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

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STROMEYERITE

2, syn, at 298'K, f-stromeyerite

AgCuS


Orthorhombic  C mc2(1)  Z = 4

R =0.061          NR =278

13 .11 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Baker C.L., Lincoln F.J. (1991)

         * Acta Cryst., B47, 891-899

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.059    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   6.617    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   7.967    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   213.98

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    32.22

  Co-ordinates, thermal parameters, occupation for atomic positions:

NoP   x/a     y/b     z/c    B(j)   atom  / occupation

   1 0.5     0.495   0.5      0.0    Ag    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.4328  0.2486   0.0    Cu    = 1.00
   3 0.5     0.2859  0.2484   0.0    S     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.5        0.495      0.5   
     2       2     0.0        0.4328     0.2486
     3       3     0.5        0.2859     0.2484
     4       1     0.5        0.505      0.0   
     5       2     0.0        0.5672     0.7486
     6       3     0.5        0.7141     0.7484
     7       1     0.0        0.005      0.0   
     8       2     0.5        0.0672     0.7486
     9       3     0.0        0.2141     0.7484
    10       1     0.0        0.995      0.5   
    11       2     0.5        0.9328     0.2486
    12       3     0.0        0.7859     0.2484


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      6.31

MU (1/cm) =     922.65     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    146.129

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

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

    1    Ag                  3.54         6
                                                 2.4357       3
                                                 2.4532       3
                                                 3.3897       3
                                                 3.3897       3
                                                 3.4412       3
                                                 3.4412       3
    2    Cu                  3.36         3
                                                 2.2503       3
                                                 2.2503       3
                                                 2.3365       3
    3    S                   4.368        6
                                                 4.059        3
                                                 4.059        3
                                                 3.8814       3
                                                 3.8814       3
                                                 3.8814       3
                                                 3.8814       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   2 11.149  22.299   0.126   50.59    2       15.5       53.3
    2   1   1   0 12.864  25.727   0.145   37.49    4       87.7     2521.2
    3   0   2   0 13.463  26.926   0.151   34.05    2      182.6     4957.8
    4   1   1   1 14.047  28.094   0.158   31.12    8       10.8       63.7
    5   0   2   1 14.602  29.203   0.164   28.65    4       94.5     2235.6
    6   1   1   2 17.15   34.301   0.191   20.25    8      230.0    18712.2
    7   0   2   2 17.617  35.233   0.196   19.1     4      132.5     2930.9
    8   1   1   3 21.447  42.894   0.237   12.35    8        6.4        8.9
    9   0   2   3 21.835  43.67    0.241   11.86    4       85.8      763.4
   10   2   0   0 22.305  44.611   0.246   11.31    2      272.0     3653.8
   11   0   0   4 22.752  45.503   0.251   10.81    2      270.0     3443.9
   12   1   3   0 23.419  46.839   0.258   10.13    4       86.7      664.4
   13   1   3   1 24.145  48.29    0.266    9.45    8      115.1     2186.9
   14   2   0   2 25.212  50.423   0.276    8.56    4        9.9        7.3
   15   1   3   2 26.232  52.463   0.287    7.82    8      181.4     4497.9
   16   2   2   0 26.44   52.88    0.289    7.68    4      153.7     1585.8
   17   1   1   4 26.503  53.005   0.29     7.64    8       63.1      532.2
   18   0   2   4 26.834  53.668   0.293    7.43    4      152.8     1515.4
   19   2   2   1 27.106  54.212   0.296    7.26    8       79.7      806.9
   20   0   4   0 27.751  55.503   0.302    6.88    2      141.5      602.3
   21   0   4   1 28.396  56.793   0.309    6.53    4       55.4      175.4
   22   2   2   2 29.041  58.082   0.315    6.21    8      104.7     1189.9
   23   1   3   3 29.475  58.949   0.319    6.01    8      106.7     1195.1
   24   0   4   2 30.278  60.555   0.327    5.66    4      110.3      601.4
   25   2   2   3 32.1    64.2     0.345    4.97    8       75.0      488.6
   26   1   1   5 32.156  64.311   0.345    4.95    8        3.9        1.3
   27   0   2   5 32.45   64.9     0.348    4.86    4       74.1      233.1
   28   2   0   4 32.811  65.621   0.352    4.74    4      232.5     2238.9
   29   0   4   3 33.27   66.54    0.356    4.6     4       52.6      111.4
   30   1   3   4 33.68   67.361   0.36     4.49    8       72.6      413.3
   31   0   0   6 35.458  70.916   0.377    4.04    2        8.3        1.2
   32   3   1   0 35.527  71.055   0.377    4.02    4       53.3       99.9
   33   3   1   1 36.092  72.184   0.382    3.9     8        4.0        1.1
   34   2   2   4 36.14   72.28    0.383    3.89    8      133.2     1205.9
   35   2   4   0 36.922  73.844   0.39     3.73    4      123.5      498.0
   36   0   4   4 37.25   74.5     0.393    3.67    4      123.0      485.6
   37   2   4   1 37.478  74.956   0.395    3.63    8       49.1      153.3
   38   1   5   0 37.749  75.498   0.397    3.59    4      177.5      986.8
   39   3   1   2 37.765  75.529   0.398    3.58    8      170.8     1826.9
   40   1   5   1 38.301  76.601   0.402    3.5     8       51.6      162.4
   41   1   1   6 38.415  76.83    0.403    3.48    8      169.3     1741.5
   42   0   2   6 38.688  77.376   0.406    3.44    4       91.0      248.6
   43   1   3   5 38.743  77.487   0.406    3.43    8       95.6      546.8
   44   2   4   2 39.13   78.26    0.41     3.37    8       96.9      552.6
   45   1   5   2 39.942  79.884   0.417    3.26    8       41.2       96.5
   46   3   1   3 40.501  81.002   0.422    3.19    8        4.2        1.0
   47   2   2   5 41.089  82.178   0.427    3.13    8       66.4      241.2
   48   2   4   3 41.842  83.685   0.433    3.05    8       46.4      115.0
   49   3   3   0 41.904  83.809   0.434    3.05    4       64.6      111.1
   50   0   4   5 42.16   84.32    0.436    3.02    4       45.4       54.4
   51   3   3   1 42.443  84.885   0.438    3.0     8       91.0      433.9
   52   1   5   3 42.644  85.287   0.44     2.98    8       48.0      120.0
   53   2   0   6 43.887  87.773   0.45     2.89    4        7.2        1.3
   54   3   3   2 44.053  88.105   0.451    2.88    8      142.3     1020.0
   55   3   1   4 44.268  88.537   0.453    2.87    8       48.4      117.4
   56   0   6   0 44.303  88.606   0.453    2.87    2       39.1       19.1
   57   1   3   6 44.684  89.369   0.456    2.84    8      141.3      992.7
   58   0   6   1 44.839  89.678   0.458    2.84    4       70.8      124.2


  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   0  12.864  25.727  3.45991     2521.2     13.5     13.6     5.6
    2   0   2   0  13.463  26.926  3.3085      4957.8     26.5     26.7     5.6
    3   0   2   1  14.602  29.203  3.05551     2235.6     11.9     12.0     5.6
    4   1   1   2  17.15   34.301  2.61217    18712.2    100.0    100.0     5.7
    5   0   2   2  17.617  35.233  2.54514     2930.9     15.7     15.6     5.7
    6   0   2   3  21.835  43.67   2.07102      763.4      4.1      4.0     5.7
    7   2   0   0  22.305  44.611  2.0295      3653.8     19.5     19.3     5.7
    8   0   0   4  22.752  45.503  1.99175     3443.9     18.4     18.2     5.7
    9   1   3   0  23.419  46.839  1.93802      664.4      3.6      3.5     5.7
   10   1   3   1  24.145  48.29   1.8831      2186.9     11.7     11.5     5.7
   11   1   3   2  26.232  52.463  1.74271     4497.9     24.0     23.6     5.8
   12   2   2   0  26.44   52.88   1.72996     1585.8      8.5      8.3     5.8
   13   1   1   4  26.503  53.005  1.72616      532.2      2.8      2.8     5.8
   14   0   2   4  26.834  53.668  1.7064      1515.4      8.1      7.9     5.8
   15   2   2   1  27.106  54.212  1.69056      806.9      4.3      4.2     5.8
   16   0   4   0  27.751  55.503  1.65425      602.3      3.2      3.1     5.8
   17   2   2   2  29.041  58.082  1.58678     1189.9      6.4      6.2     5.8
   18   1   3   3  29.475  58.949  1.56548     1195.1      6.4      6.2     5.8
   19   0   4   2  30.278  60.555  1.52775      601.4      3.2      3.1     5.8
   20   2   2   3  32.1    64.2    1.44953      488.6      2.6      2.5     5.9
   21   0   2   5  32.45   64.9    1.43559      233.1      1.2      1.2     5.9
   22   2   0   4  32.811  65.621  1.42154     2238.9     12.0     11.5     5.9
   23   1   3   4  33.68   67.361  1.38899      413.3      2.2      2.1     5.9
   24   2   2   4  36.14   72.28   1.30608     1205.9      6.4      6.1     5.9
   25   2   4   0  36.922  73.844  1.28225      498.0      2.7      2.5     6.0
   26   0   4   4  37.25   74.5    1.27257      485.6      2.6      2.5     6.0
   27   3   1   2  37.765  75.529  1.25776     2813.7     15.0     14.2     6.0
   28   1   1   6  38.415  76.83   1.23968     1741.5      9.3      8.8     6.0
   29   0   2   6  38.688  77.376  1.23229      248.6      1.3      1.3     6.0
   30   1   3   5  38.743  77.487  1.23081      546.8      2.9      2.7     6.0
   31   2   4   2  39.13   78.26   1.22058      552.6      3.0      2.8     6.0
   32   2   2   5  41.089  82.178  1.17201      241.2      1.3      1.2     6.1
   33   3   3   1  42.443  84.885  1.14141      433.9      2.3      2.1     6.1
   34   3   3   2  44.053  88.105  1.10781     1020.0      5.5      5.0     6.2
   35   1   3   6  44.684  89.369  1.09539      992.7      5.3      4.8     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)