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Published on: January 16, 2017
Transformation in Garnet from Orthorhombic Perovskite to LiNbO3 Phase on Release of Pressure
1N. Funamori and T. Yagi, Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Minato-ku 106, Japan. N. Miyajima and K. Fujino, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan.
Abstract:
High-pressure in situ x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy on quenched samples show that natural garnet transforms to orthorhombic perovskite (and minor coexisting phases) containing increasing amounts of aluminum with increasing pressure. This suggests that the perovskite is the dominant host mineral for aluminum in Earth's lower mantle. Orthorhombic perovskite is quenched from approximately 35 gigapascals but, because of the increased aluminum content, transforms to the LiNbO3 structure upon quenching from approximately 60 gigapascals.
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