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

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FORSTERITE

5, t-olivine, at 31 kbar, f-olivine, s-forsterite

Mg(2)SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

R =0.062          NR =97

26 .9 .1991

Ref.Str.:

         Kudoh Y., Takeuchi Y. (1985)

         * Z. Kristallogr., 171, 291-302

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.724    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.077    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.942    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   282.86

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    42.59

  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      0.3    Mg    = 1.00
   2 0.9894  0.2739  0.25     0.12   Mg    = 1.00
   3 0.4258  0.0971  0.25     0.1    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.7656  0.0883  0.25     0.35   O     = 1.00
   5 0.2153  0.4481  0.25     0.35   O     = 1.00
   6 0.2781  0.1639  0.0322   0.32   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     0.9894     0.2739     0.25  
     3       3     0.4258     0.0971     0.25  
     4       4     0.7656     0.0883     0.25  
     5       5     0.2153     0.4481     0.25  
     6       6     0.2781     0.1639     0.0322
     7       2     0.0106     0.7261     0.75  
     8       3     0.5742     0.9029     0.75  
     9       4     0.2344     0.9117     0.75  
    10       5     0.7847     0.5519     0.75  
    11       6     0.7219     0.8361     0.9678
    12       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7219     0.8361     0.5322
    14       6     0.2781     0.1639     0.4678
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.5106     0.7739     0.25  
    17       3     0.0742     0.5971     0.25  
    18       4     0.7344     0.5883     0.25  
    19       5     0.2847     0.9481     0.25  
    20       6     0.2219     0.6639     0.0322
    21       2     0.4894     0.2261     0.75  
    22       3     0.9258     0.4029     0.75  
    23       4     0.2656     0.4117     0.75  
    24       5     0.7153     0.0519     0.75  
    25       6     0.7781     0.3361     0.9678
    26       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7781     0.3361     0.5322
    28       6     0.2219     0.6639     0.4678


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.3 

MU (1/cm) =     101.276    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
                                                 2.0554       4
                                                 2.1191       6
                                                 2.0554       4
                                                 2.1191       6
                                                 2.071        5
                                                 2.071        5
    2    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.1484       4
                                                 2.0543       5
                                                 2.1826       6
                                                 2.1826       6
                                                 2.0496       6
                                                 2.0496       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6077       4
                                                 1.617        6
                                                 1.617        6
                                                 1.6428       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.849        6
                                                 2.7493       6
                                                 3.0518       6
                                                 3.0518       6
                                                 2.849        6
                                                 2.7493       6
                                                 2.8301       5
                                                 2.6752       5
                                                 3.003        5
                                                 3.003        5
                                                 3.0084       6
                                                 3.0084       6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.1567       6
                                                 3.1567       6
                                                 2.8301       4
                                                 2.6752       4
                                                 2.5308       6
                                                 3.003        4
                                                 3.003        4
                                                 2.8898       6
                                                 2.8898       6
                                                 2.5308       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.7493       4
                                                 2.849        4
                                                 3.1567       5
                                                 3.0518       4
                                                 2.5883       6
                                                 2.5308       5
                                                 3.0084       4
                                                 2.8898       5
                                                 2.9558       6
                                                 2.9558       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  8.794  17.588   0.099   82.64    2       27.6      157.5
    2   1   1   0 10.375  20.749   0.117   58.76    4        8.5       21.0
    3   0   2   1 11.563  23.126   0.13    46.89    4       49.0      562.2
    4   1   0   1 12.023  24.046   0.135   43.21    4       28.0      169.0
    5   1   1   1 12.82   25.64    0.144   37.76    8       17.2      111.7
    6   1   2   0 12.916  25.831   0.145   37.17    4       26.3      128.1
    7   1   2   1 14.974  29.949   0.168   27.15    8       12.5       42.6
    8   0   0   2 15.027  30.053   0.168   26.94    2       46.4      144.8
    9   1   3   0 16.343  32.685   0.183   22.49    4       66.7      499.6
   10   0   2   2 17.517  35.033   0.195   19.34    4        8.1        6.3
   11   0   4   0 17.804  35.608   0.198   18.66    2        1.4        0.1
   12   1   3   1 18.047  36.095   0.201   18.11    8       59.8      647.5
   13   1   1   2 18.401  36.803   0.205   17.36    8       67.9      799.7
   14   2   0   0 19.033  38.066   0.212   16.11    2       10.9        4.8
   15   0   4   1 19.396  38.793   0.216   15.45    4       33.7       87.6
   16   2   1   0 19.57   39.139   0.217   15.15    4       34.0       87.8
   17   1   2   2 20.018  40.036   0.222   14.41    8       47.6      326.0
   18   1   4   0 20.275  40.549   0.225   14.0     4       59.9      251.6
   19   2   1   1 21.049  42.098   0.233   12.88    8       36.7      173.3
   20   2   2   0 21.111  42.221   0.234   12.8     4        3.6        0.8
   21   1   4   1 21.714  43.428   0.24    12.01    8        2.0        0.5
   22   1   3   2 22.496  44.991   0.248   11.09    8       18.6       38.2
   23   2   2   1 22.506  45.013   0.248   11.08    8        1.9        0.4
   24   2   3   0 23.495  46.99    0.259   10.05    4       21.7       23.6
   25   0   4   2 23.633  47.267   0.26     9.92    4       19.9       19.6
   26   1   5   0 24.552  49.105   0.27     9.1     4       37.0       62.2
   27   2   0   2 24.621  49.242   0.27     9.04    4       18.3       15.1
   28   0   2   3 24.7    49.4     0.271    8.97    4       10.8        5.3
   29   2   3   1 24.785  49.57    0.272    8.9     8        4.0        1.4
   30   1   0   3 24.942  49.884   0.274    8.78    4        6.5        1.8
   31   2   1   2 25.06   50.12    0.275    8.68    8       10.1        8.8
   32   1   1   3 25.377  50.754   0.278    8.44    8       18.2       28.0
   33   1   4   2 25.644  51.288   0.281    8.24    8        4.9        2.0
   34   1   5   1 25.803  51.606   0.283    8.12    8       25.3       51.8
   35   2   2   2 26.345  52.691   0.288    7.75    8       85.5      565.7
   36   2   4   0 26.553  53.107   0.29     7.61    4       63.1      151.7
   37   1   2   3 26.651  53.302   0.291    7.55    8       21.5       34.8
   38   0   6   0 27.299  54.598   0.298    7.15    2        8.0        1.2
   39   2   4   1 27.739  55.479   0.302    6.89    8       36.2       90.4
   40   2   3   2 28.396  56.791   0.309    6.53    8       19.3       24.4
   41   0   6   1 28.464  56.928   0.309    6.5     4       57.7      108.3
   42   1   3   3 28.687  57.373   0.312    6.39    8       50.8      164.5
   43   1   6   0 29.128  58.256   0.316    6.17    4       19.9       12.2
   44   1   5   2 29.326  58.652   0.318    6.08    8       18.6       20.9
   45   0   4   3 29.65   59.3     0.321    5.93    4       49.2       71.8
   46   3   1   0 29.677  59.354   0.321    5.92    4       32.4       31.1
   47   2   5   0 30.16   60.32    0.326    5.71    4        9.2        2.4
   48   1   6   1 30.247  60.494   0.327    5.67    8        3.3        0.6
   49   3   0   1 30.401  60.803   0.328    5.6     4       23.5       15.5
   50   3   1   1 30.784  61.567   0.332    5.45    8       22.0       26.3
   51   3   2   0 30.831  61.661   0.333    5.43    4       28.7       22.4
   52   2   1   3 30.881  61.762   0.333    5.41    8       25.8       36.0
   53   2   4   2 31.116  62.232   0.335    5.32    8       27.9       41.6
   54   0   0   4 31.234  62.468   0.337    5.28    2      136.0      244.2
   55   2   5   1 31.257  62.513   0.337    5.27    8       30.3       48.3
   56   1   4   3 31.391  62.783   0.338    5.22    8        8.5        3.7
   57   0   6   2 31.793  63.585   0.342    5.08    4      116.9      346.9
   58   3   2   1 31.914  63.828   0.343    5.04    8       15.5       12.0
   59   2   2   3 32.01   64.019   0.344    5.0     8       18.1       16.5
   60   3   3   0 32.701  65.402   0.351    4.78    4       31.3       23.4
   61   0   2   4 32.724  65.449   0.351    4.77    4       19.4        9.0
   62   1   1   4 33.293  66.585   0.356    4.6     8        3.6        0.6
   63   1   6   2 33.47   66.94    0.358    4.55    8       12.5        7.1
   64   3   3   1 33.751  67.503   0.361    4.47    8       39.2       68.7
   65   2   3   3 33.844  67.689   0.362    4.44    8        3.2        0.5
   66   3   1   2 33.979  67.957   0.363    4.4     8       36.5       58.7
   67   1   7   0 34.012  68.024   0.363    4.4     4       59.5       77.8
   68   2   6   0 34.247  68.494   0.365    4.33    4       13.6        4.0
   69   1   2   4 34.378  68.757   0.367    4.3     8        9.9        4.2
   70   2   5   2 34.428  68.856   0.367    4.29    8        7.8        2.6
   71   1   5   3 34.689  69.379   0.369    4.22    8       17.8       13.3
   72   1   7   1 35.043  70.086   0.373    4.13    8       12.1        6.0
   73   3   2   2 35.054  70.108   0.373    4.13    8       64.4      171.1
   74   3   4   0 35.23   70.461   0.374    4.09    4       53.6       58.7
   75   2   6   1 35.275  70.549   0.375    4.08    8       16.1       10.6
   76   1   3   4 36.154  72.308   0.383    3.89    8       44.7       77.7
   77   3   4   1 36.246  72.492   0.384    3.87    8       34.1       44.9
   78   2   4   3 36.336  72.672   0.385    3.85    8       16.3       10.2
   79   3   3   2 36.816  73.632   0.389    3.75    8        2.9        0.3
   80   0   6   3 36.965  73.93    0.39     3.73    4       46.6       40.4
   81   0   4   4 37.011  74.022   0.391    3.72    4        9.8        1.8
   82   0   8   0 37.699  75.398   0.397    3.59    2       16.5        2.4
   83   2   0   4 37.775  75.549   0.398    3.58    4       29.7       15.8
   84   1   7   2 38.063  76.127   0.4      3.53    8       11.6        4.8
   85   2   1   4 38.12   76.24    0.401    3.52    8       21.2       15.8
   86   2   6   2 38.288  76.575   0.402    3.5     8       19.8       13.8
   87   3   5   0 38.373  76.746   0.403    3.48    4       20.1        7.0
   88   1   6   3 38.538  77.077   0.404    3.46    8       16.2        9.1
   89   1   4   4 38.584  77.168   0.405    3.45    8       25.1       21.8
   90   3   0   3 38.677  77.353   0.406    3.44    4       36.9       23.4
   91   0   8   1 38.69   77.38    0.406    3.44    4       18.2        5.7
   92   2   7   0 38.801  77.603   0.407    3.42    4       21.6        8.0
   93   3   1   3 39.019  78.039   0.409    3.39    8       11.4        4.4
   94   2   2   4 39.15   78.299   0.41     3.37    8        0.4        0.0
   95   3   4   2 39.231  78.462   0.411    3.36    8       18.0       10.8
   96   1   8   0 39.263  78.526   0.411    3.35    4       11.4        2.2
   97   3   5   1 39.358  78.716   0.412    3.34    8        7.0        1.6
   98   2   5   3 39.446  78.892   0.412    3.33    8       29.5       28.9
   99   2   7   1 39.784  79.567   0.415    3.28    8       10.8        3.8
  100   3   2   3 40.042  80.084   0.418    3.25    8        6.9        1.6
  101   1   8   1 40.242  80.485   0.419    3.22    8        6.3        1.3
  102   4   0   0 40.71   81.419   0.423    3.17    2       71.2       40.2
  103   2   3   4 40.849  81.699   0.425    3.15    8       17.8       10.0
  104   4   1   0 41.048  82.096   0.426    3.13    4       10.2        1.6
  105   0   8   2 41.621  83.243   0.431    3.07    4       14.1        3.1
  106   1   5   4 41.643  83.285   0.431    3.07    8       29.8       27.3
  107   3   3   3 41.734  83.468   0.432    3.06    8       33.9       35.3
  108   0   2   5 41.755  83.511   0.432    3.06    4       38.3       22.5
  109   1   0   5 41.941  83.881   0.434    3.04    4       28.4       12.3
  110   4   1   1 42.018  84.036   0.434    3.04    8        8.7        2.3
  111   4   2   0 42.06   84.119   0.435    3.03    4        0.4        0.0
  112   3   6   0 42.109  84.219   0.435    3.03    4        2.4        0.1
  113   1   1   5 42.277  84.554   0.437    3.01    8        7.2        1.5
  114   3   5   2 42.279  84.558   0.437    3.01    8       34.8       36.5
  115   2   7   2 42.699  85.397   0.44     2.98    8       31.6       29.7
  116   1   7   3 42.943  85.887   0.442    2.96    8       13.7        5.5
  117   4   2   1 43.026  86.052   0.443    2.95    8        6.8        1.4
  118   3   6   1 43.076  86.151   0.443    2.95    8       30.9       28.2
  119   1   8   2 43.151  86.303   0.444    2.94    8       26.1       20.1
  120   2   6   3 43.162  86.324   0.444    2.94    8       16.6        8.1
  121   2   4   4 43.206  86.413   0.444    2.94    8       39.0       44.8
  122   1   2   5 43.285  86.569   0.445    2.93    8        1.1        0.0
  123   4   3   0 43.738  87.477   0.449    2.9     4       21.9        7.0
  124   0   6   4 43.809  87.618   0.449    2.9     4       15.8        3.6
  125   2   8   0 43.871  87.742   0.45     2.89    4       50.1       36.2
  126   3   4   3 44.084  88.168   0.452    2.88    8       37.6       40.6
  127   4   0   2 44.577  89.154   0.456    2.85    4        6.3        0.6
  128   4   3   1 44.702  89.403   0.457    2.84    8        5.4        0.8
  129   2   8   1 44.834  89.668   0.458    2.84    8       14.9        6.3
  130   4   1   2 44.912  89.824   0.458    2.83    8       31.1       27.4
  131   1   3   5 44.959  89.919   0.459    2.83    8       40.7       46.8
  132   1   9   0 44.993  89.985   0.459    2.83    4       11.5        1.9


  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   8.794  17.588  5.0385       157.5     19.7     20.0     5.6
    2   1   1   0  10.375  20.749  4.27732       21.0      2.6      2.7     5.6
    3   0   2   1  11.563  23.126  3.84292      562.2     70.3     71.1     5.6
    4   1   0   1  12.023  24.046  3.69779      169.0     21.1     21.4     5.6
    5   1   1   1  12.82   25.64   3.47145      111.7     14.0     14.1     5.6
    6   1   2   0  12.916  25.831  3.4462       128.1     16.0     16.2     5.6
    7   1   2   1  14.974  29.949  2.9811        42.6      5.3      5.4     5.6
    8   0   0   2  15.027  30.053  2.971        144.8     18.1     18.2     5.6
    9   1   3   0  16.343  32.685  2.73751      499.6     62.5     62.7     5.6
   10   1   3   1  18.047  36.095  2.48634      647.5     81.0     81.0     5.7
   11   1   1   2  18.401  36.803  2.44012      799.7    100.0    100.0     5.7
   12   0   4   1  19.396  38.793  2.3194        87.6     11.0     10.9     5.7
   13   2   1   0  19.57   39.139  2.29967       87.8     11.0     10.9     5.7
   14   1   2   2  20.018  40.036  2.25022      326.0     40.8     40.6     5.7
   15   1   4   0  20.275  40.549  2.22291      251.6     31.5     31.3     5.7
   16   2   1   1  21.049  42.098  2.14466      173.3     21.7     21.6     5.7
   17   1   3   2  22.496  44.991  2.0132        38.6      4.8      4.8     5.7
   18   2   3   0  23.495  46.99   1.93213       23.6      3.0      2.9     5.7
   19   0   4   2  23.633  47.267  1.92146       19.6      2.4      2.4     5.7
   20   1   5   0  24.552  49.105  1.85375       62.2      7.8      7.7     5.7
   21   2   0   2  24.621  49.242  1.8489        15.1      1.9      1.9     5.7
   22   2   1   2  25.06   50.12   1.81854        8.8      1.1      1.1     5.7
   23   1   1   3  25.377  50.754  1.79732       28.0      3.5      3.4     5.8
   24   1   5   1  25.803  51.606  1.76963       51.8      6.5      6.4     5.8
   25   2   2   2  26.345  52.691  1.73572      565.7     70.7     69.5     5.8
   26   2   4   0  26.553  53.107  1.7231       151.7     19.0     18.6     5.8
   27   1   2   3  26.651  53.302  1.71725       34.8      4.3      4.3     5.8
   28   2   4   1  27.739  55.479  1.65492       90.4     11.3     11.1     5.8
   29   2   3   2  28.396  56.791  1.61974       24.4      3.0      3.0     5.8
   30   0   6   1  28.464  56.928  1.61618      108.3     13.5     13.2     5.8
   31   1   3   3  28.687  57.373  1.60469      164.5     20.6     20.1     5.8
   32   1   6   0  29.128  58.256  1.58246       12.2      1.5      1.5     5.8
   33   1   5   2  29.326  58.652  1.57272       20.9      2.6      2.5     5.8
   34   0   4   3  29.65   59.3    1.55706      102.8     12.9     12.5     5.8
   35   3   0   1  30.401  60.803  1.52213       15.5      1.9      1.9     5.8
   36   3   1   1  30.784  61.567  1.50505       26.3      3.3      3.2     5.8
   37   3   2   0  30.831  61.661  1.50298       22.4      2.8      2.7     5.8
   38   2   1   3  30.881  61.762  1.50076       36.0      4.5      4.4     5.8
   39   2   4   2  31.116  62.232  1.49055       41.6      5.2      5.0     5.8
   40   0   0   4  31.234  62.468  1.4855       292.5     36.6     35.4     5.8
   41   0   6   2  31.793  63.585  1.46206      346.9     43.4     42.0     5.9
   42   3   2   1  31.914  63.828  1.45709       12.0      1.5      1.5     5.9
   43   2   2   3  32.01   64.019  1.45319       16.5      2.1      2.0     5.9
   44   3   3   0  32.701  65.402  1.42577       32.4      4.1      3.9     5.9
   45   3   3   1  33.751  67.503  1.38642       68.7      8.6      8.3     5.9
   46   3   1   2  33.979  67.957  1.37825       58.7      7.3      7.1     5.9
   47   1   7   0  34.012  68.024  1.37705       77.8      9.7      9.3     5.9
   48   1   5   3  34.689  69.379  1.35344       13.3      1.7      1.6     5.9
   49   3   2   2  35.054  70.108  1.34113      177.2     22.2     21.2     5.9
   50   3   4   0  35.23   70.461  1.33528       58.7      7.3      7.0     5.9
   51   2   6   1  35.275  70.549  1.33383       10.6      1.3      1.3     5.9
   52   1   3   4  36.154  72.308  1.30565       77.7      9.7      9.3     5.9
   53   3   4   1  36.246  72.492  1.30279       44.9      5.6      5.3     5.9
   54   2   4   3  36.336  72.672  1.30001       10.2      1.3      1.2     6.0
   55   0   6   3  36.965  73.93   1.28097       40.4      5.1      4.8     6.0
   56   2   0   4  37.775  75.549  1.25748       15.8      2.0      1.9     6.0
   57   2   1   4  38.12   76.24   1.24781       15.8      2.0      1.9     6.0
   58   2   6   2  38.288  76.575  1.24317       13.8      1.7      1.6     6.0
   59   1   6   3  38.538  77.077  1.23633        9.1      1.1      1.1     6.0
   60   1   4   4  38.584  77.168  1.2351        21.8      2.7      2.6     6.0
   61   3   0   3  38.677  77.353  1.2326        29.1      3.6      3.4     6.0
   62   3   4   2  39.231  78.462  1.21793       10.8      1.4      1.3     6.0
   63   2   5   3  39.446  78.892  1.21237       28.9      3.6      3.4     6.0
   64   4   0   0  40.71   81.419  1.181         40.2      5.0      4.7     6.1
   65   2   3   4  40.849  81.699  1.17766       10.0      1.2      1.2     6.1
   66   1   5   4  41.643  83.285  1.15922       30.4      3.8      3.5     6.1
   67   3   3   3  41.734  83.468  1.15715       57.8      7.2      6.7     6.1
   68   1   0   5  41.941  83.881  1.15249       12.3      1.5      1.4     6.1
   69   3   5   2  42.279  84.558  1.14499       38.0      4.8      4.4     6.1
   70   2   7   2  42.699  85.397  1.13587       29.7      3.7      3.4     6.1
   71   3   6   1  43.076  86.151  1.12785       28.2      3.5      3.3     6.1
   72   1   8   2  43.151  86.303  1.12626       28.2      3.5      3.3     6.1
   73   2   4   4  43.206  86.413  1.12511       44.8      5.6      5.2     6.1
   74   2   8   0  43.871  87.742  1.11145       36.2      4.5      4.2     6.2
   75   3   4   3  44.084  88.168  1.10718       40.6      5.1      4.7     6.2
   76   4   1   2  44.912  89.824  1.09102       27.4      3.4      3.1     6.2
   77   1   3   5  44.959  89.919  1.09011       46.8      5.8      5.3     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)