Phase transitions and exsolution phenomena in pyroxenes
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1 Phase transitions and exsolution phenomena in pyroxenes
2 Cleavage in the pyroxenes Optical micrograph showing two cleavages at 90 o
3 Exsolution lamellae in pyroxenes Because exsolution takes place by the solid state diffusion of ions through the structure, it is very slow and so the two phases generally exist on a microscopic scale 0.1mm
4 Basic structure and chemistry of pyroxenes XYZ 2 O 6 Pyroxene endmembers : i) enstatite Mg 2 Si 2 O 6 (or simply MgSiO 3 ) ii) ferrosilite Fe 2 Si 2 O 6 (or simply FeSiO 3 ) iii) diopside CaMgSi 2 O 6 iv) hedenbergite CaFeSi 2 O 6 v) jadeite NaAlSi 2 O 6 vi) Ca-Tschermak CaAl(AlSi)O 6
5 Pyroxene chain - I-beams
6 The structure of pyroxenes : Two opposing chains connected by a chain of octahedra : I-beam I-beam
7 Pyroxene structure from I-beams
8 Clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene structures
9 How does the silicate chain fit to the octahedral chain? QuickTime and a Graphics decompressor are needed to see this picture.
10 How can the silicate chain fit to the octahedral chain? Diopside chain Pigeonite chain
11 High - low pigeonite
12 Table 1 C2/c Pbca P2 1 /c M 1 Size and coordinatio n Small [6] Small [6] Small [6] Shape Regular Regular Regular Cations Small cations such as Mg, Fe 2+, Al Small cations such as Mg, Fe 2+, Al Small cations such as Mg, Fe 2+, Al M 2 Size Large [8] Small [6]-[7] Small [7] Shape Irregular Irregular Irregular Cations Large cations such as Na, Ca Only small cations such as Mg and Fe 2+ Very little Ca! Small amount of Ca is tolerated. Mainly Mg and Fe 2+
13 Pyroxene solid solutions
14 P-T relations of enstatite MgSiO3
15 Augite- pigeonite phase diagram (pseudo-binary)
16 Behaviour of pyroxenes during cooling
17 Behaviour of pyroxenes during cooling
18 Behaviour of pyroxenes during cooling
19 a Accommodation of strain within exsolution lamellae c 9.8Å 106 o 9.7Å 9.7Å 110 o 110 o PIG AUG 9.8Å 106 o AUG (001) 9.9 o (a) a c 9.8Å 106 o AUG 9.8Å 110 o PIG (001) 9.8Å 106 o AUG (b) a c 9.8Å 106 o AUG 7.9 o (001) 9.9Å 110 o PIG 9.8Å 106 o AUG (c)
20 Accommodation of strain in exsolution lamellae
21 The growth of exsolution lamellae
22 The growth of exsolution lamellae : experiments
23 Twinning in clinopyroxene
24 Pigeonite to orthopyroxene transformation 1. Formation of a twinned crystal of clinopyroxene (pigeonite) 2. Exsolution of augite from pigeonite 3. Transformation of pigeonite to orthopyroxene 4. Exsolution of augite from orthopyroxene
25 Na-bearing pyroxenes Jadeite : NaAlSi 2 O 6 Aegerine : NaFe 3+ Si 2 O 6
26 The solid solution : Jadeite - Diopside NaAlSi 2 O 6 -CaMgSi 2 O 6
27 Cation ordering in omphacite
28 Cation ordering in omphacite
29 Phase transitions and exsolution in the alkali feldspars
30 Phase transitions in the feldspars There are three types of behaviour which take place in the feldspar structure on cooling: At high temperatures: (i) at high temperatures the feldspar structure is expanded and can contain Na, K and Ca in the large M-sites. (ii) at high temperatures the Al and Si are randomly distributed in the T-sites (iii) at high temperatures there are extensive solid solutions in the alkali feldspars and in the plagioclase feldspars. In this ideal high-t state, feldspars are monoclinic.
31 Phase transitions in the feldspars (iv) at lower temperatures there is a tendency for the structure to distort by a displacive transition. This tendency depends on the size of the cation in the M-site. K is large and prevents the distortion, Na and Ca are smaller and so the structure distorts to triclinic. (v) there is also a strong tendency for Al and Si to become ordered as the temperature is reduced. This is to avoid Al in adjacent tetrahedra (the aluminium avoidance rule or Loewenstein s Rule). (vi) at lower temperatures the extent of solid solution decreases i.e. exsolution processes
32 K - Feldspars sanidine orthoclase microcline KAlSi 3 O 8 Alkali feldspars Alkali feldspars NaAlSi 3 O 8 albite Plagioclase feldspars CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 anorthite
33 Phase transitions in K-feldspar, KAlSi 3 O 8 1. At high temperature the structure is monoclinic with Al,Si disordered. This is called sanidine. 2. As the temperature decreases Al tends to go into one of the T 1 sites. This reduces the symmetry to triclinic. This has an important consequence : (a) c (c) Mirror plane b c b Albite twin b c Diad axis (b) (d) c b Triclinic cell c c b b Pericline twin Transformation twinning The 2 equivalent orientations of the triclinic unit cell can form twin domains, either related by a mirror plane (albite twin) or by a diad axis (pericline twin). When both possibilities exist in a single crystal then there are two twin planes at right angles
34 Phase transitions in K-feldspar, KAlSi 3 O 8 Fully Al,Si ordered K-feldspar is called microcline. Microcline has characteristic cross-hatched twinning, seen in a polarizing microscope : This characteristic microstructure is due to the existence of both albite and pericline twinning in the crystal which has transformed from the high temperature disordered monoclinic structure.
35 Sanidine Monoclinic Al,Si disordered Found in volcanic (fast cooled) rocks KAlSi 3 O 8 Orthoclase : an intermediate stage between sanidine and microcline. It is monoclinic on average, but in an electron microscope it looks like microcline i.e. very fine twins Microcline Triclinic Al,Si ordered Found in plutonic (slowly cooled) rocks Found in rocks with intermediate cooling rate
36 Na - Feldspars sanidine orthoclase microcline KAlSi 3 O 8 Alkali feldspars Alkali feldspars NaAlSi 3 O 8 albite Plagioclase feldspars CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 anorthite
37 Phase transitions in Na-feldspar, NaAlSi 3 O 8 1. At very high temperature the structure is monoclinic with Al,Si disordered. This is called monalbite. But on cooling below about 1000 o C monalbite undergoes a displacive transition to triclinic symmetry because the Na is too small to stop the structure from distorting. This triclinic albite is called high albite. In most rocks albite grows as high albite because the temperature is below that where albite is monoclinic. 2. As the temperature decreases Al, Si begin to order. There is no twinning associated with this because high albite is already triclinic and cannot reduce its symmetry further. Albite with ordered Al,Si is called low albite. It has no transformation twinning.
38 Alkali - Feldspars sanidine orthoclase microcline KAlSi 3 O 8 Alkali feldspars Alkali feldspars NaAlSi 3 O 8 albite Plagioclase feldspars CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 anorthite
39 The alkali feldspar phase diagram T High Ab M Low Ab Disordered solid solution solvus Al,Si ordering Na-feldspar + K-feldspar Perthite M T The disordered solid solution can only exist at high temperatures. Below the solvus the solid solution breaks down to 2 phases - one Na-rich, the other K-rich. This exsolution process results in a 2-phase intergrowth, called perthite Na-Feldspar Composition K-Feldspar
40 The alkali feldspar phase diagram
41 Perthite microstructure - an intergrowth of Na-feldspar and K-feldspar Na-feldspar Cross-hatched twinning in K-feldspar white
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