Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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FORSTERITE

60, t-olivine, Co-analogue

Co(2)SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

R =0.0504

3 .11 .1997

Ref.Str.:

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

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

Reserv:

         In original - olivine[46].

         D.T.N.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.7825   alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.304    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   6.0041   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   295.88

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    44.55

  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    = 1.00
   2 0.9919  0.2771  0.25     0.0    Co    = 1.00
   3 0.4279  0.0964  0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.7578  0.0919  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2137  0.4516  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.2879  0.1627  0.0332   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     0.9919     0.2771     0.25  
     3       3     0.4279     0.0964     0.25  
     4       4     0.7578     0.0919     0.25  
     5       5     0.2137     0.4516     0.25  
     6       6     0.2879     0.1627     0.0332
     7       2     0.0081     0.7229     0.75  
     8       3     0.5721     0.9036     0.75  
     9       4     0.2422     0.9081     0.75  
    10       5     0.7863     0.5484     0.75  
    11       6     0.7121     0.8373     0.9668
    12       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7121     0.8373     0.5332
    14       6     0.2879     0.1627     0.4668
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.5081     0.7771     0.25  
    17       3     0.0721     0.5964     0.25  
    18       4     0.7422     0.5919     0.25  
    19       5     0.2863     0.9516     0.25  
    20       6     0.2121     0.6627     0.0332
    21       2     0.4919     0.2229     0.75  
    22       3     0.9279     0.4036     0.75  
    23       4     0.2578     0.4081     0.75  
    24       5     0.7137     0.0484     0.75  
    25       6     0.7879     0.3373     0.9668
    26       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7879     0.3373     0.5332
    28       6     0.2121     0.6627     0.4668


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.71

MU (1/cm) =     245.989    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     52.209

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

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

    1    Co                  2.568        6
                                                 2.1193       4
                                                 2.1785       6
                                                 2.1193       4
                                                 2.1785       6
                                                 2.092        5
                                                 2.092        5
    2    Co                  2.568        6
                                                 2.2125       4
                                                 2.0876       5
                                                 2.2556       6
                                                 2.2556       6
                                                 2.0562       6
                                                 2.0562       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.5784       4
                                                 1.6154       6
                                                 1.6154       6
                                                 1.6385       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.9417       6
                                                 2.6976       6
                                                 3.1339       6
                                                 3.1339       6
                                                 2.9417       6
                                                 2.6976       6
                                                 2.9118       5
                                                 2.6786       5
                                                 3.0426       5
                                                 3.0426       5
                                                 3.0505       6
                                                 3.0505       6
    5    O                   3.264        8
                                                 2.9118       4
                                                 2.6786       4
                                                 2.5349       6
                                                 3.0426       4
                                                 3.0426       4
                                                 2.9026       6
                                                 2.9026       6
                                                 2.5349       6
    6    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.6976       4
                                                 2.9417       4
                                                 3.1339       4
                                                 2.6034       6
                                                 2.5349       5
                                                 3.0505       4
                                                 2.9026       5
                                                 3.0189       6
                                                 3.0189       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  9.998  19.996   0.097   63.44    2       32.0      148.4
    2   1   1   0 11.899  23.798   0.115   44.16    4       34.0      232.8
    3   0   2   1 13.225  26.449   0.128   35.36    4       30.3      147.9
    4   1   0   1 13.834  27.668   0.134   32.14    4       25.0       91.8
    5   1   1   1 14.737  29.474   0.142   28.09    8       69.1     1225.6
    6   1   2   0 14.785  29.57    0.143   27.9     4       26.4       88.6
    7   1   2   1 17.187  34.374   0.165   20.15    8       16.0       46.9
    8   0   0   2 17.335  34.669   0.167   19.78    2       45.7       94.5
    9   1   3   0 18.701  37.401   0.179   16.75    4      146.5     1643.2
   10   0   2   2 20.172  40.344   0.193   14.16    4      104.7      709.7
   11   0   4   0 20.318  40.636   0.194   13.94    2       87.7      244.9
   12   1   3   1 20.704  41.408   0.198   13.36    8      102.7     1288.2
   13   1   1   2 21.244  42.488   0.203   12.62    8      125.6     1817.6
   14   2   0   0 21.966  43.932   0.209   11.7     2      108.9      317.1
   15   0   4   1 22.2    44.4     0.211   11.43    4       65.4      223.7
   16   2   1   0 22.581  45.163   0.215   11.0     4       40.3       81.4
   17   1   2   2 23.097  46.195   0.219   10.45    8       48.0      220.0
   18   1   4   0 23.228  46.456   0.22    10.32    4       60.1      170.2
   19   2   1   1 24.323  48.646   0.23     9.29    8       34.6      101.8
   20   2   2   0 24.355  48.709   0.231    9.27    4        6.2        1.6
   21   1   4   1 24.935  49.87    0.236    8.78    8        0.5        0.0
   22   1   3   2 25.957  51.913   0.245    8.01    8       43.5      138.4
   23   2   2   1 26.006  52.012   0.245    7.98    8       19.5       27.7
   24   2   3   0 27.115  54.23    0.255    7.26    4       16.6        9.1
   25   0   4   2 27.228  54.457   0.256    7.19    4       29.6       28.7
   26   1   5   0 28.204  56.409   0.264    6.64    4       45.3       62.3
   27   2   0   2 28.569  57.138   0.267    6.44    4       16.0        7.6
   28   0   2   3 28.65   57.3     0.268    6.4     4        5.5        0.9
   29   2   3   1 28.653  57.307   0.268    6.4     8        1.7        0.2
   30   1   0   3 28.978  57.957   0.271    6.24    4        9.7        2.7
   31   2   1   2 29.08   58.16    0.272    6.19    8        8.6        4.2
   32   1   1   3 29.485  58.97    0.275    6.0     8       61.4      206.5
   33   1   4   2 29.623  59.246   0.276    5.94    8        3.7        0.8
   34   1   5   1 29.705  59.411   0.277    5.9     8       51.0      140.0
   35   2   2   2 30.581  61.162   0.284    5.53    8      166.3     1398.4
   36   2   4   0 30.689  61.378   0.285    5.49    4      137.4      473.4
   37   1   2   3 30.974  61.948   0.288    5.38    8       24.2       28.8
   38   0   6   0 31.389  62.778   0.291    5.22    2       18.2        3.9
   39   2   4   1 32.119  64.237   0.297    4.97    8       64.7      190.1
   40   0   6   1 32.801  65.603   0.303    4.75    4       97.5      206.0
   41   2   3   2 32.992  65.985   0.304    4.69    8       13.7        8.0
   42   1   3   3 33.37   66.739   0.307    4.58    8       85.4      304.6
   43   1   6   0 33.601  67.202   0.309    4.51    4       18.2        6.8
   44   1   5   2 33.966  67.931   0.312    4.41    8       90.7      331.4
   45   0   4   3 34.469  68.938   0.316    4.28    4       76.2      113.4
   46   3   1   0 34.594  69.188   0.317    4.24    4       69.6       93.9
   47   2   5   0 34.958  69.916   0.32     4.15    4       11.9        2.7
   48   1   6   1 34.967  69.934   0.32     4.15    8        6.3        1.5
   49   3   0   1 35.487  70.975   0.325    4.03    4       19.3        6.9
   50   3   1   1 35.943  71.886   0.328    3.93    8       61.2      134.5
   51   3   2   0 35.968  71.935   0.328    3.93    4       32.5       18.9
   52   2   1   3 36.103  72.205   0.329    3.9     8       22.6       18.2
   53   2   4   2 36.227  72.453   0.33     3.87    8       38.6       52.8
   54   2   5   1 36.301  72.602   0.331    3.86    8       29.8       31.3
   55   0   0   4 36.577  73.154   0.333    3.8     2      214.0      397.6
   56   1   4   3 36.588  73.177   0.333    3.8     8       11.6        4.7
   57   0   6   2 36.873  73.746   0.335    3.74    4      172.6      509.5
   58   3   2   1 37.296  74.591   0.339    3.67    8       18.8       11.9
   59   2   2   3 37.453  74.906   0.34     3.64    8        3.8        0.5
   60   3   3   0 38.212  76.424   0.346    3.51    4       85.4      117.1
   61   0   2   4 38.365  76.731   0.347    3.49    4       23.2        8.6
   62   1   6   2 38.941  77.881   0.351    3.4     8        8.6        2.3
   63   1   1   4 39.092  78.184   0.352    3.38    8       26.0       20.9
   64   1   7   0 39.478  78.956   0.355    3.32    4      132.8      267.7
   65   3   3   1 39.514  79.027   0.356    3.32    8       69.9      148.0
   66   2   3   3 39.668  79.336   0.357    3.3     8        8.1        2.0
   67   3   1   2 39.881  79.761   0.358    3.27    8       81.4      198.1
   68   2   6   0 39.885  79.769   0.358    3.27    4        6.0        0.5
   69   2   5   2 40.227  80.454   0.361    3.23    8       11.7        4.1
   70   1   2   4 40.409  80.818   0.362    3.2     8        9.3        2.6
   71   1   5   3 40.577  81.154   0.364    3.19    8       38.1       42.3
   72   1   7   1 40.768  81.537   0.365    3.16    8        2.0        0.1
   73   2   6   1 41.172  82.344   0.368    3.12    8       45.4       58.6
   74   3   2   2 41.192  82.384   0.368    3.12    8       64.7      119.3
   75   3   4   0 41.287  82.575   0.369    3.11    4       48.7       33.7
   76   3   4   1 42.566  85.133   0.378    2.99    8       38.7       40.9
   77   1   3   4 42.585  85.169   0.378    2.99    8       99.8      271.7
   78   2   4   3 42.719  85.437   0.379    2.98    8       40.9       45.4
   79   0   6   3 43.339  86.677   0.384    2.93    4       79.6       84.8
   80   3   3   2 43.361  86.722   0.384    2.93    8        9.6        2.4
   81   0   4   4 43.605  87.21    0.386    2.91    4       71.3       67.5
   82   0   8   0 43.984  87.968   0.388    2.89    2       57.9       22.1
   83   1   7   2 44.598  89.197   0.392    2.85    8       12.1        3.8
   84   2   0   4 44.714  89.429   0.393    2.84    4       98.8      126.7
   85   2   6   2 44.998  89.996   0.395    2.83    8       72.0      133.9


  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   9.998  19.996  5.152        148.4      8.2      8.3     5.6
    2   1   1   0  11.899  23.798  4.33801      232.8     12.8     13.0     5.6
    3   0   2   1  13.225  26.449  3.90988      147.9      8.1      8.3     5.6
    4   1   0   1  13.834  27.668  3.74081       91.8      5.0      5.1     5.6
    5   1   1   1  14.737  29.474  3.51626     1225.6     67.4     68.3     5.6
    6   1   2   0  14.785  29.57   3.50509       88.6      4.9      4.9     5.6
    7   1   2   1  17.187  34.374  3.02703       46.9      2.6      2.6     5.7
    8   0   0   2  17.335  34.669  3.00205       94.5      5.2      5.2     5.7
    9   1   3   0  18.701  37.401  2.78976     1643.2     90.4     90.9     5.7
   10   0   2   2  20.172  40.344  2.59383      709.7     39.0     39.1     5.7
   11   0   4   0  20.318  40.636  2.576        244.9     13.5     13.5     5.7
   12   1   3   1  20.704  41.408  2.52999     1288.2     70.9     71.0     5.7
   13   1   1   2  21.244  42.488  2.46858     1817.6    100.0    100.0     5.7
   14   2   0   0  21.966  43.932  2.39125      317.1     17.4     17.4     5.7
   15   0   4   1  22.2    44.4    2.36732      223.7     12.3     12.3     5.7
   16   2   1   0  22.581  45.163  2.32935       81.4      4.5      4.5     5.7
   17   1   2   2  23.097  46.195  2.28007      220.0     12.1     12.1     5.7
   18   1   4   0  23.228  46.456  2.26793      170.2      9.4      9.3     5.7
   19   2   1   1  24.323  48.646  2.17164      101.8      5.6      5.6     5.7
   20   1   3   2  25.957  51.913  2.04359      138.4      7.6      7.5     5.8
   21   2   2   1  26.006  52.012  2.03997       27.7      1.5      1.5     5.8
   22   0   4   2  27.228  54.457  1.95494       28.7      1.6      1.6     5.8
   23   1   5   0  28.204  56.409  1.89257       62.3      3.4      3.4     5.8
   24   1   1   3  29.485  58.97   1.81729      206.5     11.4     11.1     5.8
   25   1   5   1  29.705  59.411  1.80502      140.0      7.7      7.5     5.8
   26   2   2   2  30.581  61.162  1.75813     1398.4     76.9     75.1     5.8
   27   2   4   0  30.689  61.378  1.75255      473.4     26.0     25.4     5.8
   28   1   2   3  30.974  61.948  1.738         28.8      1.6      1.5     5.8
   29   2   4   1  32.119  64.237  1.68234      190.1     10.5     10.2     5.9
   30   0   6   1  32.801  65.603  1.65112      206.0     11.3     11.0     5.9
   31   1   3   3  33.37   66.739  1.62618      304.6     16.8     16.2     5.9
   32   1   5   2  33.966  67.931  1.60098      331.4     18.2     17.6     5.9
   33   0   4   3  34.469  68.938  1.58043      113.4      6.2      6.0     5.9
   34   3   1   0  34.594  69.188  1.57542       93.9      5.2      5.0     5.9
   35   3   1   1  35.943  71.886  1.52384      153.4      8.4      8.1     5.9
   36   2   1   3  36.103  72.205  1.51801       18.2      1.0      1.0     5.9
   37   2   4   2  36.227  72.453  1.51352       52.8      2.9      2.8     5.9
   38   2   5   1  36.301  72.602  1.51084       31.3      1.7      1.6     6.0
   39   0   0   4  36.577  73.154  1.50102      402.3     22.1     21.2     6.0
   40   0   6   2  36.873  73.746  1.49066      509.5     28.0     26.8     6.0
   41   3   3   0  38.212  76.424  1.446        117.1      6.4      6.1     6.0
   42   1   1   4  39.092  78.184  1.41851       20.9      1.1      1.1     6.0
   43   1   7   0  39.478  78.956  1.40687      267.7     14.7     13.9     6.0
   44   3   3   1  39.514  79.027  1.40581      148.0      8.1      7.7     6.0
   45   3   1   2  39.881  79.761  1.395        198.6     10.9     10.3     6.0
   46   1   5   3  40.577  81.154  1.3751        42.3      2.3      2.2     6.1
   47   3   2   2  41.192  82.384  1.35816      177.9      9.8      9.2     6.1
   48   3   4   0  41.287  82.575  1.35558       33.7      1.9      1.7     6.1
   49   1   3   4  42.585  85.169  1.32184      312.7     17.2     16.0     6.1
   50   2   4   3  42.719  85.437  1.31848       45.4      2.5      2.3     6.1
   51   0   6   3  43.339  86.677  1.30329       87.3      4.8      4.5     6.1
   52   0   4   4  43.605  87.21   1.29691       67.5      3.7      3.4     6.2
   53   0   8   0  43.984  87.968  1.288         22.1      1.2      1.1     6.2
   54   2   0   4  44.714  89.429  1.27131      126.7      7.0      6.4     6.2
   55   2   6   2  44.998  89.996  1.265        133.9      7.4      6.8     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)