Elastic Properties of Minerals

This is a CHiPR archive. For updated information, see:

http://www.compres.stonybrook.edu/Research/Ultrasonic/Elasticity.html

 We have obtained the elastic properties of the following

Minerals from sound wave velocity measurements in

High pressure apparatus. Click here to see details of the techniques .

Minerals

Ultrasonic Data

P T Range

Reference

Other Data

Alumina (Al2O3)

10 GPa 25 oC

Li et al. (1998), High Pressure Research, US-JAPAN Volume, AGU Monograph

 

Forsterite (Mg2SiO4)

12 GPa 25 oC

Li et al. (1996,1998), GRL, 23.

P-V-T

Majorite-Garnet (MgSiO3)

10 GPa 25 oC

Gwanmesia et al. (1998)

 

Majorite-Pyrope (MjxPy1-x)

10 GPa 25 oC

Liu et al. (1998)

 

Orthopyroxene (MgSiO3)

10 GPa 25 oC

Flesch et al. (1998)

 

Periclase (MgO)

8 GPa 1227 oC

Chen et al. (1998)

P-V-T

Perovskite (MgSiO3)

 

Sinelnikov et al. (1998)

P-V-T

Pyrope-Garnet (Mg3Al2Si3O12)

 

Chen et al. (1998)

 

 Ringwoodite (g-Mg2SiO4)

 3 GP 25 oC

Gwanmesia et al. (1990)

P-V-T, Brillouin Scattering

San Carlos Olivine

[ (MgFe)2SiO4]

13 GPa 25 oC

Chen et al. (1998)

P-V-T, Brillouin Scattering

Stishovite (SiO2)

12 GPa 25 oC

Li et al. (1995)

 

Wadsleyite

(b-Mg2SiO4)

12 GPa 25 oC

Li et al. (1996, 1998)

P-V-T, Brillouin Scattering

Brillouin Scatteirng Data