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Incorporation of tetrahedral ferric iron in hydrous ringwoodite

Thomson, A; Piltz, R; Crichton, W; Cerantola, V; Ezad, I; Dobson, D; Wood, I; (2021) Incorporation of tetrahedral ferric iron in hydrous ringwoodite. American Mineralogist , 106 (6) pp. 900-908. 10.2138/am-2021-7539. Green open access

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Abstract

Hydrous Fo_{91} ringwoodite crystals were synthesized at 20 GPa and high-temperature conditions using a multi-anvil press. Recovered crystals were analyzed using electron microprobe analysis, Raman spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, synchrotron Mössbauer spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and single-crystal Laue neutron diffraction, to carefully characterize the chemistry and crystallography of the samples. Analysis of the combined data sets provides evidence for the presence of tetrahedrally coordinated ferric iron and multiple hydrogen incorporation mechanisms within these blue-colored iron-bearing ringwoodite crystals. Tetrahedral ferric iron is coupled with cation disorder of silicon onto the octahedrally coordinated site. Cation disorder in mantle ringwoodite minerals may be promoted in the presence of water, which could have implications for current models of seismic velocities within the transition zone. Additionally, the presence of tetrahedrally coordinated ferric iron may cause the blue color of many ringwoodite and other high-pressure crystals.

Type: Article
Title: Incorporation of tetrahedral ferric iron in hydrous ringwoodite
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.2138/am-2021-7539
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2021-7539
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Earth Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10109927
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