Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A2BC3_oC24_63_e_c_cg-001

This structure originally had the label A2BC3_oC24_63_e_c_cg. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

If you are using this page, please cite:
D. Hicks, M. J. Mehl, E. Gossett, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 2, Comp. Mat. Sci. 161, S1-S1011 (2019). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.10.043)

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Rasvumite (KFe$_{2}$S$_{3}$) Structure: A2BC3_oC24_63_e_c_cg-001

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Prototype Fe$_{2}$KS$_{3}$
AFLOW prototype label A2BC3_oC24_63_e_c_cg-001
Mineral name rasvumite
ICSD 100180
Pearson symbol oC24
Space group number 63
Space group symbol $Cmcm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A2BC3_oC24_63_e_c_cg-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}$

Other compounds with this structure

BaFe$_{2}$S$_{3}$,  BaFe$_{2}$Se$_{3}$,  BaZn$_{5}$,  CsFe$_{2}$S$_{3}$,  CsCu$_{2}$Cl$_{3}$,  RbFe$_{2}$S$_{3}$,  TlFe$_{2}$S$_{3}$


\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}} \end{array}\]

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) K I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) K I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (8e) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8e) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (8e) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8e) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $\left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) S II
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $- \left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) S II
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $- \left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) S II
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $\left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) S II

References

  • J. R. Clark and J. G. E. Brown, Crystal structure of rasvumite, KFe$_{2}$S$_{3}$, Am. Mineral. 65, 477–482 (1980).

Found in

  • R. T. Downs and M. Hall-Wallace, The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database, Am. Mineral. 88, 247–250 (2003).

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A2BC3_oC24_63_e_c_cg --params=$a,b/a,c/a,y_{1},y_{2},x_{3},x_{4},y_{4}$

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