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Title: Composition dependence of spin transition in (Mg,Fe)SiO3 bridgmanite

Journal Article · · American Mineralogist
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2015-5190· OSTI ID:1335651
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  1. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne (Switzerland)
  2. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne (Switzerland); Univ. Paris Diderot, Paris (France)
  3. Synchrotron SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
  4. Carnegie Inst. of Washington, Argonne, IL (United States)

Spin transitions in (Mg,Fe)SiO3 bridgmanite have important implications for the chemistry and dynamics of Earth’s lower mantle, but have been complex to characterize in experiments. We examine the spin state of Fe in highly Fe-enriched bridgmanite synthesized from enstatites with measured compositions (Mg0.61Fe0.38Ca0.01)SiO3 and (Mg0.25Fe0.74Ca0.01)SiO3. Bridgmanite was synthesized at 78-88 GPa and 1800-2400 K and X-ray emission spectra were measured on decompression to 1 bar (both compositions) and compression to 126 GPa ((Mg0.61Fe0.38Ca0.01)SiO3 only) without additional laser heating. Observed spectra confirm that Fe in these bridgmanites is dominantly high spin in the lower mantle. However, the total spin moment begins to decrease at ~50 GPa in the 74% FeSiO3 composition. Lastly, these results support density functional theory predictions of a lower spin transition pressure in highly Fe-enriched bridgmanite and potentially explain the high solubility of FeSiO3 in bridgmanite at pressures corresponding to Earth’s deep lower mantle.

Research Organization:
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0002006
OSTI ID:
1335651
Journal Information:
American Mineralogist, Vol. 100, Issue 10; ISSN 0003-004X
Publisher:
Mineralogical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 14 works
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Cited By (3)

Abnormal Elasticity of Fe-Bearing Bridgmanite in the Earth's Lower Mantle journal May 2018
First‐Principles Study of Thermodynamics and Spin Transition in FeSiO 3 Liquid at High Pressure journal April 2019
The GALAXIES inelastic hard X-ray scattering end-station at Synchrotron SOLEIL journal January 2019

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