Grain-growth kinetics of ferropericlase at high-pressure

Physics

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

3

Scientific paper

Grain-growth kinetics of (Mg0.85Fe0.15)O ferropericlase was investigated at pressures of 5 and 10 GPa and temperatures of 1673-1873 K using a Kawai-type multi-anvil apparatus. Presintered ferropericlase aggregate with an average grain size of 4.0 μm was used as starting material of grain-growth annealing experiments. The grain-growth kinetics of ferropericlase is described by Gn-G0n=ktexp[-(E*+PV*)/RT], where G is the average grain size at annealing time t, G0 the initial average grain size, P the pressure, R the gas constant and T is the absolute temperature, with n = 2.6 ± 0.4, log10 k0 = -7.5 ± 1.7 m2.6/s, E* = 262 ± 30 kJ/mol, V* = 4.7 ± 0.7 cm3/mol. Compared at same pressure and temperature, grain-growth rate of ferropericlase is similar to olivine and faster than those of wadsleyite and ringwoodite. The present results show that, at the top of the lower mantle (P = 25 GPa and T = 1773 K) grain size of ferropericlase in single phase system evolves to ˜2 × 10-2 m after significant geological time (10 My) while a previous study predicts that grain size of MgO in two-phase system is as small as ˜8 × 10-6 m at same condition.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Grain-growth kinetics of ferropericlase at high-pressure does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Grain-growth kinetics of ferropericlase at high-pressure, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Grain-growth kinetics of ferropericlase at high-pressure will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1110677

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.