Forsterite R060535 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Forsterite R060535

Name: Forsterite
RRUFF ID: R060535
Ideal Chemistry: Mg₂SiO₄
Locality: unknown
Source: Gemological Institute of America 3600
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Transparent brown gemstone
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060535.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Mg_1.81Fe_0.18Ni_0.01)_Σ=2Si_1.00O₄
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Sample is oriented and mounted on a pin.

Pin ID:

L01269

Orientation:

Laser parallel to a* (1 0 0). Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to b [0 1 0].

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Raman Mode Analysis

BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060535

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060535.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 4.7614(3)Å b: 10.2236(3)Å c: 5.9923(2)Å
alpha: 90.° beta: 90.° gamma: 90.° Volume: 291.70(2) Crystal System: orthorhombic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Forsterite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]
Levy M (1824) Observations on the preceding paper, with an account of a new mineral, The Annals of Philosophy, 7, 59-62 [view file]
Fisher G W, Medaris L G (1969) Cell dimensions and X-ray determinative curve for synthetic Mg-Fe olivines, American Mineralogist, 54, 741-753 [view file]
Mossman D J, Pawson D J (1976) X-ray and optical characterization of the forsterite-fayalite-tephroite series with comments on knebelite from Bluebell mine, British Columbia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 14, 479-486 [view file]
Bayliss P (1977) X-ray and optical characterization of the forsterite-fayalite-tephroite series with comments on knebelite from Bluebell Mine, Britich Columbia: discussion, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 267-267 [view file]
Francis C A, Ribbe P H (1980) The forsterite-tephroite series: I. crystal structure refinements, American Mineralogist, 65, 1263-1269 [view file]
Nover G, Will G (1981) Structure refinements of seven natural olivine crystals and the influence of the oxygen partial pressure on the cation distribution, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 155, 27-45 [view file]
Takéuchi Y, Yamanaka T, Haga N, Hirano M (1984) High-temperature crystallography of olivines and spinels, in Materials Science of the Earth's Interior Terra Scientific Publishing Company Tokyo 191-231
Francis C A (1985) New data on the forsterite-tephroite series, American Mineralogist, 70, 568-575 [view file]
Chopelas A (1991) Single crystal Raman spectra of forsterite, fayalite, and monticellite, American Mineralogist, 76, 1101-1109 [view file]
Kolesov B A, Tanskaya J V (1996) Raman spectra and cation distribution in the lattice of olivines, Materials Research Bulletin, 31, 1035-1044 [link]
Gillet P, Daniel I, Guyot F (1997) Anharmonic properties of Mg₂SiO₄-forsterite measured from the volume dependence of the Raman spectrum, European Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 255-262
Weng Y H, Presnall D C (2001) The system diopside - forsterite - enstatite at 5.1 GPa: a ternary model for melting of the mantle, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 299-308 [view file]
Shinno I (2002) A Raman spectroscopic study of shocked forsterite, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 97, 153-160 [view file]
Kolesov B A, Geiger C A (2004) A Raman spectroscopic study of Fe-Mg olivines, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 31, 142-154 [link]
Kirfel A, Lippmann T, Blaha P, Schwarz K, Cox D F, Rosso K M, Gibbs G V (2005) Electron density distribution and bond critical point properties for forsterite, Mg₂SiO₄, determined with synchrotron single crystal X-ray diffraction data, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 32, 301-313
Heinemann R, Kroll H, Kirfel A, Barbier B (2007) Order and anti-order in olivine III: variation of the cation distribution in the Fe,Mg olivine solid solution series with temperature and composition, European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 15-27
Mouri T, Enami M (2008) Raman spectroscopic study of olivine-group minerals, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 103, 100-104 [view file]
Dyar M D, Sklute E C, Menzies O N, Bland P A, Lindsley D, Glotch T, Lane M D, Schaefer M W, Wopenka B, Klima R, Bishop J L, Hiroi T, Pieters C, Sunshine J (2009) Spectroscopic characteristics of synthetic olivine: An integrated multi-wavelength and multi-technique approach, American Mineralogist, 94, 883-898 [view file]
Hushur A, Manghani M H, Smyth J R, Nestola F, Frost D J (2009) Crystal chemistry of hydrous forsterite and its vibrational properties up to 41 GPa, American Mineralogist, 94, 751-760 [view file]
McKeown D A, Bell M I, Caracas R (2010) Theoretical determination of the Raman spectra of single-crystal forsterite (Mg₂SiO₄), American Mineralogist, 95, 980-986

REFERENCES for Forsterite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Levy M (1824) Observations on the preceding paper, with an account of a new mineral, The Annals of Philosophy, 7, 59-62 [view file]

Fisher G W, Medaris L G (1969) Cell dimensions and X-ray determinative curve for synthetic Mg-Fe olivines, American Mineralogist, 54, 741-753 [view file]

Mossman D J, Pawson D J (1976) X-ray and optical characterization of the forsterite-fayalite-tephroite series with comments on knebelite from Bluebell mine, British Columbia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 14, 479-486 [view file]

Bayliss P (1977) X-ray and optical characterization of the forsterite-fayalite-tephroite series with comments on knebelite from Bluebell Mine, Britich Columbia: discussion, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 267-267 [view file]

Francis C A, Ribbe P H (1980) The forsterite-tephroite series: I. crystal structure refinements, American Mineralogist, 65, 1263-1269 [view file]

Nover G, Will G (1981) Structure refinements of seven natural olivine crystals and the influence of the oxygen partial pressure on the cation distribution, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 155, 27-45 [view file]

Takéuchi Y, Yamanaka T, Haga N, Hirano M (1984) High-temperature crystallography of olivines and spinels, in Materials Science of the Earth's Interior Terra Scientific Publishing Company Tokyo 191-231

Francis C A (1985) New data on the forsterite-tephroite series, American Mineralogist, 70, 568-575 [view file]

Chopelas A (1991) Single crystal Raman spectra of forsterite, fayalite, and monticellite, American Mineralogist, 76, 1101-1109 [view file]

Kolesov B A, Tanskaya J V (1996) Raman spectra and cation distribution in the lattice of olivines, Materials Research Bulletin, 31, 1035-1044 [link]

Gillet P, Daniel I, Guyot F (1997) Anharmonic properties of Mg₂SiO₄-forsterite measured from the volume dependence of the Raman spectrum, European Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 255-262

Weng Y H, Presnall D C (2001) The system diopside - forsterite - enstatite at 5.1 GPa: a ternary model for melting of the mantle, The Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 299-308 [view file]

Shinno I (2002) A Raman spectroscopic study of shocked forsterite, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 97, 153-160 [view file]

Kolesov B A, Geiger C A (2004) A Raman spectroscopic study of Fe-Mg olivines, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 31, 142-154 [link]

Kirfel A, Lippmann T, Blaha P, Schwarz K, Cox D F, Rosso K M, Gibbs G V (2005) Electron density distribution and bond critical point properties for forsterite, Mg₂SiO₄, determined with synchrotron single crystal X-ray diffraction data, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 32, 301-313

Heinemann R, Kroll H, Kirfel A, Barbier B (2007) Order and anti-order in olivine III: variation of the cation distribution in the Fe,Mg olivine solid solution series with temperature and composition, European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 15-27

Mouri T, Enami M (2008) Raman spectroscopic study of olivine-group minerals, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 103, 100-104 [view file]

Dyar M D, Sklute E C, Menzies O N, Bland P A, Lindsley D, Glotch T, Lane M D, Schaefer M W, Wopenka B, Klima R, Bishop J L, Hiroi T, Pieters C, Sunshine J (2009) Spectroscopic characteristics of synthetic olivine: An integrated multi-wavelength and multi-technique approach, American Mineralogist, 94, 883-898 [view file]

Hushur A, Manghani M H, Smyth J R, Nestola F, Frost D J (2009) Crystal chemistry of hydrous forsterite and its vibrational properties up to 41 GPa, American Mineralogist, 94, 751-760 [view file]

McKeown D A, Bell M I, Caracas R (2010) Theoretical determination of the Raman spectra of single-crystal forsterite (Mg₂SiO₄), American Mineralogist, 95, 980-986