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

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TENNANTITE

3, t-tennantite-tetraedrite, Cu, f-fahlores, sf-proper fahlores,s-fahlores

Cu(3.13)As(0.98)Sb(0.02)S(3.25)


Cubic  I 4(-)3m  Z = 8

R =0.0295          NR =331

9 .11 .1905

Ref.Str.:

         E. Makovicky, L. Karanovic, D. Poleti, T. Balic-Zunic, W. Paar (2005)

         * Canad. Mineral., 43, 679-688

Reserv:

         There are U(ij) in the article

         The specimen from Cerro Atajo, northen Argentina. D.T.N.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.1756   alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.1756   beta  =   90.0 
             c =  10.1756   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1053.61

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    79.33

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

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

   1 0.25    0.5     0.0      0.0    Cu    = 1.00
   2 0.2174  0.0     0.0      0.0    Cu    = 0.75, Cu    = 0.0 
   3 0.075   0.075   0.7861   0.0    Cu    = 0.17, Cu    = 0.0 
   4 0.2586  0.2586  0.2586   0.0    As    = 0.98, Sb    = 0.02
   5 0.1184  0.1184  0.357    0.0    S     = 1.00
   6 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    S     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.25       0.5        0.0   
     2       2     0.2174     0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.075      0.075      0.7861
     4       4     0.2586     0.2586     0.2586
     5       5     0.1184     0.1184     0.357 
     6       6     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     7       1     0.25       0.0        0.5   
     8       2     0.2826     0.5        0.5   
     9       3     0.425      0.425      0.2861
    10       4     0.2414     0.2414     0.7586
    11       5     0.3816     0.3816     0.857 
    12       6     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    13       1     0.5        0.75       0.0   
    14       1     0.75       0.5        0.0   
    15       1     0.5        0.25       0.0   
    16       2     0.0        0.7826     0.0   
    17       2     0.7826     0.0        0.0   
    18       2     0.0        0.2174     0.0   
    19       3     0.075      0.925      0.2139
    20       3     0.925      0.925      0.7861
    21       3     0.925      0.075      0.2139
    22       4     0.2586     0.7414     0.7414
    23       4     0.7414     0.7414     0.2586
    24       4     0.7414     0.2586     0.7414
    25       5     0.1184     0.8816     0.643 
    26       5     0.8816     0.8816     0.357 
    27       5     0.8816     0.1184     0.643 
    28       1     0.0        0.75       0.5   
    29       1     0.75       0.0        0.5   
    30       1     0.0        0.25       0.5   
    31       2     0.5        0.7174     0.5   
    32       2     0.7174     0.5        0.5   
    33       2     0.5        0.2826     0.5   
    34       3     0.425      0.575      0.7139
    35       3     0.575      0.575      0.2861
    36       3     0.575      0.425      0.7139
    37       4     0.2414     0.7586     0.2414
    38       4     0.7586     0.7586     0.7586
    39       4     0.7586     0.2414     0.2414
    40       5     0.3816     0.6184     0.143 
    41       5     0.6184     0.6184     0.857 
    42       5     0.6184     0.3816     0.143 
    43       1     0.5        0.0        0.25  
    44       2     0.0        0.0        0.2174
    45       3     0.075      0.7861     0.075 
    46       3     0.7861     0.075      0.075 
    47       5     0.1184     0.357      0.1184
    48       5     0.357      0.1184     0.1184
    49       1     0.0        0.5        0.25  
    50       2     0.5        0.5        0.2826
    51       3     0.425      0.2861     0.425 
    52       3     0.2861     0.425      0.425 
    53       5     0.3816     0.857      0.3816
    54       5     0.857      0.3816     0.3816
    55       1     0.0        0.5        0.75  
    56       1     0.5        0.0        0.75  
    57       2     0.0        0.0        0.7826
    58       3     0.925      0.2139     0.075 
    59       3     0.2139     0.075      0.925 
    60       3     0.925      0.7861     0.925 
    61       3     0.7861     0.925      0.925 
    62       3     0.075      0.2139     0.925 
    63       3     0.2139     0.925      0.075 
    64       5     0.8816     0.643      0.1184
    65       5     0.643      0.1184     0.8816
    66       5     0.8816     0.357      0.8816
    67       5     0.357      0.8816     0.8816
    68       5     0.1184     0.643      0.8816
    69       5     0.643      0.8816     0.1184
    70       2     0.5        0.5        0.7174
    71       3     0.575      0.7139     0.425 
    72       3     0.7139     0.425      0.575 
    73       3     0.575      0.2861     0.575 
    74       3     0.2861     0.575      0.575 
    75       3     0.425      0.7139     0.575 
    76       3     0.7139     0.575      0.425 
    77       5     0.6184     0.143      0.3816
    78       5     0.143      0.3816     0.6184
    79       5     0.6184     0.857      0.6184
    80       5     0.857      0.6184     0.6184
    81       5     0.3816     0.143      0.6184
    82       5     0.143      0.6184     0.3816


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.78

MU (1/cm) =     335.316    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     70.143

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

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

    1    Cu                  3.36         4
                                                 2.3156       5
                                                 2.3156       5
                                                 2.3156       5
                                                 2.3156       5
    2   Cu   ,Cu             3.36         3
                                                 2.2122       6
                                                 2.2183       5
                                                 2.2183       5
    3   Cu   ,Cu             3.36         3
                                                 2.4295       6
                                                 2.4876       5
                                                 2.4876       5
    4   As   ,Sb             3.264        3
                                                 2.2523       5
                                                 2.2523       5
                                                 2.2523       5
    5    S                   4.368       10
                                                 4.0124       6
                                                 3.7783       5
                                                 3.4077       5
                                                 3.7783       5
                                                 3.4336       5
                                                 3.4336       5
                                                 3.7829       5
                                                 3.7829       5
                                                 3.7829       5
                                                 3.7829       5
    6    S                   4.368       12
                                                 4.0124       5
                                                 4.0124       5
                                                 4.0124       5
                                                 4.0124       5
                                                 4.0124       5
                                                 4.0124       5
                                                 4.0124       5
                                                 4.0124       5
                                                 4.0124       5
                                                 4.0124       5
                                                 4.0124       5
                                                 4.0124       5

  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   0  6.146  12.291   0.069  171.54   12       33.8      211.7
    2   2   0   0  8.708  17.416   0.098   84.32    6       20.0       18.1
    3   1   1   2 10.686  21.372   0.12    55.27   24       53.1      337.3
    4   2   2   0 12.363  24.726   0.139   40.76   12       60.9      163.7
    5   3   1   0 13.85   27.7     0.155   32.06   24       19.8       27.3
    6   2   2   2 15.202  30.405   0.17    26.28    8      770.0    11228.5
    7   3   2   1 16.454  32.907   0.184   22.16   48       49.1      231.1
    8   4   0   0 17.626  35.251   0.197   19.08    6      427.7     1885.9
    9   1   1   4 18.733  37.466   0.208   16.69   24       78.2      220.5
   10   3   3   0 18.733  37.466   0.208   16.69   12      146.5      387.3
   11   4   2   0 19.788  39.575   0.22    14.78   24        6.6        1.4
   12   3   3   2 20.797  41.594   0.23    13.23   24       54.1       83.6
   13   2   2   4 21.768  43.536   0.241   11.94   24       58.7       89.0
   14   4   3   1 22.705  45.41    0.251   10.86   48       94.2      417.2
   15   5   1   0 22.705  45.41    0.251   10.86   24       77.3      140.5
   16   5   2   1 24.495  48.991   0.269    9.14   48      186.6     1377.2
   17   4   4   0 25.354  50.709   0.278    8.45   12      809.1     5983.3
   18   3   3   4 26.193  52.386   0.287    7.85   24      135.2      310.4
   19   5   3   0 26.193  52.386   0.287    7.85   24        7.1        0.9
   20   4   4   2 27.013  54.026   0.295    7.32   24       60.0       56.9
   21   6   0   0 27.013  54.026   0.295    7.32    6       10.1        0.4
   22   1   1   6 27.816  55.633   0.303    6.85   24      178.6      472.0
   23   5   3   2 27.816  55.633   0.303    6.85   48       74.9      166.0
   24   6   2   0 28.604  57.209   0.311    6.43   24       94.9      125.2
   25   5   4   1 29.379  58.758   0.318    6.05   48       21.4       12.0
   26   2   2   6 30.141  60.282   0.326    5.71   24      517.0     3301.9
   27   6   3   1 30.891  61.783   0.333    5.41   48       31.2       22.7
   28   4   4   4 31.632  63.263   0.34     5.13    8      357.7      473.4
   29   5   4   3 32.362  64.725   0.347    4.89   48       41.7       36.8
   30   5   5   0 32.362  64.725   0.347    4.89   12      113.1       67.5
   31   7   1   0 32.362  64.725   0.347    4.89   24      153.1      247.6
   32   6   4   0 33.084  66.168   0.354    4.66   24        6.9        0.5
   33   3   3   6 33.798  67.596   0.361    4.45   24       86.7       72.3
   34   5   5   2 33.798  67.596   0.361    4.45   24       86.5       72.0
   35   7   2   1 33.798  67.596   0.361    4.45   48       15.7        4.8
   36   6   4   2 34.505  69.01    0.368    4.27   48       42.6       33.4
   37   7   3   0 35.205  70.41    0.374    4.1    24       23.0        4.7
   38   6   5   1 36.588  73.175   0.387    3.8    48       80.9      107.6
   39   7   3   2 36.588  73.175   0.387    3.8    48       36.5       21.9
   40   8   0   0 37.271  74.543   0.393    3.67    6      603.8      723.2
   41   1   1   8 37.95   75.901   0.399    3.55   24       92.4       65.6
   42   5   5   4 37.95   75.901   0.399    3.55   24       96.5       71.5
   43   7   4   1 37.95   75.901   0.399    3.55   48       58.0       51.7
   44   4   4   6 38.626  77.251   0.405    3.44   24       35.0        9.1
   45   8   2   0 38.626  77.251   0.405    3.44   24       48.9       17.8
   46   6   5   3 39.297  78.594   0.411    3.35   48      133.6      258.3
   47   2   2   8 39.965  79.931   0.417    3.26   24       18.2        2.3
   48   6   6   0 39.965  79.931   0.417    3.26   12      110.8       43.3
   49   7   4   3 40.631  81.262   0.423    3.18   48      147.7      300.0
   50   7   5   0 40.631  81.262   0.423    3.18   24       23.7        3.9
   51   8   3   1 40.631  81.262   0.423    3.18   48       90.7      113.0
   52   6   6   2 41.294  82.588   0.428    3.11   24      455.8     1395.5
   53   7   5   2 41.955  83.911   0.434    3.04   48       55.2       40.1
   54   8   4   0 42.615  85.23    0.439    2.98   24      277.6      497.3
   55   3   3   8 43.273  86.547   0.445    2.93   24      159.7      161.8
   56   9   1   0 43.273  86.547   0.445    2.93   24       85.6       46.5
   57   8   4   2 43.931  87.862   0.45     2.89   48       61.3       47.0
   58   5   5   6 44.588  89.176   0.456    2.85   24      226.8      316.9
   59   7   6   1 44.588  89.176   0.456    2.85   48      102.9      130.5
   60   9   2   1 44.588  89.176   0.456    2.85   48      111.8      153.9


  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   6.146  12.291  7.19524      211.7      1.9      1.9     5.6
    2   1   1   2  10.686  21.372  4.15417      337.3      3.0      3.0     5.6
    3   2   2   0  12.363  24.726  3.59762      163.7      1.5      1.5     5.6
    4   2   2   2  15.202  30.405  2.93744    11228.5    100.0    100.0     5.6
    5   3   2   1  16.454  32.907  2.71954      231.1      2.1      2.1     5.6
    6   4   0   0  17.626  35.251  2.5439      1885.9     16.8     16.7     5.7
    7   3   3   0  18.733  37.466  2.39841      607.8      5.4      5.4     5.7
    8   4   3   1  22.705  45.41   1.9956       557.7      5.0      4.9     5.7
    9   5   2   1  24.495  48.991  1.8578      1377.2     12.3     12.0     5.7
   10   4   4   0  25.354  50.709  1.79881     5983.3     53.3     52.2     5.8
   11   3   3   4  26.193  52.386  1.7451       311.2      2.8      2.7     5.8
   12   1   1   6  27.816  55.633  1.6507       638.0      5.7      5.5     5.8
   13   6   2   0  28.604  57.209  1.6089       125.2      1.1      1.1     5.8
   14   2   2   6  30.141  60.282  1.53403     3301.9     29.4     28.4     5.8
   15   4   4   4  31.632  63.263  1.46872      473.4      4.2      4.1     5.9
   16   7   1   0  32.362  64.725  1.43905      351.9      3.1      3.0     5.9
   17   3   3   6  33.798  67.596  1.38472      149.1      1.3      1.3     5.9
   18   6   5   1  36.588  73.175  1.2923       129.5      1.2      1.1     6.0
   19   8   0   0  37.271  74.543  1.27195      723.2      6.4      6.1     6.0
   20   5   5   4  37.95   75.901  1.25253      188.9      1.7      1.6     6.0
   21   6   5   3  39.297  78.594  1.21622      258.3      2.3      2.2     6.0
   22   7   4   3  40.631  81.262  1.18289      416.9      3.7      3.5     6.1
   23   6   6   2  41.294  82.588  1.16722     1395.5     12.4     11.5     6.1
   24   8   4   0  42.615  85.23   1.13767      497.3      4.4      4.1     6.1
   25   3   3   8  43.273  86.547  1.12371      208.3      1.9      1.7     6.1
   26   5   5   6  44.588  89.176  1.09726      601.3      5.4      4.9     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)