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FORSTERITE

57, t-olivine, Co-Mg-analogue

Co(2)SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

R =0.0442

10 .11 .1997

Ref.Str.:

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

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

Reserv:

         In original - olivine[43].     D.T.N.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.7633   alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.229    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.9874   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   291.73

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    43.93

  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    = 0.37, Mg    = 0.63
   2 0.9915  0.2773  0.25     0.0    Co    = 0.13, Mg    = 0.87
   3 0.4274  0.0943  0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.7635  0.0924  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.217   0.4507  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.2816  0.1629  0.0369   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     0.9915     0.2773     0.25  
     3       3     0.4274     0.0943     0.25  
     4       4     0.7635     0.0924     0.25  
     5       5     0.217      0.4507     0.25  
     6       6     0.2816     0.1629     0.0369
     7       2     0.0085     0.7227     0.75  
     8       3     0.5726     0.9057     0.75  
     9       4     0.2365     0.9076     0.75  
    10       5     0.783      0.5493     0.75  
    11       6     0.7184     0.8371     0.9631
    12       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7184     0.8371     0.5369
    14       6     0.2816     0.1629     0.4631
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.5085     0.7773     0.25  
    17       3     0.0726     0.5943     0.25  
    18       4     0.7365     0.5924     0.25  
    19       5     0.283      0.9507     0.25  
    20       6     0.2184     0.6629     0.0369
    21       2     0.4915     0.2227     0.75  
    22       3     0.9274     0.4057     0.75  
    23       4     0.2635     0.4076     0.75  
    24       5     0.717      0.0493     0.75  
    25       6     0.7816     0.3371     0.9631
    26       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7816     0.3371     0.5369
    28       6     0.2184     0.6629     0.4631


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.59

MU (1/cm) =     175.808    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     48.911

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

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

    1   Co   ,Mg             2.568        6
                                                 2.0983       4
                                                 2.1505       6
                                                 2.0983       4
                                                 2.1505       6
                                                 2.0765       5
                                                 2.0765       5
    2   Co   ,Mg             2.568        6
                                                 2.181        4
                                                 2.0736       5
                                                 2.2151       6
                                                 2.2151       6
                                                 2.0796       6
                                                 2.0796       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6011       4
                                                 1.6133       6
                                                 1.6133       6
                                                 1.6219       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8703       6
                                                 2.7234       6
                                                 3.1332       6
                                                 3.1332       6
                                                 2.8703       6
                                                 2.7234       6
                                                 2.8678       5
                                                 2.7091       5
                                                 3.0341       5
                                                 3.0341       5
                                                 3.037        6
                                                 3.037        6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.2232       6
                                                 3.2232       6
                                                 2.8678       4
                                                 2.7091       4
                                                 2.5178       6
                                                 3.0341       4
                                                 3.0341       4
                                                 2.933        6
                                                 2.933        6
                                                 2.5178       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.7234       4
                                                 2.8703       4
                                                 3.2232       5
                                                 3.1332       4
                                                 2.5518       6
                                                 2.5178       5
                                                 3.037        4
                                                 2.933        5
                                                 3.0071       6
                                                 3.0071       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 10.072  20.144   0.098   62.48    2       43.9      282.3
    2   1   1   0 11.955  23.91    0.116   43.73    4        9.2       17.4
    3   0   2   1 13.297  26.595   0.129   34.95    4       46.7      357.7
    4   1   0   1 13.884  27.768   0.134   31.9     4       28.9      125.1
    5   1   1   1 14.797  29.594   0.143   27.85    8       23.5      144.1
    6   1   2   0 14.869  29.738   0.143   27.56    4       25.5       84.3
    7   1   2   1 17.273  34.546   0.166   19.94    8       13.9       36.0
    8   0   0   2 17.384  34.769   0.167   19.66    2       33.9       53.0
    9   1   3   0 18.821  37.642   0.18    16.52    4       89.4      620.3
   10   0   2   2 20.255  40.51    0.194   14.03    4       31.6       66.0
   11   0   4   0 20.474  40.947   0.196   13.7     2       23.2       17.3
   12   1   3   1 20.826  41.651   0.199   13.19    8       64.5      515.4
   13   1   1   2 21.319  42.638   0.203   12.52    8       87.3      897.0
   14   2   0   0 22.059  44.118   0.21    11.59    2       34.2       31.9
   15   0   4   1 22.355  44.71    0.213   11.25    4       39.2       81.1
   16   2   1   0 22.682  45.363   0.216   10.89    4       34.3       60.3
   17   1   2   2 23.194  46.388   0.22    10.35    8       48.4      227.5
   18   1   4   0 23.39   46.781   0.222   10.15    4       58.3      162.2
   19   2   1   1 24.427  48.854   0.231    9.2     8       35.9      111.4
   20   2   2   0 24.474  48.949   0.232    9.16    4       16.4       11.6
   21   1   4   1 25.098  50.196   0.237    8.65    8        1.8        0.3
   22   1   3   2 26.086  52.171   0.246    7.92    8       33.6       84.1
   23   2   2   1 26.129  52.259   0.246    7.89    8        7.2        3.8
   24   2   3   0 27.265  54.53    0.256    7.17    4       21.8       16.0
   25   0   4   2 27.388  54.776   0.257    7.09    4       31.8       33.6
   26   1   5   0 28.414  56.828   0.266    6.52    4       45.9       64.7
   27   2   0   2 28.68   57.36    0.268    6.39    4        5.6        1.0
   28   0   2   3 28.756  57.513   0.269    6.35    4        5.0        0.7
   29   2   3   1 28.807  57.613   0.269    6.33    8        3.0        0.5
   30   1   0   3 29.073  58.146   0.272    6.2     4        9.7        2.7
   31   2   1   2 29.197  58.394   0.273    6.14    8        7.9        3.6
   32   1   1   3 29.586  59.172   0.276    5.96    8       24.5       33.7
   33   1   4   2 29.793  59.585   0.278    5.86    8        5.3        1.5
   34   1   5   1 29.916  59.833   0.279    5.81    8       23.7       30.7
   35   2   2   2 30.716  61.433   0.286    5.48    8      104.6      562.9
   36   2   4   0 30.878  61.756   0.287    5.41    4       83.6      177.8
   37   1   2   3 31.093  62.187   0.289    5.33    8       23.9       28.6
   38   0   6   0 31.645  63.291   0.293    5.13    2        9.5        1.1
   39   2   4   1 32.311  64.622   0.299    4.9     8       44.2       90.1
   40   0   6   1 33.06   66.12    0.305    4.67    4       64.8       92.0
   41   2   3   2 33.157  66.314   0.306    4.64    8       18.8       15.4
   42   1   3   3 33.519  67.038   0.309    4.53    8       54.3      125.7
   43   1   6   0 33.866  67.732   0.312    4.44    4       18.1        6.8
   44   1   5   2 34.185  68.37    0.314    4.35    8       40.4       66.7
   45   0   4   3 34.646  69.292   0.318    4.23    4       56.7       64.0
   46   3   1   0 34.757  69.513   0.319    4.2     4       46.8       43.3
   47   2   5   0 35.196  70.392   0.322    4.1     4        9.5        1.7
   48   1   6   1 35.235  70.47    0.323    4.09    8        4.9        0.9
   49   3   0   1 35.649  71.298   0.326    4.0     4       22.4        9.4
   50   3   1   1 36.11   72.22    0.329    3.9     8       27.3       27.4
   51   3   2   0 36.148  72.295   0.33     3.89    4       28.8       15.2
   52   2   1   3 36.244  72.489   0.33     3.87    8       24.1       21.1
   53   2   4   2 36.431  72.862   0.332    3.83    8       39.5       56.2
   54   2   5   1 36.543  73.085   0.333    3.81    8       28.4       28.9
   55   0   0   4 36.695  73.391   0.334    3.78    2      153.7      209.7
   56   1   4   3 36.778  73.556   0.335    3.76    8       14.0        6.9
   57   0   6   2 37.14   74.281   0.338    3.69    4      131.1      298.4
   58   3   2   1 37.48   74.961   0.34     3.63    8       14.9        7.6
   59   2   2   3 37.613  75.225   0.341    3.61    8       16.5        9.2
   60   3   3   0 38.421  76.841   0.347    3.48    4       48.0       37.6
   61   0   2   4 38.508  77.017   0.348    3.46    4       32.0       16.6
   62   1   6   2 39.22   78.44    0.353    3.36    8        8.9        2.5
   63   1   1   4 39.231  78.462   0.354    3.36    8        9.2        2.7
   64   3   3   1 39.727  79.455   0.357    3.29    8       42.6       56.2
   65   1   7   0 39.811  79.623   0.358    3.28    4       82.0      103.5
   66   2   3   3 39.857  79.714   0.358    3.27    8        6.3        1.2
   67   3   1   2 40.064  80.128   0.36     3.25    8       53.1       86.2
   68   2   6   0 40.183  80.365   0.361    3.23    4        1.4        0.0
   69   2   5   2 40.482  80.965   0.363    3.2     8       10.1        3.1
   70   1   2   4 40.566  81.133   0.364    3.19    8        7.1        1.5
   71   1   5   3 40.819  81.637   0.365    3.16    8       15.4        7.0
   72   1   7   1 41.106  82.213   0.368    3.13    8       12.1        4.3
   73   3   2   2 41.393  82.786   0.37     3.1     8       64.0      119.4
   74   2   6   1 41.475  82.95    0.37     3.09    8       17.0        8.3
   75   3   4   0 41.537  83.073   0.371    3.08    4       54.4       42.8
   76   1   3   4 42.772  85.545   0.38     2.97    8       60.4      102.1
   77   3   4   1 42.822  85.643   0.38     2.97    8       33.5       31.3
   78   2   4   3 42.95   85.9     0.381    2.96    8       21.2       12.5
   79   3   3   2 43.593  87.185   0.385    2.91    8        5.2        0.8
   80   0   6   3 43.632  87.263   0.386    2.91    4       51.3       36.0
   81   0   4   4 43.821  87.641   0.387    2.9     4       27.2       10.1
   82   0   8   0 44.391  88.782   0.391    2.86    2       26.0        4.6
   83   2   0   4 44.893  89.785   0.395    2.83    4       48.0       30.7
   84   1   7   2 44.954  89.909   0.395    2.83    8        7.0        1.3


  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  10.072  20.144  5.1145       282.3     31.5     32.1     5.6
    2   1   1   0  11.955  23.91   4.31808       17.4      1.9      2.0     5.6
    3   0   2   1  13.297  26.595  3.88885      357.7     39.9     40.5     5.6
    4   1   0   1  13.884  27.768  3.72758      125.1     13.9     14.1     5.6
    5   1   1   1  14.797  29.594  3.50228      144.1     16.1     16.3     5.6
    6   1   2   0  14.869  29.738  3.48571       84.3      9.4      9.5     5.6
    7   1   2   1  17.273  34.546  3.0124        36.0      4.0      4.0     5.7
    8   0   0   2  17.384  34.769  2.9937        53.0      5.9      6.0     5.7
    9   1   3   0  18.821  37.642  2.77255      620.3     69.2     69.5     5.7
   10   0   2   2  20.255  40.51   2.58364       66.0      7.4      7.4     5.7
   11   0   4   0  20.474  40.947  2.55725       17.3      1.9      1.9     5.7
   12   1   3   1  20.826  41.651  2.5159       515.4     57.5     57.5     5.7
   13   1   1   2  21.319  42.638  2.46026      897.0    100.0    100.0     5.7
   14   2   0   0  22.059  44.118  2.38165       31.9      3.6      3.6     5.7
   15   0   4   1  22.355  44.71   2.35173       81.1      9.0      9.0     5.7
   16   2   1   0  22.682  45.363  2.31961       60.3      6.7      6.7     5.7
   17   1   2   2  23.194  46.388  2.27107      227.5     25.4     25.3     5.7
   18   1   4   0  23.39   46.781  2.25308      162.2     18.1     18.0     5.7
   19   2   1   1  24.427  48.854  2.16296      111.4     12.4     12.3     5.7
   20   2   2   0  24.474  48.949  2.15904       11.6      1.3      1.3     5.7
   21   1   3   2  26.086  52.171  2.03418       84.1      9.4      9.3     5.8
   22   2   3   0  27.265  54.53   1.9525        16.0      1.8      1.8     5.8
   23   0   4   2  27.388  54.776  1.94442       33.6      3.8      3.7     5.8
   24   1   5   0  28.414  56.828  1.87976       64.7      7.2      7.1     5.8
   25   1   1   3  29.586  59.172  1.81165       33.7      3.8      3.7     5.8
   26   1   5   1  29.916  59.833  1.79345       30.7      3.4      3.3     5.8
   27   2   2   2  30.716  61.433  1.75114      562.9     62.8     61.3     5.8
   28   2   4   0  30.878  61.756  1.74286      177.8     19.8     19.3     5.8
   29   1   2   3  31.093  62.187  1.73199       28.6      3.2      3.1     5.8
   30   2   4   1  32.311  64.622  1.6734        90.1     10.0      9.8     5.9
   31   0   6   1  33.06   66.12   1.63966       92.0     10.3      9.9     5.9
   32   2   3   2  33.157  66.314  1.63541       15.4      1.7      1.7     5.9
   33   1   3   3  33.519  67.038  1.61978      125.7     14.0     13.6     5.9
   34   1   5   2  34.185  68.37   1.59195       66.7      7.4      7.2     5.9
   35   0   4   3  34.646  69.292  1.57335       64.0      7.1      6.9     5.9
   36   3   1   0  34.757  69.513  1.56898       43.3      4.8      4.7     5.9
   37   3   0   1  35.649  71.298  1.53472        9.4      1.1      1.0     5.9
   38   3   1   1  36.11   72.22   1.51773       27.4      3.1      2.9     5.9
   39   3   2   0  36.148  72.295  1.51638       15.2      1.7      1.6     5.9
   40   2   1   3  36.244  72.489  1.51288       21.1      2.4      2.3     5.9
   41   2   4   2  36.431  72.862  1.5062        56.2      6.3      6.0     6.0
   42   2   5   1  36.543  73.085  1.50223       28.9      3.2      3.1     6.0
   43   0   0   4  36.695  73.391  1.49685      209.7     23.4     22.4     6.0
   44   0   6   2  37.14   74.281  1.48146      298.4     33.3     31.8     6.0
   45   2   2   3  37.613  75.225  1.46556        9.2      1.0      1.0     6.0
   46   3   3   0  38.421  76.841  1.43936       37.6      4.2      4.0     6.0
   47   0   2   4  38.508  77.017  1.43659       16.6      1.9      1.8     6.0
   48   3   3   1  39.727  79.455  1.39949       56.2      6.3      5.9     6.0
   49   1   7   0  39.811  79.623  1.39702      103.5     11.5     10.9     6.0
   50   3   1   2  40.064  80.128  1.38969       86.2      9.6      9.1     6.0
   51   3   2   2  41.393  82.786  1.35274      119.4     13.3     12.5     6.1
   52   3   4   0  41.537  83.073  1.34891       42.8      4.8      4.5     6.1
   53   1   3   4  42.772  85.545  1.31715      102.1     11.4     10.6     6.1
   54   3   4   1  42.822  85.643  1.31593       31.3      3.5      3.2     6.1
   55   2   4   3  42.95   85.9    1.31276       12.5      1.4      1.3     6.1
   56   0   6   3  43.632  87.263  1.29628       36.0      4.0      3.7     6.2
   57   0   4   4  43.821  87.641  1.29182       10.1      1.1      1.0     6.2
   58   2   0   4  44.893  89.785  1.26733       30.7      3.4      3.1     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)