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Evaluation of thermochemical data on Fe-Mg olivine, orthopyroxene, spinel and Ca-Fe-Mg-Al garnet

Journal Article · · Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta; (United States)

Thermochemical data on Fe-Mg olivine, orthopyroxene, spinel and Ca-Fe-Mg garnet have been tested and reevaluated in reproducing experimental equilibrium data. All data (except of spinel) adjusted in this process lie within the error limits of original calorimetric experiments. For spinel, an enthalpy of -2307.2 kJmol and an entropy of 81.5 Jmol-K has been recommended. Recommended interaction parameters for the spinel-hercynite and forsterite-fayalite solutions are as follows: Spinel: W/sub (spinel-hercynite)/= 9124.0 Jmol. W/sub (hercynite-spinel)/ = 0.0 Jmol. Olivine: W = 4500.0 Jmol for 1 cation. Excess entropies (on 1 cation basis) necessary to reproduce phase equilibria for the pyrope-almandine and almandine-grossular solutions are as follows: Mg-Fe garnet: Wsub(pyrope-almandine) = 11.760 - 0.0016T Jmol-K. Wsub(almandine-pyrope) = -10.146 + 0.0037T Jmol-K. Fe-Ca garnet: W/sup s/ = -16.07 + 0.0126T Jmol-K.

Research Organization:
City Univ. of New York, NY (USA)
OSTI ID:
5064746
Journal Information:
Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta; (United States), Journal Name: Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta; (United States) Vol. 51:9; ISSN GCACA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English