Effects of the Fe3+ spin transition on the equation of state of bridgmanite
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Geological Sciences. Jackson School of Geosciences; Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China). Lab. of Seismology and Physics of Earth's Interior. School of Earth and Planetary Sciences; National Geophysics Observatory at Mengcheng (China)
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Geological Sciences. Jackson School of Geosciences; Center for High Pressure Science and Advanced Technology Research (HPSTAR), Shanghai (China)
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Geological Sciences. Jackson School of Geosciences
- Ehime Univ., Matsuyama (Japan). Geodynamics Research Center
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). GeoSoilEnviroCARS
We have investigated the equation of state of Fe-bearing bridgmanite, (Mg0.9Fe0.1)SiO3, using synchrotron X-ray diffraction in diamond anvil cells up to 125 GPa and 300 K. Combined with previous synchrotron Mössbauer spectroscopy results, we have found that the occurrence of the low-spin Fe3+ in the octahedral sites (B site) of bridgmanite has produced a 0.5(±0.1)% reduction in the unit cell volume at 18–25 GPa and has increased the isothermal bulk modulus to 284(±4) GPa, consistent with recent theoretical calculations. Together with literature results, we note that the addition of Fe can cause an increase in the density, bulk modulus, and bulk sound velocity in both Al-free and Al-bearing bridgmanite at lower mantle pressures. The presence of Fe3+ in the B site of bridgmanite can further enhance this increase. The observed spin transition of B site Fe3+ in bridgmanite is thus important for understanding the density and velocity structures of the lower mantle.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; FG02-94ER14466
- OSTI ID:
- 1197035
- Journal Information:
- Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 42, Issue 11; ISSN 0094-8276
- Publisher:
- American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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