Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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FORSTERITE

14, t-olivine, at 5.3 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 =   4.646    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.804    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.765    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   262.59

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    39.54

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

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

   1 0.4276  0.0943  0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   3 0.9904  0.275   0.25     0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   4 0.7726  0.0913  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2244  0.4425  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.2708  0.1649  0.0271   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.4276     0.0943     0.25  
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.9904     0.275      0.25  
     4       4     0.7726     0.0913     0.25  
     5       5     0.2244     0.4425     0.25  
     6       6     0.2708     0.1649     0.0271
     7       1     0.5724     0.9057     0.75  
     8       3     0.0096     0.725      0.75  
     9       4     0.2274     0.9087     0.75  
    10       5     0.7756     0.5575     0.75  
    11       6     0.7292     0.8351     0.9729
    12       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7292     0.8351     0.5271
    14       6     0.2708     0.1649     0.4729
    15       1     0.0724     0.5943     0.25  
    16       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    17       3     0.5096     0.775      0.25  
    18       4     0.7274     0.5913     0.25  
    19       5     0.2756     0.9425     0.25  
    20       6     0.2292     0.6649     0.0271
    21       1     0.9276     0.4057     0.75  
    22       3     0.4904     0.225      0.75  
    23       4     0.2726     0.4087     0.75  
    24       5     0.7244     0.0575     0.75  
    25       6     0.7708     0.3351     0.9729
    26       2     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7708     0.3351     0.5271
    28       6     0.2292     0.6649     0.4729


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.56

MU (1/cm) =     109.093    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
                                                 1.6031       4
                                                 1.6313       6
                                                 1.6313       6
                                                 1.6473       5
    2    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 1.9987       4
                                                 2.0545       6
                                                 1.9987       4
                                                 2.0545       6
                                                 2.0086       5
                                                 2.0086       5
    3    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.0658       4
                                                 1.9694       5
                                                 2.1245       6
                                                 2.1245       6
                                                 1.985        6
                                                 1.985        6
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.744        6
                                                 2.7581       6
                                                 2.9836       6
                                                 2.9836       6
                                                 2.744        6
                                                 2.7581       6
                                                 2.7549       5
                                                 2.7313       5
                                                 2.9101       5
                                                 2.9101       5
                                                 2.8749       6
                                                 2.8749       6
    5    O                   3.264       12
                                                 3.0174       6
                                                 3.0174       6
                                                 2.7549       4
                                                 2.7313       4
                                                 2.531        6
                                                 2.9101       4
                                                 2.9101       4
                                                 3.1788       6
                                                 2.8464       6
                                                 3.1788       6
                                                 2.8464       6
                                                 2.531        6
    6    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.7581       4
                                                 2.744        4
                                                 3.0174       5
                                                 2.9836       4
                                                 2.57         6
                                                 3.195        6
                                                 2.531        5
                                                 2.8749       4
                                                 2.8464       5
                                                 3.1788       5
                                                 2.8772       6
                                                 2.8772       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  9.041  18.081   0.102   78.07    2       26.4      158.4
    2   1   1   0 10.572  21.144   0.119   56.51    4        5.3        9.3
    3   0   2   1 11.903  23.807   0.134   44.13    4       45.0      517.5
    4   1   0   1 12.294  24.589   0.138   41.24    4       26.5      167.7
    5   1   1   1 13.118  26.237   0.147   35.97    8       18.5      143.4
    6   1   2   0 13.205  26.409   0.148   35.48    4       23.6      114.2
    7   1   2   1 15.345  30.691   0.172   25.76    8       13.3       53.0
    8   0   0   2 15.499  30.999   0.173   25.21    2       44.7      146.2
    9   1   3   0 16.749  33.497   0.187   21.32    4       64.2      509.5
   10   0   2   2 18.059  36.119   0.201   18.09    4        7.7        6.2
   11   0   4   0 18.317  36.634   0.204   17.53    2        0.4        0.0
   12   1   3   1 18.52   37.041   0.206   17.11    8       59.7      707.2
   13   1   1   2 18.914  37.828   0.21    16.34    8       67.5      864.0
   14   2   0   0 19.365  38.73    0.215   15.51    2        9.9        4.4
   15   2   1   0 19.924  39.848   0.221   14.56    4       31.3       82.6
   16   0   4   1 19.968  39.936   0.222   14.49    4       35.7      107.0
   17   1   2   2 20.582  41.165   0.228   13.54    8       50.5      400.2
   18   1   4   0 20.813  41.626   0.231   13.21    4       59.8      273.6
   19   2   1   1 21.471  42.942   0.238   12.32    8       35.4      178.8
   20   2   2   0 21.527  43.054   0.238   12.25    4        6.9        3.4
   21   1   4   1 22.31   44.62    0.246   11.3     8        1.4        0.3
   22   2   2   1 22.986  45.972   0.253   10.56    8        0.3        0.0
   23   1   3   2 23.142  46.283   0.255   10.4     8       17.8       38.2
   24   2   3   0 24.006  48.011   0.264    9.57    4       24.4       33.1
   25   0   4   2 24.364  48.727   0.268    9.26    4       22.9       28.0
   26   2   0   2 25.205  50.411   0.276    8.57    4       19.8       19.4
   27   1   5   0 25.239  50.478   0.277    8.54    4       36.5       65.9
   28   2   3   1 25.354  50.707   0.278    8.46    8        3.6        1.3
   29   0   2   3 25.502  51.004   0.279    8.34    4       11.9        6.8
   30   2   1   2 25.661  51.323   0.281    8.23    8       12.4       14.8
   31   1   0   3 25.707  51.415   0.282    8.19    4        3.7        0.6
   32   1   1   3 26.157  52.314   0.286    7.88    8       17.6       28.4
   33   1   4   2 26.397  52.795   0.289    7.71    8        7.0        4.3
   34   1   5   1 26.541  53.082   0.29     7.62    8       20.4       36.7
   35   2   2   2 26.996  53.992   0.295    7.33    8       85.4      619.5
   36   2   4   0 27.184  54.369   0.297    7.21    4       66.4      184.5
   37   1   2   3 27.475  54.95    0.299    7.04    8       20.6       34.8
   38   0   6   0 28.126  56.251   0.306    6.68    2       10.6        2.2
   39   2   4   1 28.424  56.848   0.309    6.52    8       39.9      120.6
   40   2   3   2 29.127  58.253   0.316    6.17    8       22.2       35.3
   41   0   6   1 29.339  58.678   0.318    6.07    4       55.2      107.3
   42   1   3   3 29.583  59.165   0.32     5.96    8       50.9      178.9
   43   1   6   0 29.981  59.962   0.324    5.78    4       14.4        7.0
   44   1   5   2 30.213  60.425   0.327    5.68    8       20.6       27.9
   45   3   1   0 30.235  60.47    0.327    5.67    4       26.4       22.9
   46   0   4   3 30.621  61.241   0.331    5.52    4       48.5       75.4
   47   2   5   0 30.936  61.871   0.334    5.39    4        3.3        0.3
   48   3   0   1 30.999  61.997   0.334    5.37    4       22.3       15.5
   49   1   6   1 31.149  62.298   0.336    5.31    8        1.3        0.1
   50   3   1   1 31.398  62.795   0.338    5.22    8       20.0       24.3
   51   3   2   0 31.441  62.881   0.339    5.2     4       27.9       23.5
   52   2   1   3 31.743  63.487   0.342    5.09    8       26.4       41.2
   53   2   4   2 31.956  63.912   0.344    5.02    8       26.4       40.6
   54   2   5   1 32.084  64.167   0.345    4.98    8       31.7       58.0
   55   0   0   4 32.307  64.614   0.347    4.9     2      139.1      275.0
   56   1   4   3 32.388  64.777   0.348    4.88    8        7.1        2.9
   57   3   2   1 32.579  65.157   0.35     4.82    8       14.5       11.8
   58   0   6   2 32.812  65.624   0.352    4.74    4      121.3      404.5
   59   2   2   3 32.917  65.835   0.353    4.71    8       17.7       17.0
   60   3   3   0 33.395  66.79    0.357    4.57    4       34.6       31.6
   61   0   2   4 33.854  67.707   0.362    4.44    4       18.8        9.1
   62   1   1   4 34.407  68.814   0.367    4.29    8        2.1        0.2
   63   3   3   1 34.499  68.998   0.368    4.27    8       40.9       82.9
   64   1   6   2 34.519  69.038   0.368    4.26    8        9.5        4.5
   65   3   1   2 34.755  69.509   0.37     4.2     8       40.1       78.5
   66   2   3   3 34.828  69.657   0.371    4.19    8        1.2        0.1
   67   1   7   0 35.059  70.118   0.373    4.13    4       64.1       98.6
   68   2   6   0 35.194  70.388   0.374    4.1     4       12.5        3.7
   69   2   5   2 35.407  70.814   0.376    4.05    8        9.3        4.0
   70   1   2   4 35.537  71.073   0.377    4.02    8       10.3        5.0
   71   1   5   3 35.819  71.637   0.38     3.96    8       14.8       10.1
   72   3   2   2 35.879  71.759   0.38     3.95    8       67.3      207.5
   73   3   4   0 36.04   72.08    0.382    3.91    4       58.3       77.0
   74   1   7   1 36.14   72.28    0.383    3.89    8       10.6        5.0
   75   2   6   1 36.273  72.546   0.384    3.86    8       14.7        9.6
   76   3   4   1 37.109  74.218   0.392    3.7     8       31.8       43.4
   77   1   3   4 37.387  74.774   0.394    3.65    8       44.3       83.1
   78   2   4   3 37.429  74.858   0.395    3.64    8       20.8       18.2
   79   3   3   2 37.723  75.446   0.397    3.59    8        0.6        0.0
   80   0   6   3 38.228  76.455   0.402    3.51    4       45.4       41.9
   81   0   4   4 38.317  76.633   0.402    3.49    4        7.8        1.2
   82   0   8   0 38.943  77.885   0.408    3.4     2       10.5        1.1
   83   2   0   4 38.973  77.947   0.408    3.39    4       27.3       14.7
   84   1   7   2 39.312  78.623   0.411    3.35    8       13.5        7.1
   85   3   5   0 39.332  78.663   0.411    3.34    4       21.0        8.6
   86   2   1   4 39.335  78.669   0.411    3.34    8       20.5       16.3
   87   2   6   2 39.441  78.882   0.412    3.33    8       17.3       11.5
   88   3   0   3 39.702  79.404   0.415    3.29    4       35.1       23.6
   89   1   6   3 39.838  79.675   0.416    3.28    8       17.6       11.8
   90   1   4   4 39.925  79.851   0.417    3.26    8       27.2       28.1
   91   2   7   0 39.956  79.912   0.417    3.26    4       20.5        7.9
   92   0   8   1 39.985  79.97    0.417    3.26    4       16.7        5.2
   93   3   1   3 40.062  80.123   0.418    3.25    8       12.3        5.7
   94   3   4   2 40.255  80.51    0.419    3.22    8       18.4       12.6
   95   3   5   1 40.371  80.743   0.42     3.21    8        8.1        2.5
   96   2   2   4 40.413  80.826   0.421    3.2     8        3.6        0.5
   97   1   8   0 40.545  81.09    0.422    3.19    4       15.1        4.2
   98   2   5   3 40.683  81.367   0.423    3.17    8       29.8       32.8
   99   2   7   1 40.992  81.984   0.426    3.14    8       14.0        7.2
  100   3   2   3 41.135  82.271   0.427    3.12    8        6.5        1.5
  101   4   0   0 41.543  83.085   0.43     3.08    2       78.3       54.8
  102   1   8   1 41.577  83.155   0.431    3.08    8       11.1        4.4
  103   4   1   0 41.899  83.797   0.433    3.05    4       10.6        2.0
  104   2   3   4 42.196  84.393   0.436    3.02    8       19.6       13.4
  105   3   3   3 42.914  85.827   0.442    2.96    8       35.3       42.8
  106   4   1   1 42.926  85.851   0.442    2.96    8        9.8        3.3
  107   4   2   0 42.964  85.928   0.442    2.96    4        0.4        0.0
  108   0   8   2 43.078  86.156   0.443    2.95    4       18.6        5.9
  109   1   5   4 43.134  86.267   0.444    2.94    8       29.7       30.2
  110   3   6   0 43.258  86.516   0.445    2.93    4        1.3        0.0
  111   0   2   5 43.338  86.675   0.445    2.93    4       35.9       21.9
  112   3   5   2 43.459  86.919   0.446    2.92    8       34.1       39.5
  113   1   0   5 43.498  86.996   0.447    2.92    4       27.0       12.4
  114   1   1   5 43.852  87.704   0.45     2.89    8        8.4        2.3
  115   4   2   1 43.988  87.977   0.451    2.89    8        8.0        2.1
  116   2   7   2 44.074  88.147   0.452    2.88    8       28.4       26.9
  117   3   6   1 44.282  88.564   0.453    2.87    8       29.8       29.5
  118   1   7   3 44.463  88.927   0.455    2.86    8       11.6        4.5
  119   2   6   3 44.59   89.18    0.456    2.85    8       14.5        7.0
  120   1   8   2 44.654  89.308   0.456    2.85    8       23.6       18.4
  121   2   4   4 44.677  89.353   0.456    2.85    8       42.9       60.7
  122   4   3   0 44.734  89.468   0.457    2.84    4       21.0        7.3
  123   1   2   5 44.914  89.827   0.458    2.83    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   9.041  18.081  4.902        158.4     18.3     18.6     5.6
    2   1   1   0  10.572  21.144  4.19843        9.3      1.1      1.1     5.6
    3   0   2   1  11.903  23.807  3.73447      517.5     59.9     60.6     5.6
    4   1   0   1  12.294  24.589  3.61749      167.7     19.4     19.6     5.6
    5   1   1   1  13.118  26.237  3.39383      143.4     16.6     16.8     5.6
    6   1   2   0  13.205  26.409  3.37209      114.2     13.2     13.3     5.6
    7   1   2   1  15.345  30.691  2.91072       53.0      6.1      6.2     5.6
    8   0   0   2  15.499  30.999  2.8825       146.2     16.9     17.0     5.6
    9   1   3   0  16.749  33.497  2.67297      509.5     59.0     59.2     5.7
   10   1   3   1  18.52   37.041  2.42499      707.2     81.9     81.9     5.7
   11   1   1   2  18.914  37.828  2.37634      864.0    100.0    100.0     5.7
   12   2   1   0  19.924  39.848  2.26041       82.6      9.6      9.5     5.7
   13   0   4   1  19.968  39.936  2.25561      107.0     12.4     12.4     5.7
   14   1   2   2  20.582  41.165  2.19108      400.2     46.3     46.2     5.7
   15   1   4   0  20.813  41.626  2.16783      273.6     31.7     31.5     5.7
   16   2   1   1  21.471  42.942  2.10443      178.8     20.7     20.6     5.7
   17   1   3   2  23.142  46.283  1.95997       38.2      4.4      4.4     5.7
   18   2   3   0  24.006  48.011  1.89339       33.1      3.8      3.8     5.7
   19   0   4   2  24.364  48.727  1.86723       28.0      3.2      3.2     5.7
   20   2   0   2  25.205  50.411  1.80874       19.4      2.2      2.2     5.8
   21   1   5   0  25.239  50.478  1.8065        65.9      7.6      7.5     5.8
   22   2   1   2  25.661  51.323  1.77873       14.8      1.7      1.7     5.8
   23   1   1   3  26.157  52.314  1.74733       28.4      3.3      3.2     5.8
   24   1   5   1  26.541  53.082  1.72385       36.7      4.3      4.2     5.8
   25   2   2   2  26.996  53.992  1.69691      619.5     71.7     70.4     5.8
   26   2   4   0  27.184  54.369  1.68604      184.5     21.4     21.0     5.8
   27   1   2   3  27.475  54.95   1.66959       34.8      4.0      3.9     5.8
   28   2   4   1  28.424  56.848  1.61826      120.6     14.0     13.7     5.8
   29   2   3   2  29.127  58.253  1.58252       35.3      4.1      4.0     5.8
   30   0   6   1  29.339  58.678  1.57207      107.3     12.4     12.1     5.8
   31   1   3   3  29.583  59.165  1.56029      178.9     20.7     20.2     5.8
   32   1   5   2  30.213  60.425  1.53073       50.8      5.9      5.7     5.8
   33   0   4   3  30.621  61.241  1.51228       75.4      8.7      8.5     5.8
   34   3   0   1  30.999  61.997  1.49564       15.5      1.8      1.7     5.8
   35   3   1   1  31.398  62.795  1.47854       24.3      2.8      2.7     5.9
   36   3   2   0  31.441  62.881  1.47672       23.5      2.7      2.6     5.9
   37   2   1   3  31.743  63.487  1.46409       41.2      4.8      4.6     5.9
   38   2   4   2  31.956  63.912  1.45536       40.6      4.7      4.5     5.9
   39   2   5   1  32.084  64.167  1.4502        58.0      6.7      6.5     5.9
   40   0   0   4  32.307  64.614  1.44125      275.0     31.8     30.8     5.9
   41   3   2   1  32.579  65.157  1.43054       11.8      1.4      1.3     5.9
   42   0   6   2  32.812  65.624  1.42149      404.5     46.8     45.2     5.9
   43   2   2   3  32.917  65.835  1.41744       17.0      2.0      1.9     5.9
   44   3   3   0  33.395  66.79   1.39948       31.6      3.7      3.5     5.9
   45   0   2   4  33.854  67.707  1.38272        9.1      1.1      1.0     5.9
   46   3   3   1  34.499  68.998  1.35998       87.4     10.1      9.7     5.9
   47   3   1   2  34.755  69.509  1.35122       78.5      9.1      8.7     5.9
   48   1   7   0  35.059  70.118  1.34097       98.6     11.4     10.9     5.9
   49   1   5   3  35.819  71.637  1.31622       10.1      1.2      1.1     5.9
   50   3   2   2  35.879  71.759  1.31429      207.5     24.0     22.9     5.9
   51   3   4   0  36.04   72.08   1.30922       77.0      8.9      8.5     5.9
   52   2   6   1  36.273  72.546  1.30196        9.6      1.1      1.1     6.0
   53   3   4   1  37.109  74.218  1.27671       43.4      5.0      4.8     6.0
   54   1   3   4  37.387  74.774  1.26859       83.1      9.6      9.1     6.0
   55   2   4   3  37.429  74.858  1.26738       18.2      2.1      2.0     6.0
   56   0   6   3  38.228  76.455  1.24482       41.9      4.9      4.6     6.0
   57   2   0   4  38.973  77.947  1.22469       14.7      1.7      1.6     6.0
   58   2   1   4  39.335  78.669  1.21524       32.0      3.7      3.5     6.0
   59   2   6   2  39.441  78.882  1.2125        11.5      1.3      1.3     6.0
   60   3   0   3  39.702  79.404  1.20583       23.6      2.7      2.6     6.0
   61   1   6   3  39.838  79.675  1.20241       11.8      1.4      1.3     6.0
   62   1   4   4  39.925  79.851  1.20021       28.1      3.2      3.0     6.0
   63   2   7   0  39.956  79.912  1.19943       13.2      1.5      1.4     6.0
   64   3   4   2  40.255  80.51   1.19203       12.6      1.5      1.4     6.1
   65   2   5   3  40.683  81.367  1.18163       32.8      3.8      3.5     6.1
   66   4   0   0  41.543  83.085  1.1615        54.8      6.3      5.9     6.1
   67   2   3   4  42.196  84.393  1.14681       13.4      1.6      1.4     6.1
   68   3   3   3  42.914  85.827  1.13128       46.1      5.3      4.9     6.1
   69   1   5   4  43.134  86.267  1.12663       30.2      3.5      3.2     6.1
   70   0   2   5  43.338  86.675  1.12237       21.9      2.5      2.3     6.1
   71   3   5   2  43.459  86.919  1.11986       39.5      4.6      4.2     6.1
   72   1   0   5  43.498  86.996  1.11905       12.4      1.4      1.3     6.1
   73   2   7   2  44.074  88.147  1.10739       26.9      3.1      2.9     6.2
   74   3   6   1  44.282  88.564  1.10326       29.5      3.4      3.1     6.2
   75   2   4   4  44.677  89.353  1.09554       79.1      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)