.64462      212.4      2.9      2.9     5.8
   22   4   2   2  28.133  56.267  1.63359     1341.9     18.5     18.1     5.8
   23   4   0   4  28.946  57.891  1.59156      929.1     12.8     12.5     5.8
   24   2   1   5  29.545  59.091  1.56208     1393.9     19.2     18.7     5.8
   25   6   0   0  29.713  59.425  1.55408     1248.9     17.2     16.7     5.8
   26   3   2   4  30.31   60.621  1.52626      425.3      5.9      5.7     5.8
   27   4   3   1  30.677  61.355  1.50975      714.4      9.8      9.5     5.8
   28   5   2   0  31.057  62.114  1.49311      907.1     12.5     12.1     5.8
   29   0   0   6  32.035  64.07   1.45217      571.5      7.9      7.6     5.9
   30   3   1   5  32.209  64.419  1.44514     1091.7     15.0     14.5     5.9
   31   5   0   4  32.939  65.877  1.41663      171.9      2.4      2.3     5.9
   32   6   1   1  33.289  66.578  1.40341      282.6      3.9      3.7     5.9
   33   1   1   6  33.325  66.651  1.40205      571.1      7.9      7.6     5.9
   34   4   2   4  34.212  68.423  1.37         662.2      9.1      8.7     5.9
   35   3   2   5  34.759  69.519  1.35106      621.0      8.6      8.2     5.9
   36   5   2   3  35.455  70.911  1.32791     1126.9     15.5     14.8     5.9
   37   5   3   1  35.801  71.603  1.31677      293.8      4.1      3.9     5.9
   38   3   0   6  35.836  71.673  1.31565      149.1      2.1      2.0     5.9
   39   6   2   1  37.029  74.058  1.27907      314.3      4.3      4.1     6.0
   40   2   2   6  37.064  74.127  1.27804      127.0      1.8      1.7     6.0
   41   5   3   2  37.206  74.412  1.27385       99.2      1.4      1.3     6.0
   42   4   3   4  37.912  75.823  1.25362      143.9      2.0      1.9     6.0
   43   4   2   5  38.438  76.875  1.23906      381.6      5.3      5.0     6.0
   44   7   1   0  38.585  77.171  1.23506      357.3      4.9      4.6     6.0
   45   4   4   3  39.109  78.217  1.22113      150.5      2.1      2.0     6.0
   46   6   1   4  40.309  80.617  1.19072      266.7      3.7      3.4     6.1
   47   5   4   1  40.634  81.267  1.18283      197.0      2.7      2.5     6.1
   48   4   1   6  40.667  81.335  1.18202      236.3      3.3      3.0     6.1
   49   6   3   0  40.971  81.943  1.17478      124.9      1.7      1.6     6.1
   50   2   1   7  41.018  82.037  1.17367      251.9      3.5      3.2     6.1
   51   5   4   2  41.988  83.977  1.15143     1267.5     17.5     16.2     6.1
   52   7   1   3  42.666  85.333  1.13656     1834.7     25.3     23.4     6.1
   53   3   3   6  43.028  86.056  1.12885      106.0      1.5      1.3     6.1
   54   8   0   2  43.166  86.331  1.12596      101.7      1.4      1.3     6.1
   55   3   1   7  43.376  86.753  1.12157      429.9      5.9      5.5     6.1
   56   6   2   4  43.848  87.697  1.11192      236.6      3.3      3.0     6.2
   57   6   1   5  44.36   88.72   1.10172      221.8      3.1      2.8     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)