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American Mineralogist; April; v. 94; no. 4; p. 557-564; DOI: 10.2138/am.2009.2993
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Lattice compression and structural behavior of NaVSi2O6 clinopyroxene to 11 GPa

Angela Ullrich1,*, Ronald Miletich1, Fabrizio Nestola2,3, Christian Weikusat1 and Haruo Ohashi4

1 Institute of Geosciences, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 236, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
2 Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università di Padova, Via Giotto 1, I-10137 Padova, Italy
3 CNR, IGG Unità di Padova, I-35137 Padova, Italy
4 HASHI Institute for Silicate Science, Nishinakanobu 1-9-25, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-0054, Japan

Correspondence: * E-mail: aullrich{at}min.uni-heidelberg.de

High-pressure behavior of a synthetic single crystal of the C2/c clinopyroxene NaVSi2O6 was investigated using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy in combination with diamond-anvil cell techniques. Lattice-parameters, single-crystal intensity data, and Raman spectra were collected up to pressures of about 11 GPa, revealing no discontinuity in the evolution of the lattice with increasing pressure. The fit of a third-order Birch-Murnaghan equation of state to the pressure-volume data yields a bulk modulus of K0 = 114.7 (1.8) GPa with its pressure derivative K' = 5.4 (4). Strain analysis reveals compressional anisotropy with unit strain axial ratios of 1:2.9:3.1. The direction of largest compression was found to be perpendicular to the (Formula02) plane, which matches closely the direction of largest interlayer spacing between oxygen monolayers forming the structure of clinopyroxenes. The relatively large pressure dependency of the bulk modulus, compared to that of isostructural transition-metal compounds, was related to an increase in stiffness of the M2 polyhedron occurring above 4.6 GPa.

Key Words: Clinopyroxene • compressibility • high pressure • single crystal • X-ray diffraction






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