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Abstract:
X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) of Fe(2+) in Fe(2)SiO(4) liquid at 1575 kelvin and 10(-4) gigapascal (1 bar) shows that the Fe(2+) -O bond length is 1.98 +/- 0.02 angstroms compared with approximately 2.22 angstroms in crystalline Fe(2)SiO(4) (fayalite) at the melting point (1478 kelvin), which indicates a decrease in average Fe(2+) coordination number from six in fayalite to four in the liquid. Anharmonicity in the liquid was accounted for using a data analysis procedure. This reduction in coordination number is similar to that observed on the melting of certain ionic salts. These results are used to develop a model of the medium-range structural environment of Fe(2+) in olivine-composition melts, which helps explain some of the properties of Fe(2)SiO(4) liquid, including density, viscosity, and the partitioning of iron and nickel between silicate melts and crystalline olivines. Some of the implications of this model for silicate melts in the Earth's crust and mantle are discussed.
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