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

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FORSTERITE

13, t-olivine, at 4.7 GPa, f-olivine, s-forsterite

Mg(2)SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

Pbnm

8 .7 .1998

Ref.Str.:

         Wentzcovitch R., Stixrude L. (1997)

         * Amer. Mineral., 82, 663-671

Reserv:

         D.T.N.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.649    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.818    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.775    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   263.59

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    39.69

  Co-ordinates, thermal parameters, occupation for atomic positions:

NoP   x/a     y/b     z/c    B(j)   atom  / occupation

   1 0.4275  0.0942  0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   3 0.9904  0.2751  0.25     0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   4 0.7725  0.0913  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2244  0.4426  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.2711  0.1648  0.0273   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.4275     0.0942     0.25  
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.9904     0.2751     0.25  
     4       4     0.7725     0.0913     0.25  
     5       5     0.2244     0.4426     0.25  
     6       6     0.2711     0.1648     0.0273
     7       1     0.5725     0.9058     0.75  
     8       3     0.0096     0.7249     0.75  
     9       4     0.2275     0.9087     0.75  
    10       5     0.7756     0.5574     0.75  
    11       6     0.7289     0.8352     0.9727
    12       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7289     0.8352     0.5273
    14       6     0.2711     0.1648     0.4727
    15       1     0.0725     0.5942     0.25  
    16       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    17       3     0.5096     0.7751     0.25  
    18       4     0.7275     0.5913     0.25  
    19       5     0.2756     0.9426     0.25  
    20       6     0.2289     0.6648     0.0273
    21       1     0.9275     0.4058     0.75  
    22       3     0.4904     0.2249     0.75  
    23       4     0.2725     0.4087     0.75  
    24       5     0.7244     0.0574     0.75  
    25       6     0.7711     0.3352     0.9727
    26       2     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7711     0.3352     0.5273
    28       6     0.2289     0.6648     0.4727


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.54

MU (1/cm) =     108.679    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     30.665

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

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

    1    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6042       4
                                                 1.6319       6
                                                 1.6319       6
                                                 1.6474       5
    2    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.0016       4
                                                 2.057        6
                                                 2.0016       4
                                                 2.057        6
                                                 2.0109       5
                                                 2.0109       5
    3    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.0694       4
                                                 1.9718       5
                                                 2.1283       6
                                                 2.1283       6
                                                 1.988        6
                                                 1.988        6
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.7473       6
                                                 2.7583       6
                                                 2.9879       6
                                                 2.9879       6
                                                 2.7473       6
                                                 2.7583       6
                                                 2.7572       5
                                                 2.7327       5
                                                 2.9152       5
                                                 2.9152       5
                                                 2.8807       6
                                                 2.8807       6
    5    O                   3.264       12
                                                 3.0233       6
                                                 3.0233       6
                                                 2.7572       4
                                                 2.7327       4
                                                 2.5325       6
                                                 2.9152       4
                                                 2.9152       4
                                                 3.1837       6
                                                 2.8491       6
                                                 3.1837       6
                                                 2.8491       6
                                                 2.5325       6
    6    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.7583       4
                                                 2.7473       4
                                                 3.0233       5
                                                 2.9879       4
                                                 2.5722       6
                                                 3.2028       6
                                                 2.5325       5
                                                 2.8807       4
                                                 2.8491       5
                                                 3.1837       5
                                                 2.8813       6
                                                 2.8813       6

  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   0   2   0  9.028  18.055   0.102   78.3     2       26.6      159.7
    2   1   1   0 10.563  21.127   0.119   56.6     4        5.4        9.6
    3   0   2   1 11.885  23.769   0.134   44.28    4       45.0      516.3
    4   1   0   1 12.281  24.562   0.138   41.33    4       26.6      168.0
    5   1   1   1 13.104  26.207   0.147   36.06    8       18.5      142.6
    6   1   2   0 13.191  26.382   0.148   35.55    4       23.6      114.2
    7   1   2   1 15.326  30.653   0.172   25.82    8       13.4       53.1
    8   0   0   2 15.472  30.944   0.173   25.31    2       44.8      146.1
    9   1   3   0 16.729  33.457   0.187   21.38    4       64.3      508.5
   10   0   2   2 18.029  36.057   0.201   18.15    4        7.7        6.2
   11   0   4   0 18.29   36.58    0.204   17.59    2        0.4        0.0
   12   1   3   1 18.496  36.992   0.206   17.16    8       59.7      704.3
   13   1   1   2 18.886  37.772   0.21    16.39    8       67.5      861.0
   14   2   0   0 19.352  38.704   0.215   15.53    2        9.9        4.3
   15   2   1   0 19.909  39.819   0.221   14.58    4       31.4       82.8
   16   0   4   1 19.937  39.875   0.221   14.54    4       35.8      107.3
   17   1   2   2 20.552  41.103   0.228   13.59    8       50.5      398.6
   18   1   4   0 20.786  41.572   0.23    13.25    4       59.7      271.8
   19   2   1   1 21.452  42.904   0.237   12.34    8       35.4      178.3
   20   2   2   0 21.509  43.018   0.238   12.27    4        6.8        3.3
   21   1   4   1 22.279  44.558   0.246   11.34    8        1.4        0.2
   22   2   2   1 22.964  45.928   0.253   10.59    8        0.1        0.0
   23   1   3   2 23.107  46.213   0.255   10.44    8       17.9       38.4
   24   2   3   0 23.982  47.965   0.264    9.6     4       24.5       33.1
   25   0   4   2 24.323  48.646   0.267    9.29    4       22.7       27.7
   26   2   0   2 25.176  50.353   0.276    8.59    4       19.7       19.1
   27   1   5   0 25.204  50.407   0.276    8.57    4       36.4       65.3
   28   2   3   1 25.327  50.654   0.278    8.48    8        3.6        1.3
   29   0   2   3 25.456  50.911   0.279    8.38    4       11.7        6.6
   30   2   1   2 25.632  51.263   0.281    8.25    8       12.3       14.5
   31   1   0   3 25.664  51.328   0.281    8.22    4        3.8        0.7
   32   1   1   3 26.113  52.226   0.286    7.91    8       17.7       28.5
   33   1   4   2 26.357  52.714   0.288    7.74    8        6.9        4.3
   34   1   5   1 26.502  53.005   0.29     7.64    8       20.3       36.1
   35   2   2   2 26.964  53.927   0.294    7.35    8       85.3      616.4
   36   2   4   0 27.155  54.309   0.296    7.23    4       66.5      184.0
   37   1   2   3 27.428  54.857   0.299    7.07    8       20.7       35.0
   38   0   6   0 28.082  56.164   0.306    6.7     2       10.5        2.1
   39   2   4   1 28.391  56.782   0.309    6.54    8       40.0      120.7
   40   2   3   2 29.09   58.179   0.316    6.19    8       22.2       35.2
   41   0   6   1 29.292  58.585   0.318    6.09    4       55.3      107.1
   42   1   3   3 29.532  59.065   0.32     5.98    8       50.9      178.3
   43   1   6   0 29.937  59.873   0.324    5.8     4       14.5        7.1
   44   1   5   2 30.165  60.33    0.326    5.7     8       20.7       28.1
   45   3   1   0 30.213  60.426   0.327    5.68    4       26.5       23.0
   46   0   4   3 30.566  61.132   0.33     5.54    4       48.8       75.8
   47   2   5   0 30.898  61.796   0.333    5.41    4        3.3        0.3
   48   3   0   1 30.974  61.948   0.334    5.38    4       22.3       15.4
   49   1   6   1 31.102  62.204   0.335    5.33    8        1.2        0.1
   50   3   1   1 31.372  62.744   0.338    5.23    8       20.1       24.3
   51   3   2   0 31.415  62.831   0.338    5.21    4       27.9       23.4
   52   2   1   3 31.697  63.395   0.341    5.11    8       26.4       41.0
   53   2   4   2 31.913  63.827   0.343    5.04    8       26.5       40.6
   54   2   5   1 32.043  64.085   0.344    4.99    8       31.7       57.7
   55   0   0   4 32.244  64.488   0.346    4.92    2      139.1      274.4
   56   1   4   3 32.333  64.666   0.347    4.89    8        7.3        3.0
   57   3   2   1 32.55   65.1     0.349    4.82    8       14.6       11.8
   58   0   6   2 32.756  65.513   0.351    4.76    4      121.3      403.1
   59   2   2   3 32.869  65.738   0.352    4.72    8       17.7       17.0
   60   3   3   0 33.365  66.73    0.357    4.58    4       34.5       31.3
   61   0   2   4 33.788  67.576   0.361    4.46    4       19.0        9.2
   62   1   1   4 34.343  68.686   0.366    4.31    8        2.2        0.2
   63   1   6   2 34.463  68.925   0.367    4.28    8        9.4        4.4
   64   3   3   1 34.466  68.932   0.367    4.28    8       40.8       82.1
   65   3   1   2 34.719  69.438   0.37     4.21    8       40.2       78.3
   66   2   3   3 34.776  69.552   0.37     4.2     8        1.3        0.1
   67   1   7   0 35.004  70.009   0.372    4.14    4       64.3       98.7
   68   2   6   0 35.147  70.294   0.374    4.11    4       12.4        3.7
   69   2   5   2 35.357  70.714   0.376    4.06    8        9.4        4.1
   70   1   2   4 35.47   70.94    0.377    4.04    8       10.3        4.9
   71   1   5   3 35.756  71.513   0.379    3.97    8       14.7        9.8
   72   3   2   2 35.841  71.682   0.38     3.95    8       67.3      206.4
   73   3   4   0 36.004  72.008   0.382    3.92    4       58.3       76.6
   74   1   7   1 36.082  72.164   0.382    3.9     8       10.6        5.0
   75   2   6   1 36.223  72.445   0.384    3.87    8       14.6        9.5
   76   3   4   1 37.069  74.139   0.391    3.71    8       31.8       43.1
   77   1   3   4 37.317  74.633   0.394    3.66    8       44.4       83.0
   78   2   4   3 37.371  74.741   0.394    3.65    8       20.8       18.2
   79   3   3   2 37.68   75.36    0.397    3.6     8        0.5        0.0
   80   0   6   3 38.158  76.315   0.401    3.52    4       45.4       41.7
   81   0   4   4 38.242  76.483   0.402    3.5     4        7.9        1.3
   82   0   8   0 38.877  77.754   0.407    3.41    2       10.4        1.1
   83   2   0   4 38.907  77.814   0.408    3.4     4       27.4       14.7
   84   1   7   2 39.245  78.489   0.411    3.35    8       13.7        7.3
   85   2   1   4 39.268  78.535   0.411    3.35    8       20.6       16.3
   86   3   5   0 39.287  78.575   0.411    3.35    4       21.0        8.5
   87   2   6   2 39.381  78.763   0.412    3.34    8       17.3       11.5
   88   3   0   3 39.651  79.302   0.414    3.3     4       35.2       23.6
   89   1   6   3 39.766  79.532   0.415    3.28    8       17.7       11.9
   90   1   4   4 39.849  79.699   0.416    3.27    8       27.2       27.8
   91   2   7   0 39.898  79.796   0.416    3.27    4       20.4        7.8
   92   0   8   1 39.916  79.832   0.417    3.27    4       16.7        5.2
   93   3   1   3 40.01   80.019   0.417    3.25    8       12.3        5.7
   94   3   4   2 40.206  80.412   0.419    3.23    8       18.5       12.7
   95   3   5   1 40.324  80.647   0.42     3.22    8        8.0        2.4
   96   2   2   4 40.343  80.686   0.42     3.21    8        3.6        0.5
   97   1   8   0 40.477  80.955   0.421    3.2     4       15.1        4.2
   98   2   5   3 40.617  81.235   0.423    3.18    8       29.9       32.7
   99   2   7   1 40.93   81.861   0.425    3.15    8       14.1        7.2
  100   3   2   3 41.081  82.161   0.427    3.13    8        6.5        1.5
  101   1   8   1 41.507  83.014   0.43     3.09    8       11.1        4.4
  102   4   0   0 41.51   83.02    0.43     3.09    2       78.2       54.3
  103   4   1   0 41.865  83.73    0.433    3.05    4       10.5        1.9
  104   2   3   4 42.122  84.245   0.435    3.03    8       19.6       13.4
  105   3   3   3 42.854  85.709   0.441    2.97    8       35.3       42.5
  106   4   1   1 42.889  85.777   0.442    2.96    8        9.8        3.3
  107   4   2   0 42.927  85.855   0.442    2.96    4        0.5        0.0
  108   0   8   2 42.999  85.998   0.443    2.95    4       19.0        6.1
  109   1   5   4 43.05   86.099   0.443    2.95    8       29.7       29.9
  110   3   6   0 43.203  86.407   0.444    2.94    4        1.1        0.0
  111   0   2   5 43.245  86.49    0.445    2.94    4       36.0       21.9
  112   3   5   2 43.402  86.803   0.446    2.92    8       34.3       39.6
  113   1   0   5 43.408  86.815   0.446    2.92    4       27.2       12.4
  114   1   1   5 43.761  87.521   0.449    2.9     8        8.4        2.3
  115   4   2   1 43.948  87.897   0.45     2.89    8        8.0        2.1
  116   2   7   2 44.002  88.004   0.451    2.88    8       28.4       26.8
  117   3   6   1 44.224  88.447   0.453    2.87    8       29.9       29.6
  118   1   7   3 44.38   88.76    0.454    2.86    8       11.7        4.5
  119   2   6   3 44.514  89.028   0.455    2.85    8       14.5        6.9
  120   1   8   2 44.573  89.147   0.456    2.85    8       23.7       18.5
  121   2   4   4 44.596  89.192   0.456    2.85    8       42.9       60.4
  122   4   3   0 44.693  89.385   0.457    2.84    4       21.0        7.2
  123   1   2   5 44.819  89.638   0.458    2.84    8        1.8        0.1


  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   0   2   0   9.028  18.055  4.909        159.7     18.5     18.8     5.6
    2   1   1   0  10.563  21.127  4.20175        9.6      1.1      1.1     5.6
    3   0   2   1  11.885  23.769  3.74028      516.3     60.0     60.7     5.6
    4   1   0   1  12.281  24.562  3.62137      168.0     19.5     19.7     5.6
    5   1   1   1  13.104  26.207  3.39762      142.6     16.6     16.7     5.6
    6   1   2   0  13.191  26.382  3.37551      114.2     13.3     13.4     5.6
    7   1   2   1  15.326  30.653  2.91421       53.1      6.2      6.2     5.6
    8   0   0   2  15.472  30.944  2.8875       146.1     17.0     17.1     5.6
    9   1   3   0  16.729  33.457  2.6761       508.5     59.1     59.3     5.7
   10   1   3   1  18.496  36.992  2.42807      704.3     81.8     81.9     5.7
   11   1   1   2  18.886  37.772  2.37974      861.0    100.0    100.0     5.7
   12   0   4   1  19.937  39.875  2.25893      190.1     22.1     22.0     5.7
   13   1   2   2  20.552  41.103  2.19421      398.6     46.3     46.1     5.7
   14   1   4   0  20.786  41.572  2.17056      271.8     31.6     31.5     5.7
   15   2   1   1  21.452  42.904  2.10617      178.3     20.7     20.6     5.7
   16   1   3   2  23.107  46.213  1.96277       38.4      4.5      4.4     5.7
   17   2   3   0  23.982  47.965  1.89511       33.1      3.8      3.8     5.7
   18   0   4   2  24.323  48.646  1.87014       27.7      3.2      3.2     5.7
   19   1   5   0  25.204  50.407  1.80887       84.4      9.8      9.7     5.8
   20   2   1   2  25.632  51.263  1.78066       14.5      1.7      1.7     5.8
   21   1   1   3  26.113  52.226  1.75008       28.5      3.3      3.3     5.8
   22   1   5   1  26.502  53.005  1.72617       36.1      4.2      4.1     5.8
   23   2   2   2  26.964  53.927  1.69881      616.4     71.6     70.3     5.8
   24   2   4   0  27.155  54.309  1.68776      184.0     21.4     21.0     5.8
   25   1   2   3  27.428  54.857  1.67219       35.0      4.1      4.0     5.8
   26   2   4   1  28.391  56.782  1.61999      120.7     14.0     13.7     5.8
   27   2   3   2  29.09   58.179  1.58436       35.2      4.1      4.0     5.8
   28   0   6   1  29.292  58.585  1.57435      107.1     12.4     12.1     5.8
   29   1   3   3  29.532  59.065  1.5627       178.3     20.7     20.2     5.8
   30   1   5   2  30.165  60.33   1.53292       28.1      3.3      3.2     5.8
   31   3   1   0  30.213  60.426  1.53072       23.0      2.7      2.6     5.8
   32   0   4   3  30.566  61.132  1.51472       75.8      8.8      8.6     5.8
   33   3   0   1  30.974  61.948  1.49672       15.4      1.8      1.7     5.8
   34   3   1   1  31.372  62.744  1.47962       24.3      2.8      2.7     5.9
   35   3   2   0  31.415  62.831  1.47778       23.4      2.7      2.6     5.9
   36   2   1   3  31.697  63.395  1.46599       41.0      4.8      4.6     5.9
   37   2   4   2  31.913  63.827  1.45711       40.6      4.7      4.6     5.9
   38   2   5   1  32.043  64.085  1.45185       57.7      6.7      6.5     5.9
   39   0   0   4  32.244  64.488  1.44375      274.4     31.9     30.8     5.9
   40   3   2   1  32.55   65.1    1.43165       11.8      1.4      1.3     5.9
   41   0   6   2  32.756  65.513  1.42363      403.1     46.8     45.2     5.9
   42   2   2   3  32.869  65.738  1.41929       17.0      2.0      1.9     5.9
   43   3   3   0  33.365  66.73   1.40058       31.3      3.6      3.5     5.9
   44   0   2   4  33.788  67.576  1.38509        9.2      1.1      1.0     5.9
   45   3   3   1  34.466  68.932  1.36112       86.5     10.0      9.6     5.9
   46   3   1   2  34.719  69.438  1.35243       78.3      9.1      8.7     5.9
   47   1   7   0  35.004  70.009  1.34279       98.7     11.5     11.0     5.9
   48   1   5   3  35.756  71.513  1.31821        9.8      1.1      1.1     5.9
   49   3   2   2  35.841  71.682  1.31551      206.4     24.0     22.9     5.9
   50   3   4   0  36.004  72.008  1.31036       76.6      8.9      8.5     5.9
   51   2   6   1  36.223  72.445  1.30352        9.5      1.1      1.1     5.9
   52   3   4   1  37.069  74.139  1.27787       43.1      5.0      4.8     6.0
   53   1   3   4  37.317  74.633  1.27063       83.0      9.6      9.2     6.0
   54   2   4   3  37.371  74.741  1.26906       18.2      2.1      2.0     6.0
   55   0   6   3  38.158  76.315  1.24676       41.7      4.8      4.6     6.0
   56   2   0   4  38.907  77.814  1.22644       14.7      1.7      1.6     6.0
   57   2   1   4  39.268  78.535  1.21698       32.0      3.7      3.5     6.0
   58   2   6   2  39.381  78.763  1.21404       11.5      1.3      1.3     6.0
   59   3   0   3  39.651  79.302  1.20712       23.6      2.7      2.6     6.0
   60   1   6   3  39.766  79.532  1.20421       11.9      1.4      1.3     6.0
   61   1   4   4  39.849  79.699  1.20211       27.8      3.2      3.0     6.0
   62   2   7   0  39.898  79.796  1.2009        13.0      1.5      1.4     6.0
   63   3   4   2  40.206  80.412  1.19324       12.7      1.5      1.4     6.0
   64   2   5   3  40.617  81.235  1.18322       32.7      3.8      3.6     6.1
   65   4   0   0  41.51   83.02   1.16225       58.7      6.8      6.4     6.1
   66   2   3   4  42.122  84.245  1.14845       13.4      1.6      1.4     6.1
   67   3   3   3  42.854  85.709  1.13254       42.5      4.9      4.6     6.1
   68   1   5   4  43.05   86.099  1.1284        29.9      3.5      3.2     6.1
   69   0   2   5  43.245  86.49   1.1243        21.9      2.5      2.3     6.1
   70   3   5   2  43.402  86.803  1.12105       52.0      6.0      5.6     6.1
   71   2   7   2  44.002  88.004  1.10882       26.8      3.1      2.9     6.2
   72   3   6   1  44.224  88.447  1.1044        29.6      3.4      3.2     6.2
   73   2   4   4  44.596  89.192  1.09711       78.9      9.2      8.4     6.2

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)