data_global
_chemical_name_mineral 'Pentlandite'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Tsukimura K'
'Nakazawa H'
'Endo T'
'Fukunaga O'
_journal_name_full 'Physics and Chemistry of Minerals'
_journal_volume 19 
_journal_year 1992
_journal_page_first 203
_journal_page_last 212
_publ_section_title
;
 Cation distribution in Pentlandites (Fe,Ni)9S8: dependence of pressure and
 temperature and kinetics of the cation exchange reaction
 Sample: Synthetic, Fe/(Fe+Ni) = .556, T = 523 K, P = 0 GPa
 Note: structure was not refined in this study
;
_database_code_amcsd 0007701
_chemical_formula_sum '(Fe5.006 Ni3.994) S8'
_cell_length_a 10.129
_cell_length_b 10.129
_cell_length_c 10.129
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 1039.201
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.925
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'F m 3 m'
loop_
_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  'x,1/2+y,1/2+z'
  '1/2+x,y,1/2+z'
  '1/2+x,1/2+y,z'
  'z,-x,y'
  'z,1/2-x,1/2+y'
  '1/2+z,-x,1/2+y'
  '1/2+z,1/2-x,y'
  '-y,z,-x'
  '-y,1/2+z,1/2-x'
  '1/2-y,z,1/2-x'
  '1/2-y,1/2+z,-x'
  'x,-y,z'
  'x,1/2-y,1/2+z'
  '1/2+x,-y,1/2+z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,z'
  '-z,x,-y'
  '-z,1/2+x,1/2-y'
  '1/2-z,x,1/2-y'
  '1/2-z,1/2+x,-y'
  'y,-z,x'
  'y,1/2-z,1/2+x'
  '1/2+y,-z,1/2+x'
  '1/2+y,1/2-z,x'
  '-x,y,-z'
  '-x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
  '1/2-x,y,1/2-z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,-z'
  'x,-z,-y'
  'x,1/2-z,1/2-y'
  '1/2+x,-z,1/2-y'
  '1/2+x,1/2-z,-y'
  '-z,y,x'
  '-z,1/2+y,1/2+x'
  '1/2-z,y,1/2+x'
  '1/2-z,1/2+y,x'
  'y,-x,-z'
  'y,1/2-x,1/2-z'
  '1/2+y,-x,1/2-z'
  '1/2+y,1/2-x,-z'
  '-x,z,y'
  '-x,1/2+z,1/2+y'
  '1/2-x,z,1/2+y'
  '1/2-x,1/2+z,y'
  'z,-y,-x'
  'z,1/2-y,1/2-x'
  '1/2+z,-y,1/2-x'
  '1/2+z,1/2-y,-x'
  '-y,x,z'
  '-y,1/2+x,1/2+z'
  '1/2-y,x,1/2+z'
  '1/2-y,1/2+x,z'
  'x,z,y'
  'x,1/2+z,1/2+y'
  '1/2+x,z,1/2+y'
  '1/2+x,1/2+z,y'
  '-z,-y,-x'
  '-z,1/2-y,1/2-x'
  '1/2-z,-y,1/2-x'
  '1/2-z,1/2-y,-x'
  'y,x,z'
  'y,1/2+x,1/2+z'
  '1/2+y,x,1/2+z'
  '1/2+y,1/2+x,z'
  '-x,-z,-y'
  '-x,1/2-z,1/2-y'
  '1/2-x,-z,1/2-y'
  '1/2-x,1/2-z,-y'
  'z,y,x'
  'z,1/2+y,1/2+x'
  '1/2+z,y,1/2+x'
  '1/2+z,1/2+y,x'
  '-y,-x,-z'
  '-y,1/2-x,1/2-z'
  '1/2-y,-x,1/2-z'
  '1/2-y,1/2-x,-z'
  'z,x,-y'
  'z,1/2+x,1/2-y'
  '1/2+z,x,1/2-y'
  '1/2+z,1/2+x,-y'
  '-y,-z,x'
  '-y,1/2-z,1/2+x'
  '1/2-y,-z,1/2+x'
  '1/2-y,1/2-z,x'
  'x,y,-z'
  'x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
  '1/2+x,y,1/2-z'
  '1/2+x,1/2+y,-z'
  '-z,-x,y'
  '-z,1/2-x,1/2+y'
  '1/2-z,-x,1/2+y'
  '1/2-z,1/2-x,y'
  'y,z,-x'
  'y,1/2+z,1/2-x'
  '1/2+y,z,1/2-x'
  '1/2+y,1/2+z,-x'
  '-x,-y,z'
  '-x,1/2-y,1/2+z'
  '1/2-x,-y,1/2+z'
  '1/2-x,1/2-y,z'
  '-z,x,y'
  '-z,1/2+x,1/2+y'
  '1/2-z,x,1/2+y'
  '1/2-z,1/2+x,y'
  'y,-z,-x'
  'y,1/2-z,1/2-x'
  '1/2+y,-z,1/2-x'
  '1/2+y,1/2-z,-x'
  '-x,y,z'
  '-x,1/2+y,1/2+z'
  '1/2-x,y,1/2+z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,z'
  'z,-x,-y'
  'z,1/2-x,1/2-y'
  '1/2+z,-x,1/2-y'
  '1/2+z,1/2-x,-y'
  '-y,z,x'
  '-y,1/2+z,1/2+x'
  '1/2-y,z,1/2+x'
  '1/2-y,1/2+z,x'
  'x,-y,-z'
  'x,1/2-y,1/2-z'
  '1/2+x,-y,1/2-z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,-z'
  '-x,z,-y'
  '-x,1/2+z,1/2-y'
  '1/2-x,z,1/2-y'
  '1/2-x,1/2+z,-y'
  'z,-y,x'
  'z,1/2-y,1/2+x'
  '1/2+z,-y,1/2+x'
  '1/2+z,1/2-y,x'
  '-y,x,-z'
  '-y,1/2+x,1/2-z'
  '1/2-y,x,1/2-z'
  '1/2-y,1/2+x,-z'
  'x,-z,y'
  'x,1/2-z,1/2+y'
  '1/2+x,-z,1/2+y'
  '1/2+x,1/2-z,y'
  '-z,y,-x'
  '-z,1/2+y,1/2-x'
  '1/2-z,y,1/2-x'
  '1/2-z,1/2+y,-x'
  'y,-x,z'
  'y,1/2-x,1/2+z'
  '1/2+y,-x,1/2+z'
  '1/2+y,1/2-x,z'
  '-x,-z,y'
  '-x,1/2-z,1/2+y'
  '1/2-x,-z,1/2+y'
  '1/2-x,1/2-z,y'
  'z,y,-x'
  'z,1/2+y,1/2-x'
  '1/2+z,y,1/2-x'
  '1/2+z,1/2+y,-x'
  '-y,-x,z'
  '-y,1/2-x,1/2+z'
  '1/2-y,-x,1/2+z'
  '1/2-y,1/2-x,z'
  'x,z,-y'
  'x,1/2+z,1/2-y'
  '1/2+x,z,1/2-y'
  '1/2+x,1/2+z,-y'
  '-z,-y,x'
  '-z,1/2-y,1/2+x'
  '1/2-z,-y,1/2+x'
  '1/2-z,1/2-y,x'
  'y,x,-z'
  'y,1/2+x,1/2-z'
  '1/2+y,x,1/2-z'
  '1/2+y,1/2+x,-z'
  '-z,-x,-y'
  '-z,1/2-x,1/2-y'
  '1/2-z,-x,1/2-y'
  '1/2-z,1/2-x,-y'
  'y,z,x'
  'y,1/2+z,1/2+x'
  '1/2+y,z,1/2+x'
  '1/2+y,1/2+z,x'
  '-x,-y,-z'
  '-x,1/2-y,1/2-z'
  '1/2-x,-y,1/2-z'
  '1/2-x,1/2-y,-z'
  'z,x,y'
  'z,1/2+x,1/2+y'
  '1/2+z,x,1/2+y'
  '1/2+z,1/2+x,y'
  '-y,-z,-x'
  '-y,1/2-z,1/2-x'
  '1/2-y,-z,1/2-x'
  '1/2-y,1/2-z,-x'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
Fe1   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000   0.41400
Ni1   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000   0.58600
Fe2   0.12500   0.12500   0.12500   0.57400
Ni2   0.12500   0.12500   0.12500   0.42600
S1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   1.00000
S2   0.25000   0.00000   0.00000   1.00000