CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs: Sensitive geothermometers and geospeedometers
[Display omitted] •High-temperature behavior of four CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs.•Improved scheme of CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs stability.•Finding of new CaAl2Si2O8 polymorph (β-dmisteinbergite)•New natural modification of anorthite and svyatoslavite.•CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs could be used as geospeedometers. Pla...
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Published in | Di xue qian yuan. Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 101458 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford
Elsevier B.V
01.01.2023
Elsevier Science Ltd Elsevier |
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•High-temperature behavior of four CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs.•Improved scheme of CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs stability.•Finding of new CaAl2Si2O8 polymorph (β-dmisteinbergite)•New natural modification of anorthite and svyatoslavite.•CaAl2Si2O8 polymorphs could be used as geospeedometers.
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. |
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ISSN: | 1674-9871 2588-9192 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.gsf.2022.101458 |