Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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FORSTERITE

27, t-olivine, syn, f-olivine, s-forsterite

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


Orthorhombic  P nma  Z = 4

R =0.036          NR =978

24 .1 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Nover G., Will G. (1981)

         * Z. Kristallogr., 155, 27-45

Reserv:

         In original - olivine[12].

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.2424   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   6.0028   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   4.7673   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   293.11

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    44.14

  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    = 0.88, Fe    = 0.12
   2 0.2777  0.25    0.9893   0.0    Mg    = 0.9 , Fe    = 0.1 
   3 0.0945  0.25    0.4268   0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.0916  0.25    0.7659   0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.4476  0.25    0.2206   0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.1634  0.0333  0.2785   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       0.9893
     3       3     0.0945     0.25       0.4268
     4       4     0.0916     0.25       0.7659
     5       5     0.4476     0.25       0.2206
     6       6     0.1634     0.0333     0.2785
     7       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     8       2     0.2223     0.75       0.4893
     9       3     0.4055     0.75       0.9268
    10       4     0.4084     0.75       0.2659
    11       5     0.0524     0.75       0.7206
    12       6     0.3366     0.9667     0.7785
    13       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    14       6     0.3366     0.5333     0.7785
    15       1     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    16       6     0.1634     0.4667     0.2785
    17       2     0.7777     0.25       0.5107
    18       3     0.5945     0.25       0.0732
    19       4     0.5916     0.25       0.7341
    20       5     0.9476     0.25       0.2794
    21       6     0.6634     0.0333     0.2215
    22       2     0.7223     0.75       0.0107
    23       3     0.9055     0.75       0.5732
    24       4     0.9084     0.75       0.2341
    25       5     0.5524     0.75       0.7794
    26       6     0.8366     0.9667     0.7215
    27       6     0.8366     0.5333     0.7215
    28       6     0.6634     0.4667     0.2215


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

MU (1/cm) =     177.312    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     53.063

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

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

    1   Mg   ,Fe             2.592        6
                                                 2.0923       4
                                                 2.1456       6
                                                 2.0771       5
                                                 2.0771       5
                                                 2.0923       4
                                                 2.1456       6
    2   Mg   ,Fe             2.592        6
                                                 2.1835       4
                                                 2.0601       5
                                                 2.2279       6
                                                 2.0654       6
                                                 2.0654       6
                                                 2.2279       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6169       4
                                                 1.6401       6
                                                 1.6401       6
                                                 1.6606       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8644       6
                                                 2.7626       6
                                                 3.0358       5
                                                 3.0358       5
                                                 3.0319       6
                                                 3.0319       6
                                                 2.8644       6
                                                 2.7626       6
                                                 2.858        5
                                                 2.7485       5
                                                 3.1238       6
                                                 3.1238       6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.2002       6
                                                 3.0358       4
                                                 3.0358       4
                                                 2.9371       6
                                                 2.9371       6
                                                 3.2002       6
                                                 2.858        4
                                                 2.7485       4
                                                 2.5647       6
                                                 2.5647       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.7626       4
                                                 2.8644       4
                                                 3.2002       5
                                                 3.0319       4
                                                 2.9371       5
                                                 2.9981       6
                                                 2.9981       6
                                                 2.6016       6
                                                 2.5647       5
                                                 3.1238       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  8.651  17.301   0.098   85.47    2       30.3      182.3
    2   1   0   1 10.266  20.532   0.116   60.06    4        4.4        5.5
    3   2   1   0 11.403  22.806   0.128   48.27    4       46.1      478.3
    4   0   1   1 11.907  23.815   0.134   44.1     4       28.1      162.2
    5   1   1   1 12.686  25.372   0.143   38.6     8       21.7      169.4
    6   2   0   1 12.753  25.506   0.143   38.18    4       25.6      116.7
    7   2   1   1 14.793  29.587   0.166   27.86    8       14.3       52.9
    8   0   2   0 14.871  29.742   0.167   27.55    2       46.1      136.0
    9   3   0   1 16.111  32.223   0.18    23.19    4       75.4      614.6
   10   2   2   0 17.306  34.611   0.193   19.85    4       15.9       23.5
   11   4   0   0 17.507  35.014   0.195   19.36    2        6.6        1.9
   12   3   1   1 17.802  35.605   0.198   18.66    8       63.6      703.3
   13   1   2   1 18.207  36.414   0.203   17.77    8       74.5      919.4
   14   0   0   2 18.854  37.707   0.21    16.45    2       18.6       13.2
   15   4   1   0 19.09   38.179   0.212   16.01    4       39.5      116.3
   16   1   0   2 19.377  38.755   0.215   15.49    4       35.1       88.8
   17   2   2   1 19.787  39.573   0.22    14.78    8       49.6      339.3
   18   4   0   1 19.966  39.933   0.222   14.49    4       60.2      244.5
   19   1   1   2 20.839  41.677   0.231   13.17    8       36.0      158.8
   20   2   0   2 20.882  41.764   0.231   13.11    4        6.3        2.4
   21   4   1   1 21.394  42.788   0.237   12.42    8        0.1        0.0
   22   3   2   1 22.209  44.418   0.245   11.42    8       21.0       46.9
   23   2   1   2 22.262  44.523   0.246   11.36    8        5.0        2.6
   24   3   0   2 23.211  46.422   0.256   10.33    4       22.7       24.9
   25   4   2   0 23.292  46.584   0.257   10.25    4       23.2       25.7
   26   5   0   1 24.159  48.318   0.266    9.44    4       36.3       58.0
   27   0   2   2 24.372  48.745   0.268    9.25    4       16.9       12.3
   28   2   3   0 24.412  48.825   0.268    9.22    4        7.3        2.3
   29   3   1   2 24.487  48.973   0.269    9.15    8        3.1        0.8
   30   0   3   1 24.676  49.353   0.271    8.99    4        7.9        2.6
   31   1   2   2 24.801  49.601   0.272    8.89    8       10.3        8.8
   32   1   3   1 25.101  50.202   0.275    8.65    8       22.2       39.5
   33   4   2   1 25.287  50.575   0.277    8.51    8        5.5        2.4
   34   5   1   1 25.399  50.797   0.278    8.42    8       22.0       38.0
   35   2   2   2 26.054  52.108   0.285    7.95    8       93.1      641.0
   36   4   0   2 26.199  52.399   0.287    7.85    4       71.9      189.0
   37   2   3   1 26.344  52.688   0.288    7.75    8       23.5       40.0
   38   6   0   0 26.823  53.645   0.293    7.44    2        2.9        0.1
   39   4   1   2 27.372  54.744   0.298    7.1     8       44.0      128.0
   40   6   1   0 27.977  55.955   0.305    6.76    4       63.6      127.1
   41   3   2   2 28.055  56.109   0.305    6.72    8       20.0       25.0
   42   3   3   1 28.33   56.661   0.308    6.57    8       53.9      177.9
   43   6   0   1 28.639  57.278   0.311    6.41    4       17.6        9.2
   44   5   2   1 28.887  57.773   0.314    6.29    8       28.3       47.0
   45   4   3   0 29.246  58.491   0.317    6.11    4       55.7       88.2
   46   1   0   3 29.375  58.75    0.318    6.05    4       34.6       33.8
   47   5   0   2 29.723  59.446   0.322    5.89    4        7.3        1.5
   48   6   1   1 29.747  59.493   0.322    5.88    8        2.6        0.4
   49   0   1   3 30.094  60.189   0.325    5.73    4       22.0       12.9
   50   1   1   3 30.466  60.933   0.329    5.58    8       25.2       32.9
   51   2   0   3 30.499  60.998   0.329    5.56    4       30.0       23.3
   52   1   3   2 30.545  61.089   0.33     5.55    8       25.2       32.9
   53   4   2   2 30.708  61.417   0.331    5.48    8       30.7       48.2
   54   5   1   2 30.807  61.613   0.332    5.44    8       31.2       49.2
   55   0   4   0 30.883  61.765   0.333    5.41    2      146.5      270.3
   56   4   3   1 30.969  61.939   0.334    5.38    8       11.3        6.4
   57   6   2   0 31.272  62.545   0.337    5.26    4      124.1      377.4
   58   2   1   3 31.567  63.134   0.34     5.16    8       16.0       12.4
   59   2   3   2 31.644  63.288   0.341    5.13    8       17.0       13.8
   60   3   0   3 32.321  64.642   0.347    4.9     4       38.1       33.1
   61   2   4   0 32.335  64.669   0.347    4.89    4       22.6       11.6
   62   1   4   1 32.911  65.823   0.353    4.71    8        0.7        0.0
   63   6   2   1 32.934  65.868   0.353    4.7     8        9.3        3.8
   64   3   1   3 33.356  66.713   0.357    4.58    8       41.7       74.0
   65   7   0   1 33.413  66.826   0.357    4.56    4       72.1      110.3
   66   3   3   2 33.431  66.862   0.358    4.56    8        4.8        1.0
   67   1   2   3 33.615  67.23    0.359    4.5     8       44.1       81.6
   68   6   0   2 33.711  67.423   0.36     4.48    4        9.4        1.8
   69   5   2   2 33.938  67.875   0.362    4.42    8       10.7        4.7
   70   2   4   1 33.968  67.937   0.363    4.41    8        8.9        3.3
   71   5   3   1 34.185  68.37    0.365    4.35    8       14.7        8.8
   72   7   1   1 34.432  68.864   0.367    4.29    8       13.4        7.2
   73   2   2   3 34.661  69.323   0.369    4.23    8       67.5      179.6
   74   6   1   2 34.726  69.452   0.37     4.21    8       17.0       11.4
   75   4   0   3 34.784  69.568   0.37     4.2     4       56.6       62.6
   76   3   4   1 35.697  71.393   0.379    3.98    8       51.5       98.5
   77   4   1   3 35.785  71.569   0.38     3.97    8       34.6       44.2
   78   4   3   2 35.857  71.713   0.38     3.95    8       21.9       17.7
   79   3   2   3 36.375  72.75    0.385    3.84    8        2.2        0.2
   80   6   3   0 36.379  72.759   0.385    3.84    4       51.2       46.9
   81   4   4   0 36.508  73.016   0.386    3.81    4       14.4        3.7
   82   8   0   0 36.987  73.975   0.391    3.72    2       14.0        1.7
   83   0   4   2 37.339  74.679   0.394    3.66    4       35.7       21.8
   84   7   2   1 37.412  74.824   0.394    3.64    8       15.2        7.9
   85   1   4   2 37.675  75.35    0.397    3.6     8       21.9       16.1
   86   6   2   2 37.696  75.392   0.397    3.6     8       22.3       16.6
   87   5   0   3 37.841  75.683   0.398    3.57    4       21.3        7.5
   88   6   3   1 37.933  75.867   0.399    3.55    8       18.4       11.2
   89   8   1   0 37.964  75.929   0.399    3.55    4       15.6        4.0
   90   4   4   1 38.06   76.12    0.4      3.53    8       26.0       22.2
   91   7   0   2 38.149  76.298   0.401    3.52    4       19.9        6.5
   92   0   3   3 38.243  76.486   0.402    3.5     4       37.2       22.6
   93   8   0   1 38.533  77.065   0.404    3.46    4       13.4        2.9
   94   1   3   3 38.576  77.151   0.405    3.45    8       13.4        5.8
   95   2   4   2 38.675  77.351   0.406    3.44    8        2.4        0.2
   96   4   2   3 38.723  77.446   0.406    3.43    8       19.6       12.2
   97   5   1   3 38.811  77.622   0.407    3.42    8        6.9        1.5
   98   5   3   2 38.881  77.762   0.407    3.41    8       30.7       29.8
   99   7   1   2 39.116  78.232   0.41     3.37    8       12.2        4.7
  100   8   1   1 39.497  78.994   0.413    3.32    8       10.4        3.3
  101   2   3   3 39.569  79.138   0.413    3.31    8        7.1        1.5
  102   0   0   4 40.263  80.527   0.42     3.22    2       82.4       51.0
  103   3   4   2 40.326  80.652   0.42     3.21    8       18.6       10.4
  104   1   0   4 40.592  81.183   0.422    3.18    4        9.8        1.4
  105   8   2   0 40.851  81.702   0.425    3.15    4       25.2        9.3
  106   5   4   1 41.032  82.063   0.426    3.13    8       30.2       26.6
  107   3   3   3 41.211  82.421   0.428    3.12    8       36.6       38.9
  108   2   5   0 41.223  82.447   0.428    3.11    4       38.5       21.5
  109   0   5   1 41.425  82.849   0.429    3.09    4       30.1       13.0
  110   6   0   3 41.471  82.943   0.43     3.09    4        1.0        0.0
  111   1   1   4 41.544  83.088   0.43     3.08    8        9.3        2.5
  112   2   0   4 41.573  83.146   0.431    3.08    4        3.0        0.1
  113   5   2   3 41.682  83.364   0.432    3.07    8       42.6       52.0
  114   1   5   1 41.751  83.502   0.432    3.06    8        9.8        2.7
  115   7   2   2 41.982  83.964   0.434    3.04    8       30.8       26.9
  116   7   3   1 42.213  84.426   0.436    3.02    8       15.2        6.5
  117   8   2   1 42.357  84.715   0.437    3.01    8       27.3       20.9
  118   6   1   3 42.42   84.84    0.438    3.0     8       33.1       30.6
  119   6   3   2 42.489  84.978   0.438    3.0     8       18.0        9.0
  120   2   1   4 42.522  85.043   0.439    2.99    8        8.2        1.9
  121   4   4   2 42.612  85.225   0.439    2.98    8       46.2       59.2
  122   2   5   1 42.728  85.455   0.44     2.98    8        1.7        0.1
  123   8   0   2 43.073  86.147   0.443    2.95    4       48.5       32.3
  124   6   4   0 43.112  86.223   0.444    2.95    4       12.7        2.2
  125   3   0   4 43.2    86.401   0.444    2.94    4       21.7        6.4
  126   4   3   3 43.489  86.979   0.447    2.92    8       39.2       41.7
  127   8   1   2 44.018  88.036   0.451    2.88    8       19.2        9.9
  128   0   2   4 44.059  88.117   0.451    2.88    4        5.7        0.4
  129   9   0   1 44.096  88.192   0.452    2.88    4        8.1        0.9
  130   3   1   4 44.145  88.29    0.452    2.88    8        2.7        0.2
  131   3   5   1 44.35   88.7     0.454    2.86    8       43.7       50.8
  132   1   2   4 44.383  88.765   0.454    2.86    8       32.5       28.2
  133   6   4   1 44.609  89.218   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   8.651  17.301  5.1212       182.3     19.8     20.1     5.6
    2   2   1   0  11.403  22.806  3.89601      478.3     52.0     52.6     5.6
    3   0   1   1  11.907  23.815  3.73321      162.2     17.6     17.8     5.6
    4   1   1   1  12.686  25.372  3.50749      169.4     18.4     18.6     5.6
    5   2   0   1  12.753  25.506  3.4894       116.7     12.7     12.8     5.6
    6   2   1   1  14.793  29.587  3.01674       52.9      5.8      5.8     5.6
    7   0   2   0  14.871  29.742  3.0014       136.0     14.8     14.9     5.6
    8   3   0   1  16.111  32.223  2.77574      614.6     66.8     67.1     5.6
    9   2   2   0  17.306  34.611  2.58945       23.5      2.6      2.6     5.7
   10   3   1   1  17.802  35.605  2.51942      703.3     76.5     76.6     5.7
   11   1   2   1  18.207  36.414  2.46527      919.4    100.0    100.0     5.7
   12   0   0   2  18.854  37.707  2.38365       13.2      1.4      1.4     5.7
   13   4   1   0  19.09   38.179  2.35527      116.3     12.6     12.6     5.7
   14   1   0   2  19.377  38.755  2.32161       88.8      9.7      9.6     5.7
   15   2   2   1  19.787  39.573  2.27545      339.3     36.9     36.8     5.7
   16   4   0   1  19.966  39.933  2.2558       244.5     26.6     26.5     5.7
   17   1   1   2  20.839  41.677  2.16531      158.8     17.3     17.2     5.7
   18   3   2   1  22.209  44.418  2.03786       46.9      5.1      5.1     5.7
   19   3   0   2  23.211  46.422  1.95444       24.9      2.7      2.7     5.7
   20   4   2   0  23.292  46.584  1.948         25.7      2.8      2.8     5.7
   21   5   0   1  24.159  48.318  1.88208       58.0      6.3      6.2     5.7
   22   0   2   2  24.372  48.745  1.86661       12.3      1.3      1.3     5.7
   23   1   3   1  25.101  50.202  1.81578       39.5      4.3      4.2     5.7
   24   5   1   1  25.399  50.797  1.79588       38.0      4.1      4.1     5.8
   25   2   2   2  26.054  52.108  1.75374      641.0     69.7     68.5     5.8
   26   4   0   2  26.199  52.399  1.7447       189.0     20.6     20.2     5.8
   27   2   3   1  26.344  52.688  1.7358        40.0      4.3      4.3     5.8
   28   4   1   2  27.372  54.744  1.67537      128.0     13.9     13.6     5.8
   29   6   1   0  27.977  55.955  1.64196      127.1     13.8     13.5     5.8
   30   3   2   2  28.055  56.109  1.63781       25.0      2.7      2.7     5.8
   31   3   3   1  28.33   56.661  1.62316      177.9     19.4     18.9     5.8
   32   6   0   1  28.639  57.278  1.60714        9.2      1.0      1.0     5.8
   33   5   2   1  28.887  57.773  1.59452       47.0      5.1      5.0     5.8
   34   4   3   0  29.246  58.491  1.57665       88.2      9.6      9.3     5.8
   35   1   0   3  29.375  58.75   1.57031       33.8      3.7      3.6     5.8
   36   0   1   3  30.094  60.189  1.53618       12.9      1.4      1.4     5.8
   37   1   1   3  30.466  60.933  1.51919       32.9      3.6      3.5     5.8
   38   2   0   3  30.499  60.998  1.51771       23.3      2.5      2.5     5.8
   39   1   3   2  30.545  61.089  1.51567       32.9      3.6      3.5     5.8
   40   4   2   2  30.708  61.417  1.50837       48.2      5.2      5.1     5.8
   41   5   1   2  30.807  61.613  1.50404       49.2      5.4      5.2     5.8
   42   0   4   0  30.883  61.765  1.5007       270.3     29.4     28.5     5.8
   43   6   2   0  31.272  62.545  1.48385      377.4     41.1     39.8     5.8
   44   2   1   3  31.567  63.134  1.47141       12.4      1.3      1.3     5.9
   45   2   3   2  31.644  63.288  1.46821       13.8      1.5      1.5     5.9
   46   3   0   3  32.321  64.642  1.44069       44.8      4.9      4.7     5.9
   47   3   1   3  33.356  66.713  1.40091       74.0      8.0      7.7     5.9
   48   7   0   1  33.413  66.826  1.3988       111.3     12.1     11.6     5.9
   49   1   2   3  33.615  67.23   1.39138       81.6      8.9      8.5     5.9
   50   2   2   3  34.661  69.323  1.3544       179.6     19.5     18.7     5.9
   51   6   1   2  34.726  69.452  1.3522        11.4      1.2      1.2     5.9
   52   4   0   3  34.784  69.568  1.35022       62.6      6.8      6.5     5.9
   53   3   4   1  35.697  71.393  1.32012       98.5     10.7     10.2     5.9
   54   4   1   3  35.785  71.569  1.31731       44.2      4.8      4.6     5.9
   55   4   3   2  35.857  71.713  1.31501       17.7      1.9      1.8     5.9
   56   6   3   0  36.379  72.759  1.29867       46.9      5.1      4.9     6.0
   57   0   4   2  37.339  74.679  1.26997       21.8      2.4      2.2     6.0
   58   6   2   2  37.696  75.392  1.25971       32.7      3.6      3.4     6.0
   59   6   3   1  37.933  75.867  1.25301       11.2      1.2      1.1     6.0
   60   4   4   1  38.06   76.12   1.24947       22.2      2.4      2.3     6.0
   61   0   3   3  38.243  76.486  1.2444        22.6      2.5      2.3     6.0
   62   4   2   3  38.723  77.446  1.23136       12.2      1.3      1.3     6.0
   63   5   3   2  38.881  77.762  1.22713       29.8      3.2      3.1     6.0
   64   0   0   4  40.263  80.527  1.19183       51.0      5.5      5.2     6.1
   65   3   4   2  40.326  80.652  1.19029       10.4      1.1      1.1     6.1
   66   8   2   0  40.851  81.702  1.17763        9.3      1.0      0.9     6.1
   67   5   4   1  41.032  82.063  1.17336       26.6      2.9      2.7     6.1
   68   3   3   3  41.211  82.421  1.16916       60.3      6.6      6.1     6.1
   69   0   5   1  41.425  82.849  1.16421       13.0      1.4      1.3     6.1
   70   5   2   3  41.682  83.364  1.15832       52.0      5.7      5.3     6.1
   71   7   2   2  41.982  83.964  1.15156       26.9      2.9      2.7     6.1
   72   8   2   1  42.357  84.715  1.14327       20.9      2.3      2.1     6.1
   73   6   1   3  42.42   84.84   1.14189       30.6      3.3      3.1     6.1
   74   4   4   2  42.612  85.225  1.13773       59.2      6.4      6.0     6.1
   75   8   0   2  43.073  86.147  1.1279        32.3      3.5      3.2     6.1
   76   4   3   3  43.489  86.979  1.11923       41.7      4.5      4.2     6.1
   77   8   1   2  44.018  88.036  1.1085         9.9      1.1      1.0     6.2
   78   3   5   1  44.35   88.7    1.10191       50.8      5.5      5.1     6.2
   79   1   2   4  44.383  88.765  1.10127       28.2      3.1      2.8     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)