Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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FORSTERITE

65, t-olivine, analogue

(Co,Ni,Zn)(2)SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

R =0.025          NR =1487

5 .4 .1902

Ref.Str.:

         K. Tsukimura, S. Sasaki (2000)

         * Phys. Chem. Minerals, 27, 234-241

Reserv:

         In original - olivine[70].    N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.7564   alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.2283   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.9696   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   290.42

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    43.73

  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    = 0.33, Ni    = 0.54, Zn    = 0.13
   2 0.9892  0.2766  0.25     0.0    Co    = 0.42, Ni    = 0.25, Zn    = 0.33
   3 0.4266  0.0943  0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.767   0.0923  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2179  0.4473  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.2787  0.1626  0.0325   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     0.9892     0.2766     0.25  
     3       3     0.4266     0.0943     0.25  
     4       4     0.767      0.0923     0.25  
     5       5     0.2179     0.4473     0.25  
     6       6     0.2787     0.1626     0.0325
     7       2     0.0108     0.7234     0.75  
     8       3     0.5734     0.9057     0.75  
     9       4     0.233      0.9077     0.75  
    10       5     0.7821     0.5527     0.75  
    11       6     0.7213     0.8374     0.9675
    12       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7213     0.8374     0.5325
    14       6     0.2787     0.1626     0.4675
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.5108     0.7766     0.25  
    17       3     0.0734     0.5943     0.25  
    18       4     0.733      0.5923     0.25  
    19       5     0.2821     0.9473     0.25  
    20       6     0.2213     0.6626     0.0325
    21       2     0.4892     0.2234     0.75  
    22       3     0.9266     0.4057     0.75  
    23       4     0.267      0.4077     0.75  
    24       5     0.7179     0.0527     0.75  
    25       6     0.7787     0.3374     0.9675
    26       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7787     0.3374     0.5325
    28       6     0.2213     0.6626     0.4675


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      4.86

MU (1/cm) =     222.967    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     45.851

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

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

    1   Co   ,Ni   ,Zn       2.628        6
                                                 2.0849       4
                                                 2.1356       6
                                                 2.0849       4
                                                 2.1356       6
                                                 2.078        5
                                                 2.078        5
    2   Co   ,Ni   ,Zn       2.628        6
                                                 2.1613       4
                                                 2.0569       5
                                                 2.223        6
                                                 2.223        6
                                                 2.0574       6
                                                 2.0574       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6192       4
                                                 1.6334       6
                                                 1.6334       6
                                                 1.6536       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8507       6
                                                 2.7563       6
                                                 3.1127       6
                                                 3.1127       6
                                                 2.8507       6
                                                 2.7563       6
                                                 2.8639       5
                                                 2.7421       5
                                                 3.0212       5
                                                 3.0212       5
                                                 3.0219       6
                                                 3.0219       6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.2014       6
                                                 3.2014       6
                                                 2.8639       4
                                                 2.7421       4
                                                 2.5565       6
                                                 3.0212       4
                                                 3.0212       4
                                                 2.9106       6
                                                 2.9106       6
                                                 2.5565       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.7563       4
                                                 2.8507       4
                                                 3.2014       5
                                                 3.1127       4
                                                 2.5968       6
                                                 2.5565       5
                                                 3.0219       4
                                                 2.9106       5
                                                 3.0005       6
                                                 3.0005       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 10.073  20.146   0.098   62.47    2       30.9      141.3
    2   1   1   0 11.97   23.939   0.116   43.62    4       40.9      346.0
    3   0   2   1 13.315  26.63    0.129   34.86    4       27.2      122.4
    4   1   0   1 13.913  27.826   0.134   31.76    4       23.5       83.2
    5   1   1   1 14.824  29.649   0.143   27.74    8       76.0     1520.9
    6   1   2   0 14.881  29.762   0.144   27.51    4       26.5       91.4
    7   1   2   1 17.297  34.595   0.166   19.88    8       17.8       59.7
    8   0   0   2 17.438  34.876   0.168   19.53    2       46.8      101.5
    9   1   3   0 18.832  37.663   0.18    16.5     4      148.3     1720.4
   10   0   2   2 20.303  40.605   0.194   13.96    4      113.5      852.6
   11   0   4   0 20.475  40.95    0.196   13.7     2       95.0      293.0
   12   1   3   1 20.847  41.693   0.199   13.16    8      106.4     1414.4
   13   1   1   2 21.373  42.746   0.204   12.45    8      129.5     1978.3
   14   2   0   0 22.093  44.186   0.21    11.55    2      114.9      361.6
   15   0   4   1 22.367  44.734   0.213   11.24    4       68.5      250.1
   16   2   1   0 22.715  45.429   0.216   10.85    4       41.0       86.6
   17   1   2   2 23.245  46.49    0.221   10.3     8       48.6      230.9
   18   1   4   0 23.4    46.799   0.222   10.15    4       60.9      178.6
   19   2   1   1 24.468  48.937   0.232    9.17    8       35.0      106.2
   20   2   2   0 24.506  49.012   0.232    9.14    4        7.0        2.1
   21   1   4   1 25.117  50.234   0.237    8.64    8        2.4        0.5
   22   1   3   2 26.132  52.265   0.246    7.89    8       44.2      146.3
   23   2   2   1 26.169  52.338   0.247    7.87    8       20.1       30.1
   24   2   3   0 27.295  54.589   0.256    7.15    4       16.4        9.2
   25   0   4   2 27.426  54.853   0.257    7.07    4       29.4       29.0
   26   1   5   0 28.423  56.845   0.266    6.52    4       45.9       65.2
   27   2   0   2 28.744  57.488   0.269    6.36    4       18.1        9.9
   28   0   2   3 28.838  57.676   0.27     6.31    4        7.4        1.6
   29   2   3   1 28.844  57.688   0.27     6.31    8        0.2        0.0
   30   1   0   3 29.161  58.321   0.272    6.15    4       10.6        3.3
   31   2   1   2 29.261  58.521   0.273    6.11    8       15.8       14.4
   32   1   1   3 29.673  59.345   0.277    5.92    8       65.9      243.9
   33   1   4   2 29.836  59.672   0.278    5.84    8        3.4        0.7
   34   1   5   1 29.934  59.868   0.279    5.8     8       52.3      150.7
   35   2   2   2 30.778  61.556   0.286    5.45    8      173.9     1565.1
   36   2   4   0 30.906  61.812   0.287    5.4     4      148.2      562.9
   37   1   2   3 31.178  62.356   0.289    5.3     8       25.6       33.0
   38   0   6   0 31.648  63.296   0.293    5.13    2       14.3        2.5
   39   2   4   1 32.347  64.693   0.299    4.89    8       68.5      217.5
   40   0   6   1 33.071  66.141   0.305    4.66    4       97.6      210.7
   41   2   3   2 33.216  66.433   0.306    4.62    8       13.9        8.4
   42   1   3   3 33.6    67.201   0.309    4.51    8       89.1      339.7
   43   1   6   0 33.875  67.749   0.312    4.43    4       15.2        4.9
   44   1   5   2 34.226  68.451   0.314    4.34    8       98.3      397.5
   45   0   4   3 34.721  69.441   0.318    4.21    4       78.6      123.4
   46   3   1   0 34.813  69.626   0.319    4.19    4       67.6       90.8
   47   2   5   0 35.222  70.445   0.322    4.09    4        4.0        0.3
   48   1   6   1 35.252  70.503   0.323    4.09    8        3.9        0.6
   49   3   0   1 35.713  71.425   0.326    3.98    4       13.3        3.3
   50   3   1   1 36.174  72.347   0.33     3.88    8       63.5      148.3
   51   3   2   0 36.203  72.406   0.33     3.88    4       31.3       18.0
   52   2   1   3 36.341  72.682   0.331    3.85    8       24.2       21.4
   53   2   4   2 36.488  72.977   0.332    3.82    8       36.7       48.7
   54   2   5   1 36.577  73.153   0.333    3.8     8       34.6       43.1
   55   0   0   4 36.823  73.646   0.335    3.75    2      221.9      438.0
   56   1   4   3 36.857  73.714   0.335    3.75    8        9.3        3.0
   57   0   6   2 37.174  74.349   0.338    3.69    4      182.2      580.3
   58   3   2   1 37.543  75.086   0.341    3.62    8       23.4       18.7
   59   2   2   3 37.708  75.416   0.342    3.59    8        3.5        0.4
   60   3   3   0 38.475  76.951   0.348    3.47    4       93.0      142.2
   61   0   2   4 38.634  77.268   0.349    3.44    4       22.1        8.0
   62   1   6   2 39.259  78.519   0.354    3.35    8        5.6        1.0
   63   1   1   4 39.362  78.723   0.355    3.34    8       30.2       28.9
   64   3   3   1 39.789  79.579   0.358    3.28    8       74.7      173.8
   65   1   7   0 39.82   79.64    0.358    3.28    4      142.2      314.4
   66   2   3   3 39.951  79.903   0.359    3.26    8        7.4        1.7
   67   3   1   2 40.148  80.297   0.36     3.24    8       85.5      224.4
   68   2   6   0 40.209  80.417   0.361    3.23    4        6.3        0.6
   69   2   5   2 40.538  81.077   0.363    3.19    8       13.8        5.8
   70   1   2   4 40.696  81.392   0.364    3.17    8        9.8        2.9
   71   1   5   3 40.895  81.791   0.366    3.15    8       40.7       49.5
   72   1   7   1 41.123  82.246   0.368    3.12    8        3.2        0.3
   73   3   2   2 41.477  82.955   0.37     3.09    8       68.2      136.1
   74   2   6   1 41.509  83.017   0.37     3.09    8       47.0       64.7
   75   3   4   0 41.591  83.181   0.371    3.08    4       49.9       36.3
   76   3   4   1 42.883  85.766   0.38     2.96    8       39.4       43.7
   77   1   3   4 42.901  85.803   0.381    2.96    8      102.7      296.4
   78   2   4   3 43.043  86.086   0.382    2.95    8       43.8       53.7
   79   3   3   2 43.676  87.353   0.386    2.91    8       15.6        6.7
   80   0   6   3 43.703  87.405   0.386    2.9     4       79.9       87.9
   81   0   4   4 43.944  87.888   0.388    2.89    4       77.7       82.7
   82   0   8   0 44.395  88.789   0.391    2.86    2       59.2       23.8
   83   1   7   2 44.994  89.988   0.395    2.83    8       13.3        4.8


  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  10.073  20.146  5.11415      141.3      7.1      7.3     5.6
    2   1   1   0  11.97   23.939  4.31288      346.0     17.5     17.8     5.6
    3   0   2   1  13.315  26.63   3.8838       122.4      6.2      6.3     5.6
    4   1   0   1  13.913  27.826  3.71998       83.2      4.2      4.3     5.6
    5   1   1   1  14.824  29.649  3.49595     1520.9     76.9     77.8     5.6
    6   1   2   0  14.881  29.762  3.4829        91.4      4.6      4.7     5.6
    7   1   2   1  17.297  34.595  3.00831       59.7      3.0      3.0     5.7
    8   0   0   2  17.438  34.876  2.9848       101.5      5.1      5.2     5.7
    9   1   3   0  18.832  37.663  2.77106     1720.4     87.0     87.4     5.7
   10   0   2   2  20.303  40.605  2.57787      852.6     43.1     43.2     5.7
   11   0   4   0  20.475  40.95   2.55708      293.0     14.8     14.8     5.7
   12   1   3   1  20.847  41.693  2.51346     1414.4     71.5     71.6     5.7
   13   1   1   2  21.373  42.746  2.45436     1978.3    100.0    100.0     5.7
   14   2   0   0  22.093  44.186  2.3782       361.6     18.3     18.2     5.7
   15   0   4   1  22.367  44.734  2.35051      250.1     12.6     12.6     5.7
   16   2   1   0  22.715  45.429  2.31641       86.6      4.4      4.4     5.7
   17   1   2   2  23.245  46.49   2.2664       230.9     11.7     11.6     5.7
   18   1   4   0  23.4    46.799  2.25223      178.6      9.0      9.0     5.7
   19   2   1   1  24.468  48.937  2.15953      106.2      5.4      5.3     5.7
   20   1   3   2  26.132  52.265  2.0308       146.3      7.4      7.3     5.8
   21   2   2   1  26.169  52.338  2.02817       30.1      1.5      1.5     5.8
   22   0   4   2  27.426  54.853  1.9419        29.0      1.5      1.4     5.8
   23   1   5   0  28.423  56.845  1.87923       65.2      3.3      3.2     5.8
   24   1   1   3  29.673  59.345  1.80683      243.9     12.3     12.1     5.8
   25   1   5   1  29.934  59.868  1.79251      150.7      7.6      7.5     5.8
   26   2   2   2  30.778  61.556  1.74797     1565.1     79.1     77.2     5.8
   27   2   4   0  30.906  61.812  1.74145      562.9     28.5     27.8     5.8
   28   1   2   3  31.178  62.356  1.72776       33.0      1.7      1.6     5.8
   29   2   4   1  32.347  64.693  1.67177      217.5     11.0     10.7     5.9
   30   0   6   1  33.071  66.141  1.63919      210.7     10.7     10.3     5.9
   31   1   3   3  33.6    67.201  1.61631      339.7     17.2     16.6     5.9
   32   1   5   2  34.226  68.451  1.59029      397.5     20.1     19.4     5.9
   33   0   4   3  34.721  69.441  1.5704       123.4      6.2      6.0     5.9
   34   3   1   0  34.813  69.626  1.56676       90.8      4.6      4.4     5.9
   35   3   1   1  36.174  72.347  1.51543      166.3      8.4      8.1     5.9
   36   2   1   3  36.341  72.682  1.50941       21.4      1.1      1.0     6.0
   37   2   4   2  36.488  72.977  1.50416       48.7      2.5      2.4     6.0
   38   2   5   1  36.577  73.153  1.50103       43.1      2.2      2.1     6.0
   39   0   0   4  36.823  73.646  1.4924       438.0     22.1     21.2     6.0
   40   0   6   2  37.174  74.349  1.4803       580.3     29.3     28.0     6.0
   41   3   3   0  38.475  76.951  1.43763      142.2      7.2      6.8     6.0
   42   1   1   4  39.362  78.723  1.41035       28.9      1.5      1.4     6.0
   43   3   3   1  39.789  79.579  1.39767      173.8      8.8      8.3     6.0
   44   1   7   0  39.82   79.64   1.39676      314.4     15.9     15.0     6.0
   45   3   1   2  40.148  80.297  1.38725      224.4     11.3     10.7     6.0
   46   1   5   3  40.895  81.791  1.36625       49.5      2.5      2.3     6.1
   47   3   2   2  41.477  82.955  1.35049      136.1      6.9      6.4     6.1
   48   2   6   1  41.509  83.017  1.34965       64.7      3.3      3.1     6.1
   49   3   4   0  41.591  83.181  1.34747       36.3      1.8      1.7     6.1
   50   1   3   4  42.901  85.803  1.31396      340.1     17.2     16.0     6.1
   51   2   4   3  43.043  86.086  1.31047       53.7      2.7      2.5     6.1
   52   0   6   3  43.703  87.405  1.2946        94.7      4.8      4.4     6.2
   53   0   4   4  43.944  87.888  1.28893       82.7      4.2      3.9     6.2
   54   0   8   0  44.395  88.789  1.27854       23.8      1.2      1.1     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)