Olivine Crystallography

Composition

Mg2SiO4 - Fe2SiO4,

Classification

Nesosilicate, Olivine Group

Structural Parameters

a=8.137, b=12.785, c=7.158 Å
alpha=94.3, beta=116.6, gamma=87.7°
Space Group: P -1

atom

x/a

y/b

z/c
Al1 0.0089 0.1685 0.2080
Si1 0.0037 0.8205 0.2374
Si2 0.6916 0.1102 0.3147
Na1 0.2680 0.9887 0.1465
O1 0.0049 0.1310 0.9666
O2 0.5918 0.9976 0.2804

Reference

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