Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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FORSTERITE

21, t-olivine, at 22.0 GPa, f-olivine, s-forsterite

Mg(2)SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

Pbnm

9 .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 =   4.561    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.452    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.592    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   241.07

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    36.3 

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

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

   1 0.4272  0.0955  0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   2 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   3 0.9887  0.2737  0.25     0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   4 0.7737  0.0908  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2263  0.4396  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.265   0.1673  0.0234   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.4272     0.0955     0.25  
     2       2     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     3       3     0.9887     0.2737     0.25  
     4       4     0.7737     0.0908     0.25  
     5       5     0.2263     0.4396     0.25  
     6       6     0.265      0.1673     0.0234
     7       1     0.5728     0.9045     0.75  
     8       3     0.0113     0.7263     0.75  
     9       4     0.2263     0.9092     0.75  
    10       5     0.7737     0.5604     0.75  
    11       6     0.735      0.8327     0.9766
    12       2     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.735      0.8327     0.5234
    14       6     0.265      0.1673     0.4766
    15       1     0.0728     0.5955     0.25  
    16       2     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    17       3     0.5113     0.7737     0.25  
    18       4     0.7263     0.5908     0.25  
    19       5     0.2737     0.9396     0.25  
    20       6     0.235      0.6673     0.0234
    21       1     0.9272     0.4045     0.75  
    22       3     0.4887     0.2263     0.75  
    23       4     0.2737     0.4092     0.75  
    24       5     0.7263     0.0604     0.75  
    25       6     0.765      0.3327     0.9766
    26       2     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.765      0.3327     0.5234
    28       6     0.235      0.6673     0.4766


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.88

MU (1/cm) =     118.831    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
                                                 1.581        4
                                                 1.6166       6
                                                 1.6166       6
                                                 1.6314       5
    2    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 1.9381       4
                                                 1.9946       6
                                                 1.9381       4
                                                 1.9946       6
                                                 1.9593       5
                                                 1.9593       5
    3    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 1.9875       4
                                                 1.9061       5
                                                 2.0507       6
                                                 2.0507       6
                                                 1.9208       6
                                                 1.9208       6
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.6739       6
                                                 2.7408       6
                                                 2.8844       6
                                                 2.8844       6
                                                 2.6739       6
                                                 2.7408       6
                                                 2.6913       5
                                                 2.6913       5
                                                 2.819        5
                                                 2.819        5
                                                 2.7508       6
                                                 2.7508       6
    5    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8742       6
                                                 2.8742       6
                                                 2.6913       4
                                                 2.6913       4
                                                 2.4979       6
                                                 2.819        4
                                                 2.819        4
                                                 3.0652       6
                                                 2.7902       6
                                                 3.0652       6
                                                 2.7902       6
                                                 2.4979       6
    6    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.7408       4
                                                 2.6739       4
                                                 2.8742       5
                                                 2.8844       4
                                                 2.5343       6
                                                 3.0577       6
                                                 2.4979       5
                                                 2.7508       4
                                                 2.7902       5
                                                 3.0652       5
                                                 2.7773       6
                                                 2.7773       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  9.38   18.761   0.106   72.36    2       23.3      134.9
    2   1   1   0 10.808  21.616   0.122   53.98    4        3.1        3.6
    3   0   2   1 12.322  24.643   0.139   41.05    4       43.3      530.4
    4   1   0   1 12.588  25.176   0.141   39.24    4       24.9      166.8
    5   1   1   1 13.455  26.909   0.151   34.1     8       18.7      163.4
    6   1   2   0 13.574  27.149   0.152   33.46    4       22.4      115.6
    7   1   2   1 15.792  31.583   0.177   24.21    8       13.0       56.3
    8   0   0   2 15.991  31.983   0.179   23.57    2       43.5      153.5
    9   1   3   0 17.286  34.572   0.193   19.9     4       62.2      529.6
   10   0   2   2 18.669  37.338   0.208   16.81    4        7.8        7.1
   11   0   4   0 19.025  38.049   0.212   16.13    2        0.8        0.0
   12   1   3   1 19.118  38.236   0.213   15.95    8       59.2      769.9
   13   1   1   2 19.467  38.933   0.216   15.33    8       66.8      941.8
   14   2   0   0 19.741  39.482   0.219   14.86    2        9.3        4.4
   15   2   1   0 20.332  40.664   0.226   13.92    4       29.7       84.3
   16   0   4   1 20.725  41.45    0.23    13.33    4       34.3      107.8
   17   1   2   2 21.218  42.436   0.235   12.65    8       49.6      428.2
   18   1   4   0 21.539  43.077   0.238   12.23    4       60.4      306.8
   19   2   1   1 21.948  43.896   0.243   11.72    8       34.3      190.1
   20   2   2   0 22.027  44.053   0.243   11.63    4        8.0        5.2
   21   1   4   1 23.086  46.173   0.255   10.46    8        3.1        1.4
   22   2   2   1 23.549  47.098   0.259   10.0     8        2.3        0.7
   23   1   3   2 23.904  47.808   0.263    9.67    8       16.0       34.2
   24   2   3   0 24.643  49.286   0.271    9.02    4       23.6       34.5
   25   0   4   2 25.265  50.529   0.277    8.52    4       25.4       37.9
   26   2   0   2 25.841  51.682   0.283    8.1     4       20.3       23.1
   27   2   3   1 26.048  52.096   0.285    7.95    8        3.9        1.6
   28   1   5   0 26.173  52.346   0.286    7.86    4       37.5       76.3
   29   2   1   2 26.323  52.645   0.288    7.76    8       15.3       25.1
   30   0   2   3 26.374  52.747   0.288    7.73    4       14.2       10.7
   31   1   0   3 26.514  53.028   0.29     7.64    4        1.5        0.1
   32   1   1   3 26.987  53.975   0.295    7.33    8       16.5       27.5
   33   1   4   2 27.322  54.645   0.298    7.13    8        7.8        5.9
   34   1   5   1 27.522  55.044   0.3      7.01    8       21.5       44.7
   35   2   2   2 27.733  55.466   0.302    6.89    8       85.4      691.7
   36   2   4   0 27.996  55.992   0.305    6.75    4       64.9      195.4
   37   1   2   3 28.375  56.75    0.308    6.55    8       19.3       33.5
   38   0   6   0 29.272  58.545   0.317    6.1     2       12.6        3.3
   39   2   4   1 29.288  58.577   0.318    6.09    8       37.7      119.1
   40   2   3   2 29.984  59.968   0.324    5.78    8       22.1       38.8
   41   0   6   1 30.53   61.061   0.33     5.55    4       52.6      105.9
   42   1   3   3 30.596  61.192   0.33     5.53    8       50.4      193.0
   43   3   1   0 30.875  61.75    0.333    5.42    4       24.1       21.6
   44   1   6   0 31.152  62.304   0.336    5.31    4       11.1        4.5
   45   1   5   2 31.335  62.671   0.338    5.24    8       19.2       26.7
   46   3   0   1 31.671  63.342   0.341    5.12    4       21.5       16.2
   47   0   4   3 31.758  63.516   0.342    5.09    4       45.0       71.0
   48   2   5   0 31.956  63.911   0.344    5.02    4        0.9        0.0
   49   3   1   1 32.095  64.191   0.345    4.97    8       19.1       25.0
   50   3   2   0 32.156  64.312   0.345    4.95    4       27.9       26.6
   51   1   6   1 32.366  64.733   0.347    4.88    8        2.8        0.5
   52   2   1   3 32.677  65.354   0.35     4.78    8       26.5       46.1
   53   2   4   2 32.976  65.951   0.353    4.69    8       24.1       37.4
   54   2   5   1 33.154  66.308   0.355    4.64    8       32.3       66.7
   55   3   2   1 33.351  66.701   0.357    4.58    8       14.9       14.0
   56   0   0   4 33.435  66.87    0.358    4.56    2      137.4      296.2
   57   1   4   3 33.557  67.114   0.359    4.52    8        3.4        0.7
   58   2   2   3 33.921  67.842   0.362    4.42    8       16.9       17.3
   59   0   6   2 34.141  68.282   0.364    4.36    4      120.2      433.5
   60   3   3   0 34.233  68.465   0.365    4.34    4       35.8       38.3
   61   0   2   4 35.071  70.142   0.373    4.13    4       16.3        7.6
   62   3   3   1 35.392  70.785   0.376    4.05    8       40.2       90.1
   63   1   1   4 35.593  71.186   0.378    4.01    8        1.3        0.1
   64   3   1   2 35.622  71.244   0.378    4.0     8       38.4       81.2
   65   1   6   2 35.88   71.76    0.38     3.94    8       11.3        6.9
   66   2   3   3 35.948  71.896   0.381    3.93    8        0.8        0.0
   67   2   6   0 36.462  72.923   0.386    3.82    4       12.1        3.9
   68   1   7   0 36.508  73.015   0.386    3.81    4       61.4       98.8
   69   2   5   2 36.632  73.264   0.387    3.79    8        7.5        3.0
   70   1   2   4 36.791  73.581   0.389    3.76    8       11.1        6.4
   71   3   2   2 36.82   73.639   0.389    3.75    8       67.5      235.3
   72   3   4   0 37.046  74.092   0.391    3.71    4       57.9       85.5
   73   1   5   3 37.187  74.374   0.392    3.69    8       16.6       13.9
   74   2   6   1 37.592  75.185   0.396    3.61    8       15.7       12.3
   75   1   7   1 37.638  75.276   0.396    3.61    8        9.7        4.7
   76   3   4   1 38.171  76.341   0.401    3.52    8       32.1       49.9
   77   2   4   3 38.711  77.422   0.406    3.43    8       20.1       19.2
   78   1   3   4 38.756  77.512   0.406    3.43    8       42.9       86.9
   79   3   3   2 38.784  77.569   0.407    3.42    8        3.9        0.7
   80   0   4   4 39.806  79.612   0.416    3.28    4        7.1        1.1
   81   0   6   3 39.807  79.613   0.416    3.28    4       44.6       45.0
   82   2   0   4 40.261  80.523   0.42     3.22    4       25.4       14.3
   83   3   5   0 40.555  81.11    0.422    3.19    4       20.4        9.1
   84   2   1   4 40.647  81.294   0.423    3.18    8       20.1       17.6
   85   0   8   0 40.689  81.378   0.423    3.17    2       10.7        1.2
   86   3   0   3 40.829  81.659   0.424    3.16    4       32.6       23.1
   87   2   6   2 40.922  81.844   0.425    3.15    8       16.0       11.1
   88   1   7   2 40.967  81.934   0.426    3.14    8       10.7        5.0
   89   3   1   3 41.213  82.427   0.428    3.12    8       13.3        7.6
   90   1   4   4 41.46   82.92    0.43     3.09    8       28.3       34.2
   91   1   6   3 41.46   82.92    0.43     3.09    8       16.4       11.5
   92   3   4   2 41.488  82.975   0.43     3.09    8       15.9       10.8
   93   2   7   0 41.526  83.051   0.43     3.08    4       21.9       10.1
   94   3   5   1 41.652  83.304   0.431    3.07    8        9.7        3.9
   95   0   8   1 41.786  83.571   0.433    3.06    4       15.8        5.2
   96   2   2   4 41.798  83.597   0.433    3.06    8        4.7        0.9
   97   2   5   3 42.181  84.363   0.436    3.02    8       29.7       36.7
   98   1   8   0 42.335  84.671   0.437    3.01    4       14.3        4.3
   99   3   2   3 42.362  84.725   0.437    3.01    8        7.2        2.1
  100   4   0   0 42.496  84.992   0.439    2.99    2       77.8       62.4
  101   2   7   1 42.618  85.237   0.44     2.98    8       12.8        6.8
  102   4   1   0 42.878  85.755   0.442    2.96    4       13.9        3.9
  103   1   8   1 43.426  86.851   0.446    2.92    8       10.3        4.2
  104   2   3   4 43.707  87.415   0.449    2.9     8       18.9       14.2
  105   4   1   1 43.966  87.933   0.451    2.89    8       10.1        4.1
  106   4   2   0 44.021  88.042   0.451    2.88    4        0.7        0.0
  107   3   3   3 44.269  88.537   0.453    2.87    8       34.3       46.3
  108   3   6   0 44.758  89.517   0.457    2.84    4        4.2        0.3
  109   1   5   4 44.893  89.787   0.458    2.83    8       30.1       35.2
  110   3   5   2 44.921  89.842   0.458    2.83    8       32.3       40.8


  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   9.38   18.761  4.726        134.9     14.3     14.6     5.6
    2   0   2   1  12.322  24.643  3.60957      530.4     56.3     57.0     5.6
    3   1   0   1  12.588  25.176  3.53444      166.8     17.7     17.9     5.6
    4   1   1   1  13.455  26.909  3.31055      163.4     17.3     17.5     5.6
    5   1   2   0  13.574  27.149  3.2819       115.6     12.3     12.4     5.6
    6   1   2   1  15.792  31.583  2.83044       56.3      6.0      6.0     5.6
    7   0   0   2  15.991  31.983  2.796        153.5     16.3     16.4     5.6
    8   1   3   0  17.286  34.572  2.5923       529.6     56.2     56.5     5.7
    9   1   3   1  19.118  38.236  2.35188      769.9     81.7     81.8     5.7
   10   1   1   2  19.467  38.933  2.31137      941.8    100.0    100.0     5.7
   11   2   1   0  20.332  40.664  2.21689       84.3      8.9      8.9     5.7
   12   0   4   1  20.725  41.45   2.17664      107.8     11.4     11.4     5.7
   13   1   2   2  21.218  42.436  2.12834      428.2     45.5     45.3     5.7
   14   1   4   0  21.539  43.077  2.09813      306.8     32.6     32.4     5.7
   15   2   1   1  21.948  43.896  2.06085      190.1     20.2     20.1     5.7
   16   1   3   2  23.904  47.808  1.90097       34.2      3.6      3.6     5.7
   17   2   3   0  24.643  49.286  1.84736       34.5      3.7      3.6     5.7
   18   0   4   2  25.265  50.529  1.80479       37.9      4.0      4.0     5.8
   19   2   0   2  25.841  51.682  1.76722       23.1      2.4      2.4     5.8
   20   1   5   0  26.173  52.346  1.74634       76.3      8.1      8.0     5.8
   21   2   1   2  26.323  52.645  1.73712       25.1      2.7      2.6     5.8
   22   0   2   3  26.374  52.747  1.734         10.7      1.1      1.1     5.8
   23   1   1   3  26.987  53.975  1.69742       27.5      2.9      2.9     5.8
   24   1   5   1  27.522  55.044  1.66695       44.7      4.7      4.7     5.8
   25   2   2   2  27.733  55.466  1.65528      691.7     73.4     72.1     5.8
   26   2   4   0  27.996  55.992  1.64095      195.4     20.7     20.3     5.8
   27   1   2   3  28.375  56.75   1.62082       33.5      3.6      3.5     5.8
   28   2   4   1  29.288  58.577  1.57455      122.4     13.0     12.7     5.8
   29   2   3   2  29.984  59.968  1.54131       38.8      4.1      4.0     5.8
   30   0   6   1  30.53   61.061  1.51631      105.9     11.2     10.9     5.8
   31   1   3   3  30.596  61.192  1.51338      193.0     20.5     19.9     5.8
   32   3   1   0  30.875  61.75   1.50104       21.6      2.3      2.2     5.8
   33   1   5   2  31.335  62.671  1.48117       26.7      2.8      2.8     5.8
   34   3   0   1  31.671  63.342  1.46708       16.2      1.7      1.7     5.9
   35   0   4   3  31.758  63.516  1.46348       71.0      7.5      7.3     5.9
   36   3   1   1  32.095  64.191  1.44972       25.0      2.7      2.6     5.9
   37   3   2   0  32.156  64.312  1.44729       26.6      2.8      2.7     5.9
   38   2   1   3  32.677  65.354  1.4267        46.1      4.9      4.7     5.9
   39   2   4   2  32.976  65.951  1.41522       37.4      4.0      3.8     5.9
   40   2   5   1  33.154  66.308  1.40846       66.7      7.1      6.8     5.9
   41   3   2   1  33.351  66.701  1.40112       14.0      1.5      1.4     5.9
   42   0   0   4  33.435  66.87   1.398        296.2     31.4     30.3     5.9
   43   2   2   3  33.921  67.842  1.38031       17.3      1.8      1.8     5.9
   44   0   6   2  34.141  68.282  1.37248      433.5     46.0     44.3     5.9
   45   3   3   0  34.233  68.465  1.36925       38.3      4.1      3.9     5.9
   46   3   3   1  35.392  70.785  1.32996       90.1      9.6      9.2     5.9
   47   3   1   2  35.622  71.244  1.32251       81.2      8.6      8.2     5.9
   48   1   7   0  36.508  73.015  1.29474       98.8     10.5     10.0     6.0
   49   3   2   2  36.82   73.639  1.2853       241.6     25.7     24.4     6.0
   50   3   4   0  37.046  74.092  1.27856       85.5      9.1      8.6     6.0
   51   1   5   3  37.187  74.374  1.27442       13.9      1.5      1.4     6.0
   52   2   6   1  37.592  75.185  1.26268       12.3      1.3      1.2     6.0
   53   3   4   1  38.171  76.341  1.2464        49.9      5.3      5.0     6.0
   54   2   4   3  38.711  77.422  1.23168       19.2      2.0      1.9     6.0
   55   1   3   4  38.756  77.512  1.23047       87.6      9.3      8.8     6.0
   56   0   6   3  39.807  79.613  1.20319       46.1      4.9      4.6     6.0
   57   2   0   4  40.261  80.523  1.19187       14.3      1.5      1.4     6.1
   58   2   1   4  40.647  81.294  1.18251       17.6      1.9      1.8     6.1
   59   3   0   3  40.829  81.659  1.17815       23.1      2.5      2.3     6.1
   60   2   6   2  40.922  81.844  1.17594       11.1      1.2      1.1     6.1
   61   1   4   4  41.46   82.92   1.1634        56.4      6.0      5.6     6.1
   62   2   7   0  41.526  83.051  1.16189       10.1      1.1      1.0     6.1
   63   2   5   3  42.181  84.363  1.14714       36.7      3.9      3.6     6.1
   64   4   0   0  42.496  84.992  1.14025       62.4      6.6      6.2     6.1
   65   2   3   4  43.707  87.415  1.11477       14.2      1.5      1.4     6.2
   66   3   3   3  44.269  88.537  1.10352       46.3      4.9      4.5     6.2
   67   3   5   2  44.921  89.842  1.09084       76.0      8.1      7.4     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)