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

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FORSTERITE

3, t-olivine, Mn, f-olivine, s-forsterite

Mg(1.028)Mn(0.964)Ca(0.006)Fe(0.002)SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

R =0.029          NR =731

25 .10 .1990

Ref.Str.:

         Francis C.A., Ribbe P.H. (1980)

         * Amer. Mineral., 65, 1263-1269

Reserv:

         See U(ij) in the original

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.794    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.491    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   6.123    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   307.95

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    46.37

  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      0.42   Mg    = 0.92, Mn    = 0.08
   2 0.987   0.279   0.25     0.54   Mg    = 0.11, Mn    = 0.89
   3 0.4226  0.091   0.25     0.36   Si    = 1.00
   4 0.7585  0.0867  0.25     0.5    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2301  0.4489  0.25     0.48   O     = 1.00
   6 0.2782  0.159   0.0374   0.5    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     0.987      0.279      0.25  
     3       3     0.4226     0.091      0.25  
     4       4     0.7585     0.0867     0.25  
     5       5     0.2301     0.4489     0.25  
     6       6     0.2782     0.159      0.0374
     7       2     0.013      0.721      0.75  
     8       3     0.5774     0.909      0.75  
     9       4     0.2415     0.9133     0.75  
    10       5     0.7699     0.5511     0.75  
    11       6     0.7218     0.841      0.9626
    12       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7218     0.841      0.5374
    14       6     0.2782     0.159      0.4626
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.513      0.779      0.25  
    17       3     0.0774     0.591      0.25  
    18       4     0.7415     0.5867     0.25  
    19       5     0.2699     0.9489     0.25  
    20       6     0.2218     0.659      0.0374
    21       2     0.487      0.221      0.75  
    22       3     0.9226     0.409      0.75  
    23       4     0.2585     0.4133     0.75  
    24       5     0.7301     0.0511     0.75  
    25       6     0.7782     0.341      0.9626
    26       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7782     0.341      0.5374
    28       6     0.2218     0.659      0.4626


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.67

MU (1/cm) =     113.181    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     30.803

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

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

    1   Mg   ,Mn             2.724        6
                                                 2.1239       4
                                                 2.1479       6
                                                 2.1239       4
                                                 2.1479       6
                                                 2.0748       5
                                                 2.0748       5
    2   Mg   ,Mn             2.724        6
                                                 2.2956       4
                                                 2.1296       5
                                                 2.2865       6
                                                 2.2865       6
                                                 2.1264       6
                                                 2.1264       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6109       4
                                                 1.6379       6
                                                 1.6379       6
                                                 1.6608       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.9116       6
                                                 2.7517       6
                                                 3.126        6
                                                 3.126        6
                                                 2.9116       6
                                                 2.7517       6
                                                 2.8461       5
                                                 2.7525       5
                                                 3.0872       5
                                                 3.0872       5
                                                 3.1974       6
                                                 3.1974       6
    5    O                   3.264        8
                                                 2.8461       4
                                                 2.7525       4
                                                 2.5602       6
                                                 3.0872       4
                                                 3.0872       4
                                                 3.0119       6
                                                 3.0119       6
                                                 2.5602       6
    6    O                   3.264        9
                                                 2.7517       4
                                                 2.9116       4
                                                 3.126        4
                                                 2.6035       6
                                                 2.5602       5
                                                 3.1974       4
                                                 3.0119       5
                                                 3.0986       6
                                                 3.0986       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  9.818  19.636   0.095   65.86    2        0.8        0.1
    2   1   1   0 11.837  23.675   0.115   44.65    4       12.7       30.4
    3   0   2   1 12.976  25.951   0.126   36.81    4       31.9      158.0
    4   1   0   1 13.707  27.415   0.132   32.78    4       26.5       96.8
    5   1   1   1 14.586  29.172   0.141   28.71    8       56.0      759.0
    6   1   2   0 14.641  29.282   0.141   28.48    4       29.0      101.2
    7   1   2   1 16.974  33.948   0.163   20.71    8       17.3       52.1
    8   0   0   2 16.988  33.975   0.163   20.67    2       81.8      291.6
    9   1   3   0 18.457  36.915   0.177   17.24    4       88.7      571.9
   10   0   2   2 19.772  39.545   0.189   14.81    4       43.2      116.7
   11   0   4   0 19.94   39.88    0.191   14.53    2       29.5       26.6
   12   1   3   1 20.406  40.813   0.195   13.8     8       90.7      958.1
   13   1   1   2 20.915  41.831   0.2     13.06    8       76.5      644.8
   14   0   4   1 21.778  43.556   0.207   11.93    4       63.7      204.4
   15   2   0   0 21.911  43.821   0.209   11.77    2       43.7       47.4
   16   2   1   0 22.506  45.011   0.214   11.08    4       39.3       72.1
   17   1   2   2 22.726  45.452   0.216   10.84    8       46.7      199.5
   18   1   4   0 22.876  45.752   0.217   10.68    4       58.5      154.4
   19   2   1   1 24.186  48.372   0.229    9.41    8       31.4       78.1
   20   2   2   0 24.222  48.444   0.229    9.38    4       26.0       26.7
   21   1   4   1 24.537  49.074   0.232    9.11    8        4.1        1.3
   22   1   3   2 25.519  51.038   0.241    8.33    8        4.5        1.4
   23   2   2   1 25.817  51.635   0.243    8.11    8       17.9       21.9
   24   0   4   2 26.684  53.369   0.251    7.53    4        6.4        1.3
   25   2   3   0 26.898  53.796   0.253    7.39    4       19.5       11.9
   26   1   5   0 27.732  55.465   0.26     6.89    4       11.4        3.8
   27   0   2   3 28.051  56.101   0.263    6.72    4        7.0        1.4
   28   2   0   2 28.29   56.579   0.265    6.59    4       40.8       46.3
   29   2   3   1 28.386  56.771   0.266    6.54    8        0.7        0.0
   30   1   0   3 28.445  56.889   0.266    6.51    4       11.8        3.8
   31   2   1   2 28.786  57.571   0.269    6.34    8       15.2       12.4
   32   1   1   3 28.939  57.878   0.27     6.26    8       47.8      120.8
   33   1   4   2 29.097  58.194   0.272    6.18    8        0.7        0.0
   34   1   5   1 29.192  58.383   0.273    6.14    8       32.5       54.6
   35   2   2   2 30.243  60.486   0.282    5.67    8      111.5      594.3
   36   2   4   0 30.366  60.732   0.283    5.62    4       89.0      187.8
   37   1   2   3 30.392  60.784   0.283    5.61    8       25.2       30.0
   38   0   6   0 30.768  61.535   0.286    5.46    2       16.5        3.1
   39   2   4   1 31.75   63.499   0.294    5.09    8       58.5      147.1
   40   0   6   1 32.141  64.282   0.297    4.96    4       78.7      129.6
   41   2   3   2 32.585  65.169   0.301    4.81    8       15.3        9.4
   42   1   3   3 32.727  65.455   0.302    4.77    8       72.9      213.8
   43   1   6   0 32.992  65.984   0.304    4.69    4       21.2        8.9
   44   1   5   2 33.33   66.659   0.307    4.59    8       47.4       86.9
   45   0   4   3 33.732  67.464   0.31     4.47    4       73.2      101.0
   46   1   6   1 34.317  68.635   0.315    4.31    8        4.2        0.6
   47   3   1   0 34.485  68.97    0.317    4.27    4       29.0       15.1
   48   2   5   0 34.51   69.02    0.317    4.27    4        0.2        0.0
   49   3   0   1 35.344  70.688   0.323    4.06    4       12.5        2.7
   50   2   1   3 35.582  71.165   0.325    4.01    8       20.9       14.8
   51   2   4   2 35.724  71.448   0.326    3.98    8       13.1        5.7
   52   0   0   4 35.756  71.511   0.327    3.97    2      158.9      211.5
   53   3   1   1 35.784  71.569   0.327    3.97    8       49.1       80.6
   54   2   5   1 35.809  71.617   0.327    3.96    8       32.0       34.1
   55   3   2   0 35.813  71.625   0.327    3.96    4       30.3       15.3
   56   1   4   3 35.861  71.721   0.327    3.95    8       11.4        4.3
   57   0   6   2 36.094  72.188   0.329    3.9     4      126.1      261.4
   58   2   2   3 36.893  73.786   0.336    3.74    8        8.2        2.1
   59   3   2   1 37.092  74.184   0.337    3.7     8       22.5       15.8
   60   0   2   4 37.496  74.991   0.34     3.63    4        3.4        0.2
   61   3   3   0 37.982  75.963   0.344    3.55    4       44.4       29.5
   62   1   6   2 38.167  76.333   0.345    3.52    8        4.3        0.6
   63   1   1   4 38.264  76.529   0.346    3.5     8        5.3        0.8
   64   1   7   0 38.704  77.409   0.35     3.43    4       90.5      118.6
   65   2   3   3 39.04   78.08    0.352    3.38    8        8.3        2.0
   66   3   3   1 39.236  78.471   0.354    3.36    8       50.4       71.8
   67   2   6   0 39.286  78.573   0.354    3.35    4       16.7        3.9
   68   1   2   4 39.543  79.085   0.356    3.31    8        8.4        2.0
   69   3   1   2 39.578  79.156   0.356    3.31    8       42.9       51.4
   70   2   5   2 39.602  79.203   0.356    3.31    8       16.7        7.8
   71   1   5   3 39.734  79.467   0.357    3.29    8       22.3       13.8
   72   1   7   1 39.952  79.903   0.359    3.26    8        5.2        0.8
   73   2   6   1 40.529  81.058   0.363    3.19    8       33.1       29.4
   74   3   2   2 40.845  81.691   0.366    3.15    8       65.5      114.1
   75   3   4   0 40.954  81.907   0.366    3.14    4       50.9       34.4
   76   1   3   4 41.651  83.301   0.372    3.07    8       57.1       84.3
   77   2   4   3 41.993  83.986   0.374    3.04    8       33.8       29.3
   78   3   4   1 42.185  84.371   0.375    3.02    8       33.9       29.3
   79   0   6   3 42.346  84.693   0.377    3.01    4       58.7       43.7
   80   0   4   4 42.576  85.152   0.378    2.99    4       30.7       11.9
   81   3   3   2 42.941  85.881   0.381    2.96    8       11.1        3.0
   82   0   8   0 43.006  86.012   0.381    2.95    2       10.5        0.7
   83   1   7   2 43.645  87.29    0.386    2.91    8       37.6       34.7
   84   2   0   4 43.893  87.786   0.388    2.89    4       51.8       32.7
   85   2   6   2 44.215  88.43    0.39     2.87    8       28.0       19.0
   86   0   8   1 44.23   88.461   0.39     2.87    4        6.7        0.5
   87   2   1   4 44.31   88.62    0.39     2.87    8       23.4       13.2
   88   1   6   3 44.345  88.689   0.391    2.86    8       17.3        7.2
   89   1   4   4 44.574  89.147   0.392    2.85    8       22.9       12.7
   90   3   5   0 44.716  89.431   0.393    2.84    4        1.8        0.0
   91   2   7   0 44.739  89.477   0.393    2.84    4       17.2        3.5


  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   1   1   0  11.837  23.675  4.36032       30.4      3.2      3.2     5.6
    2   0   2   1  12.976  25.951  3.98358      158.0     16.5     16.7     5.6
    3   1   0   1  13.707  27.415  3.77467       96.8     10.1     10.2     5.6
    4   1   1   1  14.586  29.172  3.55177      759.0     79.2     80.1     5.6
    5   1   2   0  14.641  29.282  3.53874      101.2     10.6     10.7     5.6
    6   0   0   2  16.988  33.975  3.0615       343.7     35.9     36.1     5.7
    7   1   3   0  18.457  36.915  2.82522      571.9     59.7     59.9     5.7
    8   0   2   2  19.772  39.545  2.6441       116.7     12.2     12.2     5.7
    9   0   4   0  19.94   39.88   2.62275       26.6      2.8      2.8     5.7
   10   1   3   1  20.406  40.813  2.56531      958.1    100.0    100.0     5.7
   11   1   1   2  20.915  41.831  2.50557      644.8     67.3     67.2     5.7
   12   0   4   1  21.778  43.556  2.41089      204.4     21.3     21.3     5.7
   13   2   0   0  21.911  43.821  2.397         47.4      4.9      4.9     5.7
   14   2   1   0  22.506  45.011  2.33678       72.1      7.5      7.5     5.7
   15   1   2   2  22.726  45.452  2.31529      199.5     20.8     20.7     5.7
   16   1   4   0  22.876  45.752  2.30092      154.4     16.1     16.0     5.7
   17   2   1   1  24.186  48.372  2.18319       78.1      8.2      8.1     5.7
   18   2   2   0  24.222  48.444  2.18016       26.7      2.8      2.8     5.7
   19   2   2   1  25.817  51.635  2.05385       21.9      2.3      2.3     5.8
   20   2   3   0  26.898  53.796  1.97712       11.9      1.2      1.2     5.8
   21   2   0   2  28.29   56.579  1.88734       46.3      4.8      4.7     5.8
   22   2   1   2  28.786  57.571  1.85752       12.4      1.3      1.3     5.8
   23   1   1   3  28.939  57.878  1.84851      120.8     12.6     12.3     5.8
   24   1   5   1  29.192  58.383  1.83392       54.6      5.7      5.6     5.8
   25   2   2   2  30.243  60.486  1.77588      594.3     62.0     60.5     5.8
   26   2   4   0  30.366  60.732  1.76937      217.7     22.7     22.2     5.8
   27   2   4   1  31.75   63.499  1.69982      147.1     15.4     14.9     5.9
   28   0   6   1  32.141  64.282  1.68129      129.6     13.5     13.1     5.9
   29   1   3   3  32.727  65.455  1.65444      213.8     22.3     21.6     5.9
   30   1   5   2  33.33   66.659  1.6279        86.9      9.1      8.8     5.9
   31   0   4   3  33.732  67.464  1.61075      101.0     10.5     10.2     5.9
   32   3   1   0  34.485  68.97   1.57978       15.1      1.6      1.5     5.9
   33   2   1   3  35.582  71.165  1.53721       14.8      1.5      1.5     5.9
   34   0   0   4  35.756  71.511  1.53075      292.1     30.5     29.2     5.9
   35   2   5   1  35.809  71.617  1.52878       49.4      5.2      4.9     5.9
   36   0   6   2  36.094  72.188  1.51832      261.4     27.3     26.1     5.9
   37   3   2   1  37.092  74.184  1.48312       15.8      1.7      1.6     6.0
   38   3   3   0  37.982  75.963  1.45344       29.5      3.1      2.9     6.0
   39   1   7   0  38.704  77.409  1.43044      118.6     12.4     11.7     6.0
   40   3   3   1  39.236  78.471  1.41414       71.8      7.5      7.1     6.0
   41   3   1   2  39.578  79.156  1.40389       59.1      6.2      5.8     6.0
   42   1   5   3  39.734  79.467  1.3993        13.8      1.4      1.4     6.0
   43   2   6   1  40.529  81.058  1.37645       29.4      3.1      2.9     6.1
   44   3   2   2  40.845  81.691  1.36763      114.1     11.9     11.2     6.1
   45   3   4   0  40.954  81.907  1.36465       34.4      3.6      3.4     6.1
   46   1   3   4  41.651  83.301  1.34589       84.3      8.8      8.2     6.1
   47   2   4   3  41.993  83.986  1.33693       29.3      3.1      2.9     6.1
   48   3   4   1  42.185  84.371  1.33197       29.3      3.1      2.8     6.1
   49   0   6   3  42.346  84.693  1.32786       43.7      4.6      4.2     6.1
   50   0   4   4  42.576  85.152  1.32205       11.9      1.2      1.2     6.1
   51   1   7   2  43.645  87.29   1.29596       34.7      3.6      3.3     6.2
   52   2   0   4  43.893  87.786  1.29012       32.7      3.4      3.2     6.2
   53   2   6   2  44.215  88.43   1.28265       19.6      2.0      1.9     6.2
   54   2   1   4  44.31   88.62   1.28047       13.2      1.4      1.3     6.2
   55   1   4   4  44.574  89.147  1.27448       12.7      1.3      1.2     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)