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

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NIGGLIITE

1, t-nickeline, g-niggliite

PtSn


Hexagonal  P 6(3)/mmc  Z = 2

P6(3)/mmc

23 .6 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.G.(1963)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 123-125

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.103    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   4.103    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.428    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    79.14

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    23.83

  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      0.0    Pt    = 1.00
   2 0.3333  0.6667  0.25     0.0    Sn    = 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     0.3333     0.6667     0.25  
     3       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
     4       2     0.6667     0.3333     0.75  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =     13.16

MU (1/cm) =    2911.66     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    221.182

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

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

    1    Pt                  2.664        0
    2    Sn                  3.792        6
                                                 3.6024       2
                                                 3.6024       2
                                                 3.6024       2
                                                 3.6024       2
                                                 3.6024       2
                                                 3.6024       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   0   0 12.52   25.04    0.141   39.69    6       88.1    29501.6
    2   1   0   1 15.016  30.033   0.168   26.98   12       72.9    27451.1
    3   0   0   2 16.488  32.976   0.184   22.06    2       42.6     1275.6
    4   1   0   2 20.924  41.849   0.232   13.05   12      155.5    60451.7
    5   1   1   0 22.053  44.107   0.244   11.6     6      190.6    40388.7
    6   2   0   0 25.694  51.387   0.281    8.2     6       73.9     4293.4
    7   2   0   1 27.142  54.283   0.296    7.24   12       60.4     5061.6
    8   1   1   2 28.078  56.156   0.306    6.7    12       37.3     1785.8
    9   1   0   3 28.538  57.076   0.31     6.46   12       59.2     4333.1
   10   2   0   2 31.211  62.422   0.336    5.29   12      134.6    18361.5
   11   0   0   4 34.585  69.171   0.368    4.25    2      160.2     3478.5
   12   2   1   0 34.998  69.995   0.372    4.15   12       65.9     3445.3
   13   2   1   1 36.216  72.433   0.384    3.87   24       53.1     4181.7
   14   1   0   4 37.418  74.835   0.394    3.64   12       64.1     2864.6
   15   2   0   3 37.418  74.837   0.394    3.64   12       52.2     1904.7
   16   2   1   2 39.786  79.572   0.415    3.28   24      120.9    18386.0
   17   3   0   0 40.567  81.134   0.422    3.19    6      148.8     6758.7
   18   3   0   1 41.731  83.463   0.432    3.06   12        0.0        0.0
   19   1   1   4 42.889  85.778   0.442    2.96   12      144.9    11921.3


  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  12.52   25.04   3.5533     29501.6     48.8     49.5     5.6
    2   1   0   1  15.016  30.033  2.97295    27451.1     45.4     45.9     5.6
    3   0   0   2  16.488  32.976  2.714       1275.6      2.1      2.1     5.6
    4   1   0   2  20.924  41.849  2.15683    60451.7    100.0    100.0     5.7
    5   1   1   0  22.053  44.107  2.0515     40388.7     66.8     66.7     5.7
    6   2   0   0  25.694  51.387  1.77665     4293.4      7.1      7.0     5.8
    7   2   0   1  27.142  54.283  1.6885      5061.6      8.4      8.3     5.8
    8   1   1   2  28.078  56.156  1.63656     1785.8      3.0      2.9     5.8
    9   1   0   3  28.538  57.076  1.61234     4333.1      7.2      7.0     5.8
   10   2   0   2  31.211  62.422  1.48647    18361.5     30.4     29.6     5.8
   11   0   0   4  34.585  69.171  1.357       3478.5      5.8      5.5     5.9
   12   2   1   0  34.998  69.995  1.34302     3445.3      5.7      5.5     5.9
   13   2   1   1  36.216  72.433  1.30371     4181.7      6.9      6.6     5.9
   14   1   0   4  37.418  74.835  1.2677      4769.2      7.9      7.5     6.0
   15   2   1   2  39.786  79.572  1.20371    18386.0     30.4     28.7     6.0
   16   3   0   0  40.567  81.134  1.18443     6758.7     11.2     10.5     6.1
   17   1   1   4  42.889  85.778  1.1318     11921.3     19.7     18.3     6.1

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)