Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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ALGODONITE

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Cu(0.85)As(0.15)


Hexagonal  P 6(3)/mmc  Z = 2

P6(3)/mmc

22 .9 .1906

Ref.Str.:

         B. J. Skinner, F. D. Luce (1971)

         * Economic Geology, 66, 133

Reserv:

         from Chile, Algodones silver mn, Coquimbo. N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   2.6      alpha =   90.0 
             b =   2.6      beta  =   90.0 
             c =   4.228    gamma =  120.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    24.75

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =     7.45

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

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

   1 0.3333  0.6667  0.25     0.0    Cu    = 0.85, As    = 0.15


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.3333     0.6667     0.25  
     2       1     0.6667     0.3333     0.75  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      8.75

MU (1/cm) =     508.972    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     58.153

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

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

    1   Cu   ,As             1.176        0

  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 20.004  40.009   0.222   14.43    6       23.0     7506.2
    2   0   0   2 21.369  42.738   0.237   12.45    2       45.4     8371.0
    3   1   0   1 22.804  45.608   0.252   10.76   12       38.6    31458.7
    4   1   0   2 29.986  59.973   0.324    5.78   12       20.4     4709.1
    5   1   1   0 36.336  72.673   0.385    3.85    6       37.5     5310.8
    6   1   0   3 40.15   80.3     0.419    3.24   12       30.9     6051.6
    7   2   0   0 43.172  86.343   0.444    2.94    6       17.2      847.6
    8   1   1   2 44.074  88.149   0.452    2.88   12       33.9     6475.8


  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  20.004  40.009  2.25167     7506.2     23.9     24.0     5.7
    2   0   0   2  21.369  42.738  2.114       8371.0     26.6     26.7     5.7
    3   1   0   1  22.804  45.608  1.9874     31458.7    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   1   0   2  29.986  59.973  1.5412      4709.1     15.0     14.7     5.8
    5   1   1   0  36.336  72.673  1.3         5310.8     16.9     16.2     6.0
    6   1   0   3  40.15   80.3    1.19463     6051.6     19.2     18.2     6.0
    7   2   0   0  43.172  86.343  1.12583      847.6      2.7      2.5     6.1
    8   1   1   2  44.074  88.149  1.10737     6475.8     20.6     19.1     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)