Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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FORSTERITE

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

[Fe(0.27)Mg(1.73)]SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P nma  Z = 4

R =0.0321          NR =975

27 .1 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Nover G., Will G. (1981)

         * Z. Kristallogr., 155, 27-45

Reserv:

         In original - olivine[16].

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.2729   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   6.004    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   4.7678   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   294.07

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    44.28

  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    Fe    = 0.15, Mg    = 0.85
   2 0.2778  0.25    0.989    0.0    Mg    = 0.87, Fe    = 0.13
   3 0.0946  0.25    0.427    0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.0917  0.25    0.766    0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.4478  0.25    0.2205   0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.1633  0.0332  0.2786   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     0.2778     0.25       0.989 
     3       3     0.0946     0.25       0.427 
     4       4     0.0917     0.25       0.766 
     5       5     0.4478     0.25       0.2205
     6       6     0.1633     0.0332     0.2786
     7       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     8       2     0.2222     0.75       0.489 
     9       3     0.4054     0.75       0.927 
    10       4     0.4083     0.75       0.266 
    11       5     0.0522     0.75       0.7205
    12       6     0.3367     0.9668     0.7786
    13       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    14       6     0.3367     0.5332     0.7786
    15       1     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    16       6     0.1633     0.4668     0.2786
    17       2     0.7778     0.25       0.511 
    18       3     0.5946     0.25       0.073 
    19       4     0.5917     0.25       0.734 
    20       5     0.9478     0.25       0.2795
    21       6     0.6633     0.0332     0.2214
    22       2     0.7222     0.75       0.011 
    23       3     0.9054     0.75       0.573 
    24       4     0.9083     0.75       0.234 
    25       5     0.5522     0.75       0.7795
    26       6     0.8367     0.9668     0.7214
    27       6     0.8367     0.5332     0.7214
    28       6     0.6633     0.4668     0.2214


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.37

MU (1/cm) =     197.274    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     58.539

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

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

    1   Fe   ,Mg             2.592        6
                                                 2.0941       4
                                                 2.149        6
                                                 2.0776       5
                                                 2.0776       5
                                                 2.0941       4
                                                 2.149        6
    2   Mg   ,Fe             2.592        6
                                                 2.1875       4
                                                 2.0659       5
                                                 2.2326       6
                                                 2.0648       6
                                                 2.0648       6
                                                 2.2326       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6166       4
                                                 1.641        6
                                                 1.641        6
                                                 1.664        5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.865        6
                                                 2.7632       6
                                                 3.0371       5
                                                 3.0371       5
                                                 3.038        6
                                                 3.038        6
                                                 2.865        6
                                                 2.7632       6
                                                 2.8599       5
                                                 2.7505       5
                                                 3.1303       6
                                                 3.1303       6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.2114       6
                                                 3.0371       4
                                                 3.0371       4
                                                 2.9382       6
                                                 2.9382       6
                                                 3.2114       6
                                                 2.8599       4
                                                 2.7505       4
                                                 2.5681       6
                                                 2.5681       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.7632       4
                                                 2.865        4
                                                 3.2114       5
                                                 3.038        4
                                                 2.9382       5
                                                 3.0025       6
                                                 3.0025       6
                                                 2.6033       6
                                                 2.5681       5
                                                 3.1303       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  8.625  17.25    0.097   85.99    2       30.5      184.5
    2   1   0   1 10.26   20.519   0.116   60.13    4        3.4        3.2
    3   2   1   0 11.382  22.765   0.128   48.46    4       45.7      469.1
    4   0   1   1 11.906  23.812   0.134   44.11    4       27.9      158.3
    5   1   1   1 12.68   25.36    0.142   38.64    8       22.9      186.8
    6   2   0   1 12.734  25.469   0.143   38.3     4       25.7      117.2
    7   2   1   1 14.776  29.553   0.166   27.93    8       14.5       54.2
    8   0   2   0 14.868  29.736   0.167   27.56    2       46.0      134.8
    9   3   0   1 16.078  32.157   0.18    23.29    4       77.4      645.0
   10   2   2   0 17.289  34.579   0.193   19.9     4       18.2       30.4
   11   4   0   0 17.453  34.906   0.195   19.49    2        8.3        3.1
   12   3   1   1 17.772  35.543   0.198   18.73    8       64.5      722.0
   13   1   2   1 18.201  36.402   0.203   17.78    8       75.9      947.1
   14   0   0   2 18.852  37.703   0.21    16.46    2       20.8       16.5
   15   4   1   0 19.039  38.078   0.212   16.1     4       40.2      120.6
   16   1   0   2 19.372  38.744   0.215   15.49    4       35.4       90.0
   17   2   2   1 19.772  39.543   0.22    14.81    8       49.7      337.8
   18   4   0   1 19.918  39.836   0.221   14.57    4       60.3      245.2
   19   1   1   2 20.833  41.667   0.231   13.18    8       35.9      157.3
   20   2   0   2 20.868  41.737   0.231   13.13    4        6.4        2.5
   21   4   1   1 21.348  42.696   0.236   12.48    8        0.1        0.0
   22   3   2   1 22.182  44.363   0.245   11.45    8       21.5       48.9
   23   2   1   2 22.248  44.497   0.246   11.37    8        5.3        3.0
   24   3   0   2 23.185  46.371   0.256   10.36    4       22.5       24.3
   25   4   2   0 23.248  46.495   0.256   10.3     4       23.5       26.3
   26   5   0   1 24.094  48.188   0.265    9.49    4       36.6       58.8
   27   0   2   2 24.369  48.737   0.268    9.25    4       16.9       12.2
   28   2   3   0 24.398  48.795   0.268    9.23    4        7.0        2.1
   29   3   1   2 24.462  48.923   0.269    9.17    8        3.0        0.8
   30   0   3   1 24.672  49.343   0.271    9.0     4        8.0        2.7
   31   1   2   2 24.794  49.589   0.272    8.9     8       10.5        9.1
   32   1   3   1 25.094  50.187   0.275    8.66    8       23.0       42.5
   33   4   2   1 25.245  50.49    0.277    8.54    8        5.4        2.3
   34   5   1   1 25.336  50.672   0.278    8.47    8       22.6       40.2
   35   2   2   2 26.041  52.082   0.285    7.96    8       94.8      661.5
   36   4   0   2 26.159  52.318   0.286    7.87    4       73.5      196.5
   37   2   3   1 26.33   52.66    0.288    7.76    8       23.6       40.1
   38   6   0   0 26.737  53.473   0.292    7.49    2        2.1        0.1
   39   4   1   2 27.332  54.665   0.298    7.13    8       44.6      131.3
   40   6   1   0 27.893  55.787   0.304    6.8     4       64.7      131.9
   41   3   2   2 28.03   56.061   0.305    6.73    8       19.7       24.2
   42   3   3   1 28.305  56.611   0.308    6.58    8       54.6      181.8
   43   6   0   1 28.556  57.112   0.31     6.45    4       17.7        9.3
   44   5   2   1 28.828  57.656   0.313    6.31    8       30.0       52.4
   45   4   3   0 29.206  58.411   0.317    6.13    4       56.2       89.5
   46   1   0   3 29.37   58.739   0.318    6.06    4       35.3       34.9
   47   5   0   2 29.666  59.331   0.321    5.92    4        7.4        1.5
   48   6   1   1 29.666  59.331   0.321    5.92    8        2.8        0.4
   49   0   1   3 30.091  60.181   0.325    5.73    4       21.6       12.4
   50   1   1   3 30.461  60.921   0.329    5.58    8       25.8       34.5
   51   2   0   3 30.487  60.974   0.329    5.57    4       30.1       23.3
   52   1   3   2 30.537  61.074   0.33     5.55    8       25.2       32.6
   53   4   2   2 30.67   61.341   0.331    5.5     8       31.2       49.5
   54   5   1   2 30.75   61.5     0.332    5.46    8       31.3       49.6
   55   0   4   0 30.876  61.751   0.333    5.42    2      148.2      275.0
   56   4   3   1 30.93   61.861   0.334    5.39    8       11.4        6.4
   57   6   2   0 31.193  62.385   0.336    5.29    4      125.3      384.2
   58   2   1   3 31.555  63.11    0.34     5.16    8       16.3       12.6
   59   2   3   2 31.63   63.26    0.34     5.13    8       16.7       13.2
   60   3   0   3 32.299  64.597   0.347    4.91    4       39.4       35.2
   61   2   4   0 32.32   64.639   0.347    4.9     4       22.6       11.6
   62   6   2   1 32.856  65.712   0.352    4.73    8        9.1        3.6
   63   1   4   1 32.902  65.805   0.353    4.71    8        0.1        0.0
   64   7   0   1 33.31   66.621   0.356    4.59    4       73.6      115.1
   65   3   1   3 33.334  66.668   0.357    4.59    8       42.4       76.2
   66   3   3   2 33.407  66.814   0.357    4.56    8        4.9        1.0
   67   1   2   3 33.608  67.216   0.359    4.51    8       45.2       85.0
   68   6   0   2 33.635  67.27    0.36     4.5     4        9.0        1.7
   69   5   2   2 33.883  67.765   0.362    4.43    8       10.7        4.7
   70   2   4   1 33.953  67.907   0.363    4.41    8        9.0        3.3
   71   5   3   1 34.129  68.259   0.364    4.36    8       15.2        9.4
   72   7   1   1 34.33   68.66    0.366    4.31    8       13.4        7.2
   73   2   2   3 34.649  69.297   0.369    4.23    8       67.6      179.1
   74   6   1   2 34.65   69.3     0.369    4.23    8       17.7       12.3
   75   4   0   3 34.748  69.496   0.37     4.21    4       56.2       61.5
   76   3   4   1 35.672  71.344   0.379    3.99    8       52.8      102.8
   77   4   1   3 35.749  71.497   0.379    3.97    8       34.9       44.9
   78   4   3   2 35.819  71.639   0.38     3.96    8       22.5       18.5
   79   6   3   0 36.303  72.607   0.384    3.86    4       52.1       48.4
   80   3   2   3 36.352  72.704   0.385    3.85    8        1.9        0.1
   81   4   4   0 36.47   72.939   0.386    3.82    4       15.6        4.3
   82   8   0   0 36.859  73.719   0.389    3.75    2       15.2        2.0
   83   7   2   1 37.312  74.625   0.393    3.66    8       15.1        7.7
   84   0   4   2 37.332  74.664   0.394    3.66    4       37.2       23.4
   85   6   2   2 37.622  75.244   0.396    3.61    8       23.4       18.2
   86   1   4   2 37.665  75.331   0.397    3.6     8       22.2       16.3
   87   5   0   3 37.789  75.578   0.398    3.58    4       21.6        7.7
   88   8   1   0 37.837  75.674   0.398    3.57    4       15.1        3.8
   89   6   3   1 37.858  75.716   0.398    3.57    8       18.2       10.9
   90   4   4   1 38.022  76.044   0.4      3.54    8       26.1       22.3
   91   7   0   2 38.051  76.101   0.4      3.54    4       20.0        6.6
   92   0   3   3 38.236  76.473   0.402    3.51    4       36.9       22.0
   93   8   0   1 38.406  76.812   0.403    3.48    4       13.4        2.9
   94   1   3   3 38.567  77.135   0.405    3.45    8       14.0        6.2
   95   2   4   2 38.66   77.32    0.405    3.44    8        2.5        0.2
   96   4   2   3 38.687  77.374   0.406    3.44    8       19.3       11.8
   97   5   1   3 38.759  77.517   0.406    3.42    8        7.3        1.7
   98   5   3   2 38.827  77.654   0.407    3.41    8       30.8       29.9
   99   7   1   2 39.018  78.036   0.409    3.39    8       11.9        4.5
  100   8   1   1 39.371  78.742   0.412    3.34    8       10.4        3.3
  101   2   3   3 39.555  79.11    0.413    3.31    8        7.3        1.6
  102   0   0   4 40.258  80.517   0.419    3.22    2       83.8       52.3
  103   3   4   2 40.301  80.602   0.42     3.22    8       18.4       10.1
  104   1   0   4 40.585  81.169   0.422    3.18    4       10.1        1.5
  105   8   2   0 40.725  81.45    0.424    3.17    4       25.8        9.7
  106   5   4   1 40.977  81.953   0.426    3.14    8       30.3       26.7
  107   3   3   3 41.187  82.374   0.427    3.12    8       37.2       40.0
  108   2   5   0 41.206  82.412   0.428    3.12    4       38.3       21.1
  109   6   0   3 41.399  82.798   0.429    3.1     4        1.2        0.0
  110   0   5   1 41.415  82.829   0.429    3.09    4       29.9       12.8
  111   1   1   4 41.537  83.073   0.43     3.08    8        9.2        2.4
  112   2   0   4 41.56   83.12    0.431    3.08    4        3.2        0.1
  113   5   2   3 41.629  83.259   0.431    3.07    8       43.7       54.3
  114   1   5   1 41.739  83.478   0.432    3.06    8       10.4        3.1
  115   7   2   2 41.885  83.769   0.433    3.05    8       31.0       27.1
  116   7   3   1 42.115  84.229   0.435    3.03    8       15.1        6.4
  117   8   2   1 42.232  84.464   0.436    3.02    8       27.6       21.2
  118   6   1   3 42.348  84.695   0.437    3.01    8       33.0       30.3
  119   6   3   2 42.415  84.83    0.438    3.0     8       18.6        9.7
  120   2   1   4 42.508  85.017   0.439    2.99    8        8.3        1.9
  121   4   4   2 42.574  85.148   0.439    2.99    8       47.2       61.7
  122   2   5   1 42.71   85.42    0.44     2.98    8        1.9        0.1
  123   8   0   2 42.949  85.898   0.442    2.96    4       49.2       33.1
  124   6   4   0 43.036  86.073   0.443    2.95    4       12.1        2.0
  125   3   0   4 43.178  86.356   0.444    2.94    4       21.4        6.2
  126   4   3   3 43.452  86.905   0.446    2.92    8       39.5       42.2
  127   8   1   2 43.893  87.787   0.45     2.89    8       19.9       10.6
  128   9   0   1 43.94   87.88    0.45     2.89    4        8.2        0.9
  129   0   2   4 44.052  88.104   0.451    2.88    4        5.7        0.4
  130   3   1   4 44.122  88.244   0.452    2.88    8        2.6        0.2
  131   3   5   1 44.323  88.646   0.454    2.86    8       44.2       51.8
  132   1   2   4 44.374  88.749   0.454    2.86    8       32.9       28.7
  133   6   4   1 44.533  89.067   0.455    2.85    8       11.6        3.6
  134   9   1   1 44.883  89.767   0.458    2.83    8       19.2        9.6


  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   8.625  17.25   5.13645      184.5     19.5     19.8     5.6
    2   2   1   0  11.382  22.765  3.90304      469.1     49.5     50.1     5.6
    3   0   1   1  11.906  23.812  3.73374      158.3     16.7     16.9     5.6
    4   1   1   1  12.68   25.36   3.50915      186.8     19.7     19.9     5.6
    5   2   0   1  12.734  25.469  3.49441      117.2     12.4     12.5     5.6
    6   2   1   1  14.776  29.553  3.02013       54.2      5.7      5.8     5.6
    7   0   2   0  14.868  29.736  3.002        134.8     14.2     14.3     5.6
    8   3   0   1  16.078  32.157  2.78129      645.0     68.1     68.4     5.6
    9   2   2   0  17.289  34.579  2.5918        30.4      3.2      3.2     5.7
   10   3   1   1  17.772  35.543  2.52366      722.0     76.2     76.3     5.7
   11   1   2   1  18.201  36.402  2.46609      947.1    100.0    100.0     5.7
   12   0   0   2  18.852  37.703  2.3839        16.5      1.7      1.7     5.7
   13   4   1   0  19.039  38.078  2.36127      120.6     12.7     12.7     5.7
   14   1   0   2  19.372  38.744  2.32219       90.0      9.5      9.5     5.7
   15   2   2   1  19.772  39.543  2.2771       337.8     35.7     35.6     5.7
   16   4   0   1  19.918  39.836  2.26106      245.2     25.9     25.8     5.7
   17   1   1   2  20.833  41.667  2.16584      157.3     16.6     16.5     5.7
   18   3   2   1  22.182  44.363  2.04024       48.9      5.2      5.1     5.7
   19   3   0   2  23.185  46.371  1.95648       24.3      2.6      2.5     5.7
   20   4   2   0  23.248  46.495  1.95152       26.3      2.8      2.7     5.7
   21   5   0   1  24.094  48.188  1.88684       58.8      6.2      6.1     5.7
   22   0   2   2  24.369  48.737  1.86687       12.2      1.3      1.3     5.7
   23   1   3   1  25.094  50.187  1.81628       42.5      4.5      4.4     5.7
   24   5   1   1  25.336  50.672  1.80005       40.2      4.2      4.2     5.8
   25   2   2   2  26.041  52.082  1.75457      661.5     69.8     68.7     5.8
   26   4   0   2  26.159  52.318  1.74721      196.5     20.7     20.4     5.8
   27   2   3   1  26.33   52.66   1.73667       40.1      4.2      4.2     5.8
   28   4   1   2  27.332  54.665  1.67761      131.3     13.9     13.6     5.8
   29   6   1   0  27.893  55.787  1.64651      131.9     13.9     13.6     5.8
   30   3   2   2  28.03   56.061  1.6391        24.2      2.6      2.5     5.8
   31   3   3   1  28.305  56.611  1.62448      181.8     19.2     18.8     5.8
   32   5   2   1  28.828  57.656  1.5975        52.4      5.5      5.4     5.8
   33   4   3   0  29.206  58.411  1.57862       89.5      9.4      9.2     5.8
   34   1   0   3  29.37   58.739  1.57058       34.9      3.7      3.6     5.8
   35   0   1   3  30.091  60.181  1.53635       12.4      1.3      1.3     5.8
   36   1   1   3  30.461  60.921  1.51946       57.8      6.1      5.9     5.8
   37   1   3   2  30.537  61.074  1.51601       32.6      3.4      3.3     5.8
   38   4   2   2  30.67   61.341  1.51007       49.5      5.2      5.1     5.8
   39   5   1   2  30.75   61.5    1.50653       49.6      5.2      5.1     5.8
   40   0   4   0  30.876  61.751  1.501        275.0     29.0     28.2     5.8
   41   6   2   0  31.193  62.385  1.48726      384.2     40.6     39.3     5.8
   42   2   1   3  31.555  63.11   1.47192       12.6      1.3      1.3     5.9
   43   2   3   2  31.63   63.26   1.46879       13.2      1.4      1.4     5.9
   44   3   0   3  32.299  64.597  1.44157       46.8      4.9      4.8     5.9
   45   7   0   1  33.31   66.621  1.40262      191.3     20.2     19.4     5.9
   46   1   2   3  33.608  67.216  1.39163       86.7      9.2      8.8     5.9
   47   2   2   3  34.649  69.297  1.35484      191.4     20.2     19.4     5.9
   48   4   0   3  34.748  69.496  1.35144       61.5      6.5      6.2     5.9
   49   3   4   1  35.672  71.344  1.32092      102.8     10.9     10.4     5.9
   50   4   1   3  35.749  71.497  1.31845       44.9      4.7      4.5     5.9
   51   4   3   2  35.819  71.639  1.3162        18.5      2.0      1.9     5.9
   52   6   3   0  36.303  72.607  1.30101       48.4      5.1      4.9     6.0
   53   0   4   2  37.332  74.664  1.27019       31.2      3.3      3.1     6.0
   54   6   2   2  37.622  75.244  1.26183       18.2      1.9      1.8     6.0
   55   1   4   2  37.665  75.331  1.26059       16.3      1.7      1.6     6.0
   56   6   3   1  37.858  75.716  1.25512       14.7      1.5      1.5     6.0
   57   4   4   1  38.022  76.044  1.25053       28.8      3.0      2.9     6.0
   58   0   3   3  38.236  76.473  1.24458       22.0      2.3      2.2     6.0
   59   4   2   3  38.687  77.374  1.23232       11.8      1.2      1.2     6.0
   60   5   3   2  38.827  77.654  1.22857       29.9      3.2      3.0     6.0
   61   0   0   4  40.258  80.517  1.19195       52.3      5.5      5.2     6.1
   62   3   4   2  40.301  80.602  1.1909        10.1      1.1      1.0     6.1
   63   8   2   0  40.725  81.45   1.18064        9.7      1.0      1.0     6.1
   64   5   4   1  40.977  81.953  1.17465       26.7      2.8      2.6     6.1
   65   3   3   3  41.187  82.374  1.16972       61.1      6.5      6.0     6.1
   66   0   5   1  41.415  82.829  1.16444       12.8      1.4      1.3     6.1
   67   5   2   3  41.629  83.259  1.15952       54.3      5.7      5.3     6.1
   68   7   2   2  41.885  83.769  1.15375       27.1      2.9      2.7     6.1
   69   8   2   1  42.232  84.464  1.14602       21.2      2.2      2.1     6.1
   70   6   1   3  42.348  84.695  1.14348       30.3      3.2      3.0     6.1
   71   6   3   2  42.415  84.83   1.14201        9.7      1.0      0.9     6.1
   72   4   4   2  42.574  85.148  1.13855       61.7      6.5      6.0     6.1
   73   8   0   2  42.949  85.898  1.13053       33.1      3.5      3.2     6.1
   74   4   3   3  43.452  86.905  1.12          42.2      4.5      4.1     6.1
   75   8   1   2  43.893  87.787  1.11101       10.6      1.1      1.0     6.2
   76   3   5   1  44.323  88.646  1.10244       51.8      5.5      5.0     6.2
   77   1   2   4  44.374  88.749  1.10143       28.7      3.0      2.8     6.2
   78   9   1   1  44.883  89.767  1.09157        9.6      1.0      0.9     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)