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

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SKIPPENITE

1, f-guanajuatite, g-paraguanajuatite

Bi(2)Se(2)Te


Hexagonal  R 3(-)m  Z = 3

R3(-)m

29 .3 .1900

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystall Structures, 2, 29

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         Johan Z., Picot P., Ruhlmann F.  (1987)

         * Can. Mineral., 25, 625

Reserv:

         The coordinates of atoms are considered  equel to those

         of tetradymite.  N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.183    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.183    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  29.12     gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   441.26

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    88.6 

  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    Te    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.392    0.0    Bi    = 1.00
   3 0.0     0.0     0.788    0.0    Se    = 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        0.0        0.392 
     3       3     0.0        0.0        0.788 
     4       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
     5       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
     6       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.7253
     7       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.0587
     8       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.1213
     9       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.4547
    10       2     0.0        0.0        0.608 
    11       3     0.0        0.0        0.212 
    12       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.2747
    13       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.9413
    14       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.8787
    15       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.5453


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      7.94

MU (1/cm) =    1701.077    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    214.26 

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

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

    1    Te                  5.064       12
                                                 4.183        1
                                                 4.183        1
                                                 4.183        1
                                                 4.183        1
                                                 4.183        1
                                                 4.183        1
                                                 4.2796       3
                                                 4.2797       3
                                                 4.2797       3
                                                 4.2797       3
                                                 4.2797       3
                                                 4.2796       3
    2    Bi                  3.972        6
                                                 2.9583       1
                                                 2.9583       1
                                                 2.9583       1
                                                 3.0268       3
                                                 3.0269       3
                                                 3.0269       3
    3    Se                  4.848       12
                                                 4.183        3
                                                 4.183        3
                                                 4.183        3
                                                 4.183        3
                                                 4.183        3
                                                 4.183        3
                                                 4.2799       1
                                                 4.2799       1
                                                 4.2799       1
                                                 3.5782       3
                                                 3.5782       3
                                                 3.5782       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   3  4.552   9.103   0.052  314.61    2      230.9    17225.4
    2   0   0   6  9.132  18.264   0.103   76.47    2      146.1     1676.2
    3   1   0   1 12.373  24.746   0.139   40.69    6      153.0     2936.0
    4   1   0  -2 12.657  25.314   0.142   38.79    6       71.7      614.1
    5   1   0   4 13.739  27.478   0.154   32.61    6      148.2     2208.7
    6   0   0   9 13.772  27.545   0.155   32.45    2      135.3      610.2
    7   1   0  -5 14.502  29.004   0.163   29.07    6      684.3    41945.6
    8   1   0   7 16.377  32.754   0.183   22.38    6       48.3      160.7
    9   1   0  -8 17.457  34.914   0.195   19.48    6      331.9     6612.5
   10   0   0  12 18.507  37.014   0.206   17.14    2      137.6      333.3
   11   1   0  10 19.839  39.679   0.22    14.7     6      566.2    14516.2
   12   1   0 -11 21.124  42.248   0.234   12.78    6       98.2      379.9
   13   1   1   0 21.61   43.22    0.239   12.14    6      638.3    15240.5
   14   1   1   3 22.132  44.264   0.245   11.51   12      186.7     2472.7
   15   0   0  15 23.377  46.754   0.258   10.17    2      441.2     2032.9
   16   1   1   6 23.643  47.286   0.26     9.91   12      124.0      938.7
   17   1   0  13 23.848  47.695   0.262    9.72    6      417.7     5225.4
   18   2   0  -1 25.22   50.439   0.277    8.56    6      134.0      473.9
   19   1   0 -14 25.279  50.558   0.277    8.51    6      108.5      308.7
   20   2   0   2 25.375  50.75    0.278    8.44    6       62.6      102.0
   21   2   0  -4 25.991  51.982   0.284    7.99    6      132.5      432.1
   22   1   1   9 26.011  52.021   0.285    7.98   12      123.0      743.2
   23   2   0   5 26.446  52.892   0.289    7.68    6      576.4     7862.2
   24   2   0  -7 27.634  55.269   0.301    6.95    6       39.8       33.9
   25   1   0  16 28.271  56.542   0.307    6.6     6       44.8       40.8
   26   2   0   8 28.36   56.72    0.308    6.55    6      286.9     1662.6
   27   0   0  18 28.433  56.866   0.309    6.51    2      481.2     1549.2
   28   1   1  12 29.091  58.183   0.316    6.19   12      118.7      537.3
   29   1   0 -17 29.829  59.659   0.323    5.85    6      172.9      538.7


  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   3   4.552   9.103  9.70667    17225.4     41.1     41.6     5.6
    2   0   0   6   9.132  18.264  4.85333     1676.2      4.0      4.0     5.6
    3   1   0   1  12.373  24.746  3.59487     2936.0      7.0      7.0     5.6
    4   1   0   2  12.657  25.314  3.51541      614.1      1.5      1.5     5.6
    5   1   0   4  13.739  27.478  3.24324     2208.7      5.3      5.3     5.6
    6   0   0   9  13.772  27.545  3.23556      610.2      1.5      1.5     5.6
    7   1   0   5  14.502  29.004  3.07607    41945.6    100.0    100.0     5.6
    8   1   0   8  17.457  34.914  2.56769     6612.5     15.8     15.7     5.7
    9   1   0  10  19.839  39.679  2.26963    14516.2     34.6     34.3     5.7
   10   1   1   0  21.61   43.22   2.0915     15240.5     36.3     35.9     5.7
   11   1   1   3  22.132  44.264  2.04458     2472.7      5.9      5.8     5.7
   12   0   0  15  23.377  46.754  1.94133     2032.9      4.8      4.8     5.7
   13   1   1   6  23.643  47.286  1.92074      938.7      2.2      2.2     5.7
   14   1   0  13  23.848  47.695  1.90519     5225.4     12.5     12.2     5.7
   15   2   0   1  25.22   50.439  1.8078       473.9      1.1      1.1     5.8
   16   1   1   9  26.011  52.021  1.75648     1175.3      2.8      2.7     5.8
   17   2   0   5  26.446  52.892  1.72958     7862.2     18.7     18.3     5.8
   18   2   0   8  28.36   56.72   1.62162     1662.6      4.0      3.8     5.8
   19   0   0  18  28.433  56.866  1.61778     1549.2      3.7      3.6     5.8
   20   1   1  12  29.091  58.183  1.58427      537.3      1.3      1.2     5.8
   21   1   0  17  29.829  59.659  1.54855      538.7      1.3      1.2     5.8

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)