Single-crystal Elasticity of Brucite, Mg(OH)2, to 15 Gpa by Brillouin Scattering
The second-order elastic constants of brucite were determined by Brillouin scattering to 15 GPa in a diamond anvil cell. The experiments were carried out using a 4:1 methanol-ethanol mixture as pressure medium, and ruby as a pressure standard. Two planes, one perpendicular to the c axis (basal plane) and the other containing the c axis (meridian plane), were measured at room pressure and 10 elevated pressures. Individual elastic stiffnesses, aggregate moduli, and their pressure derivatives were obtained by fitting the data to Eulerian finite strain equations. The inversion yields individual elastic constants of C{sub 11} = 154.0(14) GPa, C{sub 33} = 49.7(7) GPa, C{sub 12} = 42.1(17) GPa, C{sub 13} = 7.8(25) GPa, C{sub 14} = 1.3(10) GPa, C{sub 44} = 21.3(4) GPa, and their pressure derivatives of ({delta} C{sub 11}/{delta} P){sub 0} = 9.0(2), ({delta} C{sub 33}/{delta} P){sub 0} = 14.0(5), ({delta} C{sub 12}/{delta} P){sub 0} = 3.2(2), ({delta} C{sub 13}/{delta} P){sub 0} = 5.0(1), ({delta} C{sub 14}/{delta} P){sub 0} = 0.9(1), ({delta} C{sub 44}/{delta} P){sub 0} = 3.9(1). Aggregate moduli and their pressure derivatives are K{sub S0} = 36.4(9) GPa, G{sub 0} = 31.3(2) GPa, ({delta} K{sub S}/{delta} P){sub T0} = 8.9(4), ({delta} G/{delta} P){sub 0} = 4.3(1) for the Reuss bound, and K{sub S0} = 43.8(8) GPa, G{sub 0} = 35.2(3) GPa, ({delta} K{sub S}/{delta} P){sub T0} = 6.8(2), ({delta} G/P){sub 0} = 3.4(1) for the Voigt-Reuss-Hill average. The ratio of the linear compressibility along the c and a axes decreased from 4.7 to 1.3 over the examined pressure range. The shear anisotropy (C{sub 66}/C{sub 44}) decreased from 2.6(1) at ambient condition to 1.3(1) with increase of pressure to 12 GPa. Axial compressibilities and a compression curve constructed from our Brillouin data are in good agreement with previous X-ray diffraction data. The increased interlayer interactions and hydrogen repulsion that occurs as brucite is compressed produce a continuous variation of elastic properties rather than any abrupt discontinuities.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Doe - Office Of Science
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 930220
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-80891-2008-JA; AMMIAY; TRN: US200822%%1399
- Journal Information:
- American Mineralogist, Vol. 91; ISSN 0003-004X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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