Forsterite X050081 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Forsterite X050081

Name: Forsterite
RRUFF ID: X050081
Ideal Chemistry: Mg₂SiO₄
Locality: East Africa
Source: G.R. Rossman 1000
Owner: Caltech
Description:
Status: The identification of this mineral has been determined only by Raman spectroscopy

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

Sample Description:

de-polarized laser oriented parallel to the b axis

Instrument settings:

none 785nm @ 100% of mW

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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