diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 4210a79b3..e86fbe422 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,14 +65,18 @@ add_library(ROTATIONS OBJECT "rotations.f90")
 add_dependencies(ROTATIONS LAMBERT QUATERNIONS)
 list(APPEND OBJECTFILES $<TARGET_OBJECTS:ROTATIONS>)
 
+add_library(ORIENTATIONS OBJECT "orientations.f90")
+add_dependencies(ORIENTATIONS ROTATIONS)
+list(APPEND OBJECTFILES $<TARGET_OBJECTS:ORIENTATIONS>)
+
 # SPECTRAL solver and FEM solver use different mesh files
 if (PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL "DAMASK_spectral")
       add_library(MESH OBJECT "mesh.f90")
-      add_dependencies(MESH ROTATIONS FEsolving)
+      add_dependencies(MESH ORIENTATIONS FEsolving)
       list(APPEND OBJECTFILES $<TARGET_OBJECTS:MESH>)
 elseif (PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL "DAMASK_FEM")
       add_library(FEZoo OBJECT "FEM_zoo.f90")
-      add_dependencies(FEZoo ROTATIONS FEsolving)
+      add_dependencies(FEZoo ORIENTATIONS FEsolving)
       list(APPEND OBJECTFILES $<TARGET_OBJECTS:FEZoo>)
       add_library(MESH  OBJECT "meshFEM.f90")
       add_dependencies(MESH FEZoo)
diff --git a/src/orientations.f90 b/src/orientations.f90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a5363ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/orientations.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module orientations
+ use rotations
+
+ implicit none
+ type, extends(rotation), public :: orientation
+ end type
+
+end module orientations
diff --git a/src/quaternions.f90 b/src/quaternions.f90
index 60b8d387d..78379c49b 100644
--- a/src/quaternions.f90
+++ b/src/quaternions.f90
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@
 ! ###################################################################
 
 module quaternions
- 
  use prec
- implicit none
 
+ implicit none
  public
  type, public :: quaternion
    real(pReal) :: w = 0.0_pReal