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

3, t-pyrargyrite, at 300'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 =  10.825    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.825    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.704    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   883.29

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    88.67

  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 0.2438  0.3035  0.2311   0.0    Ag    = 1.00
   3 0.2127  0.0925  0.376    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     0.2438     0.3035     0.2311
     3       3     0.2127     0.0925     0.376 
     4       2     0.6965     0.9403     0.2311
     5       2     0.0597     0.7562     0.2311
     6       3     0.9075     0.1202     0.376 
     7       3     0.8798     0.7873     0.376 
     8       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
     9       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
    10       2     0.3632     0.2736     0.5644
    11       2     0.393      0.4229     0.8978
    12       3     0.5742     0.4535     0.7093
    13       3     0.2131     0.454      0.0427
    14       2     0.7264     0.0895     0.5644
    15       2     0.5771     0.9702     0.8978
    16       2     0.9105     0.6368     0.5644
    17       2     0.0298     0.6069     0.8978
    18       3     0.5465     0.1206     0.7093
    19       3     0.546      0.7592     0.0427
    20       3     0.8794     0.4258     0.7093
    21       3     0.2408     0.7868     0.0427
    22       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    23       2     0.2438     0.9403     0.7311
    24       3     0.2127     0.1202     0.876 
    25       2     0.6965     0.7562     0.7311
    26       2     0.0597     0.3035     0.7311
    27       3     0.9075     0.7873     0.876 
    28       3     0.8798     0.0925     0.876 
    29       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.8333
    30       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.1667
    31       2     0.3632     0.0895     0.0644
    32       2     0.393      0.9702     0.3978
    33       3     0.5742     0.1206     0.2093
    34       3     0.2131     0.7592     0.5427
    35       2     0.7264     0.6368     0.0644
    36       2     0.5771     0.607      0.3978
    37       2     0.9105     0.2736     0.0644
    38       2     0.0298     0.4229     0.3978
    39       3     0.5465     0.4258     0.2093
    40       3     0.546      0.7869     0.5427
    41       3     0.8794     0.4535     0.2093
    42       3     0.2408     0.454      0.5427


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.58

MU (1/cm) =     962.56     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
                                                 2.2723       3
                                                 2.2722       3
                                                 2.2723       3
    2    Ag                  3.54         5
                                                 2.4803       3
                                                 3.3996       3
                                                 2.4482       3
                                                 2.861        3
                                                 3.1719       3
    3    S                   4.368        8
                                                 3.4634       3
                                                 3.4634       3
                                                 4.3623       3
                                                 4.3623       3
                                                 4.0393       3
                                                 3.8911       3
                                                 3.8912       3
                                                 4.0394       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  8.182  16.364   0.092   95.8     6      129.1     1227.7
    2   1   0  -2 11.253  22.505   0.127   49.63    6       60.3      138.7
    3   2   1   1 13.575  27.149   0.152   33.46   12      336.7     5834.7
    4   2   0   2 13.976  27.953   0.157   31.45    6      419.1     4248.8
    5   3   0   0 14.27   28.541   0.16    30.09    6      343.3     2726.8
    6   2   1  -2 16.28   32.56    0.182   22.67   12      387.9     5246.4
    7   2   2   0 16.537  33.073   0.185   21.92    6      132.4      295.3
    8   1   1   3 17.531  35.063   0.196   19.3    12      468.9     6526.8
    9   3   1  -1 18.01   36.021   0.201   18.2    12      496.9     6910.5
   10   3   1   2 20.188  40.376   0.224   14.14   12      302.4     1988.3
   11   1   0   4 21.309  42.618   0.236   12.53    6      196.1      370.6
   12   3   2   1 21.649  43.298   0.239   12.09   12      284.5     1505.7
   13   4   0  -2 21.919  43.837   0.242   11.76    6      110.0      109.4
   14   4   1   0 22.119  44.238   0.244   11.52   12      168.1      500.7
   15   2   2   3 22.907  45.813   0.253   10.65   12      139.7      319.6
   16   2   0  -4 22.971  45.943   0.253   10.58    6      293.8      702.4
   17   3   2  -2 23.547  47.094   0.259   10.0    12      424.3     2769.9
   18   2   1   4 24.545  49.09    0.27     9.1    12      260.0      946.1
   19   3   3   0 25.274  50.548   0.277    8.52    6      147.5      142.5
   20   4   2  -1 26.34   52.68    0.288    7.75   12      296.9     1051.1
   21   5   0   2 26.573  53.145   0.29     7.6     6      490.0     1402.7
   22   4   1  -3 27.433  54.867   0.299    7.07   12      160.8      281.1
   23   4   1   3 27.433  54.867   0.299    7.07   12      178.6      346.5
   24   3   1  -4 27.49   54.981   0.3      7.03   12      420.3     1911.0
   25   5   1   1 27.772  55.545   0.302    6.87   12       48.0       24.4
   26   4   2   2 27.997  55.994   0.305    6.75   12      316.5     1039.2
   27   4   0   4 28.884  57.768   0.314    6.29    6      393.1      747.2
   28   5   1  -2 29.375  58.75    0.318    6.05   12      257.4      616.9
   29   6   0   0 29.538  59.075   0.32     5.98    6      512.8     1209.0
   30   2   1  -5 29.538  59.076   0.32     5.98   12      271.2      676.4
   31   3   3   3 30.183  60.366   0.326    5.7    12      184.5      298.1
   32   3   2   4 30.236  60.473   0.327    5.67   12      202.6      358.3
   33   4   3   1 30.502  61.004   0.329    5.56   12      277.4      658.3
   34   5   2   0 30.872  61.744   0.333    5.42   12      410.6     1404.6
   35   4   3  -2 32.02   64.039   0.344    5.0    12      190.6      279.3
   36   0   0   6 32.072  64.144   0.345    4.98    2      591.8      447.2
   37   3   1   5 32.175  64.349   0.346    4.95   12      378.3     1089.0
   38   5   0  -4 32.84   65.681   0.352    4.73    6      264.1      254.0
   39   6   1  -1 33.094  66.188   0.354    4.66   12      166.3      198.1
   40   1   1   6 33.348  66.696   0.357    4.58   12      311.5      683.7
   41   4   2  -4 34.102  68.203   0.364    4.37   12      292.3      574.3
   42   6   1   2 34.55   69.1     0.368    4.26   12      148.1      143.6
   43   4   4   0 34.699  69.397   0.37     4.22    6       24.7        2.0
   44   3   2  -5 34.699  69.398   0.37     4.22   12      216.8      305.0
   45   5   2  -3 35.292  70.583   0.375    4.08   12      273.5      469.1
   46   5   2   3 35.292  70.583   0.375    4.08   12      241.5      365.6
   47   5   1   4 35.341  70.682   0.375    4.06   12      172.8      186.8
   48   5   3  -1 35.586  71.173   0.378    4.01   12      155.3      148.7
   49   3   0  -6 35.832  71.664   0.38     3.96    6      154.2       72.4
   50   3   0   6 35.832  71.664   0.38     3.96    6       45.5        6.3
   51   6   2   1 36.804  73.608   0.389    3.76   12      245.5      348.2
   52   5   3   2 36.997  73.995   0.391    3.72   12      104.4       62.3
   53   7   0  -2 36.997  73.995   0.391    3.72    6      166.7       79.5
   54   2   2   6 37.046  74.093   0.391    3.71   12      115.1       75.7
   55   4   3   4 37.767  75.535   0.398    3.58   12      119.9       79.3
   56   6   2  -2 38.198  76.395   0.401    3.51   12      102.5       56.7
   57   7   1   0 38.341  76.681   0.403    3.49   12      227.4      277.5
   58   4   2   5 38.341  76.683   0.403    3.49   12      271.9      396.8
   59   4   4   3 38.912  77.824   0.408    3.4    12      235.3      289.6
   60   5   1  -5 39.528  79.057   0.413    3.32   12       44.5       10.1
   61   6   1  -4 40.142  80.283   0.418    3.24   12      258.7      333.2
   62   5   4   1 40.376  80.753   0.421    3.21   12      257.1      326.1
   63   4   1  -6 40.612  81.225   0.423    3.18   12      105.8       54.7
   64   4   1   6 40.612  81.225   0.423    3.18   12      211.3      218.4
   65   6   3   0 40.705  81.411   0.423    3.17   12      121.5       72.0
   66   2   1   7 41.035  82.07    0.426    3.13   12      224.4      242.8
   67   5   4  -2 41.736  83.471   0.432    3.06   12      406.1      777.0
   68   4   3  -5 41.876  83.752   0.433    3.05   12      250.1      293.3
   69   7   1  -3 42.436  84.871   0.438    3.0    12      359.6      596.6
   70   7   1   3 42.436  84.871   0.438    3.0    12      375.6      650.9
   71   5   3  -4 42.482  84.965   0.438    3.0    12      199.9      184.2
   72   7   0   4 42.482  84.965   0.438    3.0     6      213.4      104.9
   73   7   2  -1 42.715  85.43    0.44     2.98   12       68.1       21.2
   74   8   0   2 42.901  85.803   0.442    2.96    6      285.6      185.8
   75   3   3   6 42.949  85.897   0.442    2.96   12      194.4      171.9
   76   3   1  -7 43.367  86.735   0.446    2.93   12      339.7      519.4
   77   6   2   4 43.646  87.291   0.448    2.91   12      323.9      469.0
   78   7   2   2 44.063  88.127   0.451    2.88   12       59.5       15.7
   79   6   1   5 44.203  88.406   0.453    2.87   12      135.4       81.0
   80   6   3  -3 44.76   89.52    0.457    2.84   12      188.5      155.3
   81   6   3   3 44.76   89.52    0.457    2.84   12      188.4      155.1


  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   1   0   8.182  16.364  5.4125      1227.7     17.8     18.0     5.6
    2   1   0   2  11.253  22.505  3.94739      138.7      2.0      2.0     5.6
    3   2   1   1  13.575  27.149  3.2818      5834.7     84.4     85.1     5.6
    4   2   0   2  13.976  27.953  3.1893      4248.8     61.5     61.9     5.6
    5   3   0   0  14.27   28.541  3.12491     2726.8     39.5     39.7     5.6
    6   2   1   2  16.28   32.56   2.74775     5246.4     75.9     76.2     5.6
    7   2   2   0  16.537  33.073  2.70625      295.3      4.3      4.3     5.6
    8   1   1   3  17.531  35.063  2.55712     6526.8     94.4     94.5     5.7
    9   3   1   1  18.01   36.021  2.4913      6910.5    100.0    100.0     5.7
   10   3   1   2  20.188  40.376  2.23206     1988.3     28.8     28.7     5.7
   11   1   0   4  21.309  42.618  2.11965      370.6      5.4      5.3     5.7
   12   3   2   1  21.649  43.298  2.08791     1505.7     21.8     21.6     5.7
   13   4   0   2  21.919  43.837  2.06348      109.4      1.6      1.6     5.7
   14   4   1   0  22.119  44.238  2.04573      500.7      7.2      7.2     5.7
   15   2   2   3  22.907  45.813  1.97898      319.6      4.6      4.6     5.7
   16   2   0   4  22.971  45.943  1.9737       702.4     10.2     10.1     5.7
   17   3   2   2  23.547  47.094  1.92811     2769.9     40.1     39.6     5.7
   18   2   1   4  24.545  49.09   1.85426      946.1     13.7     13.5     5.7
   19   3   3   0  25.274  50.548  1.80417      142.5      2.1      2.0     5.8
   20   4   2   1  26.34   52.68   1.73606     1051.1     15.2     14.9     5.8
   21   5   0   2  26.573  53.145  1.72194     1402.7     20.3     19.9     5.8
   22   4   1   3  27.433  54.867  1.67191      627.6      9.1      8.9     5.8
   23   3   1   4  27.49   54.981  1.66872     1911.0     27.7     27.1     5.8
   24   4   2   2  27.997  55.994  1.6409      1039.2     15.0     14.7     5.8
   25   4   0   4  28.884  57.768  1.59465      747.2     10.8     10.5     5.8
   26   5   1   2  29.375  58.75   1.57032      616.9      8.9      8.7     5.8
   27   6   0   0  29.538  59.075  1.56245     1885.4     27.3     26.6     5.8
   28   3   3   3  30.183  60.366  1.5321       298.1      4.3      4.2     5.8
   29   3   2   4  30.236  60.473  1.52964      358.3      5.2      5.0     5.8
   30   4   3   1  30.502  61.004  1.51759      658.3      9.5      9.2     5.8
   31   5   2   0  30.872  61.744  1.50116     1404.6     20.3     19.7     5.8
   32   4   3   2  32.02   64.039  1.45279      279.3      4.0      3.9     5.9
   33   0   0   6  32.072  64.144  1.45067      447.2      6.5      6.3     5.9
   34   3   1   5  32.175  64.349  1.44653     1089.0     15.8     15.2     5.9
   35   5   0   4  32.84   65.681  1.4204       254.0      3.7      3.5     5.9
   36   6   1   1  33.094  66.188  1.41073      198.1      2.9      2.8     5.9
   37   1   1   6  33.348  66.696  1.40121      683.7      9.9      9.5     5.9
   38   4   2   4  34.102  68.203  1.37388      574.3      8.3      8.0     5.9
   39   6   1   2  34.55   69.1    1.35822      143.6      2.1      2.0     5.9
   40   3   2   5  34.699  69.398  1.3531       306.9      4.4      4.3     5.9
   41   5   2   3  35.292  70.583  1.33327      834.7     12.1     11.5     5.9
   42   5   1   4  35.341  70.682  1.33165      186.8      2.7      2.6     5.9
   43   5   3   1  35.586  71.173  1.32367      148.7      2.2      2.1     5.9
   44   3   0   6  35.832  71.664  1.3158        78.7      1.1      1.1     5.9
   45   6   2   1  36.804  73.608  1.28578      348.2      5.0      4.8     6.0
   46   7   0   2  36.997  73.995  1.28001      141.8      2.1      1.9     6.0
   47   2   2   6  37.046  74.093  1.27856       75.7      1.1      1.0     6.0
   48   4   3   4  37.767  75.535  1.25769       79.3      1.1      1.1     6.0
   49   4   2   5  38.341  76.683  1.2417       674.3      9.8      9.2     6.0
   50   4   4   3  38.912  77.824  1.22631      289.6      4.2      3.9     6.0
   51   6   1   4  40.142  80.283  1.19483      333.2      4.8      4.5     6.0
   52   5   4   1  40.376  80.753  1.18906      326.1      4.7      4.4     6.1
   53   4   1   6  40.612  81.225  1.18334      273.1      4.0      3.7     6.1
   54   6   3   0  40.705  81.411  1.1811        72.0      1.0      1.0     6.1
   55   2   1   7  41.035  82.07   1.17328      242.8      3.5      3.3     6.1
   56   5   4   2  41.736  83.471  1.15711      777.0     11.2     10.5     6.1
   57   4   3   5  41.876  83.752  1.15394      293.3      4.2      3.9     6.1
   58   7   1   3  42.436  84.871  1.14156     1247.5     18.1     16.7     6.1
   59   5   3   4  42.482  84.965  1.14054      289.1      4.2      3.9     6.1
   60   8   0   2  42.901  85.803  1.13154      185.8      2.7      2.5     6.1
   61   3   3   6  42.949  85.897  1.13054      171.9      2.5      2.3     6.1
   62   3   1   7  43.367  86.735  1.12175      519.4      7.5      6.9     6.1
   63   6   2   4  43.646  87.291  1.11603      469.0      6.8      6.2     6.2
   64   6   1   5  44.203  88.406  1.10481       81.0      1.2      1.1     6.2
   65   6   3   3  44.76   89.52   1.09393      310.4      4.5      4.1     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)