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

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SPHALERITE

1, t-sphalerite, f-sphalerite

ZnS


Cubic  F 4(-)3m  Z = 4

F4(-)3m

23 .4 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.J. (1964)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 110-111

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.4093   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.4093   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.4093   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   158.28

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    23.83

  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    Zn    = 1.00
   2 0.25    0.25    0.25     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     0.25       0.25       0.25  
     3       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     4       2     0.25       0.75       0.75  
     5       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   
     6       2     0.75       0.75       0.25  
     7       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
     8       2     0.75       0.25       0.75  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.09

MU (1/cm) =     285.225    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     69.776

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

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

    1    Zn                  3.18         4
                                                 2.3423       2
                                                 2.3423       2
                                                 2.3423       2
                                                 2.3423       2
    2    S                   4.368       12
                                                 3.825        2
                                                 3.825        2
                                                 3.825        2
                                                 3.825        2
                                                 3.825        2
                                                 3.825        2
                                                 3.825        2
                                                 3.825        2
                                                 3.825        2
                                                 3.825        2
                                                 3.825        2
                                                 3.825        2

  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   1   1 14.279  28.558   0.16    30.05    8      108.9    11387.3
    2   2   0   0 16.547  33.094   0.185   21.89    6       45.4     1081.5
    3   2   2   0 23.751  47.502   0.261    9.81   12      122.1     7006.8
    4   1   1   3 28.183  56.365   0.307    6.65   24       84.3     4523.1
    5   2   2   2 29.557  59.113   0.32     5.97    8       37.4      266.6
    6   4   0   0 34.722  69.444   0.37     4.21    6      101.2     1033.1
    7   3   3   1 38.368  76.735   0.403    3.48   24       70.9     1680.2
    8   4   2   0 39.556  79.111   0.413    3.31   24       29.3      272.4
    9   2   2   4 44.236  88.471   0.453    2.87   24       88.0     2129.0


  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   1   1   1  14.279  28.558  3.12306    11387.3    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   2   0   0  16.547  33.094  2.70465     1081.5      9.5      9.5     5.6
    3   2   2   0  23.751  47.502  1.91248     7006.8     61.5     60.4     5.7
    4   1   1   3  28.183  56.365  1.63097     4523.1     39.7     38.6     5.8
    5   2   2   2  29.557  59.113  1.56153      266.6      2.3      2.3     5.8
    6   4   0   0  34.722  69.444  1.35232     1033.1      9.1      8.6     5.9
    7   3   3   1  38.368  76.735  1.24098     1680.2     14.8     13.8     6.0
    8   4   2   0  39.556  79.111  1.20956      272.4      2.4      2.2     6.0
    9   2   2   4  44.236  88.471  1.10417     2129.0     18.7     17.0     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)