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

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VALENTINITE

2, t-valentinite, f-arsenolite

Sb(2)O(3)


Orthorhombic  P ccn  Z = 4

Pccn

15 .5 .1991

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 2, 21

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.92     alpha =   90.0 
             b =  12.46     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.42     gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   332.26

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    50.03

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

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

   1 0.1215  0.207   0.175    0.0    Sb    = 1.00
   2 0.89    0.156   0.175    0.0    O     = 1.00
   3 0.25    0.25    0.925    0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.1215     0.207      0.175 
     2       2     0.89       0.156      0.175 
     3       3     0.25       0.25       0.925 
     4       1     0.3785     0.293      0.175 
     5       2     0.61       0.344      0.175 
     6       1     0.3785     0.207      0.675 
     7       2     0.61       0.156      0.675 
     8       3     0.25       0.25       0.425 
     9       1     0.1215     0.293      0.675 
    10       2     0.89       0.344      0.675 
    11       1     0.6215     0.707      0.825 
    12       2     0.39       0.656      0.825 
    13       3     0.75       0.75       0.075 
    14       1     0.8785     0.793      0.825 
    15       2     0.11       0.844      0.825 
    16       1     0.8785     0.707      0.325 
    17       2     0.11       0.656      0.325 
    18       3     0.75       0.75       0.575 
    19       1     0.6215     0.793      0.325 
    20       2     0.39       0.844      0.325 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      5.83

MU (1/cm) =    1324.888    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    227.436

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

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

    1    Sb                  2.712        3
                                                 1.3043       2
                                                 1.5883       3
                                                 1.5883       3
    2    O                   3.264        5
                                                 2.5189       3
                                                 2.7175       2
                                                 3.04         2
                                                 3.04         2
                                                 2.5189       3
    3    O                   3.264        6
                                                 2.5189       2
                                                 2.5189       2
                                                 2.5189       2
                                                 2.71         3
                                                 2.71         3
                                                 2.5189       2

  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   2   0  7.102  14.205   0.08   127.87    2      383.8    34116.2
    2   1   1   0  9.69   19.381   0.109   67.67    4      245.9    14824.6
    3   1   1   1 12.726  25.453   0.143   38.35    8       41.4      475.3
    4   1   3   0 14.046  28.093   0.158   31.12    4      197.3     4390.7
    5   1   2   1 14.178  28.357   0.159   30.5     8      147.0     4775.6
    6   0   4   0 14.317  28.633   0.161   29.88    2      151.8     1247.5
    7   1   3   1 16.335  32.67    0.183   22.51    8       95.8     1498.1
    8   0   0   2 16.513  33.026   0.185   21.99    2      209.9     1755.3
    9   0   1   2 16.911  33.821   0.189   20.88    4      270.9     5549.8
   10   0   2   2 18.057  36.114   0.201   18.09    4      160.8     1695.1
   11   2   0   0 18.247  36.495   0.203   17.68    2        0.2        0.0
   12   1   0   2 18.935  37.871   0.211   16.3     4      139.1     1142.0
   13   1   4   1 18.987  37.974   0.211   16.2     8      203.3     4851.1
   14   1   1   2 19.289  38.579   0.214   15.64    8       98.7     1104.6
   15   2   2   0 19.673  39.346   0.219   14.97    4        6.4        2.2
   16   0   3   2 19.84   39.679   0.22    14.7     4      152.3     1234.7
   17   1   5   0 20.273  40.545   0.225   14.01    4       94.8      455.8
   18   1   2   2 20.32   40.639   0.225   13.93    8      125.5     1589.3
   19   2   1   1 20.449  40.898   0.227   13.74    8       54.1      291.4
   20   2   2   1 21.433  42.867   0.237   12.37    8       55.4      274.6
   21   0   6   0 21.772  43.545   0.241   11.94    2       32.3       22.5
   22   1   3   2 21.948  43.895   0.243   11.73    8       77.1      504.9
   23   1   5   1 21.994  43.987   0.243   11.67    8      100.6      856.0
   24   0   4   2 22.132  44.265   0.245   11.51    4       56.4      132.5
   25   2   3   1 22.997  45.995   0.254   10.55    8      161.6     1996.1
   26   2   4   0 23.515  47.03    0.259   10.03    4       17.7       11.4
   27   1   4   2 24.078  48.156   0.265    9.51    8       76.7      405.7
   28   0   5   2 24.83   49.659   0.273    8.87    4        8.4        2.3
   29   2   0   2 25.017  50.034   0.275    8.72    4       22.1       15.4
   30   2   4   1 25.059  50.117   0.275    8.68    8      105.8      704.0
   31   1   6   1 25.275  50.549   0.277    8.52    8      177.8     1951.6
   32   2   1   2 25.302  50.603   0.277    8.5     8       28.9       51.3
   33   2   2   2 26.142  52.283   0.286    7.89    8       18.0       18.5
   34   1   5   2 26.626  53.251   0.291    7.56    8       27.9       42.5
   35   1   1   3 27.283  54.565   0.298    7.16    8       68.1      240.2
   36   1   7   0 27.399  54.799   0.299    7.09    4       33.3       28.5
   37   2   3   2 27.501  55.003   0.3      7.03    8       19.3       19.0
   38   2   5   1 27.54   55.08    0.3      7.0     8      239.6     2912.6
   39   0   6   2 27.859  55.719   0.303    6.82    4       35.6       31.4
   40   1   2   3 28.081  56.162   0.306    6.7     8       19.9       19.2
   41   3   1   0 28.277  56.554   0.308    6.6     4      162.6      631.6
   42   1   7   1 28.792  57.585   0.313    6.33    8       76.9      271.4
   43   2   6   0 29.04   58.079   0.315    6.21    4       21.8       10.7
   44   2   4   2 29.333  58.666   0.318    6.07    8       10.1        4.5
   45   1   3   3 29.38   58.76    0.318    6.05    8      165.3     1198.5
   46   1   6   2 29.527  59.054   0.32     5.98    8        5.5        1.3
   47   0   8   0 29.641  59.282   0.321    5.93    2      136.5      200.3
   48   3   1   1 29.643  59.286   0.321    5.93    8       25.6       28.2
   49   3   3   0 30.33   60.659   0.328    5.63    4      130.6      348.3
   50   2   6   1 30.384  60.768   0.328    5.61    8      128.0      665.9
   51   3   2   1 30.401  60.802   0.328    5.6     8       93.8      357.4
   52   1   4   3 31.141  62.282   0.336    5.31    8       29.2       32.9
   53   0   7   2 31.181  62.362   0.336    5.3     4       93.3      167.0
   54   2   5   2 31.588  63.177   0.34     5.15    8        9.5        3.4
   55   3   3   1 31.641  63.281   0.341    5.13    8       63.9      152.0
   56   2   1   3 32.18   64.36    0.346    4.95    8        8.6        2.6
   57   1   8   1 32.539  65.077   0.349    4.83    8      121.1      512.7
   58   1   7   2 32.745  65.489   0.351    4.76    8       36.1       44.9
   59   2   2   3 32.905  65.809   0.353    4.71    8      107.5      395.1
   60   3   0   2 33.298  66.596   0.356    4.6     4      149.9      373.9
   61   1   5   3 33.325  66.651   0.357    4.59    8      185.1     1138.7
   62   3   4   1 33.333  66.665   0.357    4.59    8      143.1      680.3
   63   3   1   2 33.536  67.072   0.359    4.53    8      106.8      374.2
   64   2   7   1 33.554  67.109   0.359    4.52    8      239.2     1875.6
   65   2   3   3 34.094  68.188   0.364    4.37    8       25.1       19.9
   66   3   5   0 34.213  68.426   0.365    4.34    4       51.9       42.4
   67   2   6   2 34.23   68.459   0.365    4.34    8        4.9        0.7
   68   3   2   2 34.246  68.491   0.365    4.33    8      137.7      595.4
   69   0   0   4 34.644  69.288   0.369    4.23    2       91.4       64.0
   70   0   8   2 34.78   69.559   0.37     4.2     4       91.1      126.3
   71   0   1   4 34.878  69.755   0.371    4.17    4      267.1     1078.9
   72   1   9   0 35.309  70.619   0.375    4.07    4      129.1      246.1
   73   3   3   2 35.413  70.827   0.376    4.05    8       87.4      224.3
   74   3   5   1 35.447  70.894   0.376    4.04    8       74.9      164.2
   75   0   2   4 35.575  71.149   0.378    4.01    4       74.0       79.5
   76   2   4   3 35.727  71.454   0.379    3.98    8      201.6     1171.2
   77   2   8   0 35.828  71.656   0.38     3.96    4       19.1        5.2
   78   1   6   3 35.902  71.805   0.381    3.94    8       27.1       21.0
   79   1   0   4 36.131  72.263   0.383    3.89    4      161.4      367.2
   80   1   8   2 36.265  72.53    0.384    3.86    8       88.4      219.0
   81   1   1   4 36.361  72.722   0.385    3.84    8       51.2       73.0
   82   1   9   1 36.527  73.055   0.386    3.81    8       46.0       58.3
   83   0   3   4 36.724  73.448   0.388    3.77    4      170.2      395.8
   84   3   4   2 37.021  74.043   0.391    3.72    8       93.8      236.7
   85   2   8   1 37.039  74.078   0.391    3.71    8      104.5      293.6
   86   1   2   4 37.046  74.093   0.391    3.71    8      145.8      571.4
   87   2   7   2 37.233  74.467   0.393    3.68    8        5.3        0.7
   88   2   5   3 37.783  75.566   0.398    3.58    8       36.7       34.9
   89   3   6   1 37.961  75.922   0.399    3.55    8      139.4      499.8
   90   1   3   4 38.179  76.357   0.401    3.51    8       40.7       42.1
   91   0  10   0 38.185  76.37    0.401    3.51    2      185.9      220.1
   92   0   4   4 38.311  76.622   0.402    3.49    4       33.8       14.5
   93   0   9   2 38.666  77.332   0.406    3.44    4      147.5      271.1
   94   4   0   0 38.774  77.547   0.407    3.42    2      251.6      392.5
   95   1   7   3 38.854  77.708   0.407    3.41    8      148.6      545.7
   96   3   5   2 39.052  78.104   0.409    3.38    8       42.4       44.0
   97   3   1   3 39.594  79.187   0.414    3.31    8       47.9       55.0
   98   4   2   0 39.668  79.335   0.414    3.3     4      201.2      483.5
   99   3   7   0 39.691  79.382   0.415    3.29    4       57.2       39.1
  100   1   4   4 39.746  79.493   0.415    3.29    8       95.4      216.6
  101   1   9   2 40.098  80.196   0.418    3.24    8       85.2      170.7
  102   4   1   1 40.176  80.352   0.419    3.23    8        0.7        0.0
  103   2   6   3 40.246  80.492   0.419    3.22    8      243.2     1382.2
  104   3   2   3 40.261  80.522   0.42     3.22    8       14.2        4.7
  105   0   5   4 40.321  80.643   0.42     3.22    4       38.7       17.4
  106   2   0   4 40.467  80.933   0.421    3.2     4        1.0        0.0
  107   2   8   2 40.595  81.191   0.422    3.18    8        3.4        0.3
  108   2   1   4 40.688  81.376   0.423    3.17    8        2.0        0.1
  109   1  10   1 40.796  81.591   0.424    3.16    8       59.0       79.6
  110   4   2   1 40.841  81.682   0.424    3.16    8        1.3        0.0
  111   2   9   1 40.849  81.698   0.425    3.15    8      153.5      538.7
  112   3   7   1 40.864  81.728   0.425    3.15    8       62.8       90.2
  113   2   2   4 41.351  82.703   0.429    3.1     8        0.3        0.0
  114   3   3   3 41.368  82.736   0.429    3.1     8      121.2      330.0
  115   3   6   2 41.495  82.99    0.43     3.09    8       16.7        6.2
  116   1   5   4 41.739  83.479   0.432    3.06    8       18.7        7.8
  117   4   3   1 41.945  83.889   0.434    3.04    8        6.0        0.8
  118   1   8   3 42.181  84.362   0.436    3.02    8       19.1        8.0
  119   4   4   0 42.322  84.644   0.437    3.01    4       83.1       75.2
  120   2   3   4 42.453  84.906   0.438    3.0     8        4.6        0.5
  121   0   6   4 42.748  85.497   0.441    2.97    4        6.4        0.4
  122   0  10   2 42.876  85.752   0.442    2.96    4      117.1      147.2
  123   3   4   3 42.908  85.817   0.442    2.96    8       22.1       10.5
  124   2   7   3 43.113  86.226   0.444    2.95    8       36.9       29.1
  125   4   0   2 43.451  86.901   0.446    2.92    4      152.3      245.4
  126   4   4   1 43.482  86.965   0.447    2.92    8        5.5        0.6
  127   4   1   2 43.67   87.34    0.448    2.91    8      199.6      838.9
  128   2  10   0 43.866  87.733   0.45     2.89    4       16.1        2.7
  129   2   4   4 43.989  87.977   0.451    2.89    8        2.7        0.2
  130   1   6   4 44.155  88.31    0.452    2.87    8       14.5        4.4
  131   3   8   1 44.163  88.326   0.452    2.87    8      101.6      215.1
  132   1  11   0 44.252  88.503   0.453    2.87    4      157.3      257.1
  133   1  10   2 44.282  88.565   0.453    2.87    8      133.6      371.0
  134   4   2   2 44.327  88.654   0.454    2.86    8      124.5      321.8
  135   2   9   2 44.335  88.67    0.454    2.86    8        4.3        0.4
  136   3   7   2 44.35   88.7     0.454    2.86    8       19.3        7.8
  137   3   5   3 44.881  89.762   0.458    2.83    8      145.0      431.9


  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   0   2   0   7.102  14.205  6.23       34116.2    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   1   1   0   9.69   19.381  4.57617    14824.6     43.5     43.3     5.6
    3   1   1   1  12.726  25.453  3.49656      475.3      1.4      1.4     5.6
    4   1   3   0  14.046  28.093  3.17369     4390.7     12.9     12.7     5.6
    5   1   2   1  14.178  28.357  3.14476     4775.6     14.0     13.9     5.6
    6   0   4   0  14.317  28.633  3.115       1247.5      3.7      3.6     5.6
    7   1   3   1  16.335  32.67   2.73872     1498.1      4.4      4.3     5.6
    8   0   0   2  16.513  33.026  2.71        1755.3      5.1      5.1     5.6
    9   0   1   2  16.911  33.821  2.64809     5549.8     16.3     16.0     5.7
   10   0   2   2  18.057  36.114  2.48507     1695.1      5.0      4.9     5.7
   11   1   0   2  18.935  37.871  2.37373     1142.0      3.3      3.3     5.7
   12   1   4   1  18.987  37.974  2.3675      4851.1     14.2     14.0     5.7
   13   1   1   2  19.289  38.579  2.33179     1104.6      3.2      3.2     5.7
   14   0   3   2  19.84   39.679  2.2696      1234.7      3.6      3.5     5.7
   15   1   5   0  20.273  40.545  2.2231       455.8      1.3      1.3     5.7
   16   1   2   2  20.32   40.639  2.21817     1589.3      4.7      4.6     5.7
   17   1   3   2  21.948  43.895  2.06089      504.9      1.5      1.4     5.7
   18   1   5   1  21.994  43.987  2.05681      856.0      2.5      2.4     5.7
   19   2   3   1  22.997  45.995  1.97159     1996.1      5.9      5.7     5.7
   20   1   4   2  24.078  48.156  1.88802      405.7      1.2      1.2     5.7
   21   2   4   1  25.059  50.117  1.81865      704.0      2.1      2.0     5.7
   22   1   6   1  25.275  50.549  1.80412     2002.9      5.9      5.7     5.8
   23   2   5   1  27.54   55.08   1.66594     2912.6      8.5      8.2     5.8
   24   3   1   0  28.277  56.554  1.62598      631.6      1.9      1.8     5.8
   25   1   3   3  29.38   58.76   1.57009     1198.5      3.5      3.4     5.8
   26   3   3   0  30.33   60.659  1.52539      348.3      1.0      1.0     5.8
   27   2   6   1  30.384  60.768  1.52292     1023.2      3.0      2.9     5.8
   28   1   8   1  32.539  65.077  1.4321       512.7      1.5      1.4     5.9
   29   2   2   3  32.905  65.809  1.41794      395.1      1.2      1.1     5.9
   30   1   5   3  33.325  66.651  1.40206     2192.9      6.4      6.1     5.9
   31   2   7   1  33.554  67.109  1.3936      2249.8      6.6      6.2     5.9
   32   3   2   2  34.246  68.491  1.3688       595.4      1.7      1.6     5.9
   33   0   1   4  34.878  69.755  1.34706     1078.9      3.2      3.0     5.9
   34   2   4   3  35.727  71.454  1.31914     1171.2      3.4      3.2     5.9
   35   1   0   4  36.131  72.263  1.30636      367.2      1.1      1.0     5.9
   36   0   3   4  36.724  73.448  1.28818      395.8      1.2      1.1     6.0
   37   1   2   4  37.046  74.093  1.27856     1101.7      3.2      3.0     6.0
   38   3   6   1  37.961  75.922  1.25223      499.8      1.5      1.4     6.0
   39   4   0   0  38.774  77.547  1.23         392.5      1.2      1.1     6.0
   40   1   7   3  38.854  77.708  1.22785      545.7      1.6      1.5     6.0
   41   4   2   0  39.668  79.335  1.20671      522.6      1.5      1.4     6.0
   42   2   6   3  40.246  80.492  1.19226     1386.9      4.1      3.7     6.0
   43   2   9   1  40.849  81.698  1.17768      628.9      1.8      1.7     6.1
   44   4   1   2  43.67   87.34   1.11554      838.9      2.5      2.2     6.2
   45   1  10   2  44.282  88.565  1.10325      628.2      1.8      1.7     6.2
   46   3   5   3  44.881  89.762  1.09161      431.9      1.3      1.1     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)