Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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PYRRHOTITE

6, 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 =   5.79     gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    58.99

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    17.77

  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 0.3333  0.6667  0.25     0.0    S     = 0.95, Fe    = 0.05


  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.)   =      5.01

MU (1/cm) =     407.359    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     81.241

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

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

    1    Fe                  3.144        6
                                                 2.453        2
                                                 2.4528       2
                                                 2.453        2
                                                 2.453        2
                                                 2.4528       2
                                                 2.453        2
    2   S    ,Fe             4.368       12
                                                 3.43         2
                                                 3.43         2
                                                 3.43         2
                                                 3.43         2
                                                 3.43         2
                                                 3.43         2
                                                 3.5074       2
                                                 3.5074       2
                                                 3.5077       2
                                                 3.5077       2
                                                 3.5074       2
                                                 3.5074       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       29.8     2966.2
    2   0   0   2 17.997  35.994   0.173   18.22    2       17.3      314.2
    3   1   0   1 19.781  39.563   0.189   14.79   12       20.5     2151.6
    4   1   0   2 25.558  51.117   0.241    8.3    12       47.8     6553.5
    5   1   1   0 31.436  62.873   0.292    5.2     6       53.2     2535.4
    6   1   0   3 33.551  67.103   0.309    4.52   12       16.1      403.3
    7   2   0   0 37.03   74.06    0.337    3.71    6       22.4      319.9
    8   1   1   2 37.315  74.63    0.339    3.66   12       13.4      226.6
    9   0   0   4 38.165  76.331   0.345    3.52    2       48.3      471.0
   10   2   0   1 38.443  76.886   0.348    3.47   12       15.1      274.7
   11   2   0   2 42.599  85.198   0.378    2.99   12       37.2     1427.4
   12   1   0   4 43.424  86.849   0.384    2.92   12       20.2      411.3


  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     2966.2     45.3     46.0     5.7
    2   0   0   2  17.997  35.994  2.895        314.2      4.8      4.9     5.7
    3   1   0   1  19.781  39.563  2.64294     2151.6     32.8     33.3     5.7
    4   1   0   2  25.558  51.117  2.07324     6553.5    100.0    100.0     5.8
    5   1   1   0  31.436  62.873  1.715       2535.4     38.7     38.1     5.9
    6   1   0   3  33.551  67.103  1.6184       403.3      6.2      6.0     5.9
    7   2   0   0  37.03   74.06   1.48523      319.9      4.9      4.7     6.0
    8   1   1   2  37.315  74.63   1.47552      226.6      3.5      3.3     6.0
    9   0   0   4  38.165  76.331  1.4475       471.0      7.2      6.9     6.0
   10   2   0   1  38.443  76.886  1.43866      274.7      4.2      4.0     6.0
   11   2   0   2  42.599  85.198  1.32147     1427.4     21.8     20.5     6.1
   12   1   0   4  43.424  86.849  1.30123      411.3      6.3      5.9     6.1

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)