Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
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FORSTERITE

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

Mg(2)SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

R =0.0312

10 .11 .1997

Ref.Str.:

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

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

Reserv:

         In original - olivine[45].    D.T.N.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.7536   alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.2066   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.9845   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   290.36

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    43.72

  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    = 1.00
   2 0.9921  0.2776  0.25     0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   3 0.4266  0.0934  0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.7612  0.0932  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2177  0.4509  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.28    0.1627  0.0376   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     0.9921     0.2776     0.25  
     3       3     0.4266     0.0934     0.25  
     4       4     0.7612     0.0932     0.25  
     5       5     0.2177     0.4509     0.25  
     6       6     0.28       0.1627     0.0376
     7       2     0.0079     0.7224     0.75  
     8       3     0.5734     0.9066     0.75  
     9       4     0.2388     0.9068     0.75  
    10       5     0.7823     0.5491     0.75  
    11       6     0.72       0.8373     0.9624
    12       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.72       0.8373     0.5376
    14       6     0.28       0.1627     0.4624
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.5079     0.7776     0.25  
    17       3     0.0734     0.5934     0.25  
    18       4     0.7388     0.5932     0.25  
    19       5     0.2823     0.9509     0.25  
    20       6     0.22       0.6627     0.0376
    21       2     0.4921     0.2224     0.75  
    22       3     0.9266     0.4066     0.75  
    23       4     0.2612     0.4068     0.75  
    24       5     0.7177     0.0491     0.75  
    25       6     0.78       0.3373     0.9624
    26       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.78       0.3373     0.5376
    28       6     0.22       0.6627     0.4624


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.22

MU (1/cm) =     152.117    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     47.28 

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

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

    1    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.1052       4
                                                 2.1401       6
                                                 2.1052       4
                                                 2.1401       6
                                                 2.0713       5
                                                 2.0713       5
    2    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.1788       4
                                                 2.0685       5
                                                 2.2054       6
                                                 2.2054       6
                                                 2.0857       6
                                                 2.0857       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.5906       4
                                                 1.613        6
                                                 1.613        6
                                                 1.6081       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8637       6
                                                 2.7113       6
                                                 3.1341       6
                                                 3.1341       6
                                                 2.8637       6
                                                 2.7113       6
                                                 2.8715       5
                                                 2.7004       5
                                                 3.033        5
                                                 3.033        5
                                                 3.0294       6
                                                 3.0294       6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.2181       6
                                                 3.2181       6
                                                 2.8715       4
                                                 2.7004       4
                                                 2.5078       6
                                                 3.033        4
                                                 3.033        4
                                                 2.9387       6
                                                 2.9387       6
                                                 2.5078       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.7113       4
                                                 2.8637       4
                                                 3.2181       5
                                                 3.1341       4
                                                 2.5422       6
                                                 2.5078       5
                                                 3.0294       4
                                                 2.9387       5
                                                 3.0046       6
                                                 3.0046       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 10.094  20.189   0.098   62.19    2       29.9      131.6
    2   1   1   0 11.98   23.96    0.116   43.54    4       10.5       22.7
    3   0   2   1 13.317  26.635   0.129   34.84    4       49.0      397.5
    4   1   0   1 13.904  27.809   0.134   31.8     4       29.8      134.3
    5   1   1   1 14.82   29.64    0.143   27.75    8       16.8       74.2
    6   1   2   0 14.901  29.802   0.144   27.43    4       25.5       84.6
    7   1   2   1 17.303  34.607   0.166   19.86    8       13.8       36.1
    8   0   0   2 17.393  34.786   0.167   19.64    2       46.9      102.3
    9   1   3   0 18.863  37.726   0.181   16.43    4       66.4      343.5
   10   0   2   2 20.275  40.549   0.194   14.0     4        7.0        3.3
   11   0   4   0 20.52   41.041   0.196   13.63    2        0.1        0.0
   12   1   3   1 20.866  41.732   0.199   13.13    8       59.4      439.0
   13   1   1   2 21.342  42.683   0.203   12.49    8       68.5      555.7
   14   2   0   0 22.107  44.213   0.21    11.54    2        9.4        2.4
   15   0   4   1 22.4    44.801   0.213   11.2     4       35.7       67.7
   16   2   1   0 22.731  45.461   0.216   10.83    4       32.4       54.1
   17   1   2   2 23.223  46.446   0.22    10.32    8       48.4      229.5
   18   1   4   0 23.444  46.888   0.222   10.1     4       57.2      156.8
   19   2   1   1 24.475  48.95    0.232    9.16    8       35.6      110.0
   20   2   2   0 24.528  49.057   0.232    9.12    4        4.8        1.0
   21   1   4   1 25.151  50.301   0.238    8.61    8        2.5        0.5
   22   1   3   2 26.124  52.249   0.246    7.9     8       19.5       28.4
   23   2   2   1 26.182  52.365   0.247    7.86    8        6.1        2.8
   24   2   3   0 27.327  54.654   0.257    7.13    4       22.4       17.0
   25   0   4   2 27.432  54.863   0.258    7.07    4       19.3       12.5
   26   1   5   0 28.481  56.962   0.267    6.49    4       33.8       35.1
   27   2   0   2 28.725  57.45    0.269    6.37    4       16.1        7.8
   28   0   2   3 28.779  57.557   0.269    6.34    4        6.3        1.2
   29   2   3   1 28.868  57.735   0.27     6.3     8        2.9        0.5
   30   1   0   3 29.096  58.191   0.272    6.18    4        9.5        2.7
   31   2   1   2 29.244  58.488   0.273    6.11    8        7.4        3.2
   32   1   1   3 29.611  59.221   0.276    5.95    8       19.1       20.5
   33   1   4   2 29.844  59.688   0.278    5.84    8        6.0        2.0
   34   1   5   1 29.983  59.966   0.279    5.78    8       18.9       19.6
   35   2   2   2 30.768  61.536   0.286    5.46    8       83.6      362.1
   36   2   4   0 30.951  61.901   0.287    5.39    4       64.7      106.8
   37   1   2   3 31.124  62.248   0.289    5.32    8       24.0       29.1
   38   0   6   0 31.723  63.446   0.294    5.1     2        3.1        0.1
   39   2   4   1 32.383  64.766   0.299    4.88    8       41.6       80.0
   40   0   6   1 33.137  66.274   0.306    4.64    4       60.0       79.3
   41   2   3   2 33.217  66.434   0.306    4.62    8       19.4       16.5
   42   1   3   3 33.559  67.117   0.309    4.52    8       50.1      107.7
   43   1   6   0 33.95   67.9     0.312    4.41    4       17.8        6.6
   44   1   5   2 34.251  68.502   0.315    4.33    8       22.1       20.1
   45   0   4   3 34.691  69.382   0.318    4.22    4       54.2       58.8
   46   3   1   0 34.838  69.676   0.319    4.18    4       33.2       21.9
   47   2   5   0 35.282  70.564   0.323    4.08    4        8.8        1.5
   48   1   6   1 35.319  70.637   0.323    4.07    8        4.4        0.8
   49   3   0   1 35.729  71.457   0.326    3.98    4       23.4       10.3
   50   3   1   1 36.191  72.383   0.33     3.88    8       23.2       19.8
   51   3   2   0 36.234  72.467   0.33     3.87    4       28.2       14.6
   52   2   1   3 36.293  72.585   0.331    3.86    8       24.1       21.2
   53   2   4   2 36.503  73.005   0.333    3.82    8       28.5       29.4
   54   2   5   1 36.629  73.257   0.334    3.79    8       27.5       27.3
   55   0   0   4 36.716  73.432   0.334    3.77    2      134.1      161.0
   56   1   4   3 36.83   73.661   0.335    3.75    8       15.0        8.0
   57   0   6   2 37.218  74.435   0.338    3.68    4      114.0      227.0
   58   3   2   1 37.567  75.133   0.341    3.62    8       14.2        6.9
   59   2   2   3 37.666  75.333   0.342    3.6     8       17.9       11.0
   60   3   3   0 38.515  77.029   0.348    3.46    4       32.3       17.1
   61   0   2   4 38.537  77.073   0.348    3.46    4       23.0        8.7
   62   1   1   4 39.261  78.523   0.354    3.35    8        3.8        0.5
   63   1   6   2 39.304  78.608   0.354    3.35    8        8.3        2.2
   64   3   3   1 39.822  79.643   0.358    3.28    8       37.4       43.5
   65   1   7   0 39.916  79.831   0.359    3.27    4       65.1       65.7
   66   2   3   3 39.92   79.839   0.359    3.26    8        6.1        1.2
   67   3   1   2 40.146  80.292   0.36     3.24    8       37.7       43.7
   68   2   6   0 40.286  80.573   0.361    3.22    4       12.7        2.5
   69   2   5   2 40.569  81.139   0.364    3.19    8        9.9        2.9
   70   1   2   4 40.603  81.205   0.364    3.18    8        6.7        1.3
   71   1   5   3 40.887  81.774   0.366    3.15    8       11.4        3.9
   72   1   7   1 41.211  82.422   0.368    3.12    8       13.5        5.4
   73   3   2   2 41.481  82.961   0.37     3.09    8       64.1      120.3
   74   2   6   1 41.579  83.159   0.371    3.08    8       12.1        4.3
   75   3   4   0 41.642  83.285   0.371    3.07    4       55.7       45.2
   76   1   3   4 42.818  85.636   0.38     2.97    8       44.6       56.1
   77   3   4   1 42.928  85.856   0.381    2.96    8       32.5       29.6
   78   2   4   3 43.025  86.05    0.381    2.95    8       18.6        9.7
   79   3   3   2 43.689  87.378   0.386    2.9     8        4.8        0.6
   80   0   6   3 43.712  87.424   0.386    2.9     4       47.0       30.4
   81   0   4   4 43.871  87.743   0.387    2.89    4       11.3        1.7
   82   0   8   0 44.514  89.028   0.392    2.85    2       11.4        0.9
   83   2   0   4 44.946  89.891   0.395    2.83    4       30.8       12.8


  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  10.094  20.189  5.1033       131.6     23.7     24.1     5.6
    2   1   1   0  11.98   23.96   4.30917       22.7      4.1      4.2     5.6
    3   0   2   1  13.317  26.635  3.88313      397.5     71.5     72.6     5.6
    4   1   0   1  13.904  27.809  3.72223      134.3     24.2     24.5     5.6
    5   1   1   1  14.82   29.64   3.49695       74.2     13.4     13.5     5.6
    6   1   2   0  14.901  29.802  3.47837       84.6     15.2     15.4     5.6
    7   1   2   1  17.303  34.607  3.00729       36.1      6.5      6.6     5.7
    8   0   0   2  17.393  34.786  2.99225      102.3     18.4     18.5     5.7
    9   1   3   0  18.863  37.726  2.76662      343.5     61.8     62.1     5.7
   10   1   3   1  20.866  41.732  2.51125      439.0     79.0     79.1     5.7
   11   1   1   2  21.342  42.683  2.4578       555.7    100.0    100.0     5.7
   12   0   4   1  22.4    44.801  2.3472        67.7     12.2     12.2     5.7
   13   2   1   0  22.731  45.461  2.31486       54.1      9.7      9.7     5.7
   14   1   2   2  23.223  46.446  2.2684       229.5     41.3     41.1     5.7
   15   1   4   0  23.444  46.888  2.24823      156.8     28.2     28.1     5.7
   16   2   1   1  24.475  48.95   2.15898      110.0     19.8     19.7     5.7
   17   1   3   2  26.124  52.249  2.03138       28.4      5.1      5.0     5.8
   18   2   3   0  27.327  54.654  1.94842       17.0      3.1      3.0     5.8
   19   0   4   2  27.432  54.863  1.94156       12.5      2.2      2.2     5.8
   20   1   5   0  28.481  56.962  1.87569       35.1      6.3      6.2     5.8
   21   2   0   2  28.725  57.45   1.86112        7.8      1.4      1.4     5.8
   22   1   1   3  29.611  59.221  1.81027       20.5      3.7      3.6     5.8
   23   1   5   1  29.983  59.966  1.78984       19.6      3.5      3.5     5.8
   24   2   2   2  30.768  61.536  1.74847      362.1     65.2     63.6     5.8
   25   2   4   0  30.951  61.901  1.73918      106.8     19.2     18.8     5.8
   26   1   2   3  31.124  62.248  1.73046       29.1      5.2      5.1     5.8
   27   2   4   1  32.383  64.766  1.67009       80.0     14.4     14.0     5.9
   28   0   6   1  33.137  66.274  1.63628       79.3     14.3     13.8     5.9
   29   2   3   2  33.217  66.434  1.63278       16.5      3.0      2.9     5.9
   30   1   3   3  33.559  67.117  1.61808      107.7     19.4     18.7     5.9
   31   1   6   0  33.95   67.9    1.60164        6.6      1.2      1.2     5.9
   32   1   5   2  34.251  68.502  1.58926       20.1      3.6      3.5     5.9
   33   0   4   3  34.691  69.382  1.57157       58.8     10.6     10.2     5.9
   34   3   1   0  34.838  69.676  1.56578       21.9      3.9      3.8     5.9
   35   3   0   1  35.729  71.457  1.53175       10.3      1.9      1.8     5.9
   36   3   1   1  36.191  72.383  1.51479       19.8      3.6      3.4     5.9
   37   3   2   0  36.234  72.467  1.51327       14.6      2.6      2.5     5.9
   38   2   1   3  36.293  72.585  1.51115       21.2      3.8      3.7     6.0
   39   2   4   2  36.503  73.005  1.50364       29.4      5.3      5.1     6.0
   40   2   5   1  36.629  73.257  1.4992        27.3      4.9      4.7     6.0
   41   0   0   4  36.716  73.432  1.49612      161.0     29.0     27.7     6.0
   42   1   4   3  36.83   73.661  1.49214        8.0      1.4      1.4     6.0
   43   0   6   2  37.218  74.435  1.47883      227.0     40.9     39.0     6.0
   44   3   2   1  37.567  75.133  1.46709        6.9      1.2      1.2     6.0
   45   2   2   3  37.666  75.333  1.46378       11.0      2.0      1.9     6.0
   46   3   3   0  38.515  77.029  1.43639       25.8      4.6      4.4     6.0
   47   3   3   1  39.822  79.643  1.39672       43.5      7.8      7.4     6.0
   48   1   7   0  39.916  79.831  1.39398       66.9     12.0     11.4     6.0
   49   3   1   2  40.146  80.292  1.38732       43.7      7.9      7.4     6.0
   50   3   2   2  41.481  82.961  1.3504       120.3     21.7     20.3     6.1
   51   3   4   0  41.642  83.285  1.34611       45.2      8.1      7.6     6.1
   52   1   3   4  42.818  85.636  1.31602       56.1     10.1      9.4     6.1
   53   3   4   1  42.928  85.856  1.31329       29.6      5.3      5.0     6.1
   54   2   4   3  43.025  86.05   1.31092        9.7      1.7      1.6     6.1
   55   0   6   3  43.712  87.424  1.29438       30.4      5.5      5.1     6.2
   56   2   0   4  44.946  89.891  1.26616       12.8      2.3      2.1     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)