Synthesis of enstatite single crystals at high pressure
2002 | journal article. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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- Authors
- Stalder, Roland
- Abstract
- mm-sized crystals of enstatite were synthesized under H2O-saturated conditions at 25 kbar in a piston-cylinder apparatus. The bulk starting composition corresponded to enstatite, silica and water in the respective proportions of 60, 20 and 20 wt.%. The most successful synthesis runs were heated above the liquidus (1400degreesC), followed by a slow temperature ramp (6degrees/h) down to 1100degreesC. Enstatite was the only crystallising phase, having exclusively been in contact with a silica-rich fluid or melt during the whole run. Synthesis products were analysed by X-ray diffraction and electron microprobe. IR-spectroscopy revealed that the enstatite contains approximately 280 ppm H2O.
- Issue Date
- 2002
- Status
- published
- Publisher
- E Schweizerbartsche Verlags
- Journal
- European Journal of Mineralogy
- ISSN
- 0935-1221