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

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SULVANITE

1, t-sulvanite, s-sulvanite

Cu(3)VS(4)


Cubic  P 4(-)3m  Z = 1

R =0.052

15 .8 .1991

Ref.Str.:

         Trojer F.J. (1966)

         * Amer. Mineral., 51, 890-894

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.4392   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.4392   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.4392   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   160.92

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    96.93

  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      0.4    V     = 1.00
   2 0.5     0.0     0.0      1.26   Cu    = 1.00
   3 0.2372  0.2372  0.2372   1.02   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     0.5        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.2372     0.2372     0.2372
     4       2     0.0        0.5        0.0   
     5       3     0.2372     0.7628     0.7628
     6       3     0.7628     0.7628     0.2372
     7       3     0.7628     0.2372     0.7628
     8       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.81

MU (1/cm) =     344.343    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     90.261

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

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

    1    V                   3.048        4
                                                 2.2347       3
                                                 2.2347       3
                                                 2.2347       3
                                                 2.2347       3
    2    Cu                  3.36         4
                                                 2.3178       3
                                                 2.3178       3
                                                 2.3178       3
                                                 2.3178       3
    3    S                   4.368       12
                                                 4.043        3
                                                 3.8511       3
                                                 3.8511       3
                                                 3.6492       3
                                                 4.043        3
                                                 3.8511       3
                                                 3.8511       3
                                                 3.6492       3
                                                 4.043        3
                                                 3.8511       3
                                                 3.8511       3
                                                 3.6492       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   1   0   0  8.141  16.283   0.092   96.78    6       47.7     5112.4
    2   1   1   0 11.553  23.106   0.13    46.97   12        7.4      117.7
    3   1   1   1 14.199  28.398   0.159   30.41    8       73.0     5005.3
    4   2   0   0 16.453  32.906   0.184   22.16    6       38.5      760.6
    5   2   1   0 18.461  36.923   0.206   17.23   24       33.9     1836.4
    6   1   1   2 20.297  40.594   0.225   13.97   24        9.3      112.5
    7   2   2   0 23.613  47.225   0.26     9.94   12      111.3     5702.0
    8   2   2   1 25.141  50.282   0.276    8.62   24       36.3     1050.8
    9   3   0   0 25.141  50.282   0.276    8.62    6       24.8      122.5
   10   3   1   0 26.605  53.209   0.291    7.58   24        6.2       27.0
   11   1   1   3 28.014  56.028   0.305    6.74   24       53.5     1790.5
   12   2   2   2 29.378  58.757   0.318    6.05    8       35.2      231.6
   13   3   2   0 30.704  61.408   0.331    5.48   24       37.6      717.6
   14   3   2   1 31.997  63.995   0.344    5.01   48        6.4       38.4
   15   4   0   0 34.504  69.008   0.368    4.27    6       88.3      770.6
   16   2   2   3 35.725  71.451   0.379    3.98   24       20.3      152.6
   17   4   1   0 35.725  71.451   0.379    3.98   24       29.3      316.8
   18   1   1   4 36.929  73.858   0.39     3.73   24        9.8       33.2
   19   3   3   0 36.929  73.858   0.39     3.73   12        2.6        1.1
   20   3   3   1 38.119  76.237   0.401    3.52   24       42.7      595.8
   21   4   2   0 39.296  78.592   0.411    3.35   24       28.7      254.7
   22   4   2   1 40.464  80.928   0.421    3.2    48       22.6      302.6
   23   3   3   2 41.624  83.248   0.431    3.07   24        6.4       11.8
   24   2   2   4 43.93   87.86    0.45     2.89   24       72.5     1406.0


  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   0   0   8.141  16.283  5.4392      5112.4     89.7     92.1     5.6
    2   1   1   0  11.553  23.106  3.8461       117.7      2.1      2.1     5.6
    3   1   1   1  14.199  28.398  3.14032     5005.3     87.8     89.4     5.6
    4   2   0   0  16.453  32.906  2.7196       760.6     13.3     13.5     5.6
    5   2   1   0  18.461  36.923  2.43248     1836.4     32.2     32.6     5.7
    6   1   1   2  20.297  40.594  2.22054      112.5      2.0      2.0     5.7
    7   2   2   0  23.613  47.225  1.92305     5702.0    100.0    100.0     5.7
    8   2   2   1  25.141  50.282  1.81307     1173.4     20.6     20.5     5.8
    9   1   1   3  28.014  56.028  1.63998     1790.5     31.4     31.1     5.8
   10   2   2   2  29.378  58.757  1.57016      231.6      4.1      4.0     5.8
   11   3   2   0  30.704  61.408  1.50856      717.6     12.6     12.4     5.8
   12   4   0   0  34.504  69.008  1.3598       770.6     13.5     13.1     5.9
   13   4   1   0  35.725  71.451  1.3192       469.3      8.2      7.9     5.9
   14   3   3   1  38.119  76.237  1.24784      595.8     10.4     10.0     6.0
   15   4   2   0  39.296  78.592  1.21624      254.7      4.5      4.2     6.0
   16   4   2   1  40.464  80.928  1.18693      302.6      5.3      5.0     6.1
   17   2   2   4  43.93   87.86   1.11027     1406.0     24.7     22.9     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)