Pyrite (FeS$_{2}$, $C2$) Structure: AB2_cP12_205_a_c-001
| Prototype | FeS$_{2}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | AB2_cP12_205_a_c-001 |
| Strukturbericht designation | $C2$ |
| Mineral name | pyrite |
| ICSD | 15012 |
| Pearson symbol | cP12 |
| Space group number | 205 |
| Space group symbol | $Pa\overline{3}$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=AB2_cP12_205_a_c-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak x_{2}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
AuSb$_{2}$, CaC$_{2}$, CoS$_{2}$, CoSe$_{2}$, FeS$_{2}$, MnS$_{2}$, MnSe$_{2}$, MnTe$_{2}$, NiS$_{2}$ (vaesite), NiSe$_{2}$, OsS$_{2}$, OsSe$_{2}$, OsTe$_{2}$, PdAs$_{2}$, PdSb$_{2}$, PtAs$_{2}$, PtBi$_{2}$, PtP$_{2}$, PtSb$_{2}$, RhS$_{2}$, RhSe$_{2}$, RuS$_{2}$, RuSe$_{2}$, RuTe$_{2}$
- FeS$_{2}$ has been found in at least four forms:
- a triclinic ($P1$ #1) phase,
- a low temperature orthorhombic pyrite phase (Bayliss, 1977),
- the most commonly observed state, cubic pyrite ($C2$) (this structure), and
- orthorhombic martensite ($C18$).
- We have rewritten this page to include the original source of the data from (Brostigen, 1969). Previously we only referenced (Bayliss, 1977).
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $0$ | = | $0$ | (4a) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4a) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | S I |
References
- G. Brostigen and A. Kjekshus, Redetermined Crystal Structure of FeS$_{2}$ (Pyrite), Acta Chem. Scand. 23, 2186–2188 (1969), doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.23-2186.
Found in
- P. Bayliss, Crystal structure refinement of a weakly anisotropic pyrite, Am. Mineral. 62, 1168–1172 (1977), doi:http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM62/AM62_1168.pdf.
- R. T. Downs and M. Hall-Wallace, The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database, Am. Mineral. 88, 247–250 (2003).
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=AB2_cP12_205_a_c --params=$a,x_{2}$