Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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FORSTERITE

52, t-olivine, analogue

LiMgPO(4)


Orthorhombic  P nma  Z = 4

R =0.048          NR =1262

8 .8 .1997

Ref.Str.:

         Hanic F., Handlovic M., Burdova K., Majling J. (1982)

         * J. Cryst. Spectr. Res., 12, 99-127

Reserv:

         In original - olivine[38].      D.T.N.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.147    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   5.909    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   4.692    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   281.33

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    42.36

  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    Li    = 1.00
   2 0.2783  0.25    0.982    0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   3 0.0952  0.25    0.4169   0.0    P     = 1.00
   4 0.1017  0.25    0.741    0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.4537  0.25    0.1986   0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.1664  0.0442  0.2804   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     0.2783     0.25       0.982 
     3       3     0.0952     0.25       0.4169
     4       4     0.1017     0.25       0.741 
     5       5     0.4537     0.25       0.1986
     6       6     0.1664     0.0442     0.2804
     7       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     8       2     0.2217     0.75       0.482 
     9       3     0.4048     0.75       0.9169
    10       4     0.3983     0.75       0.241 
    11       5     0.0463     0.75       0.6986
    12       6     0.3336     0.9558     0.7804
    13       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    14       6     0.3336     0.5442     0.7804
    15       1     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    16       6     0.1664     0.4558     0.2804
    17       2     0.7783     0.25       0.518 
    18       3     0.5952     0.25       0.0831
    19       4     0.6017     0.25       0.759 
    20       5     0.9537     0.25       0.3014
    21       6     0.6664     0.0442     0.2196
    22       2     0.7217     0.75       0.018 
    23       3     0.9048     0.75       0.5831
    24       4     0.8983     0.75       0.259 
    25       5     0.5463     0.75       0.8014
    26       6     0.8336     0.9558     0.7196
    27       6     0.8336     0.5442     0.7196
    28       6     0.6664     0.4558     0.2196


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      2.98

MU (1/cm) =      93.803    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     31.488

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

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

    1    Li                  2.448        6
                                                 2.1735       4
                                                 2.1564       6
                                                 2.0983       5
                                                 2.0983       5
                                                 2.1735       4
                                                 2.1564       6
    2    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.1189       4
                                                 2.0495       5
                                                 2.1745       6
                                                 2.0571       6
                                                 2.0571       6
                                                 2.1745       6
    3    P                   2.232        4
                                                 1.5221       4
                                                 1.5527       6
                                                 1.5527       6
                                                 1.5347       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8836       6
                                                 2.5652       6
                                                 3.0141       5
                                                 3.0141       5
                                                 2.9314       6
                                                 2.9314       6
                                                 2.8836       6
                                                 2.5652       6
                                                 3.028        5
                                                 2.5514       5
                                                 3.23         6
                                                 3.23         6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.1819       6
                                                 3.0141       4
                                                 3.0141       4
                                                 2.8909       6
                                                 2.8909       6
                                                 3.1819       6
                                                 3.028        4
                                                 2.5514       4
                                                 2.4792       6
                                                 2.4792       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.5652       4
                                                 2.8836       4
                                                 3.1819       5
                                                 2.9314       4
                                                 2.8909       5
                                                 2.9419       6
                                                 2.9419       6
                                                 2.4321       6
                                                 2.4792       5
                                                 3.23         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  8.733  17.465   0.099   83.83    2        7.6       12.3
    2   1   0   1 10.42   20.841   0.117   58.23    4       51.1      767.9
    3   2   1   0 11.543  23.087   0.13    47.06    4       56.9      769.1
    4   0   1   1 12.101  24.201   0.136   42.64    4       33.3      239.3
    5   1   1   1 12.882  25.765   0.145   37.38    8       13.7       71.0
    6   2   0   1 12.921  25.842   0.145   37.14    4       29.9      168.2
    7   2   1   1 15.001  30.002   0.168   27.04    8       18.2       90.4
    8   0   2   0 15.112  30.225   0.169   26.62    2       83.1      464.4
    9   3   0   1 16.304  32.609   0.182   22.6     4       38.8      172.2
   10   2   2   0 17.56   35.119   0.196   19.23    4       20.3       40.1
   11   4   0   0 17.677  35.354   0.197   18.96    2       30.4       44.3
   12   3   1   1 18.031  36.062   0.201   18.15    8       62.0      705.5
   13   1   2   1 18.5    37.001   0.206   17.15    8       47.4      389.1
   14   0   0   2 19.168  38.336   0.213   15.86    2       17.9       12.8
   15   4   1   0 19.296  38.592   0.214   15.63    4       32.6       84.1
   16   1   0   2 19.694  39.388   0.219   14.94    4       36.2       99.2
   17   2   2   1 20.089  40.177   0.223   14.29    8       41.7      251.3
   18   4   0   1 20.193  40.386   0.224   14.13    4       54.5      212.1
   19   1   1   2 21.182  42.364   0.235   12.7     8       39.0      195.3
   20   2   0   2 21.207  42.414   0.235   12.67    4       17.6       19.8
   21   4   1   1 21.653  43.306   0.24    12.09    8        1.6        0.3
   22   3   2   1 22.528  45.055   0.249   11.06    8        7.7        6.7
   23   2   1   2 22.613  45.227   0.25    10.96    8       11.7       15.3
   24   3   0   2 23.552  47.105   0.259   10.0     4       15.1       11.5
   25   4   2   0 23.592  47.184   0.26     9.96    4        1.6        0.1
   26   5   0   1 24.428  48.855   0.268    9.2     4       10.5        5.1
   27   0   2   2 24.788  49.576   0.272    8.9     4       39.6       70.5
   28   2   3   0 24.804  49.607   0.272    8.89    4        7.6        2.6
   29   3   1   2 24.854  49.709   0.273    8.85    8        0.5        0.0
   30   0   3   1 25.096  50.191   0.275    8.65    4       12.1        6.4
   31   1   2   2 25.219  50.437   0.277    8.56    8       10.9       10.3
   32   1   3   1 25.523  51.046   0.28     8.33    8       18.2       28.0
   33   4   2   1 25.631  51.263   0.281    8.25    8       10.4        9.1
   34   5   1   1 25.696  51.393   0.281    8.2     8       22.1       40.6
   35   2   2   2 26.481  52.962   0.289    7.66    8       57.6      257.2
   36   4   0   2 26.566  53.131   0.29     7.6     4       40.5       63.1
   37   2   3   1 26.775  53.55    0.292    7.47    8       30.7       70.9
   38   6   0   0 27.095  54.191   0.296    7.27    2       23.3       10.0
   39   4   1   2 27.764  55.528   0.302    6.88    8       41.7      121.1
   40   6   1   0 28.279  56.557   0.308    6.6     4       68.0      154.1
   41   3   2   2 28.497  56.995   0.31     6.48    8       14.7       14.1
   42   3   3   1 28.777  57.555   0.312    6.34    8       52.1      174.1
   43   6   0   1 28.957  57.914   0.314    6.25    4        9.6        2.9
   44   5   2   1 29.266  58.532   0.317    6.1     8        3.8        0.9
   45   4   3   0 29.677  59.355   0.321    5.92    4       56.9       96.7
   46   1   0   3 29.889  59.778   0.323    5.82    4       23.4       16.1
   47   6   1   1 30.093  60.185   0.325    5.73    8        3.6        0.7
   48   5   0   2 30.124  60.247   0.326    5.72    4       10.3        3.1
   49   0   1   3 30.628  61.257   0.331    5.51    4       23.9       15.9
   50   1   1   3 31.003  62.007   0.334    5.37    8       28.4       43.9
   51   2   0   3 31.023  62.045   0.335    5.36    4       32.0       27.7
   52   1   3   2 31.08   62.161   0.335    5.34    8       26.2       37.1
   53   4   2   2 31.176  62.352   0.336    5.3     8        1.2        0.1
   54   5   1   2 31.233  62.466   0.337    5.28    8       29.8       47.4
   55   0   4   0 31.428  62.856   0.338    5.21    2      110.5      160.6
   56   4   3   1 31.441  62.882   0.339    5.2     8       13.7        9.9
   57   6   2   0 31.656  63.311   0.341    5.13    4       88.3      202.2
   58   2   1   3 32.114  64.228   0.345    4.97    8       21.7       23.6
   59   2   3   2 32.19   64.379   0.346    4.94    8       15.9       12.6
   60   3   0   3 32.862  65.723   0.352    4.73    4       10.3        2.6
   61   2   4   0 32.894  65.787   0.353    4.72    4        1.2        0.0
   62   6   2   1 33.359  66.719   0.357    4.58    8        8.3        3.2
   63   1   4   1 33.498  66.996   0.358    4.54    8       29.0       38.6
   64   7   0   1 33.791  67.582   0.361    4.46    4       45.1       45.7
   65   3   1   3 33.921  67.842   0.362    4.42    8       28.8       37.0
   66   3   3   2 33.994  67.989   0.363    4.4     8       10.1        4.6
   67   6   0   2 34.158  68.317   0.364    4.36    4       35.1       27.2
   68   1   2   3 34.222  68.444   0.365    4.34    8        3.8        0.6
   69   5   2   2 34.44   68.881   0.367    4.28    8        7.5        2.5
   70   2   4   1 34.566  69.132   0.368    4.25    8        6.5        1.8
   71   5   3   1 34.692  69.385   0.369    4.22    8       13.6        7.9
   72   7   1   1 34.837  69.673   0.371    4.18    8       19.1       15.5
   73   6   1   2 35.199  70.398   0.374    4.1     8       11.1        5.1
   74   2   2   3 35.28   70.559   0.375    4.08    8       66.0      179.6
   75   4   0   3 35.351  70.703   0.376    4.06    4       49.2       49.7
   76   3   4   1 36.313  72.627   0.384    3.85    8       24.5       23.3
   77   4   1   3 36.377  72.753   0.385    3.84    8       40.4       63.4
   78   4   3   2 36.448  72.896   0.386    3.83    8       14.8        8.5
   79   6   3   0 36.893  73.787   0.39     3.74    4       56.8       60.9
   80   3   2   3 37.013  74.026   0.391    3.72    8       24.8       23.1
   81   4   4   0 37.114  74.227   0.392    3.7     4        9.6        1.7
   82   8   0   0 37.394  74.789   0.394    3.65    2        4.6        0.2
   83   7   2   1 37.897  75.794   0.399    3.56    8       36.6       48.1
   84   0   4   2 38.039  76.077   0.4      3.54    4       13.7        3.4
   85   6   2   2 38.247  76.495   0.402    3.5     8        1.0        0.0
   86   1   4   2 38.378  76.757   0.403    3.48    8       21.4       16.1
   87   8   1   0 38.399  76.797   0.403    3.48    4       20.4        7.3
   88   5   0   3 38.447  76.895   0.404    3.47    4        7.7        1.1
   89   6   3   1 38.489  76.979   0.404    3.47    8       23.0       18.5
   90   7   0   2 38.656  77.312   0.405    3.44    4       22.6        8.9
   91   4   4   1 38.707  77.413   0.406    3.43    8       17.4       10.5
   92   0   3   3 38.968  77.936   0.408    3.39    4       42.7       31.3
   93   8   0   1 38.983  77.967   0.408    3.39    4        5.0        0.4
   94   1   3   3 39.305  78.611   0.411    3.35    8       13.2        5.9
   95   4   2   3 39.391  78.783   0.412    3.33    8       13.7        6.3
   96   2   4   2 39.392  78.784   0.412    3.33    8       18.5       11.6
   97   5   1   3 39.443  78.886   0.412    3.33    8        1.9        0.1
   98   5   3   2 39.512  79.025   0.413    3.32    8       31.9       34.0
   99   7   1   2 39.65   79.3     0.414    3.3     8        9.8        3.2
  100   8   1   1 39.975  79.951   0.417    3.26    8       14.5        6.9
  101   2   3   3 40.312  80.625   0.42     3.22    8        9.5        3.0
  102   0   0   4 41.047  82.094   0.426    3.13    2       42.2       14.1
  103   3   4   2 41.066  82.132   0.426    3.13    8       14.6        6.7
  104   8   2   0 41.368  82.736   0.429    3.1     4        7.0        0.8
  105   1   0   4 41.38   82.76    0.429    3.1     4       16.3        4.2
  106   5   4   1 41.722  83.443   0.432    3.06    8       11.6        4.1
  107   3   3   3 41.979  83.957   0.434    3.04    8       24.8       18.9
  108   2   5   0 42.008  84.016   0.434    3.04    4       43.4       28.9
  109   6   0   3 42.131  84.263   0.435    3.03    4        6.7        0.7
  110   0   5   1 42.233  84.465   0.436    3.02    4       33.2       16.8
  111   1   1   4 42.359  84.719   0.437    3.01    8        9.5        2.7
  112   2   0   4 42.376  84.753   0.438    3.0     4       23.0        8.0
  113   5   2   3 42.395  84.79    0.438    3.0     8       27.7       23.4
  114   1   5   1 42.564  85.128   0.439    2.99    8        5.5        0.9
  115   7   2   2 42.599  85.198   0.439    2.99    8       34.9       36.7
  116   7   3   1 42.835  85.671   0.441    2.97    8       21.4       13.7
  117   8   2   1 42.92   85.84    0.442    2.96    8       30.9       28.6
  118   6   1   3 43.108  86.217   0.444    2.95    8       35.4       37.3
  119   6   3   2 43.177  86.353   0.444    2.94    8       11.1        3.7
  120   2   1   4 43.353  86.705   0.446    2.93    8        8.8        2.3
  121   4   4   2 43.389  86.778   0.446    2.93    8       20.9       12.9
  122   2   5   1 43.557  87.114   0.447    2.91    8        3.0        0.3
  123   8   0   2 43.66   87.319   0.448    2.91    4       20.6        6.2
  124   6   4   0 43.816  87.632   0.449    2.9     4       33.9       16.8
  125   3   0   4 44.031  88.061   0.451    2.88    4       26.5       10.2
  126   4   3   3 44.295  88.591   0.453    2.87    8       45.2       59.3
  127   8   1   2 44.634  89.267   0.456    2.85    8       18.3        9.7
  128   9   0   1 44.64   89.281   0.456    2.85    4       27.6       10.9
  129   0   2   4 44.954  89.908   0.459    2.83    4        1.6        0.0


  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   8.733  17.465  5.0735        12.3      1.6      1.6     5.6
    2   1   0   1  10.42   20.841  4.25874      767.9     99.8    100.0     5.6
    3   2   1   0  11.543  23.087  3.8493       769.1    100.0    100.0     5.6
    4   0   1   1  12.101  24.201  3.67449      239.3     31.1     31.1     5.6
    5   1   1   1  12.882  25.765  3.45493       71.0      9.2      9.2     5.6
    6   2   0   1  12.921  25.842  3.44473      168.2     21.9     21.8     5.6
    7   2   1   1  15.001  30.002  2.97596       90.4     11.8     11.7     5.6
    8   0   2   0  15.112  30.225  2.9545       464.4     60.4     60.0     5.6
    9   3   0   1  16.304  32.609  2.74374      172.2     22.4     22.2     5.6
   10   2   2   0  17.56   35.119  2.55314       40.1      5.2      5.2     5.7
   11   4   0   0  17.677  35.354  2.53675       44.3      5.8      5.7     5.7
   12   3   1   1  18.031  36.062  2.48856      705.5     91.7     90.8     5.7
   13   1   2   1  18.5    37.001  2.42753      389.1     50.6     50.0     5.7
   14   0   0   2  19.168  38.336  2.346         12.8      1.7      1.6     5.7
   15   4   1   0  19.296  38.592  2.33102       84.1     10.9     10.8     5.7
   16   1   0   2  19.694  39.388  2.28571       99.2     12.9     12.7     5.7
   17   2   2   1  20.089  40.177  2.24262      251.3     32.7     32.2     5.7
   18   4   0   1  20.193  40.386  2.23149      212.1     27.6     27.2     5.7
   19   1   1   2  21.182  42.364  2.13178      215.1     28.0     27.5     5.7
   20   2   1   2  22.613  45.227  2.00327       15.3      2.0      1.9     5.7
   21   3   0   2  23.552  47.105  1.92769       11.5      1.5      1.5     5.7
   22   0   2   2  24.788  49.576  1.83724       73.1      9.5      9.3     5.7
   23   1   2   2  25.219  50.437  1.80785       10.3      1.3      1.3     5.8
   24   1   3   1  25.523  51.046  1.78772       28.0      3.6      3.5     5.8
   25   4   2   1  25.631  51.263  1.78066        9.1      1.2      1.1     5.8
   26   5   1   1  25.696  51.393  1.77647       40.6      5.3      5.1     5.8
   27   2   2   2  26.481  52.962  1.72747      257.2     33.4     32.5     5.8
   28   4   0   2  26.566  53.131  1.72236       63.1      8.2      8.0     5.8
   29   2   3   1  26.775  53.55   1.70988       70.9      9.2      8.9     5.8
   30   6   0   0  27.095  54.191  1.69117       10.0      1.3      1.3     5.8
   31   4   1   2  27.764  55.528  1.65355      121.1     15.7     15.2     5.8
   32   6   1   0  28.279  56.557  1.62589      154.1     20.0     19.4     5.8
   33   3   2   2  28.497  56.995  1.61444       14.1      1.8      1.8     5.8
   34   3   3   1  28.777  57.555  1.60006      174.1     22.6     21.8     5.8
   35   4   3   0  29.677  59.355  1.55576       96.7     12.6     12.1     5.8
   36   1   0   3  29.889  59.778  1.54575       16.1      2.1      2.0     5.8
   37   0   1   3  30.628  61.257  1.51194       15.9      2.1      2.0     5.8
   38   1   1   3  31.003  62.007  1.49543       71.5      9.3      8.9     5.8
   39   1   3   2  31.08   62.161  1.49209       37.1      4.8      4.6     5.8
   40   5   1   2  31.233  62.466  1.48553       47.4      6.2      5.9     5.8
   41   0   4   0  31.428  62.856  1.47725      170.4     22.2     21.2     5.9
   42   6   2   0  31.656  63.311  1.46773      202.2     26.3     25.2     5.9
   43   2   1   3  32.114  64.228  1.44896       23.6      3.1      2.9     5.9
   44   2   3   2  32.19   64.379  1.44593       12.6      1.6      1.6     5.9
   45   1   4   1  33.498  66.996  1.39567       38.6      5.0      4.8     5.9
   46   7   0   1  33.791  67.582  1.38498       45.7      5.9      5.7     5.9
   47   3   1   3  33.921  67.842  1.38031       37.0      4.8      4.6     5.9
   48   6   0   2  34.158  68.317  1.37187       27.2      3.5      3.4     5.9
   49   5   3   1  34.692  69.385  1.35334        7.9      1.0      1.0     5.9
   50   7   1   1  34.837  69.673  1.34844       15.5      2.0      1.9     5.9
   51   2   2   3  35.28   70.559  1.33366      179.6     23.4     22.1     5.9
   52   4   0   3  35.351  70.703  1.33131       49.7      6.5      6.1     5.9
   53   3   4   1  36.313  72.627  1.30071       23.3      3.0      2.9     6.0
   54   4   1   3  36.377  72.753  1.29875       63.4      8.2      7.8     6.0
   55   4   3   2  36.448  72.896  1.29657        8.5      1.1      1.0     6.0
   56   6   3   0  36.893  73.787  1.2831        60.9      7.9      7.4     6.0
   57   3   2   3  37.013  74.026  1.27955       23.1      3.0      2.8     6.0
   58   7   2   1  37.897  75.794  1.25403       48.1      6.3      5.9     6.0
   59   1   4   2  38.378  76.757  1.24068       23.4      3.0      2.8     6.0
   60   6   3   1  38.489  76.979  1.23766       18.5      2.4      2.2     6.0
   61   7   0   2  38.656  77.312  1.23316        8.9      1.2      1.1     6.0
   62   4   4   1  38.707  77.413  1.23179       10.5      1.4      1.3     6.0
   63   0   3   3  38.968  77.936  1.22483       31.7      4.1      3.8     6.0
   64   2   4   2  39.392  78.784  1.21376       17.9      2.3      2.2     6.0
   65   5   3   2  39.512  79.025  1.21066       34.0      4.4      4.1     6.0
   66   0   0   4  41.047  82.094  1.173         20.8      2.7      2.5     6.1
   67   2   5   0  42.008  84.016  1.15099       47.8      6.2      5.7     6.1
   68   0   5   1  42.233  84.465  1.14601       16.8      2.2      2.0     6.1
   69   5   2   3  42.395  84.79   1.14244       34.1      4.4      4.1     6.1
   70   7   2   2  42.599  85.198  1.13801       36.7      4.8      4.4     6.1
   71   7   3   1  42.835  85.671  1.13294       13.7      1.8      1.6     6.1
   72   8   2   1  42.92   85.84   1.13114       28.6      3.7      3.4     6.1
   73   6   1   3  43.108  86.217  1.12716       37.3      4.9      4.4     6.1
   74   4   4   2  43.389  86.778  1.12131       12.9      1.7      1.5     6.1
   75   6   4   0  43.816  87.632  1.11257       16.8      2.2      2.0     6.2
   76   3   0   4  44.031  88.061  1.10825       10.2      1.3      1.2     6.2
   77   4   3   3  44.295  88.591  1.10299       59.3      7.7      7.0     6.2
   78   9   0   1  44.64   89.281  1.09624       20.6      2.7      2.4     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)