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

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PYRITE

10, t-pyrite, syn, g-pyrite

Fe(S,As)(2)


Cubic  P a3  Z = 4

Pa3

10 .6 .11

Ref.Str.:

         Rieder M, Crelling J C, Sustai O, Drabek M, Weiss Z, Klementova M. (2007)

         * International J. Coal Geol., 71, 115-121

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.428    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.428    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.428    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   159.93

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    24.08

  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 0.3848  0.3848  0.3848   0.0    S     = 0.99, As    = 0.01


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     2       2     0.3848     0.3848     0.3848
     3       2     0.6152     0.6152     0.6152
     4       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     5       2     0.1152     0.6152     0.8848
     6       2     0.8848     0.3848     0.1152
     7       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
     8       2     0.1152     0.8848     0.3848
     9       2     0.8848     0.1152     0.6152
    10       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    11       2     0.3848     0.1152     0.8848
    12       2     0.6152     0.8848     0.1152


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.03

MU (1/cm) =     490.134    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     97.497

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

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

    1    Fe                  3.144        6
                                                 2.2682       2
                                                 2.2682       2
                                                 2.2682       2
                                                 2.2682       2
                                                 2.2682       2
                                                 2.2682       2
    2   S    ,As             4.368       13
                                                 2.1661       2
                                                 3.3274       2
                                                 3.3274       2
                                                 3.0834       2
                                                 3.0834       2
                                                 3.0834       2
                                                 3.0834       2
                                                 3.3274       2
                                                 3.3274       2
                                                 3.0834       2
                                                 3.0834       2
                                                 3.3274       2
                                                 3.3274       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 16.584  33.168   0.16    21.78    8       43.9     1311.1
    2   2   0   0 19.243  38.486   0.184   15.73    6       93.9     3253.7
    3   2   1   0 21.621  43.243   0.206   12.13   12       58.6     1954.5
    4   1   1   2 23.806  47.612   0.226    9.76   24       42.0     1613.8
    5   2   2   0 27.781  55.561   0.261    6.87   12       73.3     1729.2
    6   2   2   1 29.627  59.255   0.276    5.94   24        6.2       21.5
    7   1   1   3 33.13   66.259   0.306    4.65   24       89.5     3490.6
    8   2   2   2 34.809  69.617   0.319    4.19    8       64.7      549.6
    9   2   3   0 36.452  72.903   0.332    3.83   12       57.4      591.1
   10   1   2   3 38.066  76.133   0.345    3.53   24       25.6      216.8
   11   3   2   1 38.066  76.133   0.345    3.53   24       42.2      591.1
   12   4   0   0 41.235  82.469   0.368    3.11    6        5.8        2.5
   13   2   2   3 42.799  85.598   0.38     2.97   24        6.6       12.2
   14   4   1   0 42.799  85.598   0.38     2.97   12       10.6       15.7
   15   1   1   4 44.357  88.714   0.391    2.86   24        7.8       16.5


  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  16.584  33.168  3.13386     1311.1     37.6     39.1     5.6
    2   2   0   0  19.243  38.486  2.714       3253.7     93.2     96.6     5.7
    3   2   1   0  21.621  43.243  2.42748     1954.5     56.0     57.7     5.7
    4   1   1   2  23.806  47.612  2.21597     1613.8     46.2     47.5     5.7
    5   2   2   0  27.781  55.561  1.91909     1729.2     49.5     50.3     5.8
    6   1   1   3  33.13   66.259  1.6366      3490.6    100.0    100.0     5.9
    7   2   2   2  34.809  69.617  1.56693      549.6     15.7     15.7     5.9
    8   2   3   0  36.452  72.903  1.50546      591.1     16.9     16.7     6.0
    9   3   2   1  38.066  76.133  1.45069      807.8     23.1     22.7     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)