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

4, t-pyrargyrite, at high temperature, f-proustite, s-proustite

Ag(3)AsS(3)


Hexagonal  R 3c  Z = 6

R3c

8 .10 .14

Ref.Str.:

         Pawlowski A., Gagor A., Pietraszko A. (2009)

         * J. Solid State. Chem., 182, 451-456

         L: $Ag2.913 As1 S3$

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.913    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.913    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.762    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   903.7 

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    90.72

  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 0.2395  0.3089  0.2433   0.0    Ag    = 0.97, Ag    = 0.0 
   3 0.212   0.0984  0.3782   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     0.2395     0.3089     0.2433
     3       3     0.212      0.0984     0.3782
     4       2     0.6911     0.9306     0.2433
     5       2     0.0694     0.7605     0.2433
     6       3     0.9016     0.1136     0.3782
     7       3     0.8864     0.788      0.3782
     8       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
     9       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
    10       2     0.3578     0.264      0.5766
    11       2     0.4027     0.4271     0.91  
    12       3     0.5683     0.4469     0.7116
    13       3     0.2197     0.4547     0.0449
    14       2     0.736      0.0938     0.5766
    15       2     0.5728     0.9755     0.91  
    16       2     0.9062     0.6422     0.5766
    17       2     0.0244     0.5973     0.91  
    18       3     0.5531     0.1214     0.7116
    19       3     0.5453     0.765      0.0449
    20       3     0.8786     0.4317     0.7116
    21       3     0.2349     0.7802     0.0449
    22       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    23       2     0.2395     0.9306     0.7433
    24       3     0.212      0.1136     0.8782
    25       2     0.6911     0.7605     0.7433
    26       2     0.0694     0.3089     0.7433
    27       3     0.9016     0.788      0.8782
    28       3     0.8864     0.0984     0.8782
    29       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.8333
    30       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.1667
    31       2     0.3578     0.0938     0.0766
    32       2     0.4027     0.9755     0.41  
    33       3     0.5683     0.1214     0.2116
    34       3     0.2197     0.765      0.5449
    35       2     0.736      0.6422     0.0766
    36       2     0.5728     0.5973     0.41  
    37       2     0.9062     0.264      0.0766
    38       2     0.0244     0.4272     0.41  
    39       3     0.5531     0.4317     0.2116
    40       3     0.5453     0.7803     0.5449
    41       3     0.8786     0.4469     0.2116
    42       3     0.2349     0.4547     0.5449


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.35

MU (1/cm) =     918.281    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    171.676

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

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

    1    As                  3.012        3
                                                 2.2712       3
                                                 2.2712       3
                                                 2.2712       3
    2   Ag   ,Ag             3.54         5
                                                 2.4648       3
                                                 3.4173       3
                                                 2.4381       3
                                                 2.9993       3
                                                 3.0979       3
    3    S                   4.368        6
                                                 3.4728       3
                                                 3.4728       3
                                                 4.0424       3
                                                 3.9598       3
                                                 3.9599       3
                                                 4.0425       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  8.115  16.231   0.092   97.42    6      114.9      944.7
    2   1   0  -2 11.174  22.349   0.126   50.36    6       58.9      128.5
    3   2   1   1 13.466  26.932   0.151   34.03   12      330.5     5462.1
    4   2   0   2 13.872  27.745   0.156   31.95    6      458.0     4925.0
    5   3   0   0 14.153  28.306   0.159   30.62    6      291.6     1913.3
    6   2   1  -2 16.155  32.309   0.181   23.06   12      364.9     4511.3
    7   2   2   0 16.4    32.799   0.183   22.32    6      206.0      695.7
    8   1   1   3 17.406  34.812   0.194   19.61   12      427.0     5252.7
    9   3   1  -1 17.862  35.725   0.199   18.53   12      507.9     7023.7
   10   3   1   2 20.026  40.052   0.222   14.39   12      298.0     1878.3
   11   1   0   4 21.16   42.319   0.234   12.73    6      192.3      345.7
   12   3   2   1 21.468  42.936   0.238   12.32   12      228.1      942.0
   13   4   0  -2 21.74   43.481   0.24    11.98    6       69.7       42.7
   14   4   1   0 21.931  43.863   0.242   11.75   12      155.1      415.3
   15   2   2   3 22.728  45.456   0.251   10.84   12      133.3      283.0
   16   2   0  -4 22.805  45.609   0.252   10.75    6      381.0     1147.2
   17   3   2  -2 23.353  46.706   0.257   10.19   12      414.5     2573.6
   18   2   1   4 24.362  48.724   0.268    9.26   12      247.2      831.2
   19   3   3   0 25.056  50.112   0.275    8.69    6      116.8       87.1
   20   4   2  -1 26.113  52.226   0.286    7.91   12      274.3      874.2
   21   5   0   2 26.348  52.697   0.288    7.75    6      512.9     1496.8
   22   4   1  -3 27.208  54.416   0.297    7.2    12      196.6      409.1
   23   4   1   3 27.208  54.416   0.297    7.2    12      213.9      484.0
   24   3   1  -4 27.275  54.551   0.297    7.16   12      389.9     1599.4
   25   5   1   1 27.531  55.062   0.3      7.01   12      107.0      117.9
   26   4   2   2 27.758  55.516   0.302    6.88   12      248.2      622.8
   27   4   0   4 28.654  57.308   0.311    6.4     6      339.1      540.7
   28   5   1  -2 29.121  58.243   0.316    6.17   12      241.5      529.0
   29   6   0   0 29.276  58.552   0.317    6.1     6      473.1     1002.8
   30   2   1  -5 29.314  58.629   0.318    6.08   12      263.7      621.5
   31   3   3   3 29.928  59.856   0.324    5.8    12      268.3      614.1
   32   3   2   4 29.991  59.982   0.324    5.78   12      200.9      342.7
   33   4   3   1 30.232  60.463   0.327    5.68   12      245.6      503.0
   34   5   2   0 30.596  61.193   0.33     5.53   12      469.1     1786.7
   35   4   3  -2 31.737  63.474   0.341    5.1    12      240.5      433.2
   36   0   0   6 31.835  63.669   0.342    5.06    2      501.4      311.7
   37   3   1   5 31.92   63.841   0.343    5.03   12      389.4     1121.3
   38   5   0  -4 32.565  65.13    0.349    4.82    6      290.8      299.5
   39   6   1  -1 32.795  65.59    0.352    4.75   12      128.3      114.9
   40   1   1   6 33.095  66.19    0.354    4.66   12      322.5      711.7
   41   4   2  -4 33.812  67.623   0.361    4.45   12      238.2      371.1
   42   6   1   2 34.238  68.476   0.365    4.34   12      141.1      126.9
   43   4   4   0 34.379  68.759   0.367    4.3     6       30.0        2.8
   44   3   2  -5 34.414  68.829   0.367    4.29   12      171.4      185.2
   45   5   2  -3 34.978  69.955   0.372    4.15   12      225.6      310.5
   46   5   2   3 34.978  69.955   0.372    4.15   12      200.2      244.5
   47   5   1   4 35.036  70.072   0.373    4.14   12      166.7      168.8
   48   5   3  -1 35.258  70.515   0.375    4.08   12       95.5       54.7
   49   3   0  -6 35.548  71.096   0.377    4.02    6      141.6       59.2
   50   3   0   6 35.548  71.096   0.377    4.02    6      119.2       41.9
   51   6   2   1 36.46   72.921   0.386    3.82   12      245.3      338.3
   52   5   3   2 36.655  73.311   0.388    3.79   12       71.7       28.6
   53   7   0  -2 36.655  73.311   0.388    3.79    6      272.9      207.1
   54   2   2   6 36.747  73.493   0.388    3.77   12       64.9       23.3
   55   4   3   4 37.432  74.863   0.395    3.64   12       96.5       49.8
   56   6   2  -2 37.84   75.681   0.398    3.57   12      135.4       96.2
   57   7   1   0 37.976  75.952   0.399    3.55   12      175.2      160.0
   58   4   2   5 38.01   76.02    0.4      3.54   12      247.8      319.7
   59   4   4   3 38.552  77.104   0.405    3.46   12      292.1      433.3
   60   5   1  -5 39.181  78.362   0.41     3.36   12      115.5       65.9
   61   6   1  -4 39.774  79.548   0.415    3.28   12      282.3      384.6
   62   5   4   1 39.986  79.972   0.417    3.26   12      258.7      320.3
   63   4   1  -6 40.264  80.528   0.42     3.22   12      146.4      101.5
   64   4   1   6 40.264  80.528   0.42     3.22   12      203.1      195.3
   65   6   3   0 40.309  80.618   0.42     3.22   12       67.0       21.2
   66   2   1   7 40.698  81.395   0.423    3.17   12      223.7      233.3
   67   5   4  -2 41.33   82.66    0.429    3.1    12      356.3      578.8
   68   4   3  -5 41.496  82.992   0.43     3.09   12      220.7      220.9
   69   7   1  -3 42.026  84.053   0.435    3.04   12      261.1      304.1
   70   7   1   3 42.026  84.053   0.435    3.04   12      273.9      334.7
   71   5   3  -4 42.081  84.163   0.435    3.03   12      205.3      187.6
   72   7   0   4 42.081  84.163   0.435    3.03    6      317.4      224.4
   73   7   2  -1 42.291  84.582   0.437    3.01   12      103.6       47.5
   74   8   0   2 42.479  84.957   0.438    3.0     6      327.5      236.2
   75   3   3   6 42.566  85.133   0.439    2.99   12      249.4      273.2
   76   3   1  -7 42.996  85.992   0.443    2.95   12      344.4      515.0
   77   6   2   4 43.227  86.454   0.445    2.94   12      377.4      614.6
   78   7   2   2 43.623  87.246   0.448    2.91   12       79.3       26.9
   79   6   1   5 43.788  87.576   0.449    2.9    12      116.1       57.4
   80   6   3  -3 44.315  88.63    0.453    2.87   12      231.8      226.2
   81   6   3   3 44.315  88.63    0.453    2.87   12      231.0      224.6
   82   8   1   1 44.579  89.158   0.456    2.85   12      242.2      245.6
   83   5   5   0 44.897  89.794   0.458    2.83    6      263.8      144.8


  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   8.115  16.231  5.4565       944.7     13.4     13.7     5.6
    2   1   0   2  11.174  22.349  3.97472      128.5      1.8      1.8     5.6
    3   2   1   1  13.466  26.932  3.30779     5462.1     77.8     78.4     5.6
    4   2   0   2  13.872  27.745  3.21272     4925.0     70.1     70.6     5.6
    5   3   0   0  14.153  28.306  3.15031     1913.3     27.2     27.4     5.6
    6   2   1   2  16.155  32.309  2.76848     4511.3     64.2     64.4     5.6
    7   2   2   0  16.4    32.799  2.72825      695.7      9.9      9.9     5.6
    8   1   1   3  17.406  34.812  2.57499     5252.7     74.8     74.8     5.7
    9   3   1   1  17.862  35.725  2.51125     7023.7    100.0    100.0     5.7
   10   3   1   2  20.026  40.052  2.24935     1878.3     26.7     26.6     5.7
   11   1   0   4  21.16   42.319  2.13393      345.7      4.9      4.9     5.7
   12   3   2   1  21.468  42.936  2.10471      942.0     13.4     13.3     5.7
   13   4   1   0  21.931  43.863  2.06236      415.3      5.9      5.9     5.7
   14   2   2   3  22.728  45.456  1.99372      283.0      4.0      4.0     5.7
   15   2   0   4  22.805  45.609  1.98736     1147.2     16.3     16.2     5.7
   16   3   2   2  23.353  46.706  1.94323     2573.6     36.6     36.2     5.7
   17   2   1   4  24.362  48.724  1.86736      831.2     11.8     11.7     5.7
   18   3   3   0  25.056  50.112  1.81883       87.1      1.2      1.2     5.7
   19   4   2   1  26.113  52.226  1.75007      874.2     12.4     12.2     5.8
   20   5   0   2  26.348  52.697  1.73554     1496.8     21.3     20.9     5.8
   21   4   1   3  27.208  54.416  1.68469      893.1     12.7     12.5     5.8
   22   3   1   4  27.275  54.551  1.68085     1599.4     22.8     22.3     5.8
   23   5   1   1  27.531  55.062  1.66645      117.9      1.7      1.6     5.8
   24   4   2   2  27.758  55.516  1.6539       622.8      8.9      8.7     5.8
   25   4   0   4  28.654  57.308  1.60636      540.7      7.7      7.5     5.8
   26   5   1   2  29.121  58.243  1.58279      529.0      7.5      7.3     5.8
   27   6   0   0  29.276  58.552  1.57516     1002.8     14.3     13.9     5.8
   28   2   1   5  29.314  58.629  1.57328      621.5      8.8      8.6     5.8
   29   3   3   3  29.928  59.856  1.54393      614.1      8.7      8.5     5.8
   30   3   2   4  29.991  59.982  1.54097      342.7      4.9      4.7     5.8
   31   4   3   1  30.232  60.463  1.52986      503.0      7.2      7.0     5.8
   32   5   2   0  30.596  61.193  1.51336     1786.7     25.4     24.7     5.8
   33   4   3   2  31.737  63.474  1.46436      433.2      6.2      6.0     5.9
   34   0   0   6  31.835  63.669  1.46033      311.7      4.4      4.3     5.9
   35   3   1   5  31.92   63.841  1.45682     1121.3     16.0     15.4     5.9
   36   5   0   4  32.565  65.13   1.43106      299.5      4.3      4.1     5.9
   37   6   1   1  32.795  65.59   1.42214      114.9      1.6      1.6     5.9
   38   1   1   6  33.095  66.19   1.41069      711.7     10.1      9.8     5.9
   39   4   2   4  33.812  67.623  1.38424      371.1      5.3      5.1     5.9
   40   6   1   2  34.238  68.476  1.36907      126.9      1.8      1.7     5.9
   41   3   2   5  34.414  68.829  1.36291      185.2      2.6      2.5     5.9
   42   5   2   3  34.978  69.955  1.34369      554.9      7.9      7.6     5.9
   43   5   1   4  35.036  70.072  1.34174      168.8      2.4      2.3     5.9
   44   3   0   6  35.548  71.096  1.32491      101.1      1.4      1.4     5.9
   45   6   2   1  36.46   72.921  1.29619      338.3      4.8      4.6     6.0
   46   7   0   2  36.655  73.311  1.29025      235.7      3.4      3.2     6.0
   47   6   2   2  37.84   75.681  1.25563       96.2      1.4      1.3     6.0
   48   7   1   0  37.976  75.952  1.25181      160.0      2.3      2.2     6.0
   49   4   2   5  38.01   76.02   1.25086      319.7      4.6      4.3     6.0
   50   4   4   3  38.552  77.104  1.23596      433.3      6.2      5.8     6.0
   51   6   1   4  39.774  79.548  1.20401      384.6      5.5      5.1     6.0
   52   5   4   1  39.986  79.972  1.19869      320.3      4.6      4.3     6.0
   53   4   1   6  40.264  80.528  1.19181      296.8      4.2      4.0     6.1
   54   2   1   7  40.698  81.395  1.18129      233.3      3.3      3.1     6.1
   55   5   4   2  41.33   82.66   1.16639      578.8      8.2      7.7     6.1
   56   4   3   5  41.496  82.992  1.16257      220.9      3.1      2.9     6.1
   57   7   1   3  42.026  84.053  1.15058      638.8      9.1      8.4     6.1
   58   7   0   4  42.081  84.163  1.14935      412.0      5.9      5.4     6.1
   59   8   0   2  42.479  84.957  1.14062      236.2      3.4      3.1     6.1
   60   3   3   6  42.566  85.133  1.13872      273.2      3.9      3.6     6.1
   61   3   1   7  42.996  85.992  1.12953      515.0      7.3      6.8     6.1
   62   6   2   4  43.227  86.454  1.12467      614.6      8.8      8.1     6.1
   63   6   3   3  44.315  88.63   1.1026       450.8      6.4      5.9     6.2
   64   8   1   1  44.579  89.158  1.09744      245.6      3.5      3.2     6.2
   65   5   5   0  44.897  89.794  1.0913       144.8      2.1      1.9     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)