Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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FORSTERITE

18, t-olivine, at 14.9 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 =   4.593    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.586    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.658    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   249.11

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    37.51

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

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

   1 0.4274  0.095   0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   3 0.9894  0.2741  0.25     0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   4 0.7735  0.0911  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2254  0.4407  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.2674  0.1664  0.0248   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.4274     0.095      0.25  
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.9894     0.2741     0.25  
     4       4     0.7735     0.0911     0.25  
     5       5     0.2254     0.4407     0.25  
     6       6     0.2674     0.1664     0.0248
     7       1     0.5726     0.905      0.75  
     8       3     0.0106     0.7259     0.75  
     9       4     0.2265     0.9089     0.75  
    10       5     0.7746     0.5593     0.75  
    11       6     0.7326     0.8336     0.9752
    12       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7326     0.8336     0.5248
    14       6     0.2674     0.1664     0.4752
    15       1     0.0726     0.595      0.25  
    16       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    17       3     0.5106     0.7741     0.25  
    18       4     0.7265     0.5911     0.25  
    19       5     0.2746     0.9407     0.25  
    20       6     0.2326     0.6664     0.0248
    21       1     0.9274     0.405      0.75  
    22       3     0.4894     0.2259     0.75  
    23       4     0.2735     0.4089     0.75  
    24       5     0.7254     0.0593     0.75  
    25       6     0.7674     0.3336     0.9752
    26       2     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7674     0.3336     0.5248
    28       6     0.2326     0.6664     0.4752


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.75

MU (1/cm) =     114.996    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
                                                 1.5901       4
                                                 1.6224       6
                                                 1.6224       6
                                                 1.6372       5
    2    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 1.961        4
                                                 2.018        6
                                                 1.961        4
                                                 2.018        6
                                                 1.9786       5
                                                 1.9786       5
    3    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.0151       4
                                                 1.9301       5
                                                 2.0784       6
                                                 2.0784       6
                                                 1.9449       6
                                                 1.9449       6
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.7001       6
                                                 2.7474       6
                                                 2.9233       6
                                                 2.9233       6
                                                 2.7001       6
                                                 2.7474       6
                                                 2.7158       5
                                                 2.7073       5
                                                 2.8539       5
                                                 2.8539       5
                                                 2.7968       6
                                                 2.7968       6
    5    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.9283       6
                                                 2.9283       6
                                                 2.7158       4
                                                 2.7073       4
                                                 2.5111       6
                                                 2.8539       4
                                                 2.8539       4
                                                 3.1094       6
                                                 2.8101       6
                                                 3.1094       6
                                                 2.8101       6
                                                 2.5111       6
    6    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.7474       4
                                                 2.7001       4
                                                 2.9283       5
                                                 2.9233       4
                                                 2.5484       6
                                                 3.1096       6
                                                 2.5111       5
                                                 2.7968       4
                                                 2.8101       5
                                                 3.1094       5
                                                 2.8145       6
                                                 2.8145       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  9.248  18.496   0.104   74.51    2       24.4      143.5
    2   1   1   0 10.717  21.435   0.121   54.93    4        4.0        5.5
    3   0   2   1 12.159  24.318   0.137   42.21    4       44.0      526.5
    4   1   0   1 12.475  24.949   0.14    39.99    4       25.5      167.2
    5   1   1   1 13.325  26.65    0.15    34.8     8       18.7      156.2
    6   1   2   0 13.431  26.862   0.151   34.22    4       22.8      114.8
    7   1   2   1 15.619  31.237   0.175   24.8     8       13.1       55.2
    8   0   0   2 15.8    31.6     0.177   24.19    2       44.0      150.6
    9   1   3   0 17.077  34.155   0.191   20.44    4       62.9      521.1
   10   0   2   2 18.431  36.863   0.205   17.29    4        7.8        6.8
   11   0   4   0 18.749  37.497   0.209   16.66    2        0.4        0.0
   12   1   3   1 18.886  37.772   0.21    16.39    8       59.4      745.0
   13   1   1   2 19.252  38.504   0.214   15.71    8       67.0      910.3
   14   2   0   0 19.598  39.196   0.218   15.1     2        9.6        4.5
   15   2   1   0 20.176  40.352   0.224   14.16    4       30.3       84.0
   16   0   4   1 20.43   40.86    0.227   13.77    4       34.7      107.0
   17   1   2   2 20.971  41.942   0.232   12.99    8       50.0      418.0
   18   1   4   0 21.256  42.513   0.235   12.6     4       60.1      293.6
   19   2   1   1 21.765  43.53    0.241   11.95    8       34.8      186.5
   20   2   2   0 21.835  43.669   0.241   11.86    4        7.6        4.5
   21   1   4   1 22.784  45.568   0.251   10.78    8        2.4        0.8
   22   2   2   1 23.332  46.664   0.257   10.21    8        1.6        0.3
   23   1   3   2 23.607  47.215   0.26     9.94    8       16.8       36.4
   24   2   3   0 24.397  48.794   0.268    9.23    4       23.9       33.9
   25   0   4   2 24.913  49.826   0.273    8.8     4       24.4       33.8
   26   2   0   2 25.596  51.191   0.28     8.27    4       20.2       21.7
   27   2   3   1 25.78   51.559   0.282    8.14    8        3.8        1.5
   28   1   5   0 25.809  51.618   0.283    8.12    4       37.2       72.2
   29   0   2   3 26.034  52.068   0.285    7.96    4       13.4        9.2
   30   2   1   2 26.067  52.135   0.285    7.94    8       14.1       20.4
   31   1   0   3 26.2    52.401   0.287    7.85    4        2.3        0.3
   32   1   1   3 26.664  53.329   0.291    7.54    8       17.0       28.0
   33   1   4   2 26.962  53.924   0.294    7.35    8        7.5        5.4
   34   1   5   1 27.14   54.279   0.296    7.24    8       21.1       41.7
   35   2   2   2 27.448  54.896   0.299    7.06    8       85.4      662.8
   36   2   4   0 27.682  55.363   0.302    6.92    4       65.5      191.6
   37   1   2   3 28.025  56.049   0.305    6.73    8       19.8       34.1
   38   0   6   0 28.824  57.649   0.313    6.32    2       11.9        2.9
   39   2   4   1 28.953  57.906   0.314    6.25    8       38.6      119.8
   40   2   3   2 29.652  59.303   0.321    5.93    8       22.2       37.6
   41   0   6   1 30.065  60.13    0.325    5.75    4       53.6      106.2
   42   1   3   3 30.201  60.402   0.327    5.69    8       50.6      187.6
   43   3   1   0 30.63   61.261   0.331    5.51    4       25.0       22.1
   44   1   6   0 30.695  61.389   0.331    5.49    4       12.3        5.3
   45   1   5   2 30.897  61.795   0.333    5.41    8       19.7       27.0
   46   0   4   3 31.314  62.628   0.337    5.25    4       46.3       72.5
   47   3   0   1 31.414  62.828   0.338    5.21    4       21.8       16.0
   48   2   5   0 31.559  63.118   0.34     5.16    4        1.9        0.1
   49   3   1   1 31.828  63.656   0.342    5.07    8       19.4       24.5
   50   3   2   0 31.882  63.763   0.343    5.05    4       27.9       25.2
   51   1   6   1 31.891  63.782   0.343    5.04    8        2.3        0.3
   52   2   1   3 32.315  64.63    0.347    4.9     8       26.5       44.3
   53   2   4   2 32.58   65.159   0.35     4.82    8       24.9       38.4
   54   2   5   1 32.738  65.476   0.351    4.77    8       32.1       63.3
   55   0   0   4 32.995  65.989   0.353    4.69    2      138.1      288.1
   56   3   2   1 33.054  66.108   0.354    4.67    8       14.8       13.1
   57   1   4   3 33.101  66.202   0.354    4.65    8        4.9        1.4
   58   2   2   3 33.531  67.063   0.359    4.53    8       17.2       17.3
   59   0   6   2 33.621  67.242   0.359    4.5     4      120.8      423.3
   60   3   3   0 33.91   67.82    0.362    4.42    4       35.2       35.4
   61   0   2   4 34.595  69.191   0.369    4.24    4       17.2        8.1
   62   3   3   1 35.048  70.096   0.373    4.13    8       40.6       87.9
   63   1   1   4 35.13   70.261   0.374    4.11    8        1.6        0.1
   64   3   1   2 35.288  70.576   0.375    4.08    8       39.1       80.4
   65   1   6   2 35.348  70.696   0.376    4.06    8       10.6        5.9
   66   2   3   3 35.512  71.025   0.377    4.03    8        0.0        0.0
   67   1   7   0 35.941  71.882   0.381    3.93    4       62.5       98.8
   68   2   6   0 35.967  71.935   0.381    3.93    4       12.4        3.9
   69   2   5   2 36.155  72.309   0.383    3.89    8        8.2        3.4
   70   1   2   4 36.301  72.602   0.384    3.86    8       10.8        5.8
   71   3   2   2 36.457  72.914   0.386    3.83    8       67.4      224.0
   72   1   5   3 36.652  73.304   0.387    3.79    8       16.0       12.4
   73   3   4   0 36.657  73.315   0.388    3.79    4       58.0       82.1
   74   1   7   1 37.052  74.103   0.391    3.71    8        9.9        4.7
   75   2   6   1 37.078  74.155   0.391    3.71    8       15.2       11.1
   76   3   4   1 37.76   75.52    0.397    3.58    8       32.0       47.2
   77   2   4   3 38.211  76.423   0.402    3.51    8       20.4       18.8
   78   1   3   4 38.221  76.442   0.402    3.51    8       43.4       85.3
   79   3   3   2 38.374  76.748   0.403    3.48    8        2.6        0.3
   80   0   6   3 39.188  78.376   0.41     3.36    4       44.9       43.8
   81   0   4   4 39.223  78.446   0.41     3.36    4        7.4        1.2
   82   2   0   4 39.76   79.519   0.415    3.29    4       26.2       14.5
   83   0   8   0 40.004  80.007   0.417    3.25    2       10.7        1.2
   84   3   5   0 40.08   80.16    0.418    3.24    4       20.8        9.1
   85   2   1   4 40.135  80.271   0.418    3.24    8       20.3       17.2
   86   1   7   2 40.318  80.636   0.42     3.22    8       11.8        5.8
   87   2   6   2 40.344  80.687   0.42     3.21    8       16.6       11.4
   88   3   0   3 40.393  80.786   0.421    3.21    4       33.6       23.3
   89   3   1   3 40.767  81.535   0.424    3.16    8       12.9        6.8
   90   1   6   3 40.824  81.649   0.424    3.16    8       16.9       11.7
   91   1   4   4 40.859  81.718   0.425    3.15    8       27.9       31.7
   92   2   7   0 40.912  81.824   0.425    3.15    4       21.3        9.2
   93   3   4   2 41.01   82.019   0.426    3.14    8       16.8       11.4
   94   0   8   1 41.079  82.157   0.427    3.13    4       16.2        5.3
   95   3   5   1 41.155  82.309   0.427    3.12    8        9.1        3.3
   96   2   2   4 41.258  82.516   0.428    3.11    8        4.3        0.7
   97   2   5   3 41.596  83.192   0.431    3.08    8       29.8       35.2
   98   1   8   0 41.633  83.266   0.431    3.07    4       14.7        4.3
   99   3   2   3 41.887  83.773   0.433    3.05    8        6.9        1.9
  100   2   7   1 41.982  83.964   0.434    3.04    8       13.4        7.0
  101   4   0   0 42.131  84.262   0.435    3.03    2       78.0       59.3
  102   4   1   0 42.503  85.005   0.439    2.99    4       12.5        3.0
  103   1   8   1 42.7    85.4     0.44     2.98    8       10.7        4.4
  104   2   3   4 43.117  86.234   0.444    2.95    8       19.1       13.9
  105   4   1   1 43.567  87.134   0.447    2.91    8        9.9        3.7
  106   4   2   0 43.615  87.23    0.448    2.91    4        0.3        0.0
  107   3   3   3 43.742  87.484   0.449    2.9     8       34.8       45.2
  108   3   6   0 44.174  88.347   0.452    2.87    4        3.1        0.2
  109   1   5   4 44.203  88.406   0.453    2.87    8       30.0       33.2
  110   0   8   2 44.277  88.553   0.453    2.87    4       15.1        4.2
  111   3   5   2 44.352  88.704   0.454    2.86    8       33.0       40.2
  112   0   2   5 44.38   88.76    0.454    2.86    4       34.4       21.9
  113   1   0   5 44.512  89.023   0.455    2.85    4       25.5       12.0
  114   4   2   1 44.678  89.355   0.456    2.85    8        8.3        2.5
  115   1   1   5 44.882  89.763   0.458    2.83    8        8.5        2.6


  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   9.248  18.496  4.793        143.5     15.8     16.0     5.6
    2   0   2   1  12.159  24.318  3.65717      526.5     57.8     58.5     5.6
    3   1   0   1  12.475  24.949  3.56596      167.2     18.4     18.6     5.6
    4   1   1   1  13.325  26.65   3.3422       156.2     17.2     17.3     5.6
    5   1   2   0  13.431  26.862  3.31619      114.8     12.6     12.7     5.6
    6   1   2   1  15.619  31.237  2.861         55.2      6.1      6.1     5.6
    7   0   0   2  15.8    31.6    2.829        150.6     16.5     16.6     5.6
    8   1   3   0  17.077  34.155  2.62301      521.1     57.2     57.5     5.7
    9   1   3   1  18.886  37.772  2.37972      745.0     81.8     81.9     5.7
   10   1   1   2  19.252  38.504  2.33612      910.3    100.0    100.0     5.7
   11   2   1   0  20.176  40.352  2.23331       84.0      9.2      9.2     5.7
   12   0   4   1  20.43   40.86   2.20672      107.0     11.8     11.7     5.7
   13   1   2   2  20.971  41.942  2.15224      418.0     45.9     45.8     5.7
   14   1   4   0  21.256  42.513  2.12467      293.6     32.3     32.1     5.7
   15   2   1   1  21.765  43.53   2.07734      186.5     20.5     20.4     5.7
   16   1   3   2  23.607  47.215  1.92345       36.4      4.0      4.0     5.7
   17   2   3   0  24.397  48.794  1.86483       33.9      3.7      3.7     5.7
   18   0   4   2  24.913  49.826  1.82858       33.8      3.7      3.7     5.7
   19   2   0   2  25.596  51.191  1.78298       21.7      2.4      2.4     5.8
   20   1   5   0  25.809  51.618  1.76925       72.2      7.9      7.8     5.8
   21   0   2   3  26.034  52.068  1.75502        9.2      1.0      1.0     5.8
   22   2   1   2  26.067  52.135  1.75292       20.4      2.2      2.2     5.8
   23   1   1   3  26.664  53.329  1.71645       28.0      3.1      3.0     5.8
   24   1   5   1  27.14   54.279  1.68862       41.7      4.6      4.5     5.8
   25   2   2   2  27.448  54.896  1.6711       662.8     72.8     71.5     5.8
   26   2   4   0  27.682  55.363  1.6581       191.6     21.1     20.6     5.8
   27   1   2   3  28.025  56.049  1.63941       34.1      3.7      3.7     5.8
   28   2   4   1  28.953  57.906  1.59118      119.8     13.2     12.9     5.8
   29   2   3   2  29.652  59.303  1.55699       37.6      4.1      4.0     5.8
   30   0   6   1  30.065  60.13   1.53754      106.2     11.7     11.4     5.8
   31   1   3   3  30.201  60.402  1.53126      187.6     20.6     20.1     5.8
   32   3   1   0  30.63   61.261  1.51184       22.1      2.4      2.4     5.8
   33   1   5   2  30.897  61.795  1.50005       27.0      3.0      2.9     5.8
   34   0   4   3  31.314  62.628  1.48208       72.5      8.0      7.7     5.8
   35   3   0   1  31.414  62.828  1.47785       16.0      1.8      1.7     5.9
   36   3   1   1  31.828  63.656  1.4606        24.5      2.7      2.6     5.9
   37   3   2   0  31.882  63.763  1.45841       25.6      2.8      2.7     5.9
   38   2   1   3  32.315  64.63   1.44093       44.3      4.9      4.7     5.9
   39   2   4   2  32.58   65.159  1.4305        38.4      4.2      4.1     5.9
   40   2   5   1  32.738  65.476  1.42435       63.3      7.0      6.7     5.9
   41   0   0   4  32.995  65.989  1.4145       288.1     31.6     30.5     5.9
   42   3   2   1  33.054  66.108  1.41224       13.1      1.4      1.4     5.9
   43   2   2   3  33.531  67.063  1.39444       17.3      1.9      1.8     5.9
   44   0   6   2  33.621  67.242  1.39115      423.3     46.5     44.8     5.9
   45   3   3   0  33.91   67.82   1.3807        35.4      3.9      3.7     5.9
   46   3   3   1  35.048  70.096  1.34134       87.9      9.7      9.3     5.9
   47   3   1   2  35.288  70.576  1.33338       80.4      8.8      8.5     5.9
   48   1   7   0  35.941  71.882  1.31234      102.7     11.3     10.8     5.9
   49   3   2   2  36.457  72.914  1.29629      224.0     24.6     23.5     6.0
   50   3   4   0  36.657  73.315  1.29019       94.6     10.4      9.9     6.0
   51   2   6   1  37.078  74.155  1.27763       15.8      1.7      1.6     6.0
   52   3   4   1  37.76   75.52   1.2579        47.2      5.2      4.9     6.0
   53   1   3   4  38.221  76.442  1.24501      104.1     11.4     10.8     6.0
   54   0   6   3  39.188  78.376  1.21906       43.8      4.8      4.5     6.0
   55   2   0   4  39.76   79.519  1.20437       14.5      1.6      1.5     6.0
   56   2   1   4  40.135  80.271  1.19498       17.2      1.9      1.8     6.0
   57   2   6   2  40.344  80.687  1.18986       17.2      1.9      1.8     6.1
   58   3   0   3  40.393  80.786  1.18865       23.3      2.6      2.4     6.1
   59   1   6   3  40.824  81.649  1.17826       11.7      1.3      1.2     6.1
   60   1   4   4  40.859  81.718  1.17743       31.7      3.5      3.3     6.1
   61   2   7   0  40.912  81.824  1.17619        9.2      1.0      0.9     6.1
   62   3   4   2  41.01   82.019  1.17388       11.4      1.3      1.2     6.1
   63   2   5   3  41.596  83.192  1.16028       35.2      3.9      3.6     6.1
   64   4   0   0  42.131  84.262  1.14825       59.3      6.5      6.1     6.1
   65   2   3   4  43.117  86.234  1.12698       13.9      1.5      1.4     6.1
   66   3   3   3  43.742  87.484  1.11407       45.2      5.0      4.6     6.2
   67   1   5   4  44.203  88.406  1.10481       33.2      3.6      3.4     6.2
   68   3   5   2  44.352  88.704  1.10187       62.1      6.8      6.3     6.2
   69   1   0   5  44.512  89.023  1.09874       12.0      1.3      1.2     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)