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

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STROMEYERITE

1, f-stromeyerite

AgCuS


Orthorhombic  C mcm  Z = 4

Cmcm

6 .4 .1988

Ref.Str.:

         Fruch A.J. (1955)

         * Z. Kristallogr., 106, 299-307

Ref.Composition & Lattice:

         Suhr N. (1955)

         * Econ.Geol., 50, 347-350

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.06     alpha =   90.0 
             b =   6.66     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   7.99     gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   216.05

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    32.53

  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    Ag    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.46    0.25     0.0    Cu    = 1.00
   3 0.0     0.8     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     0.0        0.46       0.25  
     3       3     0.0        0.8        0.25  
     4       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
     5       2     0.0        0.54       0.75  
     6       3     0.0        0.2        0.75  
     7       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
     8       2     0.5        0.04       0.75  
     9       3     0.5        0.7        0.75  
    10       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    11       2     0.5        0.96       0.25  
    12       3     0.5        0.3        0.25  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      6.25

MU (1/cm) =     913.829    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
                                                 2.4009       3
                                                 2.4009       3
                                                 3.4789       3
                                                 3.4789       3
                                                 3.4789       3
                                                 3.4789       3
    2    Cu                  3.36         3
                                                 2.2644       3
                                                 2.2927       3
                                                 2.2927       3
    3    S                   4.368        6
                                                 4.06         3
                                                 4.06         3
                                                 3.9          3
                                                 3.9          3
                                                 3.9          3
                                                 3.9          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 11.117  22.234   0.125   50.9     2       15.2       50.7
    2   1   1   0 12.838  25.676   0.144   37.65    4       86.8     2430.2
    3   0   2   0 13.375  26.749   0.15    34.53    2      208.6     6435.0
    4   1   1   1 14.017  28.034   0.157   31.26    8       24.1      311.5
    5   0   2   1 14.513  29.026   0.163   29.02    4       76.1     1439.0
    6   1   1   2 17.109  34.218   0.191   20.36    8      231.5    18700.2
    7   0   2   2 17.526  35.052   0.195   19.31    4      109.0     1967.2
    8   1   1   3 21.39   42.78    0.237   12.42    8       17.8       67.4
    9   0   2   3 21.737  43.473   0.24    11.98    4       67.8      471.8
   10   2   0   0 22.3    44.599   0.246   11.31    2      272.0     3587.0
   11   0   0   4 22.682  45.365   0.25    10.89    2      270.4     3410.3
   12   1   3   0 23.294  46.589   0.257   10.25    4       42.3      156.8
   13   1   3   1 24.019  48.038   0.264    9.56    8       83.2     1135.8
   14   2   0   2 25.19   50.381   0.276    8.58    4        9.6        6.8
   15   1   3   2 26.101  52.202   0.286    7.91    8      226.0     6926.8
   16   2   2   0 26.385  52.769   0.288    7.72    4      175.6     2039.7
   17   1   1   4 26.427  52.854   0.289    7.69    8       61.7      501.8
   18   0   2   4 26.723  53.446   0.292    7.5     4      174.7     1961.9
   19   2   2   1 27.048  54.095   0.295    7.3     8       62.8      493.5
   20   0   4   0 27.557  55.114   0.3      6.99    2      186.1     1037.4
   21   0   4   1 28.201  56.402   0.307    6.64    4       34.8       68.8
   22   2   2   2 28.975  57.949   0.314    6.24    8       84.3      760.3
   23   1   3   3 29.336  58.672   0.318    6.07    8       77.5      625.0
   24   0   4   2 30.08   60.159   0.325    5.74    4       69.9      240.0
   25   2   2   3 32.02   64.041   0.344    5.0     8       58.8      296.1
   26   1   1   5 32.058  64.116   0.345    4.99    8       13.8       16.2
   27   0   2   5 32.321  64.641   0.347    4.9     4       58.6      144.0
   28   2   0   4 32.752  65.504   0.351    4.76    4      232.7     2209.1
   29   0   4   3 33.065  66.131   0.354    4.66    4       32.9       43.3
   30   1   3   4 33.528  67.057   0.359    4.53    8       33.6       87.8
   31   0   0   6 35.34   70.681   0.375    4.06    2        5.5        0.5
   32   3   1   0 35.507  71.014   0.377    4.03    4       52.0       93.3
   33   2   2   4 36.042  72.084   0.382    3.91    8      152.6     1560.7
   34   3   1   1 36.068  72.137   0.382    3.9     8       13.2       11.7
   35   2   4   0 36.751  73.502   0.388    3.77    4      163.0      857.5
   36   0   4   4 37.033  74.066   0.391    3.71    4      162.4      839.0
   37   2   4   1 37.305  74.61    0.393    3.66    8       30.9       59.8
   38   1   5   0 37.489  74.979   0.395    3.63    4      122.0      463.1
   39   3   1   2 37.732  75.464   0.397    3.59    8      172.3     1825.8
   40   1   5   1 38.039  76.079   0.4      3.54    8       69.5      293.1
   41   1   1   6 38.29   76.58    0.402    3.5     8      171.0     1752.7
   42   0   2   6 38.533  77.067   0.404    3.46    4       73.0      158.0
   43   1   3   5 38.571  77.142   0.405    3.45    8       68.9      280.9
   44   2   4   2 38.95   77.899   0.408    3.4     8       60.9      215.6
   45   1   5   2 39.675  79.349   0.414    3.3     8       98.4      547.1
   46   3   1   3 40.453  80.907   0.421    3.2     8       12.9        9.1
   47   2   2   5 40.967  81.933   0.426    3.14    8       52.6      149.2
   48   2   4   3 41.649  83.299   0.431    3.07    8       28.7       43.3
   49   3   3   0 41.805  83.609   0.433    3.06    4       29.5       22.8
   50   0   4   5 41.922  83.843   0.434    3.05    4       28.5       21.3
   51   3   3   1 42.34   84.68    0.437    3.01    8       65.8      223.3
   52   1   5   3 42.364  84.728   0.437    3.01    8       65.7      222.1
   53   2   0   6 43.772  87.543   0.449    2.9     4        4.5        0.5
   54   3   3   2 43.941  87.882   0.45     2.89    8      177.7     1563.4
   55   0   6   0 43.943  87.887   0.45     2.89    2      117.1      169.7
   56   3   1   4 44.2    88.4     0.453    2.87    8       47.3      109.9
   57   0   6   1 44.476  88.952   0.455    2.86    4       96.5      227.8
   58   1   3   6 44.483  88.965   0.455    2.86    8      176.6     1527.3


  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   1   1   0  12.838  25.676  3.46664     2430.2     13.0     13.1     5.6
    2   0   2   0  13.375  26.749  3.33        6435.0     34.4     34.6     5.6
    3   1   1   1  14.017  28.034  3.18021      311.5      1.7      1.7     5.6
    4   0   2   1  14.513  29.026  3.07373     1439.0      7.7      7.7     5.6
    5   1   1   2  17.109  34.218  2.6183     18700.2    100.0    100.0     5.7
    6   0   2   2  17.526  35.052  2.55791     1967.2     10.5     10.5     5.7
    7   0   2   3  21.737  43.473  2.07992      471.8      2.5      2.5     5.7
    8   2   0   0  22.3    44.599  2.03        3587.0     19.2     19.0     5.7
    9   0   0   4  22.682  45.365  1.9975      3410.3     18.2     18.0     5.7
   10   1   3   1  24.019  48.038  1.89241     1135.8      6.1      6.0     5.7
   11   1   3   2  26.101  52.202  1.75081     6926.8     37.0     36.3     5.8
   12   2   2   0  26.385  52.769  1.73332     2039.7     10.9     10.7     5.8
   13   1   1   4  26.427  52.854  1.73074      501.8      2.7      2.6     5.8
   14   0   2   4  26.723  53.446  1.71296     1961.9     10.5     10.3     5.8
   15   2   2   1  27.048  54.095  1.69392      493.5      2.6      2.6     5.8
   16   0   4   0  27.557  55.114  1.665       1037.4      5.5      5.4     5.8
   17   2   2   2  28.975  57.949  1.5901       760.3      4.1      4.0     5.8
   18   1   3   3  29.336  58.672  1.57222      625.0      3.3      3.2     5.8
   19   0   4   2  30.08   60.159  1.53687      240.0      1.3      1.2     5.8
   20   2   2   3  32.02   64.041  1.45275      296.1      1.6      1.5     5.9
   21   2   0   4  32.752  65.504  1.4238      2209.1     11.8     11.4     5.9
   22   2   2   4  36.042  72.084  1.30915     1572.4      8.4      8.0     5.9
   23   2   4   0  36.751  73.502  1.28737      857.5      4.6      4.3     6.0
   24   0   4   4  37.033  74.066  1.27896      839.0      4.5      4.3     6.0
   25   1   5   0  37.489  74.979  1.26563      463.1      2.5      2.3     6.0
   26   3   1   2  37.732  75.464  1.25868     1825.8      9.8      9.2     6.0
   27   1   5   1  38.039  76.079  1.25004      293.1      1.6      1.5     6.0
   28   1   1   6  38.29   76.58   1.2431      1752.7      9.4      8.8     6.0
   29   1   3   5  38.571  77.142  1.23544      280.9      1.5      1.4     6.0
   30   2   4   2  38.95   77.899  1.22532      215.6      1.2      1.1     6.0
   31   1   5   2  39.675  79.349  1.20653      547.1      2.9      2.7     6.0
   32   3   3   1  42.34   84.68   1.14365      445.4      2.4      2.2     6.1
   33   3   3   2  43.941  87.882  1.11004     1733.1      9.3      8.5     6.2
   34   1   3   6  44.483  88.965  1.09931     1755.1      9.4      8.6     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)