Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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           142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow district
             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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WESTERVELDITE

1, f-nickeline, g-modderite

FeAs


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

Pbnm

16 .6 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G. (1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 127-128

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   6.028    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.439    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   3.373    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   110.59

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    16.65

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

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

   1 0.19    0.01    0.25     0.0    Fe    = 1.00
   2 0.58    0.2     0.25     0.0    As    = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.19       0.01       0.25  
     2       2     0.58       0.2        0.25  
     3       1     0.81       0.99       0.75  
     4       2     0.42       0.8        0.75  
     5       1     0.31       0.51       0.25  
     6       2     0.92       0.7        0.25  
     7       1     0.69       0.49       0.75  
     8       2     0.08       0.3        0.75  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      7.85

MU (1/cm) =    1407.961    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    179.319

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

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

    1    Fe                  3.252        6
                                                 2.568        2
                                                 2.464        2
                                                 2.464        2
                                                 2.3435       2
                                                 2.4025       2
                                                 2.4025       2
    2    As                  4.584       12
                                                 3.373        2
                                                 3.373        2
                                                 3.7979       2
                                                 3.7979       2
                                                 2.9168       2
                                                 2.9168       2
                                                 3.4053       2
                                                 3.4053       2
                                                 3.4963       2
                                                 3.4963       2
                                                 3.4963       2
                                                 3.4963       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   1   1   0 10.997  21.993   0.124   52.07    4        1.0        1.8
    2   2   0   0 14.807  29.614   0.166   27.81    2        1.7        1.3
    3   1   0   1 15.17   30.34    0.17    26.4     4       23.4      473.3
    4   0   2   0 16.454  32.908   0.184   22.16    2        6.3       14.4
    5   2   1   0 16.989  33.977   0.19    20.67    4       85.7     4961.6
    6   1   1   1 17.311  34.621   0.193   19.84    8       83.2     8990.9
    7   1   2   0 18.103  36.207   0.202   17.99    4       19.7      228.2
    8   0   2   1 21.336  42.672   0.236   12.49    4       65.0     1728.4
    9   2   1   1 21.767  43.535   0.241   11.94    8       72.8     4141.5
   10   2   2   0 22.427  44.853   0.248   11.17    4       90.9     3019.3
   11   1   2   1 22.683  45.365   0.25    10.89    8      100.2     7144.8
   12   3   1   0 24.122  48.243   0.265    9.47    4       62.4     1205.3
   13   1   3   0 26.338  52.676   0.288    7.75    4       86.0     1874.7
   14   2   2   1 26.399  52.799   0.289    7.71    8       22.0      244.2
   15   3   0   1 26.501  53.002   0.29     7.64    4      115.4     3329.4
   16   0   0   2 27.176  54.353   0.296    7.22    2      150.6     2676.8
   17   3   1   1 27.914  55.829   0.304    6.79    8        8.7       33.6
   18   3   2   0 28.466  56.932   0.309    6.5     4       53.6      611.2
   19   1   1   2 29.667  59.335   0.321    5.92    8        0.8        0.2
   20   2   3   0 29.723  59.446   0.322    5.89    4       34.1      224.6
   21   1   3   1 29.933  59.866   0.324    5.8     8       47.4      852.7
   22   4   0   0 30.739  61.479   0.332    5.47    2       31.7       89.7
   23   2   0   2 31.559  63.118   0.34     5.16    4        1.8        0.6
   24   3   2   1 31.906  63.811   0.343    5.04    8       41.7      572.4
   25   4   1   0 32.032  64.064   0.344    5.0     4       66.6      724.0
   26   0   2   2 32.509  65.018   0.349    4.84    4        9.2       13.3
   27   2   1   2 32.833  65.666   0.352    4.74    8       67.2     1396.9
   28   2   3   1 33.084  66.169   0.354    4.66    8       17.1       89.2
   29   1   2   2 33.533  67.065   0.359    4.53    8       16.1       76.9
   30   0   4   0 34.506  69.011   0.368    4.27    2       77.2      416.3
   31   3   3   0 34.907  69.814   0.371    4.17    4       44.2      266.4
   32   4   1   1 35.272  70.545   0.375    4.08    8       31.9      270.8
   33   1   4   0 35.501  71.002   0.377    4.03    4       48.0      303.1
   34   4   2   0 35.758  71.517   0.379    3.97    4       30.0      116.7
   35   2   2   2 36.52   73.04    0.386    3.81    8       71.2     1264.8
   36   0   4   1 37.646  75.293   0.396    3.6     4       58.9      408.3
   37   3   1   2 37.798  75.596   0.398    3.58    8       47.8      535.7
   38   3   3   1 38.034  76.069   0.4      3.54    8        5.9        8.1
   39   2   4   0 38.423  76.847   0.403    3.48    4       23.5       62.9
   40   1   4   1 38.609  77.219   0.405    3.45    8       34.5      268.6
   41   4   2   1 38.859  77.718   0.407    3.41    8       18.2       73.5
   42   1   3   2 39.55   79.099   0.413    3.31    8       70.1     1063.5
   43   5   1   0 40.876  81.752   0.425    3.15    4       64.2      424.7
   44   3   2   2 41.311  82.622   0.429    3.11    8       44.6      404.8
   45   2   4   1 41.46   82.92    0.43     3.09    8       45.2      412.9
   46   4   3   0 41.656  83.312   0.431    3.07    4       46.9      221.3
   47   2   3   2 42.385  84.771   0.438    3.0     8       29.0      165.3
   48   5   0   1 42.727  85.454   0.44     2.98    4       55.9      304.4
   49   3   4   0 43.158  86.315   0.444    2.94    4       61.5      363.7
   50   4   0   2 43.272  86.545   0.445    2.93    4       26.8       69.0
   51   5   1   1 43.878  87.756   0.45     2.89    8       56.1      595.6
   52   1   0   3 44.18   88.36    0.452    2.87    4        9.5        8.5
   53   5   2   0 44.338  88.676   0.454    2.86    4       25.6       61.3
   54   4   1   2 44.422  88.845   0.454    2.86    8       56.4      594.4
   55   4   3   1 44.652  89.303   0.456    2.85    8       95.0     1680.9


  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   0   1  15.17   30.34   2.94352      473.3      5.3      5.3     5.6
    2   2   1   0  16.989  33.977  2.63629     4961.6     55.2     55.2     5.7
    3   1   1   1  17.311  34.621  2.58873     8990.9    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   1   2   0  18.103  36.207  2.47891      228.2      2.5      2.5     5.7
    5   0   2   1  21.336  42.672  2.1171      1728.4     19.2     19.1     5.7
    6   2   1   1  21.767  43.535  2.07712     4141.5     46.1     45.7     5.7
    7   2   2   0  22.427  44.853  2.01909     3019.3     33.6     33.2     5.7
    8   1   2   1  22.683  45.365  1.99748     7144.8     79.5     78.6     5.7
    9   3   1   0  24.122  48.243  1.88483     1205.3     13.4     13.2     5.7
   10   1   3   0  26.338  52.676  1.73617     1874.7     20.9     20.4     5.8
   11   2   2   1  26.399  52.799  1.73242      244.2      2.7      2.7     5.8
   12   3   0   1  26.501  53.002  1.72625     3329.4     37.0     36.3     5.8
   13   0   0   2  27.176  54.353  1.6865      2676.8     29.8     29.1     5.8
   14   3   2   0  28.466  56.932  1.61607      611.2      6.8      6.6     5.8
   15   2   3   0  29.723  59.446  1.55359      224.6      2.5      2.4     5.8
   16   1   3   1  29.933  59.866  1.54368      852.7      9.5      9.2     5.8
   17   3   2   1  31.906  63.811  1.45742      572.4      6.4      6.1     5.9
   18   4   1   0  32.032  64.064  1.45229      724.0      8.1      7.8     5.9
   19   2   1   2  32.833  65.666  1.42067     1396.9     15.5     15.0     5.9
   20   0   4   0  34.506  69.011  1.35975      416.3      4.6      4.4     5.9
   21   3   3   0  34.907  69.814  1.34606      266.4      3.0      2.8     5.9
   22   4   1   1  35.272  70.545  1.3339       270.8      3.0      2.9     5.9
   23   1   4   0  35.501  71.002  1.32642      303.1      3.4      3.2     5.9
   24   4   2   0  35.758  71.517  1.31814      116.7      1.3      1.2     5.9
   25   2   2   2  36.52   73.04   1.29437     1264.8     14.1     13.4     6.0
   26   0   4   1  37.646  75.293  1.26113      408.3      4.5      4.3     6.0
   27   3   1   2  37.798  75.596  1.25682      535.7      6.0      5.6     6.0
   28   1   4   1  38.609  77.219  1.23441      268.6      3.0      2.8     6.0
   29   1   3   2  39.55   79.099  1.20972     1063.5     11.8     11.1     6.0
   30   5   1   0  40.876  81.752  1.17703      424.7      4.7      4.4     6.1
   31   3   2   2  41.311  82.622  1.16684      404.8      4.5      4.2     6.1
   32   2   4   1  41.46   82.92   1.16339      412.9      4.6      4.3     6.1
   33   4   3   0  41.656  83.312  1.15891      221.3      2.5      2.3     6.1
   34   2   3   2  42.385  84.771  1.14266      165.3      1.8      1.7     6.1
   35   5   0   1  42.727  85.454  1.13526      304.4      3.4      3.1     6.1
   36   3   4   0  43.158  86.315  1.12613      363.7      4.0      3.7     6.1
   37   5   1   1  43.878  87.756  1.11131      595.6      6.6      6.1     6.2
   38   4   1   2  44.422  88.845  1.10049      594.4      6.6      6.1     6.2
   39   4   3   1  44.652  89.303  1.09602     1680.9     18.7     17.1     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)