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

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SPHALERITE

5, t-sphalerite, syn, f-sphalerite

(Zn,Fe)S


Cubic  F 4(-)3m  Z = 4

F4(-)3m

14 .11 .12

Ref.Str.:

         de Jong W. (1927)

         * Z. Kristallogr., 66, 515

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.431    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.431    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.431    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   160.19

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    24.12

  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    = 0.66, Fe    = 0.34
   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.)   =      3.9 

MU (1/cm) =     222.287    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     56.93 

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

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

    1   Zn   ,Fe             3.18         4
                                                 2.3517       2
                                                 2.3517       2
                                                 2.3517       2
                                                 2.3517       2
    2    S                   4.368       12
                                                 3.8403       2
                                                 3.8403       2
                                                 3.8403       2
                                                 3.8403       2
                                                 3.8403       2
                                                 3.8403       2
                                                 3.8403       2
                                                 3.8403       2
                                                 3.8403       2
                                                 3.8403       2
                                                 3.8403       2
                                                 3.8403       2

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.78892(angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    S       LPG   MF        F          I int.
                    ( degree )                                         *100

    1   1   1   1 16.574  33.149   0.159   21.81    8      108.9     8068.2
    2   2   0   0 19.232  38.464   0.184   15.75    6       47.4      827.8
    3   2   2   0 27.764  55.528   0.26     6.88   12      121.8     4768.4
    4   1   1   3 33.109  66.218   0.305    4.65   24       84.7     3124.6
    5   2   2   2 34.787  69.573   0.319    4.2     8       39.9      208.7
    6   4   0   0 41.207  82.414   0.368    3.12    6      101.3      748.3


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.78892 (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  16.574  33.149  3.13559     8068.2    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   2   0   0  19.232  38.464  2.7155       827.8     10.3     10.2     5.7
    3   2   2   0  27.764  55.528  1.92015     4768.4     59.1     57.7     5.8
    4   1   1   3  33.109  66.218  1.63751     3124.6     38.7     37.2     5.9
    5   2   2   2  34.787  69.573  1.56779      208.7      2.6      2.5     5.9
    6   4   0   0  41.207  82.414  1.35775      748.3      9.3      8.6     6.1

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)