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FORSTERITE

54, t-olivine, Co-Mg-analogue

Co(2)SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

R =0.0516

4 .11 .1997

Ref.Str.:

         Muller-Sommer M., Hocd R., Kirfel A. (1997)

         * Phys. Chem. Minerals, 24, 17-23

Reserv:

         In original - olivine[40].     D.T.N.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.7773   alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.28     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.9971   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   294.52

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    44.35

  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    Co    = 0.89, Mg    = 0.11
   2 0.9908  0.277   0.25     0.0    Co    = 0.61, Mg    = 0.39
   3 0.4279  0.0945  0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.7603  0.0929  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2124  0.4506  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.2834  0.1635  0.0377   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     0.9908     0.277      0.25  
     3       3     0.4279     0.0945     0.25  
     4       4     0.7603     0.0929     0.25  
     5       5     0.2124     0.4506     0.25  
     6       6     0.2834     0.1635     0.0377
     7       2     0.0092     0.723      0.75  
     8       3     0.5721     0.9055     0.75  
     9       4     0.2397     0.9071     0.75  
    10       5     0.7876     0.5494     0.75  
    11       6     0.7166     0.8365     0.9623
    12       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7166     0.8365     0.5377
    14       6     0.2834     0.1635     0.4623
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.5092     0.777      0.25  
    17       3     0.0721     0.5945     0.25  
    18       4     0.7397     0.5929     0.25  
    19       5     0.2876     0.9506     0.25  
    20       6     0.2166     0.6635     0.0377
    21       2     0.4908     0.223      0.75  
    22       3     0.9279     0.4055     0.75  
    23       4     0.2603     0.4071     0.75  
    24       5     0.7124     0.0494     0.75  
    25       6     0.7834     0.3365     0.9623
    26       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7834     0.3365     0.5377
    28       6     0.2166     0.6635     0.4623


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.34

MU (1/cm) =     222.832    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     51.309

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

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

    1   Co   ,Mg             2.568        6
                                                 2.1145       4
                                                 2.1701       6
                                                 2.1145       4
                                                 2.1701       6
                                                 2.0961       5
                                                 2.0961       5
    2   Co   ,Mg             2.568        6
                                                 2.1896       4
                                                 2.075        5
                                                 2.2218       6
                                                 2.2218       6
                                                 2.0815       6
                                                 2.0815       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.5881       4
                                                 1.6127       6
                                                 1.6127       6
                                                 1.6241       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.897        6
                                                 2.7089       6
                                                 3.1572       6
                                                 3.1572       6
                                                 2.897        6
                                                 2.7089       6
                                                 2.913        5
                                                 2.6906       5
                                                 3.0403       5
                                                 3.0403       5
                                                 3.043        6
                                                 3.043        6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.2321       6
                                                 3.2321       6
                                                 2.913        4
                                                 2.6906       4
                                                 2.5321       6
                                                 3.0403       4
                                                 3.0403       4
                                                 2.9245       6
                                                 2.9245       6
                                                 2.5321       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.7089       4
                                                 2.897        4
                                                 3.2321       5
                                                 3.1572       4
                                                 2.5464       6
                                                 2.5321       5
                                                 3.043        4
                                                 2.9245       5
                                                 3.0121       6
                                                 3.0121       6

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.78892(angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    S       LPG   MF        F          I int.
                    ( degree )                                         *100

    1   0   2   0 10.022  20.043   0.097   63.13    2       46.5      314.7
    2   1   1   0 11.915  23.83    0.115   44.04    4       32.2      209.9
    3   0   2   1 13.249  26.499   0.128   35.22    4       38.2      237.4
    4   1   0   1 13.85   27.699   0.134   32.06    4       27.1      108.3
    5   1   1   1 14.756  29.512   0.142   28.01    8       49.1      622.4
    6   1   2   0 14.81   29.62    0.143   27.79    4       25.7       84.6
    7   1   2   1 17.214  34.428   0.165   20.09    8       15.2       42.7
    8   0   0   2 17.355  34.711   0.167   19.73    2       32.5       48.0
    9   1   3   0 18.738  37.475   0.18    16.68    4      128.2     1263.9
   10   0   2   2 20.203  40.406   0.193   14.11    4       80.5      422.0
   11   0   4   0 20.367  40.735   0.195   13.86    2       68.2      148.6
   12   1   3   1 20.743  41.485   0.198   13.31    8       85.6      899.6
   13   1   1   2 21.271  42.542   0.203   12.58    8      117.6     1603.6
   14   2   0   0 21.991  43.982   0.209   11.67    2       83.7      188.7
   15   0   4   1 22.25   44.5     0.212   11.37    4       53.1      148.0
   16   2   1   0 22.609  45.218   0.215   10.97    4       37.3       70.5
   17   1   2   2 23.131  46.262   0.22    10.41    8       47.7      218.5
   18   1   4   0 23.279  46.557   0.221   10.27    4       59.6      167.9
   19   2   1   1 24.353  48.706   0.231    9.27    8       35.8      109.3
   20   2   2   0 24.389  48.777   0.231    9.24    4       19.9       16.8
   21   1   4   1 24.987  49.974   0.236    8.74    8        0.8        0.0
   22   1   3   2 26.0    52.001   0.245    7.98    8       47.1      163.4
   23   2   2   1 26.042  52.084   0.245    7.95    8       14.7       15.7
   24   2   3   0 27.159  54.318   0.255    7.23    4       17.5       10.2
   25   0   4   2 27.283  54.565   0.256    7.16    4       38.7       49.3
   26   1   5   0 28.27   56.54    0.265    6.6     4       53.1       85.8
   27   2   0   2 28.604  57.208   0.268    6.43    4        4.2        0.5
   28   0   2   3 28.692  57.383   0.268    6.38    4        2.2        0.1
   29   2   3   1 28.699  57.399   0.268    6.38    8        1.4        0.1
   30   1   0   3 29.015  58.03    0.271    6.22    4       11.7        3.9
   31   2   1   2 29.117  58.234   0.272    6.17    8        9.3        4.9
   32   1   1   3 29.524  59.047   0.275    5.98    8       45.3      113.5
   33   1   4   2 29.679  59.359   0.277    5.91    8        4.6        1.2
   34   1   5   1 29.772  59.545   0.278    5.87    8       38.4       80.0
   35   2   2   2 30.624  61.247   0.285    5.51    8      145.4     1075.0
   36   2   4   0 30.746  61.491   0.286    5.47    4      121.2      370.4
   37   1   2   3 31.018  62.037   0.288    5.36    8       25.4       31.9
   38   0   6   0 31.47   62.941   0.292    5.19    2       20.4        5.0
   39   2   4   1 32.177  64.354   0.298    4.95    8       56.4      145.3
   40   0   6   1 32.884  65.769   0.304    4.72    4       82.0      146.2
   41   2   3   2 33.044  66.089   0.305    4.67    8       15.2        9.9
   42   1   3   3 33.423  66.846   0.308    4.56    8       71.6      215.5
   43   1   6   0 33.684  67.369   0.31     4.49    4       16.0        5.3
   44   1   5   2 34.038  68.075   0.313    4.39    8       74.9      227.2
   45   0   4   3 34.532  69.064   0.317    4.26    4       68.9       93.3
   46   3   1   0 34.638  69.276   0.318    4.23    4       66.2       85.5
   47   2   5   0 35.03   70.061   0.321    4.14    4        9.5        1.7
   48   1   6   1 35.052  70.104   0.321    4.13    8        5.8        1.3
   49   3   0   1 35.532  71.064   0.325    4.02    4       19.7        7.2
   50   3   1   1 35.989  71.979   0.328    3.92    8       45.9       76.1
   51   3   2   0 36.018  72.035   0.329    3.92    4       30.4       16.7
   52   2   1   3 36.151  72.302   0.33     3.89    8       23.6       19.9
   53   2   4   2 36.291  72.583   0.331    3.86    8       44.2       69.6
   54   2   5   1 36.375  72.751   0.332    3.84    8       29.5       30.9
   55   0   0   4 36.626  73.253   0.333    3.79    2      192.0      322.2
   56   1   4   3 36.654  73.309   0.334    3.79    8       13.1        6.0
   57   0   6   2 36.961  73.922   0.336    3.73    4      161.2      446.6
   58   3   2   1 37.348  74.696   0.339    3.66    8       18.9       12.1
   59   2   2   3 37.507  75.015   0.34     3.63    8       10.5        3.7
   60   3   3   0 38.271  76.542   0.346    3.5     4       75.8       92.7
   61   0   2   4 38.423  76.845   0.347    3.48    4       34.1       18.6
   62   1   6   2 39.031  78.063   0.352    3.38    8        8.2        2.1
   63   1   1   4 39.147  78.294   0.353    3.37    8       24.7       19.0
   64   3   3   1 39.575  79.15    0.356    3.31    8       58.4      104.1
   65   1   7   0 39.583  79.166   0.356    3.31    4      117.8      211.8
   66   2   3   3 39.732  79.463   0.357    3.29    8        8.4        2.1
   67   3   1   2 39.935  79.869   0.359    3.26    8       74.0      164.9
   68   2   6   0 39.976  79.952   0.359    3.26    4        8.0        1.0
   69   2   5   2 40.308  80.616   0.362    3.22    8       11.0        3.6
   70   1   2   4 40.47   80.94    0.363    3.2     8        6.9        1.4
   71   1   5   3 40.659  81.319   0.364    3.18    8       27.5       22.2
   72   1   7   1 40.876  81.751   0.366    3.15    8        5.7        0.9
   73   3   2   2 41.252  82.503   0.369    3.11    8       64.5      119.5
   74   2   6   1 41.266  82.532   0.369    3.11    8       31.9       29.2
   75   3   4   0 41.359  82.719   0.369    3.1     4       51.4       37.8
   76   3   4   1 42.641  85.282   0.379    2.98    8       36.3       36.3
   77   1   3   4 42.655  85.31    0.379    2.98    8       87.0      208.2
   78   2   4   3 42.795  85.591   0.38     2.97    8       31.3       26.8
   79   3   3   2 43.43   86.861   0.384    2.92    8       14.3        5.5
   80   0   6   3 43.438  86.876   0.384    2.92    4       66.5       59.6
   81   0   4   4 43.685  87.37    0.386    2.9     4       58.8       46.3
   82   0   8   0 44.113  88.226   0.389    2.88    2       47.9       15.2
   83   1   7   2 44.714  89.427   0.393    2.84    8        4.8        0.6
   84   2   0   4 44.779  89.559   0.394    2.84    4       83.2       90.7


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.78892 (angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    d           I int   I int.n.  I p.h.n.   H(Si)
                    ( degree )   (angstrem)     *100                         *100

    1   0   2   0  10.022  20.043  5.14         314.7     19.6     20.0     5.6
    2   1   1   0  11.915  23.83   4.33234      209.9     13.1     13.3     5.6
    3   0   2   1  13.249  26.499  3.9027       237.4     14.8     15.0     5.6
    4   1   0   1  13.85   27.699  3.73663      108.3      6.8      6.8     5.6
    5   1   1   1  14.756  29.512  3.51183      622.4     38.8     39.3     5.6
    6   1   2   0  14.81   29.62   3.49927       84.6      5.3      5.3     5.6
    7   1   2   1  17.214  34.428  3.02238       42.7      2.7      2.7     5.7
    8   0   0   2  17.355  34.711  2.99855       48.0      3.0      3.0     5.7
    9   1   3   0  18.738  37.475  2.78444     1263.9     78.8     79.2     5.7
   10   0   2   2  20.203  40.406  2.59004      422.0     26.3     26.4     5.7
   11   0   4   0  20.367  40.735  2.57         148.6      9.3      9.3     5.7
   12   1   3   1  20.743  41.485  2.5255       899.6     56.1     56.2     5.7
   13   1   1   2  21.271  42.542  2.46559     1603.6    100.0    100.0     5.7
   14   2   0   0  21.991  43.982  2.38865      188.7     11.8     11.8     5.7
   15   0   4   1  22.25   44.5    2.36223      148.0      9.2      9.2     5.7
   16   2   1   0  22.609  45.218  2.32667       70.5      4.4      4.4     5.7
   17   1   2   2  23.131  46.262  2.27693      218.5     13.6     13.6     5.7
   18   1   4   0  23.279  46.557  2.26328      167.9     10.5     10.4     5.7
   19   2   1   1  24.353  48.706  2.16914      109.3      6.8      6.8     5.7
   20   2   2   0  24.389  48.777  2.16617       16.8      1.0      1.0     5.7
   21   1   3   2  26.0    52.001  2.0404       163.4     10.2     10.1     5.8
   22   0   4   2  27.283  54.565  1.95135       49.3      3.1      3.0     5.8
   23   1   5   0  28.27   56.54   1.88853       85.8      5.4      5.3     5.8
   24   1   1   3  29.524  59.047  1.81512      113.5      7.1      6.9     5.8
   25   1   5   1  29.772  59.545  1.80133       80.0      5.0      4.9     5.8
   26   2   2   2  30.624  61.247  1.75592     1075.0     67.0     65.5     5.8
   27   2   4   0  30.746  61.491  1.74963      370.4     23.1     22.6     5.8
   28   1   2   3  31.018  62.037  1.73576       31.9      2.0      1.9     5.8
   29   2   4   1  32.177  64.354  1.67961      145.3      9.1      8.8     5.9
   30   0   6   1  32.884  65.769  1.64742      146.2      9.1      8.8     5.9
   31   1   3   3  33.423  66.846  1.62388      215.5     13.4     13.0     5.9
   32   1   5   2  34.038  68.075  1.598        227.2     14.2     13.7     5.9
   33   0   4   3  34.532  69.064  1.5779        93.3      5.8      5.6     5.9
   34   3   1   0  34.638  69.276  1.57366       85.5      5.3      5.1     5.9
   35   3   1   1  35.989  71.979  1.52213       92.8      5.8      5.6     5.9
   36   2   1   3  36.151  72.302  1.51625       19.9      1.2      1.2     5.9
   37   2   4   2  36.291  72.583  1.51119       69.6      4.3      4.2     6.0
   38   2   5   1  36.375  72.751  1.50818       30.9      1.9      1.8     6.0
   39   0   0   4  36.626  73.253  1.49927      328.2     20.5     19.6     6.0
   40   0   6   2  36.961  73.922  1.48762      446.6     27.8     26.6     6.0
   41   3   3   0  38.271  76.542  1.44411       92.7      5.8      5.5     6.0
   42   0   2   4  38.423  76.845  1.4393        18.6      1.2      1.1     6.0
   43   1   1   4  39.147  78.294  1.41683       19.0      1.2      1.1     6.0
   44   1   7   0  39.583  79.166  1.40374      315.9     19.7     18.6     6.0
   45   3   1   2  39.935  79.869  1.39343      164.9     10.3      9.7     6.0
   46   1   5   3  40.659  81.319  1.3728        22.2      1.4      1.3     6.1
   47   3   2   2  41.252  82.503  1.35654      148.7      9.3      8.7     6.1
   48   3   4   0  41.359  82.719  1.35364       37.8      2.4      2.2     6.1
   49   1   3   4  42.655  85.31   1.32008      244.5     15.2     14.2     6.1
   50   2   4   3  42.795  85.591  1.31658       26.8      1.7      1.6     6.1
   51   0   6   3  43.438  86.876  1.3009        65.1      4.1      3.8     6.1
   52   0   4   4  43.685  87.37   1.29502       46.3      2.9      2.7     6.2
   53   2   0   4  44.779  89.559  1.26986       90.7      5.7      5.2     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)