Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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PYRRHOTITE

5, f-pyrrhotite, s-hexapyrrhotite

FeS


Hexagonal  P 6(3)/mmc  Z = 2

P6(3)/mmc

8 .6 .11

Ref.Str.:

         Alsen N. (1925)

         * Geologiska Foereningens i Stockholm Foerhandlingar, 47, 19-73

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   3.43     alpha =   90.0 
             b =   3.43     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.68     gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    57.87

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    17.43

  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    = 0.95, S     = 0.05
   2 0.3333  0.6667  0.25     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     0.3333     0.6667     0.25  
     3       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
     4       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.75  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.97

MU (1/cm) =     423.346    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     85.097

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

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

    1   Fe   ,S              3.144        6
                                                 2.4369       2
                                                 2.4366       2
                                                 2.4369       2
                                                 2.4369       2
                                                 2.4366       2
                                                 2.4369       2
    2    S                   4.368       12
                                                 3.43         2
                                                 3.43         2
                                                 3.43         2
                                                 3.43         2
                                                 3.43         2
                                                 3.43         2
                                                 3.4621       2
                                                 3.4621       2
                                                 3.4625       2
                                                 3.4625       2
                                                 3.4621       2
                                                 3.4621       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   0   0 17.525  35.049   0.168   19.32    6       29.4     2988.5
    2   0   0   2 18.358  36.716   0.176   17.45    2       17.3      311.3
    3   1   0   1 19.865  39.731   0.19    14.65   12       19.7     2041.9
    4   1   0   2 25.832  51.664   0.244    8.1    12       46.4     6239.2
    5   1   1   0 31.436  62.873   0.292    5.2     6       51.6     2481.3
    6   1   0   3 34.072  68.143   0.313    4.38   12       15.3      368.3
    7   2   0   0 37.03   74.06    0.337    3.71    6       22.0      322.0
    8   1   1   2 37.537  75.073   0.341    3.62   12       13.3      230.9
    9   2   0   1 38.498  76.995   0.348    3.46   12       14.5      262.5
   10   0   0   4 39.043  78.086   0.352    3.38    2       46.3      434.0
   11   2   0   2 42.814  85.628   0.38     2.97   12       36.2     1392.5
   12   1   0   4 44.281  88.561   0.39     2.87   12       19.6      396.0


  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   0   0  17.525  35.049  2.97047     2988.5     47.9     48.8     5.7
    2   0   0   2  18.358  36.716  2.84         311.3      5.0      5.1     5.7
    3   1   0   1  19.865  39.731  2.63224     2041.9     32.7     33.2     5.7
    4   1   0   2  25.832  51.664  2.05276     6239.2    100.0    100.0     5.8
    5   1   1   0  31.436  62.873  1.715       2481.3     39.8     39.2     5.9
    6   1   0   3  34.072  68.143  1.59659      368.3      5.9      5.8     5.9
    7   2   0   0  37.03   74.06   1.48523      322.0      5.2      5.0     6.0
    8   1   1   2  37.537  75.073  1.46809      230.9      3.7      3.6     6.0
    9   2   0   1  38.498  76.995  1.43692      262.5      4.2      4.0     6.0
   10   0   0   4  39.043  78.086  1.42         434.0      7.0      6.7     6.0
   11   2   0   2  42.814  85.628  1.31612     1392.5     22.3     21.0     6.1
   12   1   0   4  44.281  88.561  1.28114      396.0      6.3      5.9     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)