Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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RICKARDITE

1, t-rickardite, f-rickardite, DN

Cu(2.8)Te(2)


Tetragonal  P 4/nmm  Z = 1

P4/nmm

21 .9 .1999

Ref.Str.:

         Forman S.A., Peacock M.A. (1949)

         * Amer. Mineral., 34, 441-451

Reserv:

         Cu(4-x)Te(2),  N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   3.98     alpha =   90.0 
             b =   3.98     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   6.12     gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    96.94

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    58.39

  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    Cu    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.5     0.27     0.0    Cu    = 0.4 , Cu    = 0.0 
   3 0.0     0.5     0.715    0.0    Te    = 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     0.0        0.5        0.27  
     3       3     0.0        0.5        0.715 
     4       2     0.5        0.0        0.73  
     5       3     0.5        0.0        0.285 
     6       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      7.42

MU (1/cm) =    1393.484    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    187.886

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

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

    1    Cu                  3.708        4
                                                 2.6462       3
                                                 2.6462       3
                                                 2.6462       3
                                                 2.6462       3
    2   Cu   ,Cu             3.708        6
                                                 2.7234       3
                                                 3.3966       3
                                                 2.8158       3
                                                 2.8158       3
                                                 2.8158       3
                                                 2.8158       3
    3    Te                  5.064       12
                                                 3.98         3
                                                 3.98         3
                                                 3.98         3
                                                 3.98         3
                                                 4.4821       3
                                                 3.853        3
                                                 4.4821       3
                                                 3.853        3
                                                 4.4821       3
                                                 3.853        3
                                                 4.4821       3
                                                 3.853        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   0   0   1  7.231  14.461   0.082  123.3     2       28.1     2068.7
    2   1   0   1 13.348  26.696   0.15    34.67    8       67.4    13426.1
    3   0   0   2 14.58   29.159   0.163   28.74    2       49.3     1487.4
    4   1   1   0 15.885  31.77    0.178   23.91    4       56.8     3278.9
    5   1   1   1 17.533  35.066   0.196   19.3     8       67.3     7449.7
    6   1   0   2 18.513  37.027   0.206   17.13    8       30.2     1331.8
    7   1   1   2 21.83   43.661   0.241   11.87    8      132.4    17704.2
    8   0   0   3 22.184  44.369   0.245   11.45    2       98.5     2363.0
    9   2   0   0 22.773  45.545   0.251   10.79    4      138.6     8819.3
   10   2   0   1 24.018  48.036   0.264    9.56    8       25.0      510.8
   11   1   0   3 25.106  50.213   0.275    8.65    8       42.5     1326.6
   12   2   1   1 26.788  53.577   0.293    7.46   16       53.7     3667.9
   13   2   0   2 27.499  54.997   0.3      7.03    8       39.1      912.9
   14   1   1   3 27.798  55.596   0.303    6.86    8        8.1       38.0
   15   2   1   2 30.043  60.086   0.325    5.76   16       25.4      630.1
   16   0   0   4 30.229  60.457   0.327    5.68    2       98.6     1173.5
   17   1   0   4 32.641  65.281   0.35     4.8     8       43.8      783.5
   18   2   0   3 32.734  65.468   0.351    4.77    8       85.8     2985.5
   19   2   2   0 33.189  66.379   0.355    4.63    4      120.7     2871.5
   20   2   2   1 34.173  68.346   0.365    4.35    8       22.3      184.0
   21   1   1   4 34.963  69.925   0.372    4.15    8       16.5       96.3
   22   2   1   3 35.053  70.106   0.373    4.13   16       36.9      958.3
   23   3   0   1 36.448  72.897   0.386    3.83    8       47.1      723.5
   24   2   2   2 37.05   74.1     0.391    3.71    8       34.3      371.9
   25   3   1   0 37.736  75.471   0.397    3.59    8       40.4      499.5
   26   3   1   1 38.67   77.339   0.406    3.44   16       51.5     1554.6
   27   0   0   5 39.0    77.999   0.408    3.39    2       27.2       53.3
   28   3   0   2 39.259  78.519   0.411    3.35    8       22.5      144.8
   29   2   0   4 39.424  78.848   0.412    3.33    8       87.5     2168.7
   30   1   0   5 41.178  82.356   0.427    3.12    8       15.9       66.8
   31   3   1   2 41.435  82.869   0.43     3.09   16      102.5     5536.7
   32   2   1   4 41.597  83.194   0.431    3.08   16       39.2      806.0
   33   2   2   3 41.682  83.365   0.432    3.07    8       76.5     1527.5
   34   1   1   5 43.335  86.669   0.445    2.93    8       94.2     2212.1
   35   3   0   3 43.836  87.671   0.45     2.89    8       33.3      273.9


  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   0   0   1   7.231  14.461  6.12        2068.7     11.7     12.0     5.6
    2   1   0   1  13.348  26.696  3.33651    13426.1     75.8     77.0     5.6
    3   0   0   2  14.58   29.159  3.06        1487.4      8.4      8.5     5.6
    4   1   1   0  15.885  31.77   2.81428     3278.9     18.5     18.7     5.6
    5   1   1   1  17.533  35.066  2.5569      7449.7     42.1     42.4     5.7
    6   1   0   2  18.513  37.027  2.42588     1331.8      7.5      7.6     5.7
    7   1   1   2  21.83   43.661  2.07143    17704.2    100.0    100.0     5.7
    8   0   0   3  22.184  44.369  2.04        2363.0     13.3     13.3     5.7
    9   2   0   0  22.773  45.545  1.99        8819.3     49.8     49.7     5.7
   10   2   0   1  24.018  48.036  1.89247      510.8      2.9      2.9     5.7
   11   1   0   3  25.106  50.213  1.81542     1326.6      7.5      7.4     5.8
   12   2   1   1  26.788  53.577  1.7091      3667.9     20.7     20.5     5.8
   13   2   0   2  27.499  54.997  1.66825      912.9      5.2      5.1     5.8
   14   2   1   2  30.043  60.086  1.53856      630.1      3.6      3.5     5.8
   15   0   0   4  30.229  60.457  1.53        1173.5      6.6      6.5     5.8
   16   1   0   4  32.641  65.281  1.42811      783.5      4.4      4.3     5.9
   17   2   0   3  32.734  65.468  1.42449     2985.5     16.9     16.4     5.9
   18   2   2   0  33.189  66.379  1.40714     2871.5     16.2     15.7     5.9
   19   2   2   1  34.173  68.346  1.37136      184.0      1.0      1.0     5.9
   20   2   1   3  35.053  70.106  1.34118      958.3      5.4      5.2     5.9
   21   3   0   1  36.448  72.897  1.29655      723.5      4.1      3.9     6.0
   22   2   2   2  37.05   74.1    1.27845      371.9      2.1      2.0     6.0
   23   3   1   0  37.736  75.471  1.25859      499.5      2.8      2.7     6.0
   24   3   1   1  38.67   77.339  1.23279     1554.6      8.8      8.3     6.0
   25   2   0   4  39.424  78.848  1.21294     2168.7     12.2     11.6     6.0
   26   3   1   2  41.435  82.869  1.16398     5536.7     31.3     29.3     6.1
   27   2   1   4  41.597  83.194  1.16026      806.0      4.6      4.3     6.1
   28   2   2   3  41.682  83.365  1.15831     1527.5      8.6      8.1     6.1
   29   1   1   5  43.335  86.669  1.12244     2212.1     12.5     11.6     6.1
   30   3   0   3  43.836  87.671  1.11217      273.9      1.5      1.4     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)