Thermodynamics of plagioclase II: Temperature evolution of the spontaneous strain at the {Mathematical expression} phase transition in anorthite

Simon A.T. Redfern*, Ekhard Salje

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Abstract

The temperature dependence of the lattice parameters of pure anorthite with high Al/Si order reveals the predicted tricritical behaviour of the {Mathematical expression} phase transition at Tc*=510 K. The spontaneous strain couples to the order parameter Q° as xi∝SxQi2 with SxQ1=4.166×10-3, SxQ2=0.771×10-3, SxQ3=-7.223×10-3 for the diagonal elements. The temperature dependence of Q° is {Mathematical expression} A strong dependence of Tc*, SxQi and β is predicted for Al/Si disordered anorthite.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-195
Number of pages7
JournalPhysics and Chemistry of Minerals
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 1987
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

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