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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CRYPTOHALITE

1, syn, f-malladrite, g-hieratite

[NH(4)](2)SiF(6)


Cubic  F m3m  Z = 4

Fm3m

21 .3 .1907

Ref.Str.:

         Schlemper E.O., Hamilton W.C., Rush J.J. (1966)

         * J. Chem. Physics, 44, 2499-2505

Reserv:

         N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   8.395    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   8.395    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   8.395    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   591.65

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    89.09

  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    Si    = 1.00
   2 0.25    0.25    0.25     0.0    NH(4) = 1.00
   3 0.2011  0.0     0.0      0.0    F     = 1.00
   4 0.168   0.168   0.269    0.0    H     = 0.33, H     = 0.0 


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     2       2     0.25       0.25       0.25  
     3       3     0.2011     0.0        0.0   
     4       4     0.168      0.168      0.269 
     5       2     0.75       0.75       0.75  
     6       3     0.7989     0.0        0.0   
     7       4     0.832      0.832      0.731 
     8       2     0.75       0.25       0.25  
     9       2     0.75       0.75       0.25  
    10       2     0.25       0.75       0.25  
    11       3     0.0        0.2011     0.0   
    12       3     0.0        0.7989     0.0   
    13       4     0.832      0.168      0.269 
    14       4     0.832      0.832      0.269 
    15       4     0.168      0.832      0.269 
    16       2     0.25       0.75       0.75  
    17       2     0.25       0.25       0.75  
    18       2     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    19       4     0.168      0.832      0.731 
    20       4     0.168      0.168      0.731 
    21       4     0.832      0.168      0.731 
    22       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    23       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    24       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   
    25       3     0.5        0.2011     0.5   
    26       3     0.2989     0.5        0.0   
    27       3     0.0        0.2989     0.5   
    28       4     0.332      0.168      0.769 
    29       4     0.332      0.332      0.269 
    30       4     0.168      0.332      0.769 
    31       3     0.5        0.7989     0.5   
    32       3     0.7011     0.5        0.0   
    33       3     0.0        0.7011     0.5   
    34       4     0.668      0.832      0.231 
    35       4     0.668      0.668      0.731 
    36       4     0.832      0.668      0.231 
    37       3     0.2989     0.0        0.5   
    38       3     0.5        0.2989     0.0   
    39       3     0.2011     0.5        0.5   
    40       3     0.7011     0.0        0.5   
    41       3     0.5        0.7011     0.0   
    42       3     0.7989     0.5        0.5   
    43       4     0.332      0.832      0.769 
    44       4     0.668      0.332      0.269 
    45       4     0.168      0.668      0.769 
    46       4     0.668      0.832      0.769 
    47       4     0.668      0.668      0.269 
    48       4     0.832      0.668      0.769 
    49       4     0.668      0.168      0.769 
    50       4     0.332      0.668      0.269 
    51       4     0.832      0.332      0.769 
    52       4     0.668      0.168      0.231 
    53       4     0.332      0.668      0.731 
    54       4     0.832      0.332      0.231 
    55       4     0.332      0.168      0.231 
    56       4     0.332      0.332      0.731 
    57       4     0.168      0.332      0.231 
    58       4     0.332      0.832      0.231 
    59       4     0.668      0.332      0.731 
    60       4     0.168      0.668      0.231 
    61       3     0.0        0.0        0.2011
    62       4     0.168      0.269      0.168 
    63       4     0.269      0.168      0.168 
    64       3     0.0        0.0        0.7989
    65       4     0.832      0.731      0.832 
    66       4     0.731      0.832      0.832 
    67       4     0.168      0.269      0.832 
    68       4     0.269      0.832      0.168 
    69       4     0.832      0.269      0.832 
    70       4     0.269      0.832      0.832 
    71       4     0.832      0.269      0.168 
    72       4     0.269      0.168      0.832 
    73       4     0.832      0.731      0.168 
    74       4     0.731      0.168      0.832 
    75       4     0.168      0.731      0.168 
    76       4     0.731      0.168      0.168 
    77       4     0.168      0.731      0.832 
    78       4     0.731      0.832      0.168 
    79       3     0.5        0.5        0.2011
    80       3     0.5        0.0        0.2989
    81       4     0.168      0.769      0.332 
    82       4     0.769      0.332      0.168 
    83       4     0.332      0.269      0.332 
    84       4     0.269      0.332      0.332 
    85       4     0.332      0.769      0.168 
    86       4     0.769      0.168      0.332 
    87       3     0.5        0.5        0.7989
    88       3     0.5        0.0        0.7011
    89       4     0.832      0.231      0.668 
    90       4     0.231      0.668      0.832 
    91       4     0.668      0.731      0.668 
    92       4     0.731      0.668      0.668 
    93       4     0.668      0.231      0.832 
    94       4     0.231      0.832      0.668 
    95       3     0.0        0.5        0.2989
    96       3     0.0        0.5        0.7011
    97       4     0.832      0.769      0.332 
    98       4     0.769      0.332      0.832 
    99       4     0.332      0.269      0.668 
   100       4     0.269      0.668      0.332 
   101       4     0.668      0.769      0.168 
   102       4     0.769      0.168      0.668 
   103       4     0.832      0.769      0.668 
   104       4     0.769      0.668      0.832 
   105       4     0.668      0.269      0.668 
   106       4     0.269      0.668      0.668 
   107       4     0.668      0.769      0.832 
   108       4     0.769      0.832      0.668 
   109       4     0.168      0.769      0.668 
   110       4     0.769      0.668      0.168 
   111       4     0.668      0.269      0.332 
   112       4     0.269      0.332      0.668 
   113       4     0.332      0.769      0.832 
   114       4     0.769      0.832      0.332 
   115       4     0.168      0.231      0.668 
   116       4     0.231      0.668      0.168 
   117       4     0.668      0.731      0.332 
   118       4     0.731      0.332      0.668 
   119       4     0.332      0.231      0.832 
   120       4     0.231      0.832      0.332 
   121       4     0.168      0.231      0.332 
   122       4     0.231      0.332      0.168 
   123       4     0.332      0.731      0.332 
   124       4     0.731      0.332      0.332 
   125       4     0.332      0.231      0.168 
   126       4     0.231      0.168      0.332 
   127       4     0.832      0.231      0.332 
   128       4     0.231      0.332      0.832 
   129       4     0.332      0.731      0.668 
   130       4     0.731      0.668      0.332 
   131       4     0.668      0.231      0.168 
   132       4     0.231      0.168      0.668 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      2.09

MU (1/cm) =      43.157    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     20.651

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

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

    1    Si                  2.064        6
                                                 1.6882       3
                                                 1.6882       3
                                                 1.6882       3
                                                 1.6882       3
                                                 1.6882       3
                                                 1.6882       3
    2    NH(4)               3.156       12
                                                 2.9963       3
                                                 2.9963       3
                                                 2.9963       3
                                                 2.9963       3
                                                 2.9963       3
                                                 2.9963       3
                                                 2.9963       3
                                                 2.9963       3
                                                 2.9963       3
                                                 2.9963       3
                                                 2.9963       3
                                                 2.9963       3
    3    F                   3.192        4
                                                 2.3875       3
                                                 2.3875       3
                                                 2.3875       3
                                                 2.3875       3
    4   H    ,H              1.596        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   1   1  9.144  18.289   0.103   76.26    8      108.9     2067.3
    2   2   0   0 10.574  21.148   0.119   56.48    6       59.6      344.4
    3   2   2   0 15.042  30.083   0.168   26.89   12       54.9      278.1
    4   1   1   3 17.717  35.434   0.198   18.86   24       30.7      121.9
    5   2   2   2 18.533  37.066   0.206   17.09    8      132.0      680.5
    6   4   0   0 21.532  43.064   0.238   12.24    6      183.4      705.7
    7   3   3   1 23.575  47.15    0.26     9.98   24       25.6       44.9
    8   4   2   0 24.226  48.452   0.266    9.38   24       31.0       61.7
    9   2   2   4 26.712  53.424   0.292    7.51   24        5.6        1.6
   10   1   1   5 28.475  56.949   0.309    6.49   24       96.9      418.0
   11   3   3   3 28.475  56.949   0.309    6.49    8       58.3       50.4
   12   4   4   0 31.268  62.536   0.337    5.27   12      115.3      239.8
   13   5   3   1 32.876  65.753   0.352    4.72   48       50.6      166.1
   14   4   4   2 33.403  66.806   0.357    4.57   24        5.2        0.8
   15   6   0   0 33.403  66.806   0.357    4.57    6       91.6       65.6
   16   6   2   0 35.472  70.944   0.377    4.03   24       63.8      112.6
   17   3   3   5 36.99   73.98    0.391    3.72   24        9.6        2.3
   18   2   2   6 37.491  74.981   0.395    3.63   24       30.5       23.1
   19   4   4   4 39.472  78.943   0.413    3.32    8       79.1       47.5
   20   1   1   7 40.939  81.879   0.425    3.14   24       22.5       10.9
   21   5   5   1 40.939  81.879   0.425    3.14   24       94.2      191.1
   22   6   4   0 41.426  82.852   0.429    3.09   24       57.3       69.5
   23   6   4   2 43.364  86.728   0.446    2.93   48       39.6       62.9
   24   5   5   3 44.812  89.624   0.457    2.84   24       60.2       70.5
   25   7   3   1 44.812  89.624   0.457    2.84   48        7.6        2.3


  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   1   1   9.144  18.289  4.84686     2067.3    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   2   0   0  10.574  21.148  4.1975       344.4     16.7     16.6     5.6
    3   2   2   0  15.042  30.083  2.96808      278.1     13.5     13.3     5.6
    4   1   1   3  17.717  35.434  2.53119      121.9      5.9      5.8     5.7
    5   2   2   2  18.533  37.066  2.42343      680.5     32.9     32.4     5.7
    6   4   0   0  21.532  43.064  2.09875      705.7     34.1     33.4     5.7
    7   3   3   1  23.575  47.15   1.92595       44.9      2.2      2.1     5.7
    8   4   2   0  24.226  48.452  1.87718       61.7      3.0      2.9     5.7
    9   1   1   5  28.475  56.949  1.61562      468.4     22.7     21.8     5.8
   10   4   4   0  31.268  62.536  1.48404      239.8     11.6     11.1     5.8
   11   5   3   1  32.876  65.753  1.41901      166.1      8.0      7.6     5.9
   12   6   0   0  33.403  66.806  1.39917       65.6      3.2      3.0     5.9
   13   6   2   0  35.472  70.944  1.32737      112.6      5.4      5.1     5.9
   14   2   2   6  37.491  74.981  1.26559       23.1      1.1      1.0     6.0
   15   4   4   4  39.472  78.943  1.21171       47.5      2.3      2.1     6.0
   16   5   5   1  40.939  81.879  1.17554      202.0      9.8      9.0     6.1
   17   6   4   0  41.426  82.852  1.16418       69.5      3.4      3.1     6.1
   18   6   4   2  43.364  86.728  1.12183       62.9      3.0      2.8     6.1
   19   5   5   3  44.812  89.624  1.09294       72.8      3.5      3.2     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)