Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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MALDONITE

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Au(2)Bi


Cubic  F d3m  Z = 8

Fd3m

10 .2 .1905

Ref.Str.:

         Author A.V. (1976)

         * ZVMO, 105, 453

         R: ATOMIC. N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   7.958    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   7.958    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   7.958    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   503.98

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    37.95

  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    Bi    = 1.00
   2 0.125   0.125   0.125    0.0    Au    = 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     0.125      0.125      0.125 
     3       1     0.75       0.75       0.25  
     4       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   
     5       1     0.25       0.75       0.75  
     6       2     0.625      0.875      0.375 
     7       2     0.875      0.375      0.625 
     8       2     0.375      0.625      0.875 
     9       1     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    10       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    11       2     0.625      0.375      0.875 
    12       2     0.375      0.875      0.625 
    13       2     0.875      0.625      0.375 
    14       1     0.25       0.25       0.25  
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.875      0.875      0.125 
    17       2     0.875      0.125      0.875 
    18       2     0.625      0.125      0.625 
    19       2     0.375      0.125      0.375 
    20       2     0.625      0.625      0.125 
    21       2     0.125      0.875      0.875 
    22       2     0.125      0.625      0.625 
    23       2     0.125      0.375      0.375 
    24       2     0.375      0.375      0.125 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =     15.89

MU (1/cm) =    5040.15     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    317.251

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

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

    1    Bi                  4.112        8
                                                 1.723        2
                                                 3.4459       1
                                                 3.4459       1
                                                 3.4459       1
                                                 3.4459       1
                                                 1.723        2
                                                 1.723        2
                                                 1.723        2
    2    Au                  4.284        8
                                                 1.723        1
                                                 1.723        1
                                                 2.8136       2
                                                 2.8136       2
                                                 2.8136       2
                                                 2.8136       2
                                                 2.8136       2
                                                 2.8136       2

  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   1 11.226  22.452   0.109   49.88    8     1036.6   168794.5
    2   2   2   0 18.536  37.073   0.178   17.08   12      576.1    26777.5
    3   1   1   3 21.887  43.774   0.208   11.8    24      139.5     2170.7
    4   2   2   2 22.914  45.829   0.218   10.64    8     1053.0    37152.1
    5   4   0   0 26.717  53.435   0.251    7.5     6      481.0     4101.5
    6   3   3   1 29.336  58.672   0.274    6.07   24      855.1    41946.2
    7   4   2   0 30.176  60.352   0.281    5.7    24        0.0        0.0
    8   2   2   4 33.41   66.821   0.308    4.56   24      495.1    10570.3
    9   1   1   5 35.735  71.47    0.326    3.98   24      117.4      518.2
   10   3   3   3 35.735  71.47    0.326    3.98    8      117.4      172.7
   11   4   4   0 39.481  78.961   0.355    3.32   12     1356.3    28874.7
   12   5   3   1 41.679  83.357   0.372    3.07   48      760.2    33514.5
   13   4   4   2 42.406  84.813   0.377    3.0    24        0.0        0.0


  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   1  11.226  22.452  4.59455   168794.5    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   2   2   0  18.536  37.073  2.81358    26777.5     15.9     15.7     5.7
    3   1   1   3  21.887  43.774  2.39943     2170.7      1.3      1.3     5.7
    4   2   2   2  22.914  45.829  2.29728    37152.1     22.0     21.6     5.7
    5   4   0   0  26.717  53.435  1.9895      4101.5      2.4      2.4     5.8
    6   3   3   1  29.336  58.672  1.82569    41946.2     24.9     23.9     5.8
    7   2   2   4  33.41   66.821  1.62442    10570.3      6.3      6.0     5.9
    8   4   4   0  39.481  78.961  1.40679    28874.7     17.1     15.9     6.0
    9   5   3   1  41.679  83.357  1.34515    33514.5     19.9     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)