Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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FORSTERITE

1, t-olivine, f-olivine, s-forsterite

Mg(2)SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

Pbnm

4 .5 .1988

Ref.Str.:

         Fujino K., Sasaki S. (1981)

         * Acta Cryst., B37, 513-518

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.753    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.19     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.978    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   289.53

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    43.6 

  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 0.9917  0.2779  0.25     0.0    Mg    = 1.00
   3 0.4265  0.094   0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.7659  0.0916  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2216  0.4471  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.2775  0.1631  0.033    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     0.9917     0.2779     0.25  
     3       3     0.4265     0.094      0.25  
     4       4     0.7659     0.0916     0.25  
     5       5     0.2216     0.4471     0.25  
     6       6     0.2775     0.1631     0.033 
     7       2     0.0083     0.7221     0.75  
     8       3     0.5735     0.906      0.75  
     9       4     0.2341     0.9084     0.75  
    10       5     0.7784     0.553      0.75  
    11       6     0.7225     0.8369     0.967 
    12       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7225     0.8369     0.533 
    14       6     0.2775     0.1631     0.467 
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.5083     0.7779     0.25  
    17       3     0.0735     0.594      0.25  
    18       4     0.7341     0.5916     0.25  
    19       5     0.2784     0.947      0.25  
    20       6     0.2225     0.6631     0.033 
    21       2     0.4917     0.2221     0.75  
    22       3     0.9265     0.406      0.75  
    23       4     0.2659     0.4084     0.75  
    24       5     0.7216     0.053      0.75  
    25       6     0.7775     0.3369     0.967 
    26       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7775     0.3369     0.533 
    28       6     0.2225     0.6631     0.467 


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.23

MU (1/cm) =      98.942    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     30.665

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

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

    1    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.0837       4
                                                 2.131        6
                                                 2.0837       4
                                                 2.131        6
                                                 2.0676       5
                                                 2.0676       5
    2    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.1813       4
                                                 2.0407       5
                                                 2.2129       6
                                                 2.2129       6
                                                 2.0641       6
                                                 2.0641       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6138       4
                                                 1.6367       6
                                                 1.6367       6
                                                 1.6549       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8506       6
                                                 2.7574       6
                                                 3.1048       6
                                                 3.1048       6
                                                 2.8506       6
                                                 2.7574       6
                                                 2.8461       5
                                                 2.7457       5
                                                 3.0221       5
                                                 3.0221       5
                                                 3.0193       6
                                                 3.0193       6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.1819       6
                                                 3.1819       6
                                                 2.8461       4
                                                 2.7457       4
                                                 2.5552       6
                                                 3.0221       4
                                                 3.0221       4
                                                 2.929        6
                                                 2.929        6
                                                 2.5552       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.7574       4
                                                 2.8506       4
                                                 3.1819       5
                                                 3.1048       4
                                                 2.594        6
                                                 2.5552       5
                                                 3.0193       4
                                                 2.929        5
                                                 2.99         6
                                                 2.99         6

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.54056(angs.):

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

    1   0   2   0  8.696  17.391   0.098   84.57    2       29.5      175.5
    2   1   1   0 10.301  20.603   0.116   59.63    4        8.8       22.2
    3   0   2   1 11.458  22.915   0.129   47.8     4       47.2      507.7
    4   1   0   1 11.949  23.898   0.134   43.78    4       29.0      175.9
    5   1   1   1 12.733  25.466   0.143   38.3     8       17.5      112.2
    6   1   2   0 12.805  25.61    0.144   37.85    4       25.3      115.7
    7   1   2   1 14.855  29.709   0.166   27.62    8       13.6       48.5
    8   0   0   2 14.934  29.868   0.167   27.3     2       46.7      142.0
    9   1   3   0 16.184  32.369   0.181   22.96    4       68.0      507.4
   10   0   2   2 17.384  34.768   0.194   19.66    4        7.4        5.1
   11   0   4   0 17.6    35.2     0.196   19.14    2        1.6        0.1
   12   1   3   1 17.883  35.766   0.199   18.48    8       60.2      638.2
   13   1   1   2 18.281  36.561   0.204   17.61    8       69.2      803.6
   14   2   0   0 18.912  37.825   0.21    16.34    2        9.9        3.8
   15   0   4   1 19.189  38.377   0.213   15.82    4       37.5      106.1
   16   2   1   0 19.44   38.88    0.216   15.37    4       33.1       80.5
   17   1   2   2 19.871  39.742   0.221   14.65    8       50.0      349.3
   18   1   4   0 20.063  40.127   0.223   14.33    4       59.3      240.3
   19   2   1   1 20.91   41.819   0.232   13.07    8       36.0      161.8
   20   2   2   0 20.956  41.912   0.232   13.01    4        5.3        1.7
   21   1   4   1 21.497  42.995   0.238   12.28    8        0.3        0.0
   22   1   3   2 22.309  44.619   0.246   11.3     8       18.3       36.3
   23   2   2   1 22.343  44.686   0.247   11.26    8        3.9        1.6
   24   2   3   0 23.302  46.604   0.257   10.24    4       24.3       28.9
   25   0   4   2 23.409  46.817   0.258   10.14    4       21.6       22.5
   26   1   5   0 24.283  48.565   0.267    9.33    4       34.7       53.7
   27   2   0   2 24.462  48.924   0.269    9.17    4       17.6       13.6
   28   0   2   3 24.524  49.047   0.269    9.12    4        8.3        3.0
   29   2   3   1 24.585  49.169   0.27     9.07    8        3.6        1.1
   30   1   0   3 24.781  49.562   0.272    8.91    4        6.9        2.0
   31   2   1   2 24.893  49.787   0.273    8.82    8        9.3        7.2
   32   1   1   3 25.209  50.417   0.276    8.57    8       18.8       28.8
   33   1   4   2 25.409  50.817   0.279    8.41    8        5.9        2.8
   34   1   5   1 25.528  51.056   0.28     8.32    8       19.0       28.8
   35   2   2   2 26.156  52.313   0.286    7.88    8       85.9      554.6
   36   2   4   0 26.312  52.625   0.288    7.77    4       66.1      161.8
   37   1   2   3 26.461  52.922   0.289    7.67    8       22.7       37.9
   38   0   6   0 26.972  53.943   0.294    7.34    2        5.5        0.5
   39   2   4   1 27.491  54.982   0.3      7.03    8       42.2      119.8
   40   0   6   1 28.132  56.263   0.306    6.67    4       60.1      115.2
   41   2   3   2 28.172  56.344   0.306    6.65    8       21.4       29.0
   42   1   3   3 28.462  56.923   0.309    6.5     8       51.2      162.5
   43   1   6   0 28.792  57.584   0.313    6.33    4       18.1        9.9
   44   1   5   2 29.033  58.066   0.315    6.21    8       22.6       30.3
   45   0   4   3 29.391  58.782   0.319    6.05    4       53.7       83.3
   46   3   1   0 29.474  58.948   0.319    6.01    4       31.1       27.6
   47   2   5   0 29.861  59.723   0.323    5.83    4        7.2        1.5
   48   1   6   1 29.906  59.811   0.324    5.81    8        1.8        0.2
   49   3   0   1 30.197  60.393   0.326    5.69    4       23.7       15.2
   50   3   1   1 30.572  61.144   0.33     5.54    8       22.6       26.9
   51   3   2   0 30.607  61.214   0.33     5.52    4       29.2       22.4
   52   2   1   3 30.67   61.34    0.331    5.5     8       25.5       34.0
   53   2   4   2 30.846  61.692   0.333    5.43    8       29.3       44.4
   54   2   5   1 30.951  61.902   0.334    5.39    8       30.3       47.2
   55   0   0   4 31.025  62.05    0.335    5.36    2      139.8      249.7
   56   1   4   3 31.12   62.24    0.335    5.32    8       11.6        6.9
   57   0   6   2 31.443  62.886   0.339    5.2     4      119.0      351.7
   58   3   2   1 31.682  63.364   0.341    5.12    8       14.4       10.1
   59   2   2   3 31.778  63.556   0.342    5.08    8       17.8       15.3
   60   3   3   0 32.444  64.888   0.348    4.86    4       33.7       26.3
   61   0   2   4 32.488  64.976   0.349    4.84    4       22.0       11.2
   62   1   1   4 33.062  66.125   0.354    4.67    8        3.5        0.5
   63   1   6   2 33.11   66.22    0.355    4.65    8        9.2        3.7
   64   3   3   1 33.486  66.972   0.358    4.54    8       39.0       65.8
   65   2   3   3 33.579  67.159   0.359    4.51    8        4.0        0.7
   66   1   7   0 33.601  67.202   0.359    4.51    4       66.6       95.4
   67   3   1   2 33.74   67.481   0.361    4.47    8       40.2       69.0
   68   2   6   0 33.88   67.761   0.362    4.43    4       10.9        2.5
   69   2   5   2 34.1    68.201   0.364    4.37    8       10.2        4.3
   70   1   2   4 34.128  68.256   0.364    4.36    8        8.8        3.2
   71   1   5   3 34.36   68.721   0.366    4.3     8       12.4        6.3
   72   1   7   1 34.625  69.251   0.369    4.24    8       14.2        8.2
   73   3   2   2 34.796  69.592   0.37     4.19    8       67.2      180.5
   74   2   6   1 34.901  69.802   0.371    4.17    8       14.6        8.4
   75   3   4   0 34.928  69.855   0.372    4.16    4       58.1       67.0
   76   1   3   4 35.87   71.74    0.38     3.95    8       46.8       82.4
   77   3   4   1 35.935  71.869   0.381    3.93    8       32.8       40.4
   78   2   4   3 36.025  72.05    0.382    3.91    8       20.6       15.9
   79   3   3   2 36.524  73.048   0.386    3.81    8        3.5        0.5
   80   0   6   3 36.579  73.158   0.387    3.8     4       48.1       41.9
   81   0   4   4 36.695  73.39    0.388    3.78    4        9.1        1.5
   82   0   8   0 37.21   74.419   0.393    3.68    2        9.7        0.8
   83   2   0   4 37.507  75.013   0.395    3.63    4       29.9       15.5
   84   1   7   2 37.623  75.246   0.396    3.61    8       16.3        9.1
   85   2   1   4 37.845  75.69    0.398    3.57    8       20.7       14.6
   86   2   6   2 37.89   75.78    0.399    3.56    8       17.5       10.5
   87   3   5   0 38.011  76.022   0.4      3.54    4       19.3        6.3
   88   1   6   3 38.139  76.279   0.401    3.52    8       18.9       12.0
   89   0   8   1 38.193  76.386   0.401    3.51    4       17.8        5.3
   90   1   4   4 38.254  76.507   0.402    3.5     8       25.4       21.6
   91   2   7   0 38.354  76.709   0.403    3.49    4       19.4        6.2
   92   3   0   3 38.399  76.797   0.403    3.48    4       38.7       24.9
   93   3   1   3 38.735  77.469   0.406    3.43    8       11.6        4.4
   94   1   8   0 38.761  77.522   0.406    3.42    4       14.2        3.3
   95   2   2   4 38.854  77.709   0.407    3.41    8        1.8        0.1
   96   3   4   2 38.893  77.786   0.408    3.41    8       20.9       14.1
   97   3   5   1 38.988  77.975   0.408    3.39    8        5.6        1.0
   98   2   5   3 39.076  78.151   0.409    3.38    8       29.7       28.5
   99   2   7   1 39.328  78.656   0.411    3.34    8       13.7        6.0
  100   1   8   1 39.732  79.464   0.415    3.29    8       10.6        3.5
  101   3   2   3 39.737  79.474   0.415    3.29    8        5.7        1.0
  102   4   0   0 40.41   80.819   0.421    3.2     2       77.6       46.1
  103   2   3   4 40.52   81.04    0.422    3.19    8       19.7       11.9
  104   4   1   0 40.741  81.482   0.424    3.17    4        8.0        1.0
  105   0   8   2 41.098  82.197   0.427    3.13    4       24.1        8.6
  106   1   5   4 41.252  82.503   0.428    3.11    8       28.9       24.9
  107   3   3   3 41.394  82.788   0.429    3.1     8       34.3       34.8
  108   0   2   5 41.434  82.869   0.43     3.09    4       38.9       22.4
  109   1   0   5 41.631  83.262   0.431    3.07    4       30.5       13.6
  110   3   6   0 41.674  83.348   0.432    3.07    4        0.3        0.0
  111   4   1   1 41.701  83.401   0.432    3.07    8        9.9        2.8
  112   4   2   0 41.732  83.463   0.432    3.06    4        1.9        0.1
  113   3   5   2 41.879  83.759   0.433    3.05    8       38.2       42.5
  114   1   1   5 41.961  83.921   0.434    3.04    8        7.6        1.7
  115   2   7   2 42.214  84.429   0.436    3.02    8       29.8       25.5
  116   1   7   3 42.457  84.915   0.438    3.0     8       15.7        7.0
  117   1   8   2 42.613  85.225   0.439    2.98    8       26.7       20.2
  118   3   6   1 42.63   85.261   0.44     2.98    8       33.8       32.6
  119   4   2   1 42.688  85.375   0.44     2.98    8        7.9        1.8
  120   2   6   3 42.717  85.433   0.44     2.98    8       16.0        7.3
  121   2   4   4 42.828  85.656   0.441    2.97    8       41.9       49.8
  122   1   2   5 42.947  85.893   0.442    2.96    8        1.4        0.1
  123   2   8   0 43.324  86.647   0.445    2.93    4       44.5       27.6
  124   0   6   4 43.358  86.716   0.446    2.93    4       14.4        2.9
  125   4   3   0 43.375  86.75    0.446    2.93    4       23.2        7.5
  126   3   4   3 43.695  87.39    0.448    2.9     8       37.7       39.4
  127   4   0   2 44.234  88.468   0.453    2.87    4        5.3        0.4
  128   2   8   1 44.276  88.552   0.453    2.87    8       16.8        7.7
  129   4   3   1 44.327  88.654   0.454    2.86    8        3.3        0.3
  130   1   9   0 44.376  88.752   0.454    2.86    4        8.2        0.9
  131   4   1   2 44.562  89.123   0.455    2.85    8       30.1       24.6
  132   1   3   5 44.585  89.171   0.456    2.85    8       41.6       47.1
  133   1   6   4 44.864  89.727   0.458    2.84    8       11.9        3.8


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.54056 (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   8.696  17.391  5.095        175.5     21.8     22.2     5.6
    2   1   1   0  10.301  20.603  4.30747       22.2      2.8      2.8     5.6
    3   0   2   1  11.458  22.915  3.87769      507.7     63.2     63.9     5.6
    4   1   0   1  11.949  23.898  3.72038      175.9     21.9     22.1     5.6
    5   1   1   1  12.733  25.466  3.49474      112.2     14.0     14.1     5.6
    6   1   2   0  12.805  25.61   3.4755       115.7     14.4     14.5     5.6
    7   1   2   1  14.855  29.709  3.00461       48.5      6.0      6.1     5.6
    8   0   0   2  14.934  29.868  2.989        142.0     17.7     17.8     5.6
    9   1   3   0  16.184  32.369  2.76352      507.4     63.1     63.4     5.6
   10   1   3   1  17.883  35.766  2.50846      638.2     79.4     79.5     5.7
   11   1   1   2  18.281  36.561  2.45569      803.6    100.0    100.0     5.7
   12   0   4   1  19.189  38.377  2.34358      106.1     13.2     13.2     5.7
   13   2   1   0  19.44   38.88   2.31439       80.5     10.0     10.0     5.7
   14   1   2   2  19.871  39.742  2.26619      349.3     43.5     43.3     5.7
   15   1   4   0  20.063  40.127  2.24532      240.3     29.9     29.8     5.7
   16   2   1   1  20.91   41.819  2.15829      161.8     20.1     20.0     5.7
   17   1   3   2  22.309  44.619  2.02914       36.3      4.5      4.5     5.7
   18   2   3   0  23.302  46.604  1.94722       28.9      3.6      3.6     5.7
   19   0   4   2  23.409  46.817  1.93885       22.5      2.8      2.8     5.7
   20   1   5   0  24.283  48.565  1.87307       53.7      6.7      6.6     5.7
   21   2   0   2  24.462  48.924  1.86019       13.6      1.7      1.7     5.7
   22   1   1   3  25.209  50.417  1.80852       28.8      3.6      3.5     5.8
   23   1   5   1  25.528  51.056  1.78739       28.8      3.6      3.5     5.8
   24   2   2   2  26.156  52.313  1.74737      554.6     69.0     67.8     5.8
   25   2   4   0  26.312  52.625  1.73775      161.8     20.1     19.8     5.8
   26   1   2   3  26.461  52.922  1.72869       37.9      4.7      4.6     5.8
   27   2   4   1  27.491  54.982  1.66868      119.8     14.9     14.6     5.8
   28   0   6   1  28.132  56.263  1.63368      115.2     14.3     14.0     5.8
   29   2   3   2  28.172  56.344  1.63154       29.0      3.6      3.5     5.8
   30   1   3   3  28.462  56.923  1.6163       162.5     20.2     19.8     5.8
   31   1   6   0  28.792  57.584  1.5993         9.9      1.2      1.2     5.8
   32   1   5   2  29.033  58.066  1.58718       30.3      3.8      3.7     5.8
   33   0   4   3  29.391  58.782  1.56954       83.3     10.4     10.1     5.8
   34   3   1   0  29.474  58.948  1.56552       27.6      3.4      3.4     5.8
   35   3   0   1  30.197  60.393  1.53146       15.2      1.9      1.8     5.8
   36   3   1   1  30.572  61.144  1.51445       26.9      3.3      3.3     5.8
   37   3   2   0  30.607  61.214  1.51288       22.4      2.8      2.7     5.8
   38   2   1   3  30.67   61.34   1.51007       34.0      4.2      4.1     5.8
   39   2   4   2  30.846  61.692  1.50231       44.4      5.5      5.4     5.8
   40   2   5   1  30.951  61.902  1.4977        47.2      5.9      5.7     5.8
   41   0   0   4  31.025  62.05   1.4945       249.7     31.1     30.1     5.8
   42   0   6   2  31.443  62.886  1.47662      351.7     43.8     42.4     5.9
   43   3   2   1  31.682  63.364  1.46664       10.1      1.3      1.2     5.9
   44   2   2   3  31.778  63.556  1.46266       15.3      1.9      1.8     5.9
   45   3   3   0  32.444  64.888  1.43582       26.3      3.3      3.2     5.9
   46   0   2   4  32.488  64.976  1.43408       11.2      1.4      1.3     5.9
   47   3   3   1  33.486  66.972  1.39612       65.8      8.2      7.9     5.9
   48   1   7   0  33.601  67.202  1.3919        95.4     11.9     11.4     5.9
   49   3   1   2  33.74   67.481  1.38682       69.0      8.6      8.3     5.9
   50   1   7   1  34.625  69.251  1.35563        8.2      1.0      1.0     5.9
   51   3   2   2  34.796  69.592  1.34982      180.5     22.5     21.5     5.9
   52   3   4   0  34.928  69.855  1.34537       75.4      9.4      9.0     5.9
   53   1   3   4  35.87   71.74   1.31458       82.4     10.3      9.8     5.9
   54   3   4   1  35.935  71.869  1.31254       40.4      5.0      4.8     5.9
   55   2   4   3  36.025  72.05   1.30969       15.9      2.0      1.9     5.9
   56   0   6   3  36.579  73.158  1.29256       41.9      5.2      5.0     6.0
   57   2   0   4  37.507  75.013  1.26513       15.5      1.9      1.8     6.0
   58   1   7   2  37.623  75.246  1.26179        9.1      1.1      1.1     6.0
   59   2   1   4  37.845  75.69   1.25549       14.6      1.8      1.7     6.0
   60   2   6   2  37.89   75.78   1.25423       10.5      1.3      1.2     6.0
   61   1   6   3  38.139  76.279  1.24727       12.0      1.5      1.4     6.0
   62   1   4   4  38.254  76.507  1.24411       21.6      2.7      2.5     6.0
   63   3   0   3  38.399  76.797  1.24013       24.9      3.1      2.9     6.0
   64   3   4   2  38.893  77.786  1.22682       14.1      1.8      1.7     6.0
   65   2   5   3  39.076  78.151  1.222         28.5      3.5      3.3     6.0
   66   4   0   0  40.41   80.819  1.18825       46.1      5.7      5.4     6.1
   67   2   3   4  40.52   81.04   1.18556       11.9      1.5      1.4     6.1
   68   0   8   2  41.098  82.197  1.17179        8.6      1.1      1.0     6.1
   69   1   5   4  41.252  82.503  1.16821       24.9      3.1      2.9     6.1
   70   3   3   3  41.394  82.788  1.16491       34.8      4.3      4.0     6.1
   71   0   2   5  41.434  82.869  1.16398       22.4      2.8      2.6     6.1
   72   1   0   5  41.631  83.262  1.15948       13.6      1.7      1.6     6.1
   73   3   5   2  41.879  83.759  1.15387       42.5      5.3      4.9     6.1
   74   2   7   2  42.214  84.429  1.14641       25.5      3.2      2.9     6.1
   75   3   6   1  42.63   85.261  1.13734       52.8      6.6      6.1     6.1
   76   2   6   3  42.717  85.433  1.13548        9.0      1.1      1.0     6.1
   77   2   4   4  42.828  85.656  1.1331        49.8      6.2      5.7     6.1
   78   2   8   0  43.324  86.647  1.12266       27.6      3.4      3.2     6.1
   79   4   3   0  43.375  86.75   1.1216        10.4      1.3      1.2     6.1
   80   3   4   3  43.695  87.39   1.11503       39.4      4.9      4.5     6.2
   81   1   3   5  44.585  89.171  1.09731       71.7      8.9      8.2     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)