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

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WESTERVELDITE

3, syn, at 2.25 GPa, f-nickeline, g-modderite

FeAs


Orthorhombic  P nam  Z = 4

Pnam

6 .8 .1907

Ref.Str.:

         Lyman P.S., Prewitt C.T. (1984)

         * Acta Cryst., B40, 14-20

Reserv:

         All structure data for this sample at pressures from 0.0001 GPa

         upto 8.3 GPa see in the original.  N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.424    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.9948   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   3.3386   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   108.56

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    16.35

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

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

   1 0.0032  0.1989  0.25     0.0    Fe    = 1.00
   2 0.1986  0.5766  0.25     0.0    As    = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0032     0.1989     0.25  
     2       2     0.1986     0.5766     0.25  
     3       1     0.9968     0.8011     0.75  
     4       2     0.8014     0.4234     0.75  
     5       1     0.5032     0.3011     0.25  
     6       2     0.6986     0.9234     0.25  
     7       1     0.4968     0.6989     0.75  
     8       2     0.3014     0.0766     0.75  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      8.0 

MU (1/cm) =     766.943    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     95.885

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

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

    1    Fe                  3.252        6
                                                 2.5          2
                                                 2.4075       2
                                                 2.4075       2
                                                 2.3361       2
                                                 2.4373       2
                                                 2.4373       2
    2    As                  4.584       12
                                                 3.3386       2
                                                 3.3386       2
                                                 3.7842       2
                                                 3.7842       2
                                                 2.876        2
                                                 2.876        2
                                                 3.4172       2
                                                 3.4172       2
                                                 3.4759       2
                                                 3.4759       2
                                                 3.4759       2
                                                 3.4759       2

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.78892(angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    S       LPG   MF        F          I int.
                    ( degree )                                         *100

    1   1   1   0 12.849  25.699   0.124   37.58    4        4.4       24.5
    2   0   2   0 17.362  34.724   0.167   19.71    2        4.9        8.1
    3   0   1   1 17.858  35.716   0.171   18.54    4       29.2      535.7
    4   2   0   0 19.258  38.515   0.184   15.7     2        3.5        3.2
    5   1   2   0 19.935  39.869   0.191   14.54    4       83.8     3462.7
    6   1   1   1 20.377  40.753   0.195   13.85    8       88.4     7338.3
    7   2   1   0 21.223  42.446   0.202   12.64    4       26.1      291.8
    8   2   0   1 25.146  50.291   0.238    8.62    4       62.8     1152.7
    9   1   2   1 25.697  51.394   0.242    8.2     8       70.3     2748.4
   10   2   2   0 26.409  52.818   0.249    7.71    4      103.5     2802.3
   11   2   1   1 26.766  53.533   0.252    7.47    8      105.4     5634.9
   12   1   3   0 28.492  56.983   0.267    6.48    4       62.3      855.0
   13   3   1   0 31.113  62.227   0.289    5.32    4       89.0     1432.8
   14   2   2   1 31.281  62.562   0.29     5.26    8       29.5      311.1
   15   0   3   1 31.444  62.889   0.292    5.2     4      130.1     2990.0
   16   0   0   2 32.4    64.8     0.3      4.87    2      158.1     2066.3
   17   1   3   1 33.169  66.339   0.306    4.63    8       11.9       44.7
   18   2   3   0 33.78   67.56    0.311    4.46    4       55.0      457.9
   19   3   2   0 35.293  70.586   0.323    4.08    4       38.6      206.3
   20   1   1   2 35.461  70.922   0.324    4.04    8        4.5        5.7
   21   3   1   1 35.595  71.191   0.325    4.01    8       45.3      557.6
   22   0   4   0 36.643  73.286   0.334    3.79    2       12.3        9.8
   23   0   2   2 37.83   75.66    0.343    3.57    4        0.5        0.0
   24   2   3   1 38.111  76.222   0.345    3.53    8       32.6      253.7
   25   1   4   0 38.257  76.514   0.346    3.5     4       74.6      662.2
   26   2   0   2 38.991  77.982   0.352    3.39    4        6.9        5.4
   27   1   2   2 39.428  78.855   0.355    3.33    8       66.2      991.7
   28   3   2   1 39.557  79.115   0.356    3.31    8       20.9       97.9
   29   2   1   2 40.289  80.579   0.361    3.22    8       21.0       96.1
   30   4   0   0 41.272  82.544   0.369    3.11    2       81.3      348.8
   31   3   3   0 41.849  83.698   0.373    3.05    4       39.2      159.3
   32   1   4   1 42.428  84.856   0.377    3.0     8       31.2      198.0
   33   4   1   0 42.555  85.11    0.378    2.99    4       40.6      167.6
   34   2   4   0 42.992  85.983   0.381    2.95    4       38.7      150.0
   35   2   2   2 44.137  88.274   0.389    2.88    8       81.8     1305.3


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.78892 (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   1   1  17.858  35.716  2.91678      535.7      7.3      7.3     5.7
    2   1   2   0  19.935  39.869  2.62346     3462.7     47.2     47.2     5.7
    3   1   1   1  20.377  40.753  2.5689      7338.3    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   2   1   0  21.223  42.446  2.47091      291.8      4.0      4.0     5.7
    5   2   0   1  25.146  50.291  2.10501     1152.7     15.7     15.5     5.8
    6   1   2   1  25.697  51.394  2.06279     2748.4     37.5     37.0     5.8
    7   2   2   0  26.409  52.818  2.01102     2802.3     38.2     37.7     5.8
    8   2   1   1  26.766  53.533  1.98612     5634.9     76.8     75.7     5.8
    9   1   3   0  28.492  56.983  1.87507      855.0     11.7     11.4     5.8
   10   3   1   0  31.113  62.227  1.73099     1432.8     19.5     19.0     5.8
   11   2   2   1  31.281  62.562  1.72265      311.1      4.2      4.1     5.8
   12   0   3   1  31.444  62.889  1.71461     2990.0     40.7     39.6     5.9
   13   0   0   2  32.4    64.8    1.6693      2066.3     28.2     27.3     5.9
   14   2   3   0  33.78   67.56   1.60873      457.9      6.2      6.0     5.9
   15   3   2   0  35.293  70.586  1.54816      206.3      2.8      2.7     5.9
   16   3   1   1  35.595  71.191  1.53672      557.6      7.6      7.3     5.9
   17   2   3   1  38.111  76.222  1.44926      253.7      3.5      3.3     6.0
   18   1   4   0  38.257  76.514  1.44457      662.2      9.0      8.6     6.0
   19   1   2   2  39.428  78.855  1.40837      991.7     13.5     12.8     6.0
   20   3   2   1  39.557  79.115  1.4045        97.9      1.3      1.3     6.0
   21   2   1   2  40.289  80.579  1.38323       96.1      1.3      1.2     6.1
   22   4   0   0  41.272  82.544  1.356        348.8      4.8      4.4     6.1
   23   3   3   0  41.849  83.698  1.34068      159.3      2.2      2.0     6.1
   24   1   4   1  42.428  84.856  1.32579      198.0      2.7      2.5     6.1
   25   4   1   0  42.555  85.11   1.32259      167.6      2.3      2.1     6.1
   26   2   4   0  42.992  85.983  1.31173      150.0      2.0      1.9     6.1
   27   2   2   2  44.137  88.274  1.28445     1305.3     17.8     16.4     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)