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

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PYRITE

7, t-pyrite, g-pyrite

FeS(2)


Cubic  P a3  Z = 4

Pa3

3 .6 .11

Ref.Str.:

         Oftedal I. (1928)

         * Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie, 135, 291-299

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.414    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.414    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.414    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   158.69

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    23.9 

  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    Fe    = 1.00
   2 0.625   0.625   0.625    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       2     0.375      0.375      0.375 
     4       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     5       2     0.875      0.375      0.125 
     6       2     0.125      0.625      0.875 
     7       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
     8       2     0.875      0.125      0.625 
     9       2     0.125      0.875      0.375 
    10       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    11       2     0.625      0.875      0.125 
    12       2     0.375      0.125      0.875 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.02

MU (1/cm) =     488.257    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     97.269

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

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

    1    Fe                  3.144        6
                                                 2.2445       2
                                                 2.2445       2
                                                 2.2445       2
                                                 2.2445       2
                                                 2.2445       2
                                                 2.2445       2
    2    S                   4.368       13
                                                 2.3443       2
                                                 3.3154       2
                                                 3.3154       2
                                                 3.0265       2
                                                 3.0265       2
                                                 3.0265       2
                                                 3.0265       2
                                                 3.3154       2
                                                 3.3154       2
                                                 3.0265       2
                                                 3.0265       2
                                                 3.3154       2
                                                 3.3154       2

  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 16.628  33.256   0.16    21.66    8       51.1     1797.9
    2   2   0   0 19.295  38.589   0.185   15.63    6       82.3     2523.0
    3   2   1   0 21.68   43.36    0.207   12.05   12       61.9     2198.8
    4   1   1   2 23.871  47.743   0.226    9.7    24       41.8     1614.9
    5   2   2   0 27.859  55.717   0.261    6.82   12       72.0     1684.4
    6   2   2   1 29.712  59.424   0.277    5.9    24        0.0        0.0
    7   1   1   3 33.226  66.453   0.306    4.62   24       91.5     3683.7
    8   2   2   2 34.912  69.823   0.32     4.17    8       64.5      550.8
    9   2   3   0 36.561  73.123   0.333    3.8    12       48.5      427.0
   10   1   2   3 38.182  76.365   0.346    3.51   24       33.7      380.4
   11   3   2   1 38.182  76.365   0.346    3.51   24       33.7      380.4
   12   4   0   0 41.365  82.729   0.369    3.1     6        6.6        3.2
   13   2   2   3 42.937  85.873   0.381    2.96   24        0.0        0.0
   14   4   1   0 42.937  85.873   0.381    2.96   12        0.0        0.0
   15   1   1   4 44.502  89.004   0.392    2.85   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  16.628  33.256  3.12577     1797.9     48.8     50.8     5.6
    2   2   0   0  19.295  38.589  2.707       2523.0     68.5     71.0     5.7
    3   2   1   0  21.68   43.36   2.42121     2198.8     59.7     61.6     5.7
    4   1   1   2  23.871  47.743  2.21026     1614.9     43.8     45.0     5.7
    5   2   2   0  27.859  55.717  1.91414     1684.4     45.7     46.5     5.8
    6   1   1   3  33.226  66.453  1.63238     3683.7    100.0    100.0     5.9
    7   2   2   2  34.912  69.823  1.56289      550.8     15.0     14.9     5.9
    8   2   3   0  36.561  73.123  1.50157      427.0     11.6     11.5     6.0
    9   1   2   3  38.182  76.365  1.44695      760.8     20.7     20.3     6.0

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)