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

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FORSTERITE

26, t-olivine, f-olivine, s-forsterite

[Mg(1.79)Fe(0.21)]SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P nma  Z = 4

R =0.03          NR =976

20 .1 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Nover G., Will G. (1981)

         * Z. Kristallogr., 155, 27-45

Reserv:

         In original - olivine[11].

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.2391   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   6.0027   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   4.7673   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   293.01

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    44.12

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

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

   1 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Mg    = 0.89, Fe    = 0.11
   2 0.2777  0.25    0.9897   0.0    Mg    = 0.9 , Fe    = 0.1 
   3 0.0945  0.25    0.4267   0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.0917  0.25    0.7662   0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.4475  0.25    0.2208   0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.1634  0.0336  0.2784   0.0    O     = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     2       2     0.2777     0.25       0.9897
     3       3     0.0945     0.25       0.4267
     4       4     0.0917     0.25       0.7662
     5       5     0.4475     0.25       0.2208
     6       6     0.1634     0.0336     0.2784
     7       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     8       2     0.2223     0.75       0.4897
     9       3     0.4055     0.75       0.9267
    10       4     0.4083     0.75       0.2662
    11       5     0.0525     0.75       0.7208
    12       6     0.3366     0.9664     0.7784
    13       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    14       6     0.3366     0.5336     0.7784
    15       1     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    16       6     0.1634     0.4664     0.2784
    17       2     0.7777     0.25       0.5103
    18       3     0.5945     0.25       0.0733
    19       4     0.5917     0.25       0.7338
    20       5     0.9475     0.25       0.2792
    21       6     0.6634     0.0336     0.2216
    22       2     0.7223     0.75       0.0103
    23       3     0.9055     0.75       0.5733
    24       4     0.9083     0.75       0.2338
    25       5     0.5525     0.75       0.7792
    26       6     0.8366     0.9664     0.7216
    27       6     0.8366     0.5336     0.7216
    28       6     0.6634     0.4664     0.2216


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.34

MU (1/cm) =     175.53     Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     52.568

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

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

    1   Mg   ,Fe             2.592        6
                                                 2.0919       4
                                                 2.1451       6
                                                 2.0767       5
                                                 2.0767       5
                                                 2.0919       4
                                                 2.1451       6
    2   Mg   ,Fe             2.592        6
                                                 2.1823       4
                                                 2.0583       5
                                                 2.2251       6
                                                 2.068        6
                                                 2.068        6
                                                 2.2251       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6188       4
                                                 1.6386       6
                                                 1.6386       6
                                                 1.6613       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8616       6
                                                 2.763        6
                                                 3.0358       5
                                                 3.0358       5
                                                 3.0314       6
                                                 3.0314       6
                                                 2.8616       6
                                                 2.763        6
                                                 2.8568       5
                                                 2.7514       5
                                                 3.125        6
                                                 3.125        6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.1976       6
                                                 3.0358       4
                                                 3.0358       4
                                                 2.9386       6
                                                 2.9386       6
                                                 3.1976       6
                                                 2.8568       4
                                                 2.7514       4
                                                 2.564        6
                                                 2.564        6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.763        4
                                                 2.8616       4
                                                 3.1976       5
                                                 3.0314       4
                                                 2.9386       5
                                                 2.9982       6
                                                 2.9982       6
                                                 2.598        6
                                                 2.564        5
                                                 3.125        4

  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   2   0   0  8.653  17.307   0.098   85.41    2       30.0      178.8
    2   1   0   1 10.267  20.533   0.116   60.05    4        4.6        5.8
    3   2   1   0 11.405  22.811   0.128   48.25    4       46.2      480.0
    4   0   1   1 11.908  23.815   0.134   44.1     4       28.4      165.2
    5   1   1   1 12.687  25.373   0.143   38.6     8       21.7      169.9
    6   2   0   1 12.755  25.51    0.143   38.17    4       25.6      116.3
    7   2   1   1 14.795  29.59    0.166   27.85    8       14.2       52.0
    8   0   2   0 14.871  29.742   0.167   27.55    2       46.3      137.8
    9   3   0   1 16.115  32.23    0.18    23.18    4       75.2      610.9
   10   2   2   0 17.307  34.615   0.193   19.85    4       15.8       23.1
   11   4   0   0 17.513  35.025   0.195   19.35    2        6.3        1.8
   12   3   1   1 17.806  35.612   0.198   18.66    8       63.6      702.8
   13   1   2   1 18.208  36.415   0.203   17.76    8       74.3      913.8
   14   0   0   2 18.854  37.707   0.21    16.45    2       18.4       12.9
   15   4   1   0 19.095  38.19    0.212   16.0     4       39.4      115.6
   16   1   0   2 19.378  38.755   0.215   15.49    4       34.9       88.1
   17   2   2   1 19.788  39.576   0.22    14.78    8       49.6      339.3
   18   4   0   1 19.971  39.943   0.222   14.48    4       60.1      243.6
   19   1   1   2 20.839  41.678   0.231   13.17    8       36.1      159.6
   20   2   0   2 20.883  41.766   0.231   13.11    4        6.1        2.3
   21   4   1   1 21.399  42.798   0.237   12.41    8        0.1        0.0
   22   3   2   1 22.212  44.424   0.245   11.41    8       20.8       45.9
   23   2   1   2 22.263  44.526   0.246   11.35    8        5.1        2.7
   24   3   0   2 23.214  46.427   0.256   10.33    4       23.0       25.5
   25   4   2   0 23.297  46.594   0.257   10.25    4       23.2       25.6
   26   5   0   1 24.166  48.332   0.266    9.43    4       36.1       57.4
   27   0   2   2 24.372  48.745   0.268    9.25    4       17.0       12.5
   28   2   3   0 24.414  48.828   0.268    9.21    4        7.1        2.2
   29   3   1   2 24.489  48.978   0.269    9.15    8        3.3        0.9
   30   0   3   1 24.677  49.354   0.271    8.99    4        7.9        2.6
   31   1   2   2 24.801  49.602   0.272    8.89    8       10.2        8.7
   32   1   3   1 25.102  50.203   0.275    8.65    8       22.2       39.7
   33   4   2   1 25.292  50.584   0.277    8.5     8        5.5        2.4
   34   5   1   1 25.405  50.811   0.278    8.42    8       22.0       38.0
   35   2   2   2 26.055  52.111   0.285    7.95    8       92.9      638.9
   36   4   0   2 26.204  52.407   0.287    7.84    4       71.9      188.7
   37   2   3   1 26.346  52.691   0.288    7.75    8       23.5       40.0
   38   6   0   0 26.832  53.664   0.293    7.43    2        3.1        0.2
   39   4   1   2 27.376  54.752   0.298    7.1     8       44.1      128.6
   40   6   1   0 27.986  55.973   0.305    6.75    4       63.6      127.2
   41   3   2   2 28.057  56.114   0.305    6.71    8       20.3       25.7
   42   3   3   1 28.333  56.666   0.308    6.57    8       53.9      177.8
   43   6   0   1 28.648  57.295   0.311    6.4     4       17.6        9.2
   44   5   2   1 28.893  57.786   0.314    6.28    8       28.2       46.7
   45   4   3   0 29.25   58.5     0.317    6.11    4       55.7       88.4
   46   1   0   3 29.375  58.751   0.318    6.05    4       34.4       33.3
   47   5   0   2 29.729  59.458   0.322    5.89    4        7.4        1.5
   48   6   1   1 29.755  59.511   0.322    5.88    8        2.6        0.4
   49   0   1   3 30.094  60.189   0.325    5.73    4       22.1       13.0
   50   1   1   3 30.467  60.933   0.329    5.58    8       25.2       33.1
   51   2   0   3 30.5    61.0     0.329    5.56    4       29.9       23.2
   52   1   3   2 30.545  61.09    0.33     5.55    8       25.3       33.1
   53   4   2   2 30.712  61.425   0.332    5.48    8       30.5       47.4
   54   5   1   2 30.812  61.625   0.332    5.44    8       31.1       49.1
   55   0   4   0 30.883  61.766   0.333    5.41    2      146.1      269.3
   56   4   3   1 30.974  61.947   0.334    5.38    8       11.4        6.6
   57   6   2   0 31.281  62.562   0.337    5.26    4      123.9      376.4
   58   2   1   3 31.568  63.136   0.34     5.16    8       15.8       12.0
   59   2   3   2 31.645  63.29    0.341    5.13    8       17.1       14.0
   60   3   0   3 32.323  64.646   0.347    4.9     4       38.0       33.0
   61   2   4   0 32.336  64.672   0.347    4.89    4       22.5       11.5
   62   1   4   1 32.912  65.824   0.353    4.71    8        0.8        0.0
   63   6   2   1 32.942  65.885   0.353    4.7     8        9.3        3.8
   64   3   1   3 33.358  66.717   0.357    4.58    8       41.7       74.1
   65   7   0   1 33.424  66.849   0.358    4.56    4       71.9      109.8
   66   3   3   2 33.433  66.866   0.358    4.56    8        4.7        0.9
   67   1   2   3 33.615  67.23    0.359    4.5     8       44.0       81.3
   68   6   0   2 33.72   67.439   0.36     4.48    4        9.5        1.9
   69   5   2   2 33.943  67.887   0.362    4.41    8       10.6        4.6
   70   2   4   1 33.97   67.94    0.363    4.41    8        8.8        3.2
   71   5   3   1 34.191  68.382   0.365    4.35    8       14.7        8.8
   72   7   1   1 34.443  68.886   0.367    4.28    8       13.4        7.2
   73   2   2   3 34.662  69.325   0.369    4.23    8       67.5      179.4
   74   6   1   2 34.734  69.468   0.37     4.21    8       17.0       11.3
   75   4   0   3 34.788  69.575   0.37     4.2     4       56.7       63.0
   76   3   4   1 35.699  71.398   0.379    3.98    8       51.4       98.0
   77   4   1   3 35.788  71.576   0.38     3.96    8       34.4       43.7
   78   4   3   2 35.86   71.721   0.38     3.95    8       21.9       17.6
   79   3   2   3 36.377  72.754   0.385    3.84    8        2.2        0.2
   80   6   3   0 36.388  72.775   0.385    3.84    4       51.2       46.9
   81   4   4   0 36.512  73.024   0.386    3.81    4       14.3        3.6
   82   8   0   0 37.001  74.003   0.391    3.72    2       13.9        1.7
   83   0   4   2 37.34   74.68    0.394    3.66    4       35.7       21.8
   84   7   2   1 37.423  74.845   0.394    3.64    8       15.3        8.0
   85   1   4   2 37.676  75.351   0.397    3.6     8       21.8       15.9
   86   6   2   2 37.704  75.408   0.397    3.59    8       22.1       16.4
   87   5   0   3 37.847  75.694   0.398    3.57    4       21.1        7.4
   88   6   3   1 37.941  75.883   0.399    3.55    8       18.6       11.4
   89   8   1   0 37.978  75.957   0.399    3.55    4       15.6        4.0
   90   4   4   1 38.064  76.128   0.4      3.53    8       25.8       21.9
   91   7   0   2 38.159  76.319   0.401    3.52    4       19.9        6.5
   92   0   3   3 38.243  76.486   0.402    3.5     4       37.5       23.0
   93   8   0   1 38.546  77.092   0.404    3.46    4       13.5        3.0
   94   1   3   3 38.576  77.152   0.405    3.45    8       13.4        5.8
   95   2   4   2 38.677  77.353   0.406    3.44    8        2.2        0.2
   96   4   2   3 38.726  77.453   0.406    3.43    8       19.7       12.4
   97   5   1   3 38.816  77.633   0.407    3.42    8        7.0        1.6
   98   5   3   2 38.887  77.774   0.408    3.41    8       30.6       29.8
   99   7   1   2 39.127  78.253   0.41     3.37    8       12.4        4.8
  100   8   1   1 39.511  79.021   0.413    3.32    8       10.5        3.4
  101   2   3   3 39.57   79.14    0.414    3.31    8        6.8        1.4
  102   0   0   4 40.263  80.527   0.42     3.22    2       82.3       50.9
  103   3   4   2 40.328  80.657   0.42     3.21    8       18.8       10.6
  104   1   0   4 40.592  81.184   0.422    3.18    4        9.5        1.3
  105   8   2   0 40.864  81.729   0.425    3.15    4       25.0        9.2
  106   5   4   1 41.037  82.075   0.426    3.13    8       30.0       26.4
  107   3   3   3 41.213  82.426   0.428    3.12    8       36.6       38.9
  108   2   5   0 41.225  82.45    0.428    3.11    4       38.6       21.6
  109   0   5   1 41.425  82.851   0.429    3.09    4       30.3       13.2
  110   6   0   3 41.479  82.958   0.43     3.09    4        0.8        0.0
  111   1   1   4 41.544  83.089   0.43     3.08    8        9.3        2.5
  112   2   0   4 41.574  83.148   0.431    3.08    4        2.8        0.1
  113   5   2   3 41.687  83.375   0.432    3.07    8       42.5       51.7
  114   1   5   1 41.752  83.504   0.432    3.06    8        9.8        2.7
  115   7   2   2 41.993  83.985   0.434    3.04    8       30.8       26.8
  116   7   3   1 42.224  84.447   0.436    3.02    8       15.1        6.4
  117   8   2   1 42.371  84.742   0.437    3.01    8       27.2       20.7
  118   6   1   3 42.428  84.856   0.438    3.0     8       33.2       30.8
  119   6   3   2 42.497  84.994   0.439    2.99    8       18.0        9.0
  120   2   1   4 42.522  85.045   0.439    2.99    8        8.3        1.9
  121   4   4   2 42.616  85.232   0.44     2.98    8       46.0       59.0
  122   2   5   1 42.729  85.459   0.44     2.98    8        1.6        0.1
  123   8   0   2 43.087  86.173   0.443    2.95    4       48.4       32.1
  124   6   4   0 43.12   86.239   0.444    2.94    4       13.0        2.3
  125   3   0   4 43.202  86.404   0.444    2.94    4       21.8        6.5
  126   4   3   3 43.493  86.986   0.447    2.92    8       39.1       41.6
  127   8   1   2 44.031  88.063   0.451    2.88    8       19.1        9.8
  128   0   2   4 44.059  88.117   0.451    2.88    4        5.6        0.4
  129   9   0   1 44.113  88.226   0.452    2.88    4        8.2        0.9
  130   3   1   4 44.147  88.293   0.452    2.88    8        2.7        0.2
  131   3   5   1 44.353  88.706   0.454    2.86    8       43.6       50.8
  132   1   2   4 44.383  88.766   0.454    2.86    8       32.2       27.6
  133   6   4   1 44.617  89.234   0.456    2.85    8       11.6        3.6


  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   2   0   0   8.653  17.307  5.11955      178.8     19.6     19.9     5.6
    2   2   1   0  11.405  22.811  3.89526      480.0     52.5     53.1     5.6
    3   0   1   1  11.908  23.815  3.73319      165.2     18.1     18.3     5.6
    4   1   1   1  12.687  25.373  3.50734      169.9     18.6     18.8     5.6
    5   2   0   1  12.755  25.51   3.48888      116.3     12.7     12.8     5.6
    6   2   1   1  14.795  29.59   3.01639       52.0      5.7      5.7     5.6
    7   0   2   0  14.871  29.742  3.00135      137.8     15.1     15.2     5.6
    8   3   0   1  16.115  32.23   2.77515      610.9     66.9     67.1     5.6
    9   2   2   0  17.307  34.615  2.58921       23.1      2.5      2.5     5.7
   10   3   1   1  17.806  35.612  2.51897      702.8     76.9     77.0     5.7
   11   1   2   1  18.208  36.415  2.46519      913.8    100.0    100.0     5.7
   12   0   0   2  18.854  37.707  2.38365       12.9      1.4      1.4     5.7
   13   4   1   0  19.095  38.19   2.35462      115.6     12.7     12.6     5.7
   14   1   0   2  19.378  38.755  2.32157       88.1      9.6      9.6     5.7
   15   2   2   1  19.788  39.576  2.27528      339.3     37.1     37.0     5.7
   16   4   0   1  19.971  39.943  2.25523      243.6     26.7     26.6     5.7
   17   1   1   2  20.839  41.678  2.16527      159.6     17.5     17.4     5.7
   18   3   2   1  22.212  44.424  2.03761       45.9      5.0      5.0     5.7
   19   3   0   2  23.214  46.427  1.95423       25.5      2.8      2.8     5.7
   20   4   2   0  23.297  46.594  1.94763       25.6      2.8      2.8     5.7
   21   5   0   1  24.166  48.332  1.88157       57.4      6.3      6.2     5.7
   22   0   2   2  24.372  48.745  1.86659       12.5      1.4      1.3     5.7
   23   1   3   1  25.102  50.203  1.81574       39.7      4.3      4.3     5.7
   24   5   1   1  25.405  50.811  1.79543       38.0      4.2      4.1     5.8
   25   2   2   2  26.055  52.111  1.75367      638.9     69.9     68.7     5.8
   26   4   0   2  26.204  52.407  1.74444      188.7     20.6     20.3     5.8
   27   2   3   1  26.346  52.691  1.73571       40.0      4.4      4.3     5.8
   28   4   1   2  27.376  54.752  1.67514      128.6     14.1     13.8     5.8
   29   6   1   0  27.986  55.973  1.64147      127.2     13.9     13.6     5.8
   30   3   2   2  28.057  56.114  1.63768       25.7      2.8      2.7     5.8
   31   3   3   1  28.333  56.666  1.62302      177.8     19.5     19.0     5.8
   32   6   0   1  28.648  57.295  1.60668        9.2      1.0      1.0     5.8
   33   5   2   1  28.893  57.786  1.5942        46.7      5.1      5.0     5.8
   34   4   3   0  29.25   58.5    1.57644       88.4      9.7      9.4     5.8
   35   1   0   3  29.375  58.751  1.5703        33.3      3.6      3.6     5.8
   36   0   1   3  30.094  60.189  1.53618       13.0      1.4      1.4     5.8
   37   1   1   3  30.467  60.933  1.51918       33.1      3.6      3.5     5.8
   38   2   0   3  30.5    61.0    1.51767       23.2      2.5      2.5     5.8
   39   1   3   2  30.545  61.09   1.51565       33.1      3.6      3.5     5.8
   40   4   2   2  30.712  61.425  1.5082        47.4      5.2      5.0     5.8
   41   5   1   2  30.812  61.625  1.50378       49.1      5.4      5.2     5.8
   42   0   4   0  30.883  61.766  1.50067      269.3     29.5     28.6     5.8
   43   6   2   0  31.281  62.562  1.48349      376.4     41.2     39.9     5.8
   44   2   1   3  31.568  63.136  1.47137       12.0      1.3      1.3     5.9
   45   2   3   2  31.645  63.29   1.46816       14.0      1.5      1.5     5.9
   46   3   0   3  32.323  64.646  1.44061       44.5      4.9      4.7     5.9
   47   3   1   3  33.358  66.717  1.40083       74.1      8.1      7.8     5.9
   48   7   0   1  33.424  66.849  1.39839      110.8     12.1     11.7     5.9
   49   1   2   3  33.615  67.23   1.39137       81.3      8.9      8.5     5.9
   50   2   2   3  34.662  69.325  1.35436      179.4     19.6     18.8     5.9
   51   6   1   2  34.734  69.468  1.35192       11.3      1.2      1.2     5.9
   52   4   0   3  34.788  69.575  1.3501        63.0      6.9      6.6     5.9
   53   3   4   1  35.699  71.398  1.32003       98.0     10.7     10.2     5.9
   54   4   1   3  35.788  71.576  1.31719       43.7      4.8      4.6     5.9
   55   4   3   2  35.86   71.721  1.31489       17.6      1.9      1.8     5.9
   56   6   3   0  36.388  72.775  1.29842       46.9      5.1      4.9     6.0
   57   0   4   2  37.34   74.68   1.26995       21.8      2.4      2.3     6.0
   58   6   2   2  37.704  75.408  1.25949       32.3      3.5      3.3     6.0
   59   6   3   1  37.941  75.883  1.25278       11.4      1.3      1.2     6.0
   60   4   4   1  38.064  76.128  1.24936       21.9      2.4      2.3     6.0
   61   0   3   3  38.243  76.486  1.2444        23.0      2.5      2.4     6.0
   62   4   2   3  38.726  77.453  1.23126       12.4      1.4      1.3     6.0
   63   5   3   2  38.887  77.774  1.22698       29.8      3.3      3.1     6.0
   64   0   0   4  40.263  80.527  1.19183       50.9      5.6      5.2     6.1
   65   3   4   2  40.328  80.657  1.19023       10.6      1.2      1.1     6.1
   66   8   2   0  40.864  81.729  1.17731        9.2      1.0      0.9     6.1
   67   5   4   1  41.037  82.075  1.17322       26.4      2.9      2.7     6.1
   68   3   3   3  41.213  82.426  1.16911       60.5      6.6      6.2     6.1
   69   0   5   1  41.425  82.851  1.16419       13.2      1.4      1.3     6.1
   70   5   2   3  41.687  83.375  1.1582        51.7      5.7      5.3     6.1
   71   7   2   2  41.993  83.985  1.15133       26.8      2.9      2.7     6.1
   72   8   2   1  42.371  84.742  1.14297       20.7      2.3      2.1     6.1
   73   6   1   3  42.428  84.856  1.14173       30.8      3.4      3.1     6.1
   74   6   3   2  42.497  84.994  1.14023       10.9      1.2      1.1     6.1
   75   4   4   2  42.616  85.232  1.13764       59.0      6.5      6.0     6.1
   76   8   0   2  43.087  86.173  1.12762       32.1      3.5      3.2     6.1
   77   4   3   3  43.493  86.986  1.11916       41.6      4.5      4.2     6.1
   78   8   1   2  44.031  88.063  1.10823       10.3      1.1      1.0     6.2
   79   3   5   1  44.353  88.706  1.10186       78.4      8.6      7.9     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)