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

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FORSTERITE

28, t-olivine, syn, f-olivine, s-forsterite

[Mg(1.78)Fe(0.22)]SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P nma  Z = 4

R =0.039          NR =979

27 .1 .1992

Ref.Str.:

         Nover G., Will G. (1981)

         * Z. Kristallogr., 155, 27-45

Reserv:

         In original - olivine[13].

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

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

             a =  10.2448   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   6.003    beta  =   90.0 
             c =   4.7679   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   293.22

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    44.15

  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    = 0.9 , Fe    = 0.1 
   2 0.2778  0.25    0.9898   0.0    Mg    = 0.88, Fe    = 0.12
   3 0.0944  0.25    0.4268   0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.092   0.25    0.7661   0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.4476  0.25    0.2203   0.0    O     = 1.00
   6 0.1634  0.0333  0.2786   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     0.2778     0.25       0.9898
     3       3     0.0944     0.25       0.4268
     4       4     0.092      0.25       0.7661
     5       5     0.4476     0.25       0.2203
     6       6     0.1634     0.0333     0.2786
     7       1     0.5        0.0        0.5   
     8       2     0.2222     0.75       0.4898
     9       3     0.4056     0.75       0.9268
    10       4     0.408      0.75       0.2661
    11       5     0.0524     0.75       0.7203
    12       6     0.3366     0.9667     0.7786
    13       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    14       6     0.3366     0.5333     0.7786
    15       1     0.0        0.5        0.0   
    16       6     0.1634     0.4667     0.2786
    17       2     0.7778     0.25       0.5102
    18       3     0.5944     0.25       0.0732
    19       4     0.592      0.25       0.7339
    20       5     0.9476     0.25       0.2797
    21       6     0.6634     0.0333     0.2214
    22       2     0.7222     0.75       0.0102
    23       3     0.9056     0.75       0.5732
    24       4     0.908      0.75       0.2339
    25       5     0.5524     0.75       0.7797
    26       6     0.8366     0.9667     0.7214
    27       6     0.8366     0.5333     0.7214
    28       6     0.6634     0.4667     0.2214


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.34

MU (1/cm) =     177.242    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =     53.063

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

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

    1   Mg   ,Fe             2.592        6
                                                 2.0939       4
                                                 2.1463       6
                                                 2.0782       5
                                                 2.0782       5
                                                 2.0939       4
                                                 2.1463       6
    2   Mg   ,Fe             2.592        6
                                                 2.1819       4
                                                 2.0576       5
                                                 2.2275       6
                                                 2.0662       6
                                                 2.0662       6
                                                 2.2275       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.6179       4
                                                 1.6405       6
                                                 1.6405       6
                                                 1.6594       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8633       6
                                                 2.7622       6
                                                 3.0367       5
                                                 3.0367       5
                                                 3.0291       6
                                                 3.0291       6
                                                 2.8633       6
                                                 2.7622       6
                                                 2.861        5
                                                 2.7508       5
                                                 3.1279       6
                                                 3.1279       6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 3.2011       6
                                                 3.0367       4
                                                 3.0367       4
                                                 2.9361       6
                                                 2.9361       6
                                                 3.2011       6
                                                 2.861        4
                                                 2.7508       4
                                                 2.5652       6
                                                 2.5652       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.7622       4
                                                 2.8633       4
                                                 3.2011       5
                                                 3.0291       4
                                                 2.9361       5
                                                 2.9986       6
                                                 2.9986       6
                                                 2.6017       6
                                                 2.5652       5
                                                 3.1279       4

  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   2   0   0  8.649  17.297   0.098   85.51    2       28.4      160.0
    2   1   0   1 10.265  20.529   0.116   60.07    4        5.6        8.8
    3   2   1   0 11.401  22.803   0.128   48.29    4       45.8      471.3
    4   0   1   1 11.906  23.813   0.134   44.11    4       28.2      162.9
    5   1   1   1 12.685  25.37    0.143   38.61    8       22.6      184.3
    6   2   0   1 12.751  25.501   0.143   38.19    4       25.5      115.9
    7   2   1   1 14.791  29.583   0.166   27.87    8       14.3       53.3
    8   0   2   0 14.87   29.741   0.167   27.55    2       47.8      146.3
    9   3   0   1 16.108  32.216   0.18    23.2     4       75.0      607.4
   10   2   2   0 17.304  34.608   0.193   19.86    4       15.9       23.5
   11   4   0   0 17.503  35.005   0.195   19.37    2        6.2        1.7
   12   3   1   1 17.799  35.599   0.198   18.67    8       64.2      716.9
   13   1   2   1 18.206  36.412   0.203   17.77    8       73.9      903.7
   14   0   0   2 18.851  37.702   0.21    16.46    2       18.7       13.3
   15   4   1   0 19.086  38.171   0.212   16.01    4       40.0      119.2
   16   1   0   2 19.375  38.749   0.215   15.49    4       35.0       88.3
   17   2   2   1 19.785  39.569   0.22    14.79    8       49.7      340.0
   18   4   0   1 19.962  39.924   0.222   14.5     4       60.0      242.6
   19   1   1   2 20.836  41.672   0.231   13.18    8       36.1      160.0
   20   2   0   2 20.879  41.757   0.231   13.12    4        4.9        1.5
   21   4   1   1 21.39   42.78    0.237   12.42    8        0.1        0.0
   22   3   2   1 22.206  44.412   0.245   11.42    8       20.0       42.4
   23   2   1   2 22.258  44.517   0.246   11.36    8        5.3        3.0
   24   3   0   2 23.207  46.414   0.256   10.34    4       22.9       25.1
   25   4   2   0 23.288  46.577   0.257   10.26    4       22.1       23.3
   26   5   0   1 24.153  48.307   0.266    9.44    4       35.0       53.8
   27   0   2   2 24.37   48.74    0.268    9.25    4       18.3       14.4
   28   2   3   0 24.411  48.822   0.268    9.22    4        7.0        2.1
   29   3   1   2 24.483  48.966   0.269    9.16    8        3.1        0.8
   30   0   3   1 24.675  49.35    0.271    8.99    4        7.8        2.6
   31   1   2   2 24.798  49.596   0.272    8.89    8       10.1        8.5
   32   1   3   1 25.099  50.199   0.275    8.65    8       22.9       42.2
   33   4   2   1 25.283  50.567   0.277    8.51    8        5.7        2.5
   34   5   1   1 25.393  50.786   0.278    8.43    8       22.3       38.9
   35   2   2   2 26.051  52.102   0.285    7.95    8       92.9      638.5
   36   4   0   2 26.194  52.389   0.287    7.85    4       71.9      188.7
   37   2   3   1 26.342  52.684   0.288    7.75    8       23.6       40.0
   38   6   0   0 26.816  53.632   0.293    7.44    2        3.8        0.2
   39   4   1   2 27.367  54.734   0.298    7.1     8       44.6      131.6
   40   6   1   0 27.971  55.941   0.304    6.76    4       64.3      130.1
   41   3   2   2 28.051  56.102   0.305    6.72    8       20.1       25.3
   42   3   3   1 28.328  56.655   0.308    6.57    8       54.4      181.1
   43   6   0   1 28.632  57.264   0.311    6.41    4       17.4        9.0
   44   5   2   1 28.881  57.763   0.314    6.29    8       28.3       46.9
   45   4   3   0 29.242  58.484   0.317    6.11    4       56.1       89.5
   46   1   0   3 29.371  58.742   0.318    6.05    4       33.9       32.4
   47   5   0   2 29.717  59.433   0.322    5.9     4        7.5        1.5
   48   6   1   1 29.74   59.48    0.322    5.89    8        2.5        0.3
   49   0   1   3 30.09   60.181   0.325    5.73    4       22.2       13.1
   50   1   1   3 30.462  60.925   0.329    5.58    8       25.8       34.5
   51   2   0   3 30.495  60.989   0.329    5.57    4       29.9       23.2
   52   1   3   2 30.542  61.084   0.33     5.55    8       25.3       33.1
   53   4   2   2 30.704  61.407   0.331    5.48    8       29.5       44.5
   54   5   1   2 30.8    61.601   0.332    5.44    8       31.1       49.0
   55   0   4   0 30.881  61.763   0.333    5.41    2      146.5      270.1
   56   4   3   1 30.966  61.931   0.334    5.38    8       11.5        6.6
   57   6   2   0 31.266  62.532   0.337    5.27    4      123.7      374.9
   58   2   1   3 31.563  63.125   0.34     5.16    8       15.9       12.1
   59   2   3   2 31.641  63.282   0.341    5.13    8       16.7       13.3
   60   3   0   3 32.316  64.631   0.347    4.9     4       37.9       32.8
   61   2   4   0 32.333  64.666   0.347    4.89    4       21.4       10.5
   62   1   4   1 32.91   65.819   0.353    4.71    8        1.4        0.1
   63   6   2   1 32.927  65.855   0.353    4.71    8        9.1        3.6
   64   3   1   3 33.351  66.702   0.357    4.58    8       42.3       76.1
   65   7   0   1 33.405  66.809   0.357    4.56    4       72.2      110.8
   66   3   3   2 33.427  66.854   0.358    4.56    8        4.8        1.0
   67   1   2   3 33.611  67.221   0.359    4.51    8       43.7       79.9
   68   6   0   2 33.704  67.408   0.36     4.48    4       10.2        2.2
   69   5   2   2 33.932  67.863   0.362    4.42    8       10.6        4.6
   70   2   4   1 33.966  67.933   0.363    4.41    8        8.9        3.2
   71   5   3   1 34.18   68.36    0.365    4.35    8       14.9        9.0
   72   7   1   1 34.423  68.847   0.367    4.29    8       13.3        7.1
   73   2   2   3 34.657  69.314   0.369    4.23    8       67.5      179.0
   74   6   1   2 34.718  69.437   0.37     4.21    8       17.4       11.8
   75   4   0   3 34.778  69.556   0.37     4.2     4       56.6       62.6
   76   3   4   1 35.694  71.388   0.379    3.99    8       51.3       97.4
   77   4   1   3 35.778  71.557   0.38     3.97    8       34.5       43.8
   78   4   3   2 35.852  71.704   0.38     3.95    8       22.4       18.5
   79   3   2   3 36.37   72.739   0.385    3.84    8        3.1        0.4
   80   6   3   0 36.373  72.746   0.385    3.84    4       51.8       47.9
   81   4   4   0 36.505  73.009   0.386    3.82    4       14.2        3.6
   82   8   0   0 36.977  73.955   0.39     3.72    2       13.6        1.6
   83   0   4   2 37.337  74.673   0.394    3.66    4       35.8       21.8
   84   7   2   1 37.403  74.807   0.394    3.65    8       16.4        9.1
   85   1   4   2 37.672  75.344   0.397    3.6     8       21.8       16.0
   86   6   2   2 37.689  75.377   0.397    3.6     8       22.0       16.3
   87   5   0   3 37.834  75.668   0.398    3.57    4       20.3        6.9
   88   6   3   1 37.927  75.853   0.399    3.56    8       18.5       11.3
   89   8   1   0 37.954  75.909   0.399    3.55    4       15.1        3.8
   90   4   4   1 38.056  76.112   0.4      3.53    8       25.8       21.9
   91   7   0   2 38.14   76.279   0.401    3.52    4       19.8        6.4
   92   0   3   3 38.239  76.477   0.402    3.51    4       37.4       22.8
   93   8   0   1 38.522  77.044   0.404    3.46    4       13.5        2.9
   94   1   3   3 38.571  77.143   0.405    3.45    8       13.9        6.2
   95   2   4   2 38.672  77.344   0.406    3.44    8        1.5        0.1
   96   4   2   3 38.717  77.433   0.406    3.43    8       19.6       12.3
   97   5   1   3 38.804  77.607   0.407    3.42    8        7.2        1.6
   98   5   3   2 38.875  77.75    0.407    3.41    8       30.6       29.7
   99   7   1   2 39.107  78.214   0.409    3.37    8       12.4        4.8
  100   8   1   1 39.487  78.973   0.413    3.32    8       10.7        3.5
  101   2   3   3 39.564  79.129   0.413    3.31    8        6.9        1.5
  102   0   0   4 40.257  80.515   0.419    3.22    2       82.4       50.9
  103   3   4   2 40.322  80.644   0.42     3.22    8       18.7       10.5
  104   1   0   4 40.585  81.171   0.422    3.18    4        9.5        1.3
  105   8   2   0 40.841  81.681   0.424    3.16    4       24.7        8.9
  106   5   4   1 41.026  82.053   0.426    3.14    8       29.2       24.9
  107   3   3   3 41.205  82.411   0.428    3.12    8       37.1       39.9
  108   2   5   0 41.221  82.442   0.428    3.11    4       38.3       21.2
  109   0   5   1 41.423  82.845   0.429    3.09    4       30.1       13.1
  110   6   0   3 41.462  82.925   0.43     3.09    4        0.7        0.0
  111   1   1   4 41.538  83.076   0.43     3.08    8        9.2        2.4
  112   2   0   4 41.566  83.133   0.431    3.08    4        1.9        0.1
  113   5   2   3 41.675  83.349   0.432    3.07    8       42.6       51.8
  114   1   5   1 41.749  83.498   0.432    3.06    8       10.3        3.0
  115   7   2   2 41.973  83.946   0.434    3.04    8       30.8       26.9
  116   7   3   1 42.205  84.409   0.436    3.02    8       15.1        6.4
  117   8   2   1 42.347  84.694   0.437    3.01    8       27.2       20.8
  118   6   1   3 42.411  84.823   0.438    3.0     8       33.2       30.8
  119   6   3   2 42.481  84.963   0.438    3.0     8       18.3        9.3
  120   2   1   4 42.515  85.03    0.439    2.99    8        8.4        1.9
  121   4   4   2 42.607  85.215   0.439    2.99    8       46.1       59.1
  122   2   5   1 42.725  85.45    0.44     2.98    8        1.8        0.1
  123   8   0   2 43.062  86.124   0.443    2.95    4       47.7       31.2
  124   6   4   0 43.105  86.21    0.444    2.95    4       13.3        2.4
  125   3   0   4 43.193  86.386   0.444    2.94    4       21.9        6.5
  126   4   3   3 43.483  86.966   0.447    2.92    8       39.1       41.5
  127   8   1   2 44.007  88.013   0.451    2.88    8       19.7       10.4
  128   0   2   4 44.052  88.105   0.451    2.88    4        4.8        0.3
  129   9   0   1 44.083  88.167   0.452    2.88    4        8.9        1.1
  130   3   1   4 44.137  88.275   0.452    2.88    8        2.7        0.2
  131   3   5   1 44.347  88.694   0.454    2.86    8       44.0       51.6
  132   1   2   4 44.376  88.753   0.454    2.86    8       32.4       27.9
  133   6   4   1 44.602  89.204   0.456    2.85    8       11.5        3.5


  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   2   0   0   8.649  17.297  5.1224       160.0     17.7     18.0     5.6
    2   2   1   0  11.401  22.803  3.89659      471.3     52.1     52.7     5.6
    3   0   1   1  11.906  23.813  3.73355      162.9     18.0     18.2     5.6
    4   1   1   1  12.685  25.37   3.50787      184.3     20.4     20.6     5.6
    5   2   0   1  12.751  25.501  3.49002      115.9     12.8     12.9     5.6
    6   2   1   1  14.791  29.583  3.01717       53.3      5.9      5.9     5.6
    7   0   2   0  14.87   29.741  3.0015       146.3     16.2     16.3     5.6
    8   3   0   1  16.108  32.216  2.77628      607.4     67.2     67.5     5.6
    9   2   2   0  17.304  34.608  2.58967       23.5      2.6      2.6     5.7
   10   3   1   1  17.799  35.599  2.51985      716.9     79.3     79.4     5.7
   11   1   2   1  18.206  36.412  2.46544      903.7    100.0    100.0     5.7
   12   0   0   2  18.851  37.702  2.38395       13.3      1.5      1.5     5.7
   13   4   1   0  19.086  38.171  2.35575      119.2     13.2     13.2     5.7
   14   1   0   2  19.375  38.749  2.32191       88.3      9.8      9.8     5.7
   15   2   2   1  19.785  39.569  2.27566      340.0     37.6     37.5     5.7
   16   4   0   1  19.962  39.924  2.25627      242.6     26.8     26.8     5.7
   17   1   1   2  20.836  41.672  2.16557      160.0     17.7     17.6     5.7
   18   3   2   1  22.206  44.412  2.0381        42.4      4.7      4.7     5.7
   19   3   0   2  23.207  46.414  1.95476       25.1      2.8      2.8     5.7
   20   4   2   0  23.288  46.577  1.9483        23.3      2.6      2.6     5.7
   21   5   0   1  24.153  48.307  1.88249       53.8      6.0      5.9     5.7
   22   0   2   2  24.37   48.74   1.86677       14.4      1.6      1.6     5.7
   23   1   3   1  25.099  50.199  1.81588       42.2      4.7      4.6     5.7
   24   5   1   1  25.393  50.786  1.79624       38.9      4.3      4.2     5.8
   25   2   2   2  26.051  52.102  1.75393      638.5     70.7     69.5     5.8
   26   4   0   2  26.194  52.389  1.74501      188.7     20.9     20.5     5.8
   27   2   3   1  26.342  52.684  1.73592       40.0      4.4      4.4     5.8
   28   4   1   2  27.367  54.734  1.67565      131.6     14.6     14.3     5.8
   29   6   1   0  27.971  55.941  1.64232      130.1     14.4     14.1     5.8
   30   3   2   2  28.051  56.102  1.63801       25.3      2.8      2.7     5.8
   31   3   3   1  28.328  56.655  1.6233       181.1     20.0     19.6     5.8
   32   5   2   1  28.881  57.763  1.59478       46.9      5.2      5.1     5.8
   33   4   3   0  29.242  58.484  1.57682       89.5      9.9      9.6     5.8
   34   1   0   3  29.371  58.742  1.57051       32.4      3.6      3.5     5.8
   35   0   1   3  30.09   60.181  1.53637       13.1      1.5      1.4     5.8
   36   1   1   3  30.462  60.925  1.51938       34.5      3.8      3.7     5.8
   37   2   0   3  30.495  60.989  1.51792       23.2      2.6      2.5     5.8
   38   1   3   2  30.542  61.084  1.51579       33.1      3.7      3.6     5.8
   39   4   2   2  30.704  61.407  1.50858       44.5      4.9      4.8     5.8
   40   5   1   2  30.8    61.601  1.50431       49.0      5.4      5.3     5.8
   41   0   4   0  30.881  61.763  1.50075      270.1     29.9     29.0     5.8
   42   6   2   0  31.266  62.532  1.48413      374.9     41.5     40.2     5.8
   43   2   1   3  31.563  63.125  1.4716        12.1      1.3      1.3     5.9
   44   2   3   2  31.641  63.282  1.46834       13.3      1.5      1.4     5.9
   45   3   0   3  32.316  64.631  1.4409        43.3      4.8      4.6     5.9
   46   3   1   3  33.351  66.702  1.4011        76.1      8.4      8.1     5.9
   47   7   0   1  33.405  66.809  1.39911      111.7     12.4     11.9     5.9
   48   1   2   3  33.611  67.221  1.39153       79.9      8.8      8.5     5.9
   49   2   2   3  34.657  69.314  1.35455      179.0     19.8     19.0     5.9
   50   6   1   2  34.718  69.437  1.35245       11.8      1.3      1.3     5.9
   51   4   0   3  34.778  69.556  1.35043       62.6      6.9      6.6     5.9
   52   3   4   1  35.694  71.388  1.32021       97.4     10.8     10.3     5.9
   53   4   1   3  35.778  71.557  1.3175        43.8      4.9      4.6     5.9
   54   4   3   2  35.852  71.704  1.31516       18.5      2.0      2.0     5.9
   55   6   3   0  36.373  72.746  1.29886       47.9      5.3      5.0     6.0
   56   0   4   2  37.337  74.673  1.27005       21.8      2.4      2.3     6.0
   57   7   2   1  37.403  74.807  1.26811        9.1      1.0      1.0     6.0
   58   6   2   2  37.689  75.377  1.25992       32.2      3.6      3.4     6.0
   59   6   3   1  37.927  75.853  1.2532        15.1      1.7      1.6     6.0
   60   4   4   1  38.056  76.112  1.24958       21.9      2.4      2.3     6.0
   61   0   3   3  38.239  76.477  1.24452       22.8      2.5      2.4     6.0
   62   4   2   3  38.717  77.433  1.23152       12.3      1.4      1.3     6.0
   63   5   3   2  38.875  77.75   1.22729       29.7      3.3      3.1     6.0
   64   0   0   4  40.257  80.515  1.19197       50.9      5.6      5.3     6.1
   65   3   4   2  40.322  80.644  1.19039       10.5      1.2      1.1     6.1
   66   5   4   1  41.026  82.053  1.17348       24.9      2.8      2.6     6.1
   67   3   3   3  41.205  82.411  1.16929       61.2      6.8      6.3     6.1
   68   0   5   1  41.423  82.845  1.16426       13.1      1.4      1.3     6.1
   69   5   2   3  41.675  83.349  1.15849       51.8      5.7      5.3     6.1
   70   7   2   2  41.973  83.946  1.15177       26.9      3.0      2.8     6.1
   71   8   2   1  42.347  84.694  1.1435        20.8      2.3      2.1     6.1
   72   6   1   3  42.411  84.823  1.14209       30.8      3.4      3.2     6.1
   73   6   3   2  42.481  84.963  1.14056        9.3      1.0      1.0     6.1
   74   4   4   2  42.607  85.215  1.13783       59.1      6.5      6.1     6.1
   75   8   0   2  43.062  86.124  1.12814       31.2      3.5      3.2     6.1
   76   4   3   3  43.483  86.966  1.11937       41.5      4.6      4.2     6.1
   77   8   1   2  44.007  88.013  1.10873       10.4      1.1      1.1     6.2
   78   3   5   1  44.347  88.694  1.10197       79.5      8.8      8.1     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)