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

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FORSTERITE

15, t-olivine,at 7.9 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 =   4.63     alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.738    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.734    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   258.53

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    38.93

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

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

   1 0.4275  0.0945  0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   3 0.9901  0.2747  0.25     0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   4 0.7729  0.0913  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2247  0.4419  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.2698  0.1653  0.0264   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.4275     0.0945     0.25  
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.9901     0.2747     0.25  
     4       4     0.7729     0.0913     0.25  
     5       5     0.2247     0.4419     0.25  
     6       6     0.2698     0.1653     0.0264
     7       1     0.5725     0.9055     0.75  
     8       3     0.0099     0.7253     0.75  
     9       4     0.2271     0.9087     0.75  
    10       5     0.7753     0.5581     0.75  
    11       6     0.7302     0.8347     0.9736
    12       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7302     0.8347     0.5264
    14       6     0.2698     0.1653     0.4736
    15       1     0.0725     0.5945     0.25  
    16       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    17       3     0.5099     0.7747     0.25  
    18       4     0.7271     0.5913     0.25  
    19       5     0.2753     0.9419     0.25  
    20       6     0.2302     0.6653     0.0264
    21       1     0.9275     0.4055     0.75  
    22       3     0.4901     0.2253     0.75  
    23       4     0.2729     0.4087     0.75  
    24       5     0.7247     0.0581     0.75  
    25       6     0.7698     0.3347     0.9736
    26       2     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7698     0.3347     0.5264
    28       6     0.2302     0.6653     0.4736


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.61

MU (1/cm) =     110.808    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
                                                 1.5995       4
                                                 1.6286       6
                                                 1.6286       6
                                                 1.6446       5
    2    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 1.9877       4
                                                 2.0431       6
                                                 1.9877       4
                                                 2.0431       6
                                                 1.9999       5
                                                 1.9999       5
    3    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.0496       4
                                                 1.9573       5
                                                 2.1109       6
                                                 2.1109       6
                                                 1.9732       6
                                                 1.9732       6
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.7306       6
                                                 2.7548       6
                                                 2.9656       6
                                                 2.9656       6
                                                 2.7306       6
                                                 2.7548       6
                                                 2.7436       5
                                                 2.7248       5
                                                 2.8938       5
                                                 2.8938       5
                                                 2.8513       6
                                                 2.8513       6
    5    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.9904       6
                                                 2.9904       6
                                                 2.7436       4
                                                 2.7248       4
                                                 2.5253       6
                                                 2.8938       4
                                                 2.8938       4
                                                 3.1577       6
                                                 2.8351       6
                                                 3.1577       6
                                                 2.8351       6
                                                 2.5253       6
    6    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.7548       4
                                                 2.7306       4
                                                 2.9904       5
                                                 2.9656       4
                                                 2.5642       6
                                                 3.1698       6
                                                 2.5253       5
                                                 2.8513       4
                                                 2.8351       5
                                                 3.1577       5
                                                 2.8587       6
                                                 2.8587       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  9.102  18.205   0.103   76.98    2       25.8      153.8
    2   1   1   0 10.615  21.231   0.12    56.03    4        4.9        8.0
    3   0   2   1 11.978  23.957   0.135   43.55    4       44.7      520.2
    4   1   0   1 12.347  24.694   0.139   40.87    4       26.2      167.7
    5   1   1   1 13.179  26.358   0.148   35.62    8       18.6      147.3
    6   1   2   0 13.272  26.544   0.149   35.09    4       23.3      114.4
    7   1   2   1 15.426  30.852   0.173   25.47    8       13.3       53.8
    8   0   0   2 15.585  31.17    0.174   24.91    2       44.5      147.5
    9   1   3   0 16.847  33.693   0.188   21.05    4       63.8      512.5
   10   0   2   2 18.167  36.334   0.202   17.85    4        7.8        6.5
   11   0   4   0 18.445  36.891   0.205   17.27    2        0.2        0.0
   12   1   3   1 18.628  37.257   0.207   16.89    8       59.6      718.2
   13   1   1   2 19.012  38.023   0.211   16.15    8       67.4      877.3
   14   2   0   0 19.435  38.87    0.216   15.38    2        9.8        4.4
   15   2   1   0 19.999  39.998   0.222   14.44    4       31.0       83.1
   16   0   4   1 20.105  40.21    0.223   14.27    4       35.4      106.8
   17   1   2   2 20.695  41.391   0.229   13.38    8       50.4      406.0
   18   1   4   0 20.945  41.89    0.232   13.02    4       59.8      279.0
   19   2   1   1 21.558  43.116   0.239   12.21    8       35.2      181.2
   20   2   2   0 21.619  43.237   0.239   12.13    4        7.1        3.7
   21   1   4   1 22.45   44.901   0.248   11.14    8        1.7        0.4
   22   2   2   1 23.089  46.177   0.255   10.46    8        0.7        0.1
   23   1   3   2 23.278  46.555   0.257   10.27    8       17.5       37.8
   24   2   3   0 24.122  48.245   0.265    9.47    4       24.3       33.4
   25   0   4   2 24.525  49.049   0.269    9.12    4       23.3       29.7
   26   2   0   2 25.319  50.639   0.278    8.48    4       19.9       20.1
   27   1   5   0 25.408  50.817   0.279    8.41    4       36.7       67.8
   28   2   3   1 25.48   50.96    0.279    8.36    8        3.7        1.3
   29   0   2   3 25.655  51.309   0.281    8.23    4       12.3        7.5
   30   2   1   2 25.78   51.56    0.282    8.14    8       13.0       16.3
   31   1   0   3 25.849  51.697   0.283    8.09    4        3.3        0.5
   32   1   1   3 26.303  52.605   0.288    7.78    8       17.4       28.3
   33   1   4   2 26.563  53.126   0.29     7.6     8        7.1        4.6
   34   1   5   1 26.718  53.437   0.292    7.5     8       20.6       38.2
   35   2   2   2 27.128  54.257   0.296    7.25    8       85.3      631.8
   36   2   4   0 27.333  54.665   0.298    7.13    4       66.3      187.2
   37   1   2   3 27.633  55.266   0.301    6.95    8       20.4       34.6
   38   0   6   0 28.333  56.667   0.308    6.57    2       11.1        2.4
   39   2   4   1 28.581  57.162   0.311    6.44    8       39.5      120.3
   40   2   3   2 29.281  58.561   0.317    6.1     8       22.2       36.0
   41   0   6   1 29.554  59.109   0.32     5.97    4       54.7      106.9
   42   1   3   3 29.762  59.523   0.322    5.88    8       50.8      181.5
   43   1   6   0 30.193  60.386   0.326    5.69    4       13.8        6.5
   44   3   1   0 30.353  60.707   0.328    5.62    4       26.0       22.7
   45   1   5   2 30.414  60.828   0.329    5.6     8       20.3       27.6
   46   0   4   3 30.822  61.644   0.333    5.44    4       47.8       74.4
   47   2   5   0 31.121  62.242   0.335    5.32    4        2.9        0.3
   48   3   0   1 31.122  62.244   0.336    5.32    4       22.2       15.7
   49   1   6   1 31.369  62.738   0.338    5.23    8        1.6        0.2
   50   3   1   1 31.526  63.051   0.339    5.17    8       19.8       24.3
   51   3   2   0 31.572  63.145   0.34     5.16    4       27.9       24.0
   52   2   1   3 31.909  63.817   0.343    5.04    8       26.4       42.2
   53   2   4   2 32.14   64.279   0.345    4.96    8       25.9       39.8
   54   2   5   1 32.278  64.555   0.347    4.91    8       31.8       59.6
   55   0   0   4 32.503  65.006   0.349    4.84    2      138.8      279.1
   56   1   4   3 32.595  65.191   0.35     4.81    8        6.4        2.4
   57   3   2   1 32.72   65.44    0.351    4.77    8       14.6       12.2
   58   0   6   2 33.05   66.1     0.354    4.67    4      121.2      410.5
   59   2   2   3 33.095  66.191   0.354    4.66    8       17.5       17.1
   60   3   3   0 33.549  67.097   0.359    4.52    4       34.7       32.7
   61   0   2   4 34.066  68.132   0.364    4.38    4       18.3        8.8
   62   1   1   4 34.614  69.228   0.369    4.24    8        2.0        0.2
   63   3   3   1 34.662  69.324   0.369    4.23    8       40.8       84.3
   64   1   6   2 34.763  69.526   0.37     4.2     8        9.8        4.8
   65   3   1   2 34.912  69.823   0.371    4.17    8       39.8       79.0
   66   2   3   3 35.027  70.055   0.373    4.14    8        0.8        0.0
   67   1   7   0 35.321  70.642   0.375    4.07    4       63.6       98.6
   68   2   6   0 35.424  70.848   0.376    4.05    4       12.5        3.8
   69   2   5   2 35.627  71.255   0.378    4.0     8        9.0        3.8
   70   1   2   4 35.756  71.511   0.379    3.97    8       10.5        5.2
   71   3   2   2 36.05   72.099   0.382    3.91    8       67.4      212.4
   72   1   5   3 36.062  72.123   0.382    3.91    8       15.2       10.8
   73   3   4   0 36.224  72.448   0.384    3.87    4       58.2       78.4
   74   1   7   1 36.41   72.82    0.385    3.83    8       10.3        4.9
   75   2   6   1 36.511  73.023   0.386    3.81    8       14.8       10.0
   76   3   4   1 37.302  74.604   0.393    3.66    8       31.8       44.4
   77   1   3   4 37.627  75.253   0.396    3.61    8       44.0       83.8
   78   2   4   3 37.657  75.314   0.397    3.6     8       20.6       18.4
   79   3   3   2 37.915  75.83    0.399    3.56    8        1.2        0.1
   80   0   6   3 38.508  77.016   0.404    3.46    4       45.2       42.4
   81   0   4   4 38.578  77.155   0.405    3.45    4        7.7        1.2
   82   2   0   4 39.199  78.399   0.41     3.36    4       27.0       14.6
   83   0   8   0 39.257  78.515   0.411    3.35    2       10.6        1.1
   84   3   5   0 39.554  79.108   0.413    3.31    4       21.0        8.7
   85   2   1   4 39.565  79.13    0.413    3.31    8       20.5       16.6
   86   1   7   2 39.608  79.216   0.414    3.31    8       13.0        6.7
   87   2   6   2 39.707  79.414   0.415    3.29    8       17.1       11.5
   88   3   0   3 39.903  79.807   0.416    3.27    4       34.7       23.5
   89   1   6   3 40.126  80.252   0.418    3.24    8       17.5       11.8
   90   1   4   4 40.195  80.389   0.419    3.23    8       27.4       29.1
   91   2   7   0 40.24   80.479   0.419    3.23    4       20.7        8.3
   92   3   1   3 40.267  80.535   0.42     3.22    8       12.5        6.0
   93   0   8   1 40.309  80.617   0.42     3.22    4       16.5        5.2
   94   3   4   2 40.478  80.955   0.421    3.2     8       17.9       12.3
   95   3   5   1 40.604  81.207   0.422    3.18    8        8.4        2.7
   96   2   2   4 40.656  81.312   0.423    3.18    8        3.8        0.6
   97   1   8   0 40.867  81.734   0.425    3.15    4       15.0        4.3
   98   2   5   3 40.95   81.9     0.425    3.14    8       29.9       33.5
   99   2   7   1 41.285  82.57    0.428    3.11    8       13.9        7.1
  100   3   2   3 41.354  82.709   0.429    3.1     8        6.6        1.6
  101   4   0   0 41.718  83.437   0.432    3.06    2       78.2       56.0
  102   1   8   1 41.909  83.819   0.434    3.05    8       11.0        4.4
  103   4   1   0 42.079  84.158   0.435    3.03    4       11.2        2.3
  104   2   3   4 42.462  84.924   0.438    3.0     8       19.5       13.6
  105   4   1   1 43.117  86.233   0.444    2.95    8        9.8        3.4
  106   3   3   3 43.155  86.311   0.444    2.94    8       35.1       43.5
  107   4   2   0 43.158  86.316   0.444    2.94    4        0.2        0.0
  108   0   8   2 43.431  86.861   0.446    2.92    4       17.6        5.4
  109   1   5   4 43.443  86.886   0.446    2.92    8       29.8       31.1
  110   3   6   0 43.53   87.059   0.447    2.92    4        1.8        0.1
  111   0   2   5 43.635  87.269   0.448    2.91    4       35.5       21.9
  112   3   5   2 43.722  87.445   0.449    2.9     8       33.8       39.7
  113   1   0   5 43.787  87.573   0.449    2.9     4       26.6       12.2
  114   1   1   5 44.145  88.291   0.452    2.88    8        8.4        2.4
  115   4   2   1 44.193  88.387   0.452    2.87    8        8.1        2.2
  116   2   7   2 44.397  88.795   0.454    2.86    8       28.2       27.3
  117   3   6   1 44.564  89.129   0.455    2.85    8       29.2       29.2
  118   1   7   3 44.81   89.619   0.457    2.84    8       11.3        4.4
  119   2   6   3 44.907  89.814   0.458    2.83    8       14.4        7.0
  120   4   3   0 44.952  89.904   0.459    2.83    4       20.8        7.3
  121   2   4   4 44.975  89.949   0.459    2.83    8       42.8       62.2


  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   9.102  18.205  4.869        153.8     17.5     17.8     5.6
    2   0   2   1  11.978  23.957  3.71145      520.2     59.3     60.0     5.6
    3   1   0   1  12.347  24.694  3.60227      167.7     19.1     19.3     5.6
    4   1   1   1  13.179  26.358  3.37852      147.3     16.8     17.0     5.6
    5   1   2   0  13.272  26.544  3.35522      114.4     13.0     13.2     5.6
    6   1   2   1  15.426  30.852  2.89588       53.8      6.1      6.2     5.6
    7   0   0   2  15.585  31.17   2.867        147.5     16.8     16.9     5.6
    8   1   3   0  16.847  33.693  2.65788      512.5     58.4     58.7     5.7
    9   1   3   1  18.628  37.257  2.41142      718.2     81.9     81.9     5.7
   10   1   1   2  19.012  38.023  2.36457      877.3    100.0    100.0     5.7
   11   2   1   0  19.999  39.998  2.25223       83.1      9.5      9.5     5.7
   12   0   4   1  20.105  40.21   2.24089      106.8     12.2     12.1     5.7
   13   1   2   2  20.695  41.391  2.17964      406.0     46.3     46.1     5.7
   14   1   4   0  20.945  41.89   2.15478      279.0     31.8     31.7     5.7
   15   2   1   1  21.558  43.116  2.09632      181.2     20.6     20.5     5.7
   16   1   3   2  23.278  46.555  1.94914       37.8      4.3      4.3     5.7
   17   2   3   0  24.122  48.245  1.88477       33.4      3.8      3.8     5.7
   18   0   4   2  24.525  49.049  1.85572       29.7      3.4      3.3     5.7
   19   2   0   2  25.319  50.639  1.80113       20.1      2.3      2.3     5.8
   20   1   5   0  25.408  50.817  1.79524       67.8      7.7      7.6     5.8
   21   2   1   2  25.78   51.56   1.77109       16.3      1.9      1.8     5.8
   22   1   1   3  26.303  52.605  1.73834       28.3      3.2      3.2     5.8
   23   1   5   1  26.718  53.437  1.71323       38.2      4.4      4.3     5.8
   24   2   2   2  27.128  54.257  1.68926      631.8     72.0     70.7     5.8
   25   2   4   0  27.333  54.665  1.67761      187.2     21.3     20.9     5.8
   26   1   2   3  27.633  55.266  1.66077       34.6      3.9      3.9     5.8
   27   2   4   1  28.581  57.162  1.61011      120.3     13.7     13.4     5.8
   28   2   3   2  29.281  58.561  1.57493       36.0      4.1      4.0     5.8
   29   0   6   1  29.554  59.109  1.56165      106.9     12.2     11.9     5.8
   30   1   3   3  29.762  59.523  1.55176      181.5     20.7     20.2     5.8
   31   3   1   0  30.353  60.707  1.52431       22.7      2.6      2.5     5.8
   32   1   5   2  30.414  60.828  1.52156       27.6      3.1      3.1     5.8
   33   0   4   3  30.822  61.644  1.50336       74.4      8.5      8.2     5.8
   34   3   0   1  31.122  62.244  1.4903        15.7      1.8      1.7     5.8
   35   3   1   1  31.526  63.051  1.47314       24.3      2.8      2.7     5.9
   36   3   2   0  31.572  63.145  1.4712        24.0      2.7      2.6     5.9
   37   2   1   3  31.909  63.817  1.4573        42.2      4.8      4.7     5.9
   38   2   4   2  32.14   64.279  1.44794       39.8      4.5      4.4     5.9
   39   2   5   1  32.278  64.555  1.44241       59.6      6.8      6.6     5.9
   40   0   0   4  32.503  65.006  1.4335       279.1     31.8     30.7     5.9
   41   3   2   1  32.72   65.44   1.42504       12.2      1.4      1.3     5.9
   42   0   6   2  33.05   66.1    1.41239      410.5     46.8     45.1     5.9
   43   2   2   3  33.095  66.191  1.41068       17.1      2.0      1.9     5.9
   44   3   3   0  33.549  67.097  1.39381       32.7      3.7      3.6     5.9
   45   0   2   4  34.066  68.132  1.37514        8.8      1.0      1.0     5.9
   46   3   3   1  34.662  69.324  1.35437       84.3      9.6      9.2     5.9
   47   3   1   2  34.912  69.823  1.3459        79.0      9.0      8.6     5.9
   48   1   7   0  35.321  70.642  1.3323        98.6     11.2     10.8     5.9
   49   3   2   2  36.05   72.099  1.30892      223.2     25.4     24.3     5.9
   50   3   4   0  36.224  72.448  1.30348       78.4      8.9      8.5     5.9
   51   2   6   1  36.511  73.023  1.29462       10.0      1.1      1.1     6.0
   52   3   4   1  37.302  74.604  1.27105       44.4      5.1      4.8     6.0
   53   1   3   4  37.627  75.253  1.26169       83.8      9.5      9.1     6.0
   54   2   4   3  37.657  75.314  1.26083       18.4      2.1      2.0     6.0
   55   0   6   3  38.508  77.016  1.23715       42.4      4.8      4.6     6.0
   56   2   0   4  39.199  78.399  1.21876       14.6      1.7      1.6     6.0
   57   2   1   4  39.565  79.13   1.20933       25.3      2.9      2.7     6.0
   58   2   6   2  39.707  79.414  1.20571       11.5      1.3      1.2     6.0
   59   3   0   3  39.903  79.807  1.20076       23.5      2.7      2.5     6.0
   60   1   6   3  40.126  80.252  1.19522       11.8      1.3      1.3     6.0
   61   1   4   4  40.195  80.389  1.19352       29.1      3.3      3.1     6.0
   62   2   7   0  40.24   80.479  1.19241       14.3      1.6      1.5     6.0
   63   3   4   2  40.478  80.955  1.1866        12.3      1.4      1.3     6.1
   64   2   5   3  40.95   81.9    1.17528       33.5      3.8      3.6     6.1
   65   4   0   0  41.718  83.437  1.1575        56.0      6.4      6.0     6.1
   66   2   3   4  42.462  84.924  1.14099       13.6      1.5      1.4     6.1
   67   3   3   3  43.155  86.311  1.12617       43.5      5.0      4.6     6.1
   68   1   5   4  43.443  86.886  1.12019       36.5      4.2      3.8     6.1
   69   0   2   5  43.635  87.269  1.11626       21.9      2.5      2.3     6.2
   70   3   5   2  43.722  87.445  1.11447       39.7      4.5      4.2     6.2
   71   1   0   5  43.787  87.573  1.11316       12.2      1.4      1.3     6.2
   72   2   7   2  44.397  88.795  1.10098       27.3      3.1      2.9     6.2
   73   3   6   1  44.564  89.129  1.09772       29.2      3.3      3.1     6.2
   74   2   4   4  44.975  89.949  1.08982       69.5      7.9      7.3     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)