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

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FORSTERITE

9, t-olivine, at 149 kbar, f-olivine, s-forsterite

Mg(2)SiO(4)


Orthorhombic  P bnm  Z = 4

R =0.091          NR =50

27 .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 =   4.651    alpha =   90.0 
             b =   9.77     beta  =   90.0 
             c =   5.744    gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =   261.01

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    39.3 

  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 0.9915  0.2768  0.25     0.2    Mg    = 1.00
   3 0.4288  0.0958  0.25     0.0    Si    = 1.00
   4 0.7574  0.0834  0.25     0.0    O     = 1.00
   5 0.2056  0.4499  0.25     0.3    O     = 1.00
   6 0.2737  0.1708  0.0413   0.6    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     0.9915     0.2768     0.25  
     3       3     0.4288     0.0958     0.25  
     4       4     0.7574     0.0834     0.25  
     5       5     0.2056     0.4499     0.25  
     6       6     0.2737     0.1708     0.0413
     7       2     0.0085     0.7232     0.75  
     8       3     0.5712     0.9042     0.75  
     9       4     0.2426     0.9166     0.75  
    10       5     0.7944     0.5501     0.75  
    11       6     0.7263     0.8292     0.9587
    12       1     0.0        0.0        0.5   
    13       6     0.7263     0.8292     0.5413
    14       6     0.2737     0.1708     0.4587
    15       1     0.5        0.5        0.0   
    16       2     0.5085     0.7768     0.25  
    17       3     0.0712     0.5958     0.25  
    18       4     0.7426     0.5834     0.25  
    19       5     0.2944     0.9499     0.25  
    20       6     0.2263     0.6708     0.0413
    21       2     0.4915     0.2232     0.75  
    22       3     0.9288     0.4042     0.75  
    23       4     0.2574     0.4166     0.75  
    24       5     0.7056     0.0501     0.75  
    25       6     0.7737     0.3292     0.9587
    26       1     0.5        0.5        0.5   
    27       6     0.7737     0.3292     0.5413
    28       6     0.2263     0.6708     0.4587


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =      3.58

MU (1/cm) =     109.755    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
                                                 1.9998       4
                                                 2.1122       6
                                                 1.9998       4
                                                 2.1122       6
                                                 2.0437       5
                                                 2.0437       5
    2    Mg                  2.52         6
                                                 2.1808       4
                                                 1.9626       5
                                                 2.0572       6
                                                 2.0572       6
                                                 2.0219       6
                                                 2.0219       6
    3    Si                  2.1          4
                                                 1.5331       4
                                                 1.5794       6
                                                 1.5794       6
                                                 1.5565       5
    4    O                   3.264       12
                                                 2.8165       6
                                                 2.6884       6
                                                 2.9981       6
                                                 2.9981       6
                                                 2.8165       6
                                                 2.6884       6
                                                 2.8176       5
                                                 2.5176       5
                                                 2.9004       5
                                                 2.9004       5
                                                 2.9279       6
                                                 2.9279       6
    5    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.9955       6
                                                 2.9955       6
                                                 2.8176       4
                                                 2.5176       4
                                                 2.4707       6
                                                 2.9004       4
                                                 2.9004       4
                                                 2.868        6
                                                 2.868        6
                                                 2.4707       6
    6    O                   3.264       10
                                                 2.6884       4
                                                 2.8165       4
                                                 2.9955       5
                                                 2.9981       4
                                                 2.3975       6
                                                 2.4707       5
                                                 2.9279       4
                                                 2.868        5
                                                 2.8334       6
                                                 2.8334       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  9.072  18.145   0.102   77.51    2       26.6      161.4
    2   1   1   0 10.569  21.139   0.119   56.54    4       11.2       41.6
    3   0   2   1 11.946  23.893   0.134   43.8     4       48.7      610.8
    4   1   0   1 12.304  24.608   0.138   41.17    4       29.8      214.8
    5   1   1   1 13.133  26.267   0.147   35.88    8       16.5      114.9
    6   1   2   0 13.219  26.438   0.148   35.39    4       24.0      120.1
    7   1   2   1 15.373  30.745   0.172   25.66    8        8.4       21.2
    8   0   0   2 15.557  31.115   0.174   25.01    2       48.6      173.4
    9   1   3   0 16.783  33.565   0.187   21.23    4       65.3      532.1
   10   0   2   2 18.127  36.254   0.202   17.94    4        4.5        2.1
   11   0   4   0 18.383  36.766   0.205   17.4     2       11.3        6.5
   12   1   3   1 18.564  37.128   0.207   17.02    8       58.9      693.7
   13   1   1   2 18.961  37.922   0.211   16.25    8       72.0      987.7
   14   2   0   0 19.344  38.687   0.215   15.55    2       13.3        8.0
   15   2   1   0 19.906  39.813   0.221   14.59    4       28.7       70.6
   16   0   4   1 20.041  40.082   0.222   14.37    4       35.7      107.3
   17   1   2   2 20.638  41.275   0.229   13.46    8       42.7      288.6
   18   1   4   0 20.867  41.735   0.231   13.13    4       62.7      302.9
   19   2   1   1 21.466  42.931   0.238   12.33    8       36.4      191.5
   20   2   2   0 21.521  43.043   0.238   12.25    4        7.4        4.0
   21   1   4   1 22.372  44.743   0.247   11.23    8        1.6        0.3
   22   2   2   1 22.991  45.983   0.254   10.56    8        4.2        2.2
   23   1   3   2 23.209  46.418   0.256   10.34    8       17.3       36.2
   24   2   3   0 24.017  48.034   0.264    9.56    4       17.2       16.7
   25   0   4   2 24.456  48.912   0.269    9.18    4       25.0       33.7
   26   2   0   2 25.227  50.453   0.277    8.55    4       17.0       14.6
   27   1   5   0 25.314  50.629   0.278    8.49    4       36.0       64.5
   28   2   3   1 25.375  50.749   0.278    8.44    8        1.9        0.4
   29   0   2   3 25.601  51.202   0.28     8.27    4        7.6        2.8
   30   2   1   2 25.686  51.371   0.281    8.21    8        9.1        8.1
   31   1   0   3 25.789  51.578   0.282    8.13    4       10.8        5.6
   32   1   1   3 26.241  52.482   0.287    7.82    8       17.4       27.8
   33   1   4   2 26.48   52.96    0.289    7.66    8        4.4        1.8
   34   1   5   1 26.623  53.246   0.291    7.56    8       22.1       43.5
   35   2   2   2 27.029  54.057   0.295    7.31    8       85.5      628.0
   36   2   4   0 27.216  54.433   0.297    7.19    4       54.7      126.6
   37   1   2   3 27.565  55.13    0.3      6.99    8       22.9       43.0
   38   0   6   0 28.232  56.465   0.307    6.62    2        6.5        0.8
   39   2   4   1 28.464  56.928   0.309    6.5     8       37.9      109.7
   40   2   3   2 29.172  58.344   0.316    6.15    8       18.0       23.4
   41   0   6   1 29.452  58.903   0.319    6.02    4       52.8       98.4
   42   1   3   3 29.683  59.366   0.321    5.91    8       50.3      175.9
   43   1   6   0 30.08   60.159   0.325    5.74    4       14.2        6.8
   44   3   1   0 30.203  60.406   0.327    5.69    4       32.8       35.9
   45   1   5   2 30.314  60.628   0.328    5.64    8       19.4       25.0
   46   0   4   3 30.742  61.485   0.332    5.47    4       56.6      102.9
   47   3   0   1 30.973  61.945   0.334    5.38    4       25.8       21.0
   48   2   5   0 30.99   61.98    0.334    5.37    4        8.1        2.1
   49   1   6   1 31.254  62.508   0.337    5.27    8        5.7        2.0
   50   3   1   1 31.375  62.749   0.338    5.23    8       21.4       28.2
   51   3   2   0 31.417  62.835   0.338    5.21    4       28.3       24.5
   52   2   1   3 31.806  63.612   0.342    5.07    8       25.7       39.5
   53   2   4   2 32.018  64.037   0.344    5.0     8       27.2       43.5
   54   2   5   1 32.145  64.291   0.345    4.96    8       26.9       42.2
   55   0   0   4 32.439  64.879   0.348    4.86    2      128.8      236.8
   56   1   4   3 32.503  65.005   0.349    4.84    8        7.3        3.0
   57   3   2   1 32.564  65.128   0.349    4.82    8       18.2       18.7
   58   0   6   2 32.942  65.884   0.353    4.7     4      111.2      341.1
   59   2   2   3 32.987  65.974   0.353    4.69    8       18.9       19.7
   60   3   3   0 33.386  66.772   0.357    4.57    4       36.9       36.5
   61   0   2   4 33.994  67.988   0.363    4.4     4       23.9       14.7
   62   3   3   1 34.498  68.996   0.368    4.27    8       39.5       78.2
   63   1   1   4 34.534  69.069   0.368    4.26    8        4.2        0.9
   64   1   6   2 34.642  69.285   0.369    4.23    8       19.9       19.6
   65   3   1   2 34.757  69.514   0.37     4.2     8       34.1       57.3
   66   2   3   3 34.91   69.819   0.371    4.17    8        4.7        1.1
   67   1   7   0 35.184  70.368   0.374    4.1     4       64.4      100.0
   68   2   6   0 35.274  70.548   0.375    4.08    4       10.6        2.7
   69   2   5   2 35.49   70.979   0.377    4.03    8        3.8        0.7
   70   1   2   4 35.67   71.34    0.379    3.99    8        4.6        1.0
   71   3   2   2 35.889  71.779   0.381    3.94    8       60.8      170.9
   72   1   5   3 35.951  71.902   0.381    3.93    8       15.2       10.6
   73   3   4   0 36.049  72.099   0.382    3.91    4       55.7       71.2
   74   1   7   1 36.271  72.542   0.384    3.86    8       16.0       11.6
   75   2   6   1 36.36   72.719   0.385    3.84    8       21.1       20.1
   76   3   4   1 37.126  74.252   0.392    3.7     8       31.5       43.0
   77   2   4   3 37.525  75.051   0.395    3.62    8       13.1        7.3
   78   1   3   4 37.53   75.061   0.395    3.62    8       43.8       81.8
   79   3   3   2 37.746  75.491   0.397    3.59    8        1.3        0.1
   80   0   6   3 38.388  76.776   0.403    3.48    4       47.6       46.4
   81   0   4   4 38.48   76.96    0.404    3.47    4       15.3        4.7
   82   2   0   4 39.082  78.164   0.409    3.38    4       35.6       25.1
   83   0   8   0 39.104  78.208   0.409    3.37    2        3.9        0.1
   84   3   5   0 39.363  78.727   0.412    3.34    4       20.8        8.5
   85   2   1   4 39.446  78.891   0.412    3.33    8       17.0       11.3
   86   1   7   2 39.462  78.924   0.413    3.32    8       12.3        5.9
   87   2   6   2 39.548  79.096   0.413    3.31    8       21.7       18.3
   88   3   0   3 39.74   79.48    0.415    3.29    4       42.3       34.5
   89   1   6   3 39.993  79.986   0.417    3.26    8       16.7       10.6
   90   2   7   0 40.065  80.13    0.418    3.25    4       20.4        7.9
   91   1   4   4 40.084  80.168   0.418    3.24    8       22.1       18.7
   92   3   1   3 40.102  80.203   0.418    3.24    8       10.4        4.1
   93   0   8   1 40.153  80.306   0.419    3.24    4       18.4        6.4
   94   3   4   2 40.295  80.589   0.42     3.22    8       18.7       13.2
   95   3   5   1 40.41   80.821   0.421    3.2     8        3.9        0.6
   96   2   2   4 40.531  81.061   0.422    3.19    8        1.1        0.0
   97   1   8   0 40.701  81.402   0.423    3.17    4        5.3        0.5
   98   2   5   3 40.8    81.601   0.424    3.16    8       27.8       28.6
   99   2   7   1 41.108  82.216   0.427    3.13    8       12.2        5.5
  100   3   2   3 41.183  82.365   0.427    3.12    8        6.3        1.5
  101   4   0   0 41.488  82.976   0.43     3.09    2       72.9       48.2
  102   1   8   1 41.74   83.481   0.432    3.06    8        5.1        0.9
  103   4   1   0 41.847  83.693   0.433    3.05    4       12.7        2.9
  104   2   3   4 42.326  84.651   0.437    3.01    8       15.8        8.8
  105   4   1   1 42.881  85.763   0.442    2.96    8       10.0        3.5
  106   4   2   0 42.92   85.839   0.442    2.96    4        0.7        0.0
  107   3   3   3 42.973  85.946   0.442    2.96    8       32.9       37.7
  108   0   8   2 43.266  86.532   0.445    2.93    4       18.0        5.6
  109   1   5   4 43.312  86.624   0.445    2.93    8       30.4       31.9
  110   3   6   0 43.316  86.633   0.445    2.93    4        5.6        0.5
  111   3   5   2 43.521  87.041   0.447    2.92    8       36.4       45.5
  112   0   2   5 43.535  87.07    0.447    2.91    4       37.7       24.3
  113   1   0   5 43.682  87.365   0.448    2.9     4       28.1       13.5
  114   4   2   1 43.952  87.903   0.451    2.89    8        2.9        0.3
  115   1   1   5 44.039  88.077   0.451    2.88    8        6.2        1.3
  116   2   7   2 44.211  88.422   0.453    2.87    8       29.3       28.9
  117   3   6   1 44.348  88.695   0.454    2.86    8       35.0       41.2
  118   1   7   3 44.648  89.296   0.456    2.85    8       17.4       10.1
  119   4   3   0 44.702  89.404   0.457    2.84    4       28.3       13.4
  120   2   6   3 44.733  89.466   0.457    2.84    8       16.3        8.8
  121   2   4   4 44.823  89.645   0.458    2.84    8       33.2       36.7
  122   1   8   2 44.839  89.677   0.458    2.84    8       21.3       15.1


  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   9.072  18.145  4.885        161.4     16.3     16.6     5.6
    2   1   1   0  10.569  21.139  4.19943       41.6      4.2      4.3     5.6
    3   0   2   1  11.946  23.893  3.72124      610.8     61.8     62.6     5.6
    4   1   0   1  12.304  24.608  3.61463      214.8     21.8     22.0     5.6
    5   1   1   1  13.133  26.267  3.39005      114.9     11.6     11.8     5.6
    6   1   2   0  13.219  26.438  3.36844      120.1     12.2     12.3     5.6
    7   1   2   1  15.373  30.745  2.90567       21.2      2.1      2.2     5.6
    8   0   0   2  15.557  31.115  2.872        173.4     17.6     17.7     5.6
    9   1   3   0  16.783  33.565  2.6677       532.1     53.9     54.1     5.7
   10   1   3   1  18.564  37.128  2.4195       693.7     70.2     70.3     5.7
   11   1   1   2  18.961  37.922  2.37062      987.7    100.0    100.0     5.7
   12   2   1   0  19.906  39.813  2.2623        70.6      7.1      7.1     5.7
   13   0   4   1  20.041  40.082  2.24773      107.3     10.9     10.8     5.7
   14   1   2   2  20.638  41.275  2.18546      288.6     29.2     29.1     5.7
   15   1   4   0  20.867  41.735  2.16245      302.9     30.7     30.6     5.7
   16   2   1   1  21.466  42.931  2.10492      191.5     19.4     19.3     5.7
   17   1   3   2  23.209  46.418  1.95459       36.2      3.7      3.6     5.7
   18   2   3   0  24.017  48.034  1.89253       16.7      1.7      1.7     5.7
   19   0   4   2  24.456  48.912  1.86062       33.7      3.4      3.4     5.7
   20   2   0   2  25.227  50.453  1.80731       14.6      1.5      1.5     5.8
   21   1   5   0  25.314  50.629  1.80147       64.5      6.5      6.4     5.8
   22   1   1   3  26.241  52.482  1.74214       27.8      2.8      2.8     5.8
   23   1   5   1  26.623  53.246  1.71892       43.5      4.4      4.3     5.8
   24   2   2   2  27.029  54.057  1.69503      628.0     63.6     62.4     5.8
   25   2   4   0  27.216  54.433  1.68422      126.6     12.8     12.6     5.8
   26   1   2   3  27.565  55.13   1.66455       43.0      4.4      4.3     5.8
   27   2   4   1  28.464  56.928  1.61618      109.7     11.1     10.9     5.8
   28   2   3   2  29.172  58.344  1.58028       23.4      2.4      2.3     5.8
   29   0   6   1  29.452  58.903  1.5666        98.4     10.0      9.7     5.8
   30   1   3   3  29.683  59.366  1.5555       175.9     17.8     17.4     5.8
   31   3   1   0  30.203  60.406  1.53118       35.9      3.6      3.5     5.8
   32   1   5   2  30.314  60.628  1.5261        25.0      2.5      2.5     5.8
   33   0   4   3  30.742  61.485  1.50687      102.9     10.4     10.1     5.8
   34   3   0   1  30.973  61.945  1.49677       23.1      2.3      2.3     5.8
   35   3   1   1  31.375  62.749  1.47951       28.2      2.9      2.8     5.9
   36   3   2   0  31.417  62.835  1.4777        24.5      2.5      2.4     5.9
   37   2   1   3  31.806  63.612  1.4615        39.5      4.0      3.9     5.9
   38   2   4   2  32.018  64.037  1.45283       43.5      4.4      4.3     5.9
   39   2   5   1  32.145  64.291  1.44771       42.2      4.3      4.1     5.9
   40   0   0   4  32.439  64.879  1.436        236.8     24.0     23.2     5.9
   41   3   2   1  32.564  65.128  1.4311        18.7      1.9      1.8     5.9
   42   0   6   2  32.942  65.884  1.4165       341.1     34.5     33.3     5.9
   43   2   2   3  32.987  65.974  1.41478       19.7      2.0      1.9     5.9
   44   3   3   0  33.386  66.772  1.39981       36.5      3.7      3.6     5.9
   45   0   2   4  33.994  67.988  1.37771       14.7      1.5      1.4     5.9
   46   3   3   1  34.498  68.996  1.36001       78.2      7.9      7.6     5.9
   47   1   6   2  34.642  69.285  1.35505       19.6      2.0      1.9     5.9
   48   3   1   2  34.757  69.514  1.35115       57.3      5.8      5.6     5.9
   49   1   7   0  35.184  70.368  1.33682      100.0     10.1      9.7     5.9
   50   3   2   2  35.889  71.779  1.31398      170.9     17.3     16.5     5.9
   51   1   5   3  35.951  71.902  1.31203       10.6      1.1      1.0     5.9
   52   3   4   0  36.049  72.099  1.30892       71.2      7.2      6.9     5.9
   53   1   7   1  36.271  72.542  1.30202       11.6      1.2      1.1     6.0
   54   2   6   1  36.36   72.719  1.29928       20.1      2.0      1.9     6.0
   55   3   4   1  37.126  74.252  1.27621       43.0      4.4      4.1     6.0
   56   1   3   4  37.53   75.061  1.26445       89.1      9.0      8.6     6.0
   57   0   6   3  38.388  76.776  1.24041       46.4      4.7      4.4     6.0
   58   2   0   4  39.082  78.164  1.22183       25.3      2.6      2.4     6.0
   59   2   1   4  39.446  78.891  1.21238       17.2      1.7      1.6     6.0
   60   2   6   2  39.548  79.096  1.20975       18.3      1.9      1.7     6.0
   61   3   0   3  39.74   79.48   1.20488       34.5      3.5      3.3     6.0
   62   1   6   3  39.993  79.986  1.19852       10.6      1.1      1.0     6.0
   63   1   4   4  40.084  80.168  1.19626       30.8      3.1      2.9     6.0
   64   3   4   2  40.295  80.589  1.19106       13.2      1.3      1.2     6.1
   65   2   5   3  40.8    81.601  1.17884       28.6      2.9      2.7     6.1
   66   4   0   0  41.488  82.976  1.16275       48.2      4.9      4.5     6.1
   67   3   3   3  42.973  85.946  1.13002       37.7      3.8      3.5     6.1
   68   1   5   4  43.312  86.624  1.1229        32.4      3.3      3.0     6.1
   69   3   5   2  43.521  87.041  1.11859       69.7      7.1      6.5     6.1
   70   1   0   5  43.682  87.365  1.11528       13.5      1.4      1.3     6.2
   71   2   7   2  44.211  88.422  1.10466       28.9      2.9      2.7     6.2
   72   3   6   1  44.348  88.695  1.10196       41.2      4.2      3.8     6.2
   73   1   7   3  44.648  89.296  1.09609       10.1      1.0      0.9     6.2
   74   4   3   0  44.702  89.404  1.09505       22.2      2.3      2.1     6.2
   75   2   4   4  44.823  89.645  1.09273       51.8      5.2      4.8     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)