Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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1, t-sphalerite, f-cinnabar

HgS


Cubic  F 4(-)3m  Z = 4

F4(-)3m

23 .4 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Wyckoff R.W.J. (1964)

         * Crystal Structures, 1, 110-111

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   5.8517   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.8517   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.8517   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   200.38

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    30.17

  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    Hg    = 1.00
   2 0.25    0.25    0.25     0.0    S     = 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     0.25       0.25       0.25  
     3       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     4       2     0.25       0.75       0.75  
     5       1     0.0        0.5        0.5   
     6       2     0.75       0.75       0.25  
     7       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
     8       2     0.75       0.25       0.75  


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      7.71

MU (1/cm) =    1530.43     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    198.513

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

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

    1    Hg                  3.528        4
                                                 2.5339       2
                                                 2.5339       2
                                                 2.5339       2
                                                 2.5339       2
    2    S                   4.368       12
                                                 4.1378       2
                                                 4.1378       2
                                                 4.1378       2
                                                 4.1378       2
                                                 4.1378       2
                                                 4.1378       2
                                                 4.1378       2
                                                 4.1378       2
                                                 4.1378       2
                                                 4.1378       2
                                                 4.1378       2
                                                 4.1378       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 13.179  26.358   0.148   35.62    8      274.7    53560.9
    2   2   0   0 15.264  30.528   0.171   26.05    6      213.1    17673.2
    3   2   2   0 21.859  43.717   0.242   11.83   12      280.7    27872.4
    4   1   1   3 25.886  51.772   0.283    8.06   24      229.3    25345.8
    5   2   2   2 27.129  54.258   0.296    7.25    8      184.5     4914.1
    6   4   0   0 31.772  63.543   0.342    5.08    6      244.4     4539.8
    7   3   3   1 35.014  70.028   0.372    4.14   24      203.7    10270.3
    8   4   2   0 36.064  72.127   0.382    3.91   24      164.8     6339.5
    9   2   2   4 40.156  80.312   0.419    3.24   24      221.3     9469.5
   10   1   1   5 43.156  86.312   0.444    2.94   24      185.7     6066.0
   11   3   3   3 43.156  86.312   0.444    2.94    8      185.7     2022.0


  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  13.179  26.358  3.37848    53560.9    100.0    100.0     5.6
    2   2   0   0  15.264  30.528  2.92585    17673.2     33.0     32.9     5.6
    3   2   2   0  21.859  43.717  2.06889    27872.4     52.0     51.2     5.7
    4   1   1   3  25.886  51.772  1.76435    25345.8     47.3     46.1     5.8
    5   2   2   2  27.129  54.258  1.68924     4914.1      9.2      8.9     5.8
    6   4   0   0  31.772  63.543  1.46292     4539.8      8.5      8.1     5.9
    7   3   3   1  35.014  70.028  1.34247    10270.3     19.2     18.2     5.9
    8   4   2   0  36.064  72.127  1.30848     6339.5     11.8     11.2     5.9
    9   2   2   4  40.156  80.312  1.19447     9469.5     17.7     16.4     6.0
   10   1   1   5  43.156  86.312  1.12616     8087.9     15.1     13.8     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)