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CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs : Sensitive geothermometers and geospeedometers. / Gorelova, Liudmila A.; Vereshchagin, Oleg S.; Bocharov, Vladimir N.; Krivovichev, Sergey V.; Zolotarev, Andrey A.; Rassomakhin, Mikhail A.
In: Geoscience Frontiers, Vol. 14, No. 1, 101458, 01.2023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs
T2 - Sensitive geothermometers and geospeedometers
AU - Gorelova, Liudmila A.
AU - Vereshchagin, Oleg S.
AU - Bocharov, Vladimir N.
AU - Krivovichev, Sergey V.
AU - Zolotarev, Andrey A.
AU - Rassomakhin, Mikhail A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Peking University
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Plagioclase is the major rock-forming mineral constituting the Earth's crust, whereas anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8) is a common minerals in lunar highlands crust, meteorites, possibly in some comets and on Mercury. Besides anorthite, two high-temperature polymorphs of CaAl2Si2O8 are known: dmisteinbergite and svyatoslavite, which are found in burnt coal dumps, meteorites and pseudotachylytes. Here we present the results of detailed studies (quenching experiments, elemental analysis, Raman spectroscopy and in situ high temperature single crystal X-ray diffraction (up to 1000 °C)) on naturally co-occurring CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs (anorthite, dmisteinbergite and svyatoslavite) from a burnt coal dump in Kopeisk, Russia. New polymorphs were found in all natural samples and obtained upon heating of dmisteinbergite (unquenchable β-dmisteinbergite and quenchable γ-dmisteinbergite). It was shown that Ca coordination differs significantly in CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs, resulting in a different capacity to host Ba and possibly other large ion lithophile elements. Combining our data on natural samples with the previously published data on natural and synthetic compounds, we propose a new scheme of CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs stability. Our results indicate that CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs could be used for temperature estimations for both Earth and planetary sciences.
AB - Plagioclase is the major rock-forming mineral constituting the Earth's crust, whereas anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8) is a common minerals in lunar highlands crust, meteorites, possibly in some comets and on Mercury. Besides anorthite, two high-temperature polymorphs of CaAl2Si2O8 are known: dmisteinbergite and svyatoslavite, which are found in burnt coal dumps, meteorites and pseudotachylytes. Here we present the results of detailed studies (quenching experiments, elemental analysis, Raman spectroscopy and in situ high temperature single crystal X-ray diffraction (up to 1000 °C)) on naturally co-occurring CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs (anorthite, dmisteinbergite and svyatoslavite) from a burnt coal dump in Kopeisk, Russia. New polymorphs were found in all natural samples and obtained upon heating of dmisteinbergite (unquenchable β-dmisteinbergite and quenchable γ-dmisteinbergite). It was shown that Ca coordination differs significantly in CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs, resulting in a different capacity to host Ba and possibly other large ion lithophile elements. Combining our data on natural samples with the previously published data on natural and synthetic compounds, we propose a new scheme of CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs stability. Our results indicate that CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs could be used for temperature estimations for both Earth and planetary sciences.
KW - Feldspar
KW - Polymorphism
KW - Anorthite
KW - Dmisteinbergite
KW - Svyatoslavite
KW - CaAl2Si2O8
KW - Anorthite
KW - CaAl Si O
KW - Dmisteinbergite
KW - Feldspar
KW - Polymorphism
KW - Svyatoslavite
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U2 - 10.1016/j.gsf.2022.101458
DO - 10.1016/j.gsf.2022.101458
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85137300718
VL - 14
JO - Geoscience Frontiers
JF - Geoscience Frontiers
SN - 1674-9871
IS - 1
M1 - 101458
ER -
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