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Title: Thermodynamic calculations of Fe–Mg interdiffusion in (Mg,Fe){sub 2}SiO{sub 4} polymorphs and perovskite

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4907576· OSTI ID:22413060
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  1. Key Laboratory for High-Temperature and High-Pressure Study of the Earth's Interior, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou 550002 (China)

In this study, we show that the temperature and pressure dependence of Fe–Mg interdiffusion in (Fe,Mg){sub 2}SiO{sub 4} polymorphs (olivine, wadsleyite, and ringwoodite) and perovskite can be successfully reproduced in terms of bulk elastic and expansivity data through a thermodynamic model (so-called cBΩ model) that interconnects point defect parameters with bulk properties. Under dry and wet conditions, our calculated Fe–Mg interdiffusion coefficients D{sub calc}{sup Fe-Mg} (particularly for anisotropic diffusivity in olivine), activation enthalpy h{sup act}, and activation volume υ{sup act} over a wide range of geologically relevant temperatures (1000–2400 K) and pressures (0–100 GPa) are consistent with the experimental ones when the uncertainties are considered.

OSTI ID:
22413060
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 117, Issue 5; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English