Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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           142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow district
             A.V. Chichagov  +7(496)52-22320

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FORSTERITE

25, alpha, t-olivine, Co-analogue

Co(2)SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

R =0.035          NR =501

21 .8 .1990

Ref.Str.:

         Morimoto N., Tokonami M., Watanabe M., Koto K. (1974)

         * Amer. Mineral., 59, 475-485

Reserv:

         In original - olivine[8].

         See U(jj) in the original

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =   4.782    alpha =   90.0 
             b =  10.302    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   6.003    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   295.73

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    44.53

  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      0.49   Co    = 1.00
   2 0.9917  0.2765  0.25     0.51   Co    = 1.00
   3 0.4292  0.0951  0.25     0.42   Si    = 1.00
   4 0.7662  0.0924  0.25     0.7    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2121  0.4504  0.25     0.69   O     = 1.00
   6 0.2835  0.1639  0.0349   0.66   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     0.2765     0.25  
     3       3     0.4292     0.0951     0.25  
     4       4     0.7662     0.0924     0.25  
     5       5     0.2121     0.4504     0.25  
     6       6     0.2835     0.1639     0.0349
     7       2     0.0083     0.7235     0.75  
     8       3     0.5708     0.9049     0.75  
     9       4     0.2338     0.9076     0.75  
    10       5     0.7879     0.5496     0.75  
    11       6     0.7165     0.8361     0.9651
    12       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7165     0.8361     0.5349
    14       6     0.2835     0.1639     0.4651
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.5083     0.7765     0.25  
    17       3     0.0708     0.5951     0.25  
    18       4     0.7338     0.5924     0.25  
    19       5     0.2879     0.9504     0.25  
    20       6     0.2165     0.6639     0.0349
    21       2     0.4917     0.2235     0.75  
    22       3     0.9292     0.4049     0.75  
    23       4     0.2662     0.4076     0.75  
    24       5     0.7121     0.0496     0.75  
    25       6     0.7835     0.3361     0.9651
    26       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7835     0.3361     0.5349
    28       6     0.2165     0.6639     0.4651


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

MU (1/cm) =     246.108    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
                                                 2.0996       4
                                                 2.1755       6
                                                 2.0996       4
                                                 2.1755       6
                                                 2.0997       5
                                                 2.0997       5
    2    Co                  2.568        6
                                                 2.1817       4
                                                 2.0785       5
                                                 2.2271       6
                                                 2.2271       6
                                                 2.072        6
                                                 2.072        6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6118       4
                                                 1.6295       6
                                                 1.6295       6
                                                 1.6367       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.886        6
                                                 2.7455       6
                                                 3.1549       6
                                                 3.1549       6
                                                 2.886        6
                                                 2.7455       6
                                                 2.892        5
                                                 2.715        5
                                                 3.0447       5
                                                 3.0447       5
                                                 3.0389       6
                                                 3.0389       6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.2397       6
                                                 3.2397       6
                                                 2.892        4
                                                 2.715        4
                                                 2.5506       6
                                                 3.0447       4
                                                 3.0447       4
                                                 2.9176       6
                                                 2.9176       6
                                                 2.5506       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.7455       4
                                                 2.886        4
                                                 3.2397       5
                                                 3.1549       4
                                                 2.5825       6
                                                 2.5506       5
                                                 3.0389       4
                                                 2.9176       5
                                                 3.0066       6
                                                 3.0066       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 10.0    20.0     0.097   63.41    2       31.2      140.8
    2   1   1   0 11.901  23.801   0.115   44.15    4       35.6      256.0
    3   0   2   1 13.227  26.454   0.128   35.35    4       30.6      151.1
    4   1   0   1 13.836  27.672   0.134   32.13    4       25.0       91.8
    5   1   1   1 14.739  29.478   0.142   28.08    8       69.6     1243.9
    6   1   2   0 14.787  29.574   0.143   27.89    4       25.4       82.3
    7   1   2   1 17.19   34.379   0.165   20.15    8       15.5       44.5
    8   0   0   2 17.338  34.676   0.167   19.77    2       45.5       93.6
    9   1   3   0 18.704  37.407   0.179   16.74    4      141.0     1522.6
   10   0   2   2 20.176  40.352   0.193   14.16    4      102.6      682.1
   11   0   4   0 20.322  40.644   0.194   13.93    2       88.1      247.2
   12   1   3   1 20.708  41.415   0.198   13.36    8      100.2     1225.9
   13   1   1   2 21.247  42.495   0.203   12.61    8      123.0     1744.7
   14   2   0   0 21.968  43.937   0.209   11.7     2      107.2      307.5
   15   0   4   1 22.204  44.409   0.211   11.42    4       63.2      208.6
   16   2   1   0 22.584  45.168   0.215   10.99    4       38.4       74.1
   17   1   2   2 23.101  46.203   0.219   10.44    8       46.4      206.0
   18   1   4   0 23.232  46.465   0.221   10.31    4       58.7      162.3
   19   2   1   1 24.326  48.652   0.23     9.29    8       35.4      106.6
   20   2   2   0 24.358  48.715   0.231    9.26    4        8.0        2.7
   21   1   4   1 24.94   49.88    0.236    8.78    8        0.2        0.0
   22   1   3   2 25.961  51.923   0.245    8.01    8       42.8      134.2
   23   2   2   1 26.01   52.019   0.245    7.98    8       17.9       23.4
   24   2   3   0 27.119  54.238   0.255    7.25    4       16.8        9.4
   25   0   4   2 27.234  54.468   0.256    7.18    4       29.2       28.0
   26   1   5   0 28.21   56.42    0.264    6.63    4       44.3       59.6
   27   2   0   2 28.573  57.146   0.267    6.44    4       16.9        8.4
   28   0   2   3 28.656  57.312   0.268    6.4     4        5.5        0.9
   29   2   3   1 28.658  57.316   0.268    6.4     8        1.1        0.1
   30   1   0   3 28.984  57.968   0.271    6.24    4       10.3        3.0
   31   2   1   2 29.084  58.169   0.272    6.19    8       10.6        6.3
   32   1   1   3 29.491  58.981   0.275    6.0     8       59.3      193.0
   33   1   4   2 29.629  59.257   0.276    5.94    8        4.4        1.1
   34   1   5   1 29.711  59.422   0.277    5.9     8       48.9      129.1
   35   2   2   2 30.586  61.172   0.284    5.53    8      159.0     1279.5
   36   2   4   0 30.694  61.388   0.285    5.49    4      132.4      440.0
   37   1   2   3 30.98   61.96    0.288    5.38    8       23.9       28.1
   38   0   6   0 31.396  62.791   0.291    5.22    2       14.7        2.6
   39   2   4   1 32.124  64.248   0.297    4.96    8       62.6      178.1
   40   0   6   1 32.809  65.617   0.303    4.74    4       90.4      177.4
   41   2   3   2 32.998  65.996   0.304    4.69    8       14.6        9.1
   42   1   3   3 33.376  66.752   0.308    4.57    8       81.4      277.3
   43   1   6   0 33.608  67.216   0.309    4.51    4       14.7        4.5
   44   1   5   2 33.973  67.945   0.312    4.41    8       86.1      299.1
   45   0   4   3 34.476  68.952   0.316    4.27    4       73.0      104.2
   46   3   1   0 34.598  69.197   0.317    4.24    4       62.9       76.7
   47   2   5   0 34.964  69.929   0.32     4.15    4        8.3        1.3
   48   1   6   1 34.974  69.949   0.32     4.15    8        5.2        1.0
   49   3   0   1 35.492  70.984   0.325    4.03    4       17.4        5.6
   50   3   1   1 35.947  71.895   0.328    3.93    8       56.0      112.9
   51   3   2   0 35.972  71.945   0.328    3.93    4       29.0       15.1
   52   2   1   3 36.109  72.218   0.329    3.9     8       23.1       19.0
   53   2   4   2 36.233  72.466   0.33     3.87    8       35.3       44.1
   54   2   5   1 36.308  72.615   0.331    3.86    8       29.6       30.9
   55   0   0   4 36.585  73.169   0.333    3.8     2      200.9      350.5
   56   1   4   3 36.596  73.192   0.333    3.8     8       10.6        3.9
   57   0   6   2 36.881  73.762   0.335    3.74    4      164.8      465.1
   58   3   2   1 37.301  74.602   0.339    3.66    8       18.9       11.9
   59   2   2   3 37.46   74.92    0.34     3.64    8        5.4        1.0
   60   3   3   0 38.217  76.435   0.346    3.51    4       82.2      108.4
   61   0   2   4 38.374  76.748   0.347    3.48    4       22.2        7.8
   62   1   6   2 38.949  77.898   0.351    3.4     8        8.0        2.0
   63   1   1   4 39.1    78.2     0.353    3.38    8       25.2       19.6
   64   1   7   0 39.487  78.973   0.355    3.32    4      126.0      241.3
   65   3   3   1 39.519  79.039   0.356    3.32    8       68.7      143.3
   66   2   3   3 39.676  79.351   0.357    3.3     8        7.3        1.6
   67   3   1   2 39.886  79.773   0.358    3.27    8       77.2      178.4
   68   2   6   0 39.893  79.785   0.359    3.27    4        3.3        0.2
   69   2   5   2 40.235  80.469   0.361    3.23    8       10.8        3.4
   70   1   2   4 40.418  80.836   0.362    3.2     8        7.9        1.8
   71   1   5   3 40.586  81.172   0.364    3.18    8       35.9       37.6
   72   1   7   1 40.777  81.555   0.365    3.16    8        0.4        0.0
   73   2   6   1 41.18   82.361   0.368    3.12    8       41.7       49.7
   74   3   2   2 41.198  82.396   0.368    3.12    8       60.0      102.7
   75   3   4   0 41.294  82.588   0.369    3.11    4       46.3       30.4
   76   3   4   1 42.573  85.147   0.378    2.99    8       34.9       33.2
   77   1   3   4 42.594  85.188   0.378    2.99    8       91.1      226.7
   78   2   4   3 42.727  85.455   0.379    2.98    8       37.6       38.5
   79   0   6   3 43.349  86.698   0.384    2.93    4       72.4       70.2
   80   3   3   2 43.368  86.736   0.384    2.93    8       11.1        3.3
   81   0   4   4 43.615  87.23    0.386    2.91    4       67.7       61.1
   82   0   8   0 43.995  87.989   0.388    2.88    2       52.7       18.3
   83   1   7   2 44.609  89.218   0.393    2.85    8       11.1        3.2
   84   2   0   4 44.723  89.447   0.393    2.84    4       93.5      113.6


  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  10.0    20.0    5.151        140.8      8.1      8.2     5.6
    2   1   1   0  11.901  23.801  4.33749      256.0     14.7     14.9     5.6
    3   0   2   1  13.227  26.454  3.90914      151.1      8.7      8.8     5.6
    4   1   0   1  13.836  27.672  3.74031       91.8      5.3      5.3     5.6
    5   1   1   1  14.739  29.478  3.51576     1243.9     71.3     72.2     5.6
    6   1   2   0  14.787  29.574  3.50458       82.3      4.7      4.8     5.6
    7   1   2   1  17.19   34.379  3.02656       44.5      2.6      2.6     5.7
    8   0   0   2  17.338  34.676  3.0015        93.6      5.4      5.4     5.7
    9   1   3   0  18.704  37.407  2.78931     1522.6     87.3     87.7     5.7
   10   0   2   2  20.176  40.352  2.59334      682.1     39.1     39.2     5.7
   11   0   4   0  20.322  40.644  2.5755       247.2     14.2     14.2     5.7
   12   1   3   1  20.708  41.415  2.52957     1225.9     70.3     70.3     5.7
   13   1   1   2  21.247  42.495  2.46818     1744.7    100.0    100.0     5.7
   14   2   0   0  21.968  43.937  2.391        307.5     17.6     17.6     5.7
   15   0   4   1  22.204  44.409  2.36686      208.6     12.0     11.9     5.7
   16   2   1   0  22.584  45.168  2.32909       74.1      4.2      4.2     5.7
   17   1   2   2  23.101  46.203  2.27969      206.0     11.8     11.8     5.7
   18   1   4   0  23.232  46.465  2.26754      162.3      9.3      9.3     5.7
   19   2   1   1  24.326  48.652  2.17139      106.6      6.1      6.1     5.7
   20   1   3   2  25.961  51.923  2.04324      134.2      7.7      7.6     5.8
   21   2   2   1  26.01   52.019  2.03971       23.4      1.3      1.3     5.8
   22   0   4   2  27.234  54.468  1.95457       28.0      1.6      1.6     5.8
   23   1   5   0  28.21   56.42   1.89223       59.6      3.4      3.4     5.8
   24   1   1   3  29.491  58.981  1.81697      193.0     11.1     10.8     5.8
   25   1   5   1  29.711  59.422  1.8047       129.1      7.4      7.2     5.8
   26   2   2   2  30.586  61.172  1.75788     1279.5     73.3     71.6     5.8
   27   2   4   0  30.694  61.388  1.75229      440.0     25.2     24.6     5.8
   28   1   2   3  30.98   61.96   1.7377        28.1      1.6      1.6     5.8
   29   2   4   1  32.124  64.248  1.68209      178.1     10.2      9.9     5.9
   30   0   6   1  32.809  65.617  1.6508       177.4     10.2      9.9     5.9
   31   1   3   3  33.376  66.752  1.6259       277.3     15.9     15.4     5.9
   32   1   5   2  33.973  67.945  1.60069      299.1     17.1     16.6     5.9
   33   0   4   3  34.476  68.952  1.58014      104.2      6.0      5.8     5.9
   34   3   1   0  34.598  69.197  1.57526       76.7      4.4      4.2     5.9
   35   3   1   1  35.947  71.895  1.52367      128.0      7.3      7.0     5.9
   36   2   1   3  36.109  72.218  1.51778       19.0      1.1      1.0     5.9
   37   2   4   2  36.233  72.466  1.51328       44.1      2.5      2.4     5.9
   38   2   5   1  36.308  72.615  1.5106        30.9      1.8      1.7     6.0
   39   0   0   4  36.585  73.169  1.50075      354.4     20.3     19.4     6.0
   40   0   6   2  36.881  73.762  1.49038      465.1     26.7     25.5     6.0
   41   3   3   0  38.217  76.435  1.44583      108.4      6.2      5.9     6.0
   42   1   1   4  39.1    78.2    1.41826       19.6      1.1      1.1     6.0
   43   1   7   0  39.487  78.973  1.40661      241.3     13.8     13.1     6.0
   44   3   3   1  39.519  79.039  1.40563      143.3      8.2      7.8     6.0
   45   3   1   2  39.886  79.773  1.39483      178.5     10.2      9.7     6.0
   46   1   5   3  40.586  81.172  1.37485       37.6      2.2      2.0     6.1
   47   3   2   2  41.198  82.396  1.35799      152.4      8.7      8.2     6.1
   48   3   4   0  41.294  82.588  1.35541       30.4      1.7      1.6     6.1
   49   1   3   4  42.594  85.188  1.3216       259.9     14.9     13.9     6.1
   50   2   4   3  42.727  85.455  1.31827       38.5      2.2      2.1     6.1
   51   0   6   3  43.349  86.698  1.30305       73.5      4.2      3.9     6.1
   52   0   4   4  43.615  87.23   1.29667       61.1      3.5      3.2     6.2
   53   0   8   0  43.995  87.989  1.28775       18.3      1.0      1.0     6.2
   54   2   0   4  44.723  89.447  1.27111      113.6      6.5      6.0     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)