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Atom Probe Tomography Analysis of Exsolved Mineral Phases
Published on: October 25, 2019
概括
在墨西哥发现的一种新型旅游宝石矿物,表现出独特的物理特性和晶体结构. 化学分析表明,它是一种铁性旅游金,与已知的埃尔贝特-斯科尔和斯科尔-德拉维特系列不同.
科学领域:
- 矿物学是什么?矿物学是什么?
- 晶体学 晶体学是指结晶学.
- 地质化学 地质化学
背景情况:
- 石组矿物质是复杂的酸盐,具有多样化的化学成分和晶体结构.
- 现有的旅游宝石的分类包括Elbaite-Schorl和Schorl-Dravite等系列.
- 不寻常的矿物事件可以提供对地质过程的洞察力,并扩大矿物学知识.
研究的目的:
- 描述一个来自墨西哥圣路易斯波托西州Mexquitic的新旅游宝石标本.
- 为了确定这种不寻常的游玛林的结晶学和化学特性.
- 为了确定矿物质的分类在马林组内.
主要方法:
- 使用光度仪进行晶体测量以确定晶体形状和尺寸.
- 物理性能测量,包括密度和折射率.
- 化学分析根据细胞体积和密度重新计算.
主要成果:
- 在石中发现了高达10毫米的深棕色镜晶体.
- 记录了明确的晶体面 ({1120}, {3030}, {1011}, {0221}) 和0.4521的c/a比率.
- 旅游宝石表现出高密度,高折射率和极端双折的不同寻常的组合.
- 化学分析支持一种铁性游马林组成,不属于已建立的埃尔贝特-斯科尔和斯科尔-德拉维特系列.
结论:
- 描述的旅游宝石代表了一种新的矿物种或一种重要的新品种.
- 它的独特特性挑战了当前的旅游宝石分类方案.
- 进一步的研究是有必要的,以充分理解它的晶体化学关系和地质意义.
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