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

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SKIPPENITE

3, syn, f-guanajuatite, g-paraguanajuatite

Bi(2)Se(2)Te


Hexagonal  R 3(-)m  Z = 3

R3(-)m

14 .5 .1908

Ref.Str.:

         Nakajima S. (1963)

         * J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 24, 479-485

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.218    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.218    beta  =   90.0 
             c =  29.24     gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   450.53

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    90.46

  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    Se    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.3985   0.0    Bi    = 1.00
   3 0.0     0.0     0.2115   0.0    Se    = 0.5 , Te    = 0.5 


  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        0.3985
     3       3     0.0        0.0        0.2115
     4       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.3333
     5       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.6667
     6       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.7318
     7       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.0652
     8       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.5448
     9       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.8782
    10       2     0.0        0.0        0.6015
    11       3     0.0        0.0        0.7885
    12       2     0.3333     0.6667     0.2682
    13       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.9348
    14       3     0.3333     0.6667     0.4552
    15       3     0.6667     0.3333     0.1218


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      7.78

MU (1/cm) =    1666.099    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    Se                  4.848       12
                                                 4.218        1
                                                 4.218        1
                                                 4.218        1
                                                 4.218        1
                                                 4.218        1
                                                 4.218        1
                                                 4.3154       3
                                                 4.3154       3
                                                 4.3154       3
                                                 4.3154       3
                                                 4.3154       3
                                                 4.3154       3
    2    Bi                  3.972        6
                                                 3.0922       1
                                                 3.0922       1
                                                 3.0922       1
                                                 2.9456       3
                                                 2.9456       3
                                                 2.9455       3
    3   Se   ,Te             5.064       12
                                                 4.218        3
                                                 4.218        3
                                                 4.218        3
                                                 4.218        3
                                                 4.218        3
                                                 4.218        3
                                                 4.3151       1
                                                 4.3152       1
                                                 4.3152       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  4.533   9.066   0.051  317.23    2       87.1     2373.5
    2   0   0   6  9.094  18.189   0.103   77.12    2      278.3     5884.2
    3   1   0   1 12.269  24.539   0.138   41.41    6      200.7     4931.5
    4   1   0  -2 12.553  25.107   0.141   39.47    6       13.1       19.9
    5   1   0   4 13.635  27.269   0.153   33.15    6      138.0     1865.5
    6   0   0   9 13.715  27.43    0.154   32.74    2       93.2      280.1
    7   1   0  -5 14.396  28.792   0.161   29.53    6      695.7    42250.7
    8   1   0   7 16.268  32.535   0.182   22.71    6       27.1       49.2
    9   1   0  -8 17.345  34.69    0.194   19.76    6      156.7     1434.3
   10   0   0  12 18.428  36.857   0.205   17.3     2       39.4       26.5
   11   1   0  10 19.721  39.441   0.219   14.89    6      605.1    16117.9
   12   1   0 -11 21.001  42.001   0.233   12.95    6      295.0     3329.4
   13   1   1   0 21.422  42.844   0.237   12.38    6      640.0    14990.1
   14   1   1   3 21.943  43.886   0.243   11.73   12       72.5      364.3
   15   0   0  15 23.275  46.551   0.256   10.27    2      521.0     2746.8
   16   1   1   6 23.451  46.903   0.258   10.1    12      233.3     3247.3
   17   1   0  13 23.714  47.429   0.261    9.84    6      224.6     1468.0
   18   2   0  -1 24.996  49.992   0.274    8.73    6      174.3      784.4
   19   1   0 -14 25.14   50.28    0.276    8.62    6       69.2      121.9
   20   2   0   2 25.152  50.303   0.276    8.61    6       13.7        4.8
   21   2   0  -4 25.766  51.533   0.282    8.15    6      123.7      368.8
   22   1   1   9 25.813  51.627   0.283    8.12   12       87.1      364.4
   23   2   0   5 26.221  52.441   0.287    7.83    6      587.0     7976.8
   24   2   0  -7 27.406  54.812   0.299    7.08    6       20.9        9.1
   25   1   0  16 28.119  56.237   0.306    6.68    6      307.0     1861.2
   26   2   0   8 28.129  56.258   0.306    6.68    6      135.7      363.4
   27   0   0  18 28.306  56.612   0.308    6.58    2      286.8      533.3
   28   1   1  12 28.884  57.768   0.314    6.29   12       32.4       39.1
   29   1   0 -17 29.67   59.339   0.321    5.92    6       22.9        9.2
   30   2   0 -10 29.818  59.637   0.323    5.85    6      527.2     4809.3


  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   4.533   9.066  9.74667     2373.5      5.6      5.7     5.6
    2   0   0   6   9.094  18.189  4.87333     5884.2     13.9     14.0     5.6
    3   1   0   1  12.269  24.539  3.62472     4931.5     11.7     11.7     5.6
    4   1   0   4  13.635  27.269  3.26762     1865.5      4.4      4.4     5.6
    5   1   0   5  14.396  28.792  3.09815    42250.7    100.0    100.0     5.6
    6   1   0   8  17.345  34.69   2.58373     1434.3      3.4      3.4     5.7
    7   1   0  10  19.721  39.441  2.28275    16117.9     38.1     37.8     5.7
    8   1   0  11  21.001  42.001  2.14934     3329.4      7.9      7.8     5.7
    9   1   1   0  21.422  42.844  2.109      14990.1     35.5     35.0     5.7
   10   0   0  15  23.275  46.551  1.94933     2746.8      6.5      6.4     5.7
   11   1   1   6  23.451  46.903  1.93553     3247.3      7.7      7.6     5.7
   12   1   0  13  23.714  47.429  1.91527     1468.0      3.5      3.4     5.7
   13   2   0   1  24.996  49.992  1.82289      784.4      1.9      1.8     5.7
   14   2   0   5  26.221  52.441  1.7434      7976.8     18.9     18.4     5.8
   15   1   0  16  28.119  56.237  1.63438     2224.7      5.3      5.1     5.8
   16   0   0  18  28.306  56.612  1.62444      533.3      1.3      1.2     5.8
   17   2   0  10  29.818  59.637  1.54907     4809.3     11.4     11.0     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)