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

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MALDONITE

2, syn

Au(2)Bi


Cubic  F d3m  Z = 8

Fd3m

1 .3 .13

Ref.Str.:

         Jurriaanse T. (1935)

         * Z. Kristallogr., 90, 322-329

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   7.942    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   7.942    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   7.942    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   500.94

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    37.72

  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 0.625   0.625   0.625    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     0.625      0.625      0.625 
     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     0.125      0.375      0.875 
     7       2     0.375      0.875      0.125 
     8       2     0.875      0.125      0.375 
     9       1     0.75       0.25       0.75  
    10       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
    11       2     0.125      0.875      0.375 
    12       2     0.875      0.375      0.125 
    13       2     0.375      0.125      0.875 
    14       1     0.25       0.25       0.25  
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.375      0.375      0.625 
    17       2     0.375      0.625      0.375 
    18       2     0.125      0.625      0.125 
    19       2     0.875      0.625      0.875 
    20       2     0.125      0.125      0.625 
    21       2     0.625      0.375      0.375 
    22       2     0.625      0.125      0.125 
    23       2     0.625      0.875      0.875 
    24       2     0.875      0.875      0.625 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =     15.98

MU (1/cm) =    3501.777    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    219.092

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

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

    1    Bi                  3.168        0
    2    Au                  3.456        6
                                                 2.8079       2
                                                 2.8079       2
                                                 2.8079       2
                                                 2.8079       2
                                                 2.8079       2
                                                 2.8079       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   1   1  9.671  19.342   0.109   67.95    8      142.8     4414.5
    2   2   2   0 15.922  31.843   0.178   23.79   12      538.1    32946.2
    3   1   1   3 18.764  37.528   0.209   16.63   24      858.2   117108.1
    4   2   2   2 19.632  39.264   0.218   15.04    8      971.8    45294.2
    5   4   0   0 22.827  45.654   0.252   10.73    6      437.8     4917.2
    6   3   3   1 25.009  50.018   0.274    8.72   24      112.9     1063.8
    7   4   2   0 25.705  51.411   0.282    8.19   24        0.0        0.0
    8   2   2   4 28.369  56.737   0.308    6.55   24      457.2    13090.2
    9   1   1   5 30.263  60.525   0.327    5.66   24      735.1    29264.1
   10   3   3   3 30.263  60.525   0.327    5.66    8      735.1     9754.7
   11   4   4   0 33.274  66.549   0.356    4.6    12     1237.2    33691.8
   12   5   3   1 35.015  70.03    0.372    4.14   48       96.7      740.8
   13   4   4   2 35.586  71.173   0.378    4.01   24        0.0        0.0
   14   6   2   0 37.836  75.673   0.398    3.57   24      408.0     5685.3
   15   3   3   5 39.494  78.987   0.413    3.32   24      657.6    13731.4
   16   2   2   6 40.042  80.084   0.418    3.25   24      744.1    17206.1
   17   4   4   4 42.218  84.436   0.436    3.02    8      337.5     1096.0
   18   1   1   7 43.839  87.678   0.45     2.89   24       86.5      207.4
   19   5   5   1 43.839  87.678   0.45     2.89   24       86.5      207.4
   20   6   4   0 44.378  88.756   0.454    2.86   24        0.0        0.0


  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   9.671  19.342  4.58532     4414.5      3.8      3.8     5.6
    2   2   2   0  15.922  31.843  2.80792    32946.2     28.1     28.3     5.6
    3   1   1   3  18.764  37.528  2.3946    117108.1    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   2   2   2  19.632  39.264  2.29266    45294.2     38.7     38.6     5.7
    5   4   0   0  22.827  45.654  1.9855      4917.2      4.2      4.2     5.7
    6   2   2   4  28.369  56.737  1.62115    13090.2     11.2     10.9     5.8
    7   1   1   5  30.263  60.525  1.52844    39018.8     33.3     32.4     5.8
    8   4   4   0  33.274  66.549  1.40396    33691.8     28.8     27.7     5.9
    9   6   2   0  37.836  75.673  1.25574     5685.3      4.9      4.6     6.0
   10   3   3   5  39.494  78.987  1.21114    13731.4     11.7     11.0     6.0
   11   2   2   6  40.042  80.084  1.1973     17206.1     14.7     13.8     6.0

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)