Equations of State

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Equation of State data determined by synchrotron x-ray diffraction


Material Name Chemical Formula Pressure Range Temperature Range References 1995-1998 Status
aragonite CaCO3 0-8.17 Gpa 298-1273K Martinez, Isabelle, Jianzhong Zhang, and Richard J. Reeder. "In-situ X-ray diffraction at high pressure and high temperature of aragonite and dolomite. Evidence for dolomite breakdown to aragonite and magnesite." Amer. Mineral. 81 (1996): 611-624. MPI Pub. No. 157 published
dolomite CaCO3 0-6.74 Gpa 298-1173K  
Brucite Mg(OH)2     Duffy, T.S., J. Shu, H.K. Mao, and R.J. Hemley."Single-crystal x-ray diffraction of brucite to 14 GPa." Phys. Chem. Minerals 22 (1995): 277-281. GL Pub. No. 2499 published
Brucite Mg(OH)2 0-9.24 Gpa 301 - 1040K Xia, X., D. J. Weidner, and H. Zhao."Equation of state of brucite: Single crystal brillouin spectroscopy study and polycrystalline pressure-volume-temperature measurement." Amer. Mineral. 83 (1998): 68-74. MPI Pub. No. 192 published
Ca-perovskite CaSiO3 0-12.25 Gpa 301-1403K Wang, Yanbin, D. J. Weidner, and Francois Guyot. "Thermal equation of state of CaSiO3 perovskite." J. Geophys. Res. 101 (B1 1996): 661-672. MPI Pub. No. 144 published
Hexagonal Boron Nitride BN     Zhao, Yusheng, Robert B. VonDreele, Donald J. Weidner, and David Schiferl. "P-V-T data of hexagonal boron nitride hBN and determination of pressure and temperature using thermoelastic equation of state of multiple phases." High Pressure Research 15 (1997): 369-386. MPI Pub. No. 184 published
Iron and Iron Silicide Fe and FeSi     Guyot, Francois, Jianzhong Zhang, Isabelle Martinez, Jan Matas, Yanick Ricard, and Marc Javoy. "P-V-T measurements of iron silicide (e-FeSi). Implications for silicate-metal interactions in the early Earth." European J. Mineralogy (1996): submitted. MPI Pub. No. 183a published
Iron and Iron Silicide Fe and Fe.91Si.09     Zhang, Jianzhong and Francois Guyot. "Thermal equation of state of iron and Fe0.91Si0.09." Geophys. Res. Lett. (1997): submitted. MPI Pub. No. 198 published
Jadeite NaAlSi2O6     Zhao, Yusheng, Robert B. VonDreele, Thomas J. Shankland, Donald J. Weidner, Jianzhong Zhang, Yanbin Wang, and Tibor Gasparik. "Thermoelastic equation of state of jadeite NaAlSi2O6: An energy-dispersive Reitveld refinement study of low symmetry and multiple phases diffraction." Geophys. Res. Lett. 24 (1997): 5-8. MPI Pub. No. 199 published
Magnesite MgCO3     Zhang, Jianzhong, Isabelle Martinez, Francois Guyot, P. Gillet, and S. K. Saxena. "X-Ray diffraction study of magnesite at high pressure and high temperature." Phys. Chem. Minerals 24 (1997): 122-130. MPI Pub. No. 173 published
Magnesium Oxide MgO     Duffy, T.S. , R.J. Hemley, and H.K. Mao. "Equation of state and shear strength at multimegabar pressures: magnesium oxide to 227 GPa." Phys. Rev. Lett. 74 (1995): 1371-1374. GL Pub No. 2457 published
Portlandite Mg(OH)2     Xia, Xiang. "Thermal elasticity of brucite and portlandite: P-V-T measurement and brillouin spectroscopy." M.S. Thesis (1997): published
Pyrope-Majorite Garnet Mg3Al2Si3O12 and Mg3.38Al1.24Si3.38O12 0-10,253 300-1163 Wang, Yanbin, Donald J. Weidner, Jianzhong Zhang, Gabriel D. Gwanmesia, and Robert C. Liebermann."Thermal equation of state of garnets along the pyrope-majorite join." Phys. Earth Planet. Int. 105 (1998): 59-71. MPI Pub. No. 206 published
Siderite FeCO3 and (Fe.6Mg.4)CO3 0-8.9 Gpa 300 - 1073K Zhang, Jianzhong, Isabelle Martinez, Francois Guyot, and Richard J. Reeder."Effects of Mg-Fe2+ substitution in calcite-structure carbonates: Thermoelastic properties." Amer. Mineral. 83 (1998): 280-287. MPI Pub. No. 208 published
Spinel MgAl2O4       in preparation


Last Updated on 9/25/98
By Michael Vaughan
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