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

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Ni(3)Pb(2)S(2)


Rhombohedral  * R3(-)m  Z = 1

*R3(-)m

11 .4 .1991

Ref.Str.:

         Peacock M.A., McAndrew J. (1950)

         * Amer. Mineral., 35, 425-439

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.576    alpha =   60.0 
             b =   5.576    beta  =   60.0 
             c =   5.576    gamma =   60.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   122.59

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    73.84

  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    Pb    = 1.00
   2 0.5     0.5     0.5      0.0    Pb    = 1.00
   3 0.5     0.0     0.0      0.0    Ni    = 1.00
   4 0.285   0.285   0.285    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     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     3       3     0.5        0.0        0.0   
     4       4     0.285      0.285      0.285 
     5       4     0.715      0.715      0.715 
     6       3     0.0        0.0        0.5   
     7       3     0.0        0.5        0.0   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      8.86

MU (1/cm) =    2468.975    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    278.53 

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

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

    1    Pb                  3.696        6
                                                 3.2863       4
                                                 3.2863       4
                                                 3.2863       4
                                                 3.2863       4
                                                 3.2863       4
                                                 3.2863       4
    2    Pb                  3.696        8
                                                 3.6022       4
                                                 3.6022       4
                                                 3.6022       4
                                                 2.9365       4
                                                 2.9365       4
                                                 3.6022       4
                                                 3.6022       4
                                                 3.6022       4
    3    Ni                  3.072        2
                                                 2.2811       4
                                                 2.2811       4
    4    S                   4.368        3
                                                 3.4795       4
                                                 3.4795       4
                                                 3.4795       4

  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   1   0   0  9.741  19.481   0.11    66.95    6       16.3      711.6
    2   1   1   1  9.741  19.481   0.11    66.95    2       50.1     2239.0
    3   1   1   0 11.266  22.532   0.127   49.51    6       95.0    17831.5
    4   1  -1   0 16.039  32.077   0.179   23.42    6      137.0    17542.9
    5   2   1   1 16.039  32.077   0.179   23.42    6      128.3    15379.7
    6   1  -1   1 18.903  37.807   0.21    16.36    6       61.4     2461.0
    7   1   2   2 18.903  37.807   0.21    16.36    6        1.1        0.8
    8   2   1   0 18.903  37.807   0.21    16.36   12       32.5     1383.5
    9   2   0   0 19.778  39.556   0.22    14.8     6      162.0    15503.9
   10   2   2   2 19.778  39.556   0.22    14.8     2      176.4     6125.7
   11   2   2   0 23.0    45.999   0.254   10.55    6      186.0    14566.3
   12   2  -1   0 25.2    50.4     0.276    8.57   12       12.3      103.5
   13   3   1   1 25.2    50.4     0.276    8.57    6       67.1     1540.6
   14   3   2   2 25.2    50.4     0.276    8.57    6       36.1      445.9
   15   2  -1   1 25.903  51.805   0.284    8.05   12       82.7     4392.8
   16   3   2   1 25.903  51.805   0.284    8.05   12       95.3     5841.9
   17  -2   1   1 28.59   57.18    0.311    6.43    6      115.5     3426.9
   18   2   3   3 28.59   57.18    0.311    6.43    6       93.6     2249.7
   19   3   1   0 28.59   57.18    0.311    6.43   12      108.8     6082.5
   20  -1   2   2 30.502  61.004   0.329    5.56    6       25.8      147.9
   21   1   3   3 30.502  61.004   0.329    5.56    6       26.5      155.5
   22   3   0   0 30.502  61.004   0.329    5.56    6       25.8      147.9
   23   3   2   0 30.502  61.004   0.329    5.56   12        1.2        0.6
   24   3   3   3 30.502  61.004   0.329    5.56    2       60.9      274.4
   25   2  -2   0 33.543  67.087   0.359    4.53    6      164.6     4892.5
   26   4   2   2 33.543  67.087   0.359    4.53    6      144.1     3750.2
   27   1  -2   2 35.302  70.604   0.375    4.07   12        9.7       30.5
   28   3  -1   1 35.302  70.604   0.375    4.07   12       29.7      287.9
   29   4   3   2 35.302  70.604   0.375    4.07   12        2.1        1.5
   30   4   2   1 35.302  70.604   0.375    4.07   12       30.3      298.0
   31   3  -1   0 35.88   71.76    0.38     3.95   12       74.3     1741.2
   32   3   3   0 35.88   71.76    0.38     3.95    6       85.4     1147.8
   33   4   1   1 35.88   71.76    0.38     3.95    6       85.4     1147.8
   34   4   3   3 35.88   71.76    0.38     3.95    6       99.4     1556.7
   35   3   2  -1 38.155  76.31    0.401    3.52   12       97.9     2693.9
   36   4   3   1 38.155  76.31    0.401    3.52   12       84.4     2001.0
   37  -3   1   1 39.832  79.664   0.416    3.28    6       40.1      210.0
   38   3   4   4 39.832  79.664   0.416    3.28    6       22.9       68.3
   39   4   1   0 39.832  79.664   0.416    3.28   12        2.2        1.3
   40   2  -2   2 40.387  80.773   0.421    3.21    6      119.2     1820.2
   41   2   4   4 40.387  80.773   0.421    3.21    6      143.2     2625.0
   42   4   2   0 40.387  80.773   0.421    3.21   12      129.7     4311.7
   43   4   0   0 42.591  85.181   0.439    2.99    6      140.0     2335.5
   44   4   4   4 42.591  85.181   0.439    2.99    2      116.1      536.2
   45  -1   3   3 44.233  88.467   0.453    2.87    6       47.4      257.0
   46   4   3   0 44.233  88.467   0.453    2.87   12       26.7      163.1
   47   1   4   4 44.233  88.467   0.453    2.87    6        3.0        1.1
   48   3  -2   0 44.233  88.467   0.453    2.87   12        7.8       13.9
   49   5   2   2 44.233  88.467   0.453    2.87    6        3.0        1.1
   50   5   3   3 44.233  88.467   0.453    2.87    6       23.3       62.2
   51   3  -2   1 44.78   89.56    0.457    2.84   12       68.2     1053.5
   52   5   3   2 44.78   89.56    0.457    2.84   12       91.2     1885.8


  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   1   1   1   9.741  19.481  4.55278     2950.6      9.0      9.0     5.6
    2   1   1   0  11.266  22.532  3.94283    17831.5     54.2     54.6     5.6
    3   1  -1   0  16.039  32.077  2.788      32922.6    100.0    100.0     5.6
    4   1  -1   1  18.903  37.807  2.37761     3845.2     11.7     11.6     5.7
    5   2   0   0  19.778  39.556  2.27639    21629.5     65.7     65.2     5.7
    6   2   2   0  23.0    45.999  1.97141    14566.3     44.2     43.6     5.7
    7   3   2   2  25.2    50.4    1.80909     2090.0      6.3      6.2     5.8
    8   3   2   1  25.903  51.805  1.76329    10234.7     31.1     30.5     5.8
    9   3   1   0  28.59   57.18   1.60965    11759.0     35.7     34.7     5.8
   10   3   3   3  30.502  61.004  1.51759      726.3      2.2      2.1     5.8
   11   2  -2   0  33.543  67.087  1.394       8642.6     26.3     25.1     5.9
   12   4   2   1  35.302  70.604  1.33292      617.9      1.9      1.8     5.9
   13   3  -1   0  35.88   71.76   1.31428     5593.5     17.0     16.1     5.9
   14   3   2  -1  38.155  76.31   1.24683     4695.0     14.3     13.4     6.0
   15   4   2   0  40.387  80.773  1.18881     8756.9     26.6     24.8     6.1
   16   4   0   0  42.591  85.181  1.1382      2871.7      8.7      8.0     6.1
   17  -1   3   3  44.233  88.467  1.10421      498.3      1.5      1.4     6.2
   18   5   3   2  44.78   89.56   1.09354     2939.3      8.9      8.1     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)