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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TETRAHEDRITE-(NI)

1, t-tennantite-tetrahedrite, f-fahlores, sf-proper-fahlores, s-goldfieldite

Cu(6)[Cu(4)Ni(2)]Sb(4)S(13)


Cubic  I 4(-)3m  Z = 2

R =0.0327          NR =200

7 .12 .23

Ref.Str.:

         Yanjuan Wang, Rujun Chen, Xiangping Gu, Fabrizio Nestola, Zengqian Hou,

         Zhusen Yang, Guochen Dong, Hu Guo, Kai Qu (2023)

         * Amer. Mineral., 108, 1984-1992, DOI: 10.2138/am-2022-8761

         L: $Cu10.02 Ni1.44 Fe0.54 S13 Sb3.85 As0.15$

         R: IMA2021-031. Locality - Luobusa chromite deposits, Tibet, China.

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.3478   alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.3478   beta  =   90.0 
             c =  10.3478   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =  1108.01

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =   333.7 

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

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

   1 0.0     0.2176  0.0      0.0    Cu    = 1.00
   2 0.75    0.5     0.0      0.0    Cu    = 0.67, Ni    = 0.24, Fe    = 0.09
   3 0.7315  0.2685  0.7315   0.0    Sb    = 0.96, As    = 0.04
   4 0.8842  0.3627  0.8842   0.0    S     = 1.00
   5 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     0.0        0.2176     0.0   
     2       2     0.75       0.5        0.0   
     3       3     0.7315     0.2685     0.7315
     4       4     0.8842     0.3627     0.8842
     5       5     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     6       1     0.5        0.2824     0.5   
     7       2     0.75       0.0        0.5   
     8       3     0.7685     0.2315     0.2315
     9       4     0.6158     0.1373     0.3842
    10       5     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    11       1     0.2176     0.0        0.0   
    12       1     0.0        0.7824     0.0   
    13       1     0.7824     0.0        0.0   
    14       2     0.5        0.25       0.0   
    15       2     0.25       0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.5        0.75       0.0   
    17       3     0.2685     0.2685     0.2685
    18       3     0.2685     0.7315     0.7315
    19       3     0.7315     0.7315     0.2685
    20       4     0.3627     0.1158     0.1158
    21       4     0.1158     0.6373     0.8842
    22       4     0.6373     0.8842     0.1158
    23       1     0.2824     0.5        0.5   
    24       1     0.5        0.7176     0.5   
    25       1     0.7176     0.5        0.5   
    26       2     0.0        0.25       0.5   
    27       2     0.25       0.0        0.5   
    28       2     0.0        0.75       0.5   
    29       3     0.2315     0.2315     0.7685
    30       3     0.2315     0.7685     0.2315
    31       3     0.7685     0.7685     0.7685
    32       4     0.1373     0.3842     0.6158
    33       4     0.3842     0.8627     0.3842
    34       4     0.8627     0.6158     0.6158
    35       4     0.3627     0.8842     0.8842
    36       4     0.1373     0.6158     0.3842
    37       4     0.1158     0.3627     0.1158
    38       4     0.6373     0.1158     0.8842
    39       4     0.8842     0.6373     0.1158
    40       4     0.3842     0.1373     0.6158
    41       4     0.8627     0.3842     0.3842
    42       4     0.6158     0.8627     0.6158
    43       1     0.0        0.0        0.2176
    44       2     0.5        0.0        0.75  
    45       4     0.8842     0.8842     0.3627
    46       1     0.5        0.5        0.2824
    47       2     0.0        0.5        0.75  
    48       4     0.3842     0.6158     0.1373
    49       1     0.0        0.0        0.7824
    50       2     0.0        0.5        0.25  
    51       2     0.5        0.0        0.25  
    52       4     0.1158     0.1158     0.3627
    53       4     0.8842     0.1158     0.6373
    54       1     0.5        0.5        0.7176
    55       4     0.3842     0.3842     0.8627
    56       4     0.6158     0.6158     0.8627
    57       4     0.6158     0.3842     0.1373
    58       4     0.1158     0.8842     0.6373


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.94

MU (1/cm) =     900.483    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    182.391

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

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

    1    Cu                  3.36         3
                                                 2.2641       4
                                                 2.2517       5
                                                 2.2641       4
    2   Cu   ,Ni   ,Fe       3.36         4
                                                 2.3201       4
                                                 2.3201       4
                                                 2.3201       4
                                                 2.3201       4
    3   Sb   ,As             3.264        3
                                                 2.4378       4
                                                 2.4378       4
                                                 2.4378       4
    4    S                   4.368       10
                                                 4.118        5
                                                 3.7172       4
                                                 3.8239       4
                                                 3.8239       4
                                                 3.3892       4
                                                 3.6131       4
                                                 3.7172       4
                                                 3.6131       4
                                                 3.8239       4
                                                 3.8239       4
    5    S                   4.368       12
                                                 4.118        4
                                                 4.118        4
                                                 4.118        4
                                                 4.118        4
                                                 4.118        4
                                                 4.118        4
                                                 4.118        4
                                                 4.118        4
                                                 4.118        4
                                                 4.118        4
                                                 4.118        4
                                                 4.118        4

  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  7.022  14.043   0.068  130.88   12       33.8      146.4
    2   2   0   0  9.955  19.911   0.097   64.0     6       99.3      308.1
    3   1   1   2 12.224  24.448   0.118   41.74   24       54.5      242.3
    4   2   2   0 14.152  28.303   0.137   30.63   12      166.1      826.1
    5   3   1   0 15.863  31.727   0.153   23.98   24       34.2       54.8
    6   2   2   2 17.424  34.847   0.167   19.56    8      921.3    10820.6
    7   3   2   1 18.87   37.741   0.181   16.42   48      112.7      815.1
    8   4   0   0 20.228  40.456   0.193   14.08    6      617.4     2622.6
    9   1   1   4 21.514  43.028   0.205   12.26   24      189.9      864.3
   10   3   3   0 21.514  43.028   0.205   12.26   12      108.2      140.3
   11   4   2   0 22.741  45.482   0.216   10.82   24       88.0      163.7
   12   3   3   2 23.919  47.837   0.227    9.65   24      146.5      404.9
   13   2   2   4 25.054  50.107   0.237    8.69   24       76.6       99.7
   14   4   3   1 26.152  52.304   0.246    7.88   48      136.2      571.2
   15   5   1   0 26.152  52.304   0.246    7.88   24      163.5      411.6
   16   5   2   1 28.258  56.517   0.265    6.61   48      159.7      658.6
   17   4   4   0 29.273  58.547   0.273    6.1    12      952.9     5414.4
   18   3   3   4 30.267  60.533   0.282    5.66   24      147.6      241.1
   19   5   3   0 30.267  60.533   0.282    5.66   24       37.8       15.8
   20   4   4   2 31.241  62.482   0.29     5.28   24       68.9       48.9
   21   6   0   0 31.241  62.482   0.29     5.28    6       24.1        1.5
   22   1   1   6 32.198  64.396   0.298    4.94   24      263.7      671.6
   23   5   3   2 32.198  64.396   0.298    4.94   48       82.5      131.4
   24   6   2   0 33.14   66.281   0.306    4.64   24      121.0      132.9
   25   5   4   1 34.069  68.138   0.313    4.38   48      121.1      251.3
   26   2   2   6 34.986  69.972   0.321    4.15   24      649.2     3417.2
   27   6   3   1 35.892  71.784   0.328    3.94   48      131.7      267.3
   28   4   4   4 36.789  73.578   0.335    3.76    8      448.9      493.7
   29   5   4   3 37.678  75.356   0.342    3.6    48      116.6      191.4
   30   5   5   0 37.678  75.356   0.342    3.6    12      257.7      233.5
   31   7   1   0 37.678  75.356   0.342    3.6    24      114.1       91.6
   32   6   4   0 38.559  77.119   0.348    3.46   24       49.1       16.3
   33   3   3   6 39.435  78.869   0.355    3.33   24      162.2      171.2
   34   5   5   2 39.435  78.869   0.355    3.33   24       74.5       36.1
   35   7   2   1 39.435  78.869   0.355    3.33   48       46.5       28.1
   36   6   4   2 40.305  80.61    0.362    3.22   48       61.3       47.2
   37   7   3   0 41.171  82.341   0.368    3.12   24        3.0        0.1
   38   6   5   1 42.893  85.785   0.38     2.96   48      137.3      218.2
   39   7   3   2 42.893  85.785   0.38     2.96   48      168.7      329.6
   40   8   0   0 43.75   87.501   0.387    2.9     6      718.0      730.7
   41   1   1   8 44.607  89.214   0.393    2.85   24      158.7      140.2
   42   5   5   4 44.607  89.214   0.393    2.85   24      218.9      266.9
   43   7   4   1 44.607  89.214   0.393    2.85   48      108.4      130.8


  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   1   1   0   7.022  14.043  7.317        146.4      1.4      1.4     5.6
    2   2   0   0   9.955  19.911  5.1739       308.1      2.8      2.9     5.6
    3   1   1   2  12.224  24.448  4.22447      242.3      2.2      2.3     5.6
    4   2   2   0  14.152  28.303  3.6585       826.1      7.6      7.7     5.6
    5   2   2   2  17.424  34.847  2.98715    10820.6    100.0    100.0     5.7
    6   3   2   1  18.87   37.741  2.76557      815.1      7.5      7.5     5.7
    7   4   0   0  20.228  40.456  2.58695     2622.6     24.2     24.1     5.7
    8   1   1   4  21.514  43.028  2.439       1004.6      9.3      9.2     5.7
    9   4   2   0  22.741  45.482  2.31384      163.7      1.5      1.5     5.7
   10   3   3   2  23.919  47.837  2.20616      404.9      3.7      3.7     5.7
   11   4   3   1  26.152  52.304  2.02937      982.8      9.1      8.9     5.8
   12   5   2   1  28.258  56.517  1.88924      658.6      6.1      5.9     5.8
   13   4   4   0  29.273  58.547  1.82925     5414.4     50.0     48.7     5.8
   14   3   3   4  30.267  60.533  1.77463      256.9      2.4      2.3     5.8
   15   1   1   6  32.198  64.396  1.67863      803.0      7.4      7.2     5.9
   16   6   2   0  33.14   66.281  1.63613      132.9      1.2      1.2     5.9
   17   5   4   1  34.069  68.138  1.5967       251.3      2.3      2.2     5.9
   18   2   2   6  34.986  69.972  1.55999     3417.2     31.6     30.2     5.9
   19   6   3   1  35.892  71.784  1.5257       267.3      2.5      2.4     5.9
   20   4   4   4  36.789  73.578  1.49358      493.7      4.6      4.3     6.0
   21   5   5   0  37.678  75.356  1.4634       516.5      4.8      4.5     6.0
   22   3   3   6  39.435  78.869  1.40816      235.3      2.2      2.0     6.0
   23   7   3   2  42.893  85.785  1.31417      547.8      5.1      4.7     6.1
   24   8   0   0  43.75   87.501  1.29348      730.7      6.8      6.2     6.2
   25   5   5   4  44.607  89.214  1.27373      538.0      5.0      4.5     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)