Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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SKIPPENITE

2, f-guanajuatite, g-paraguanajuatite

Bi(2)Se(2)Te


Hexagonal  R 3(-)m  Z = 3

R =0.0293          NR =125

6 .7 .1905

Ref.Str.:

         L. Bindi, C. Cupriani (2004)

         * Canad. Mineral., 41, 835-840

Reserv:

         There are U(ij) in the article. The specimen from The Kochkar

         deposit, southern Urals, Russia. D.T.N.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.183    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.183    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  29.137    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   441.52

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    88.65

  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     0.398    0.0    Bi    = 1.00
   3 0.0     0.0     0.2116   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        0.398 
     3       3     0.0        0.0        0.2116
     4       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
     5       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
     6       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.7313
     7       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.0647
     8       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.5449
     9       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.8783
    10       2     0.0        0.0        0.602 
    11       3     0.0        0.0        0.7884
    12       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.2687
    13       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.9353
    14       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.4551
    15       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.1217


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      7.93

MU (1/cm) =    1700.085    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
                                                 4.2912       3
                                                 4.2912       3
                                                 4.2912       3
                                                 4.2912       3
                                                 4.2912       3
                                                 4.2912       3
    2    Bi                  3.972        6
                                                 3.0632       1
                                                 3.0632       1
                                                 3.0632       1
                                                 2.9322       3
                                                 2.9322       3
                                                 2.9321       3
    3    Se                  4.848       12
                                                 4.183        3
                                                 4.183        3
                                                 4.183        3
                                                 4.183        3
                                                 4.183        3
                                                 4.183        3
                                                 4.291        1
                                                 4.291        1
                                                 4.291        1
                                                 3.562        3
                                                 3.562        3
                                                 3.562        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  4.549   9.098   0.051  314.98    2      181.9    10690.6
    2   0   0   6  9.127  18.253   0.103   76.56    2      215.9     3662.1
    3   1   0   1 12.373  24.745   0.139   40.69    6      162.4     3301.8
    4   1   0  -2 12.657  25.313   0.142   38.79    6      102.9     1263.8
    5   1   0   4 13.738  27.475   0.154   32.62    6      119.5     1433.8
    6   0   0   9 13.764  27.529   0.154   32.49    2       90.0      269.7
    7   1   0  -5 14.499  28.999   0.163   29.08    6      697.2    43508.5
    8   1   0   7 16.373  32.745   0.183   22.4     6       57.1      225.0
    9   1   0  -8 17.452  34.903   0.195   19.49    6      228.6     3135.8
   10   0   0  12 18.496  36.992   0.206   17.16    2       35.7       22.4
   11   1   0  10 19.832  39.664   0.22    14.71    6      613.2    17023.7
   12   1   0 -11 21.115  42.231   0.234   12.79    6      222.8     1953.9
   13   1   1   0 21.61   43.22    0.239   12.14    6      638.3    15222.7
   14   1   1   3 22.131  44.263   0.245   11.51   12      147.3     1537.9
   15   0   0  15 23.363  46.725   0.257   10.18    2      538.9     3033.3
   16   1   1   6 23.64   47.281   0.26     9.91   12      181.7     2015.4
   17   1   0  13 23.837  47.674   0.262    9.73    6      280.8     2361.8
   18   2   0  -1 25.219  50.439   0.277    8.56    6      142.0      530.8
   19   1   0 -14 25.267  50.535   0.277    8.52    6       74.8      146.6
   20   2   0   2 25.375  50.75    0.278    8.44    6       89.0      205.7
   21   2   0  -4 25.99   51.98    0.284    7.99    6      108.0      286.7
   22   1   1   9 26.006  52.011   0.285    7.98   12       84.3      349.4
   23   2   0   5 26.445  52.889   0.289    7.68    6      587.4     8156.8
   24   2   0  -7 27.632  55.263   0.301    6.95    6       51.1       56.0
   25   1   0  16 28.257  56.513   0.307    6.61    6      225.9     1038.0
   26   2   0   8 28.356  56.712   0.308    6.55    6      197.4      786.2
   27   0   0  18 28.415  56.83    0.309    6.52    2      330.3      730.2
   28   1   1  12 29.084  58.167   0.316    6.19   12       32.4       39.9
   29   1   0 -17 29.814  59.628   0.323    5.85    6       30.7       17.0


  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   4.549   9.098  9.71233    10690.6     24.6     24.9     5.6
    2   0   0   6   9.127  18.253  4.85617     3662.1      8.4      8.5     5.6
    3   1   0   1  12.373  24.745  3.59491     3301.8      7.6      7.6     5.6
    4   1   0   2  12.657  25.313  3.51553     1263.8      2.9      2.9     5.6
    5   1   0   4  13.738  27.475  3.24361     1703.6      3.9      3.9     5.6
    6   1   0   5  14.499  28.999  3.07657    43508.5    100.0    100.0     5.6
    7   1   0   8  17.452  34.903  2.56843     3135.8      7.2      7.2     5.7
    8   1   0  10  19.832  39.664  2.27043    17023.7     39.1     38.8     5.7
    9   1   0  11  21.115  42.231  2.1382      1953.9      4.5      4.4     5.7
   10   1   1   0  21.61   43.22   2.0915     15222.7     35.0     34.5     5.7
   11   1   1   3  22.131  44.263  2.04463     1537.9      3.5      3.5     5.7
   12   0   0  15  23.363  46.725  1.94247     3033.3      7.0      6.9     5.7
   13   1   1   6  23.64   47.281  1.92092     2015.4      4.6      4.6     5.7
   14   1   0  13  23.837  47.674  1.906       2361.8      5.4      5.3     5.7
   15   2   0   1  25.219  50.439  1.8078       530.8      1.2      1.2     5.8
   16   1   1   9  26.006  52.011  1.75678      636.1      1.5      1.4     5.8
   17   2   0   5  26.445  52.889  1.72967     8156.8     18.7     18.3     5.8
   18   1   0  16  28.257  56.513  1.62705     1038.0      2.4      2.3     5.8
   19   2   0   8  28.356  56.712  1.62181      786.2      1.8      1.8     5.8
   20   0   0  18  28.415  56.83   1.61872      730.2      1.7      1.6     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)