Effects of Fe and Al incorporations on the bridgmanite–postperovskite coexistence domain - 09/05/19
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The postperovskite phase transition of Fe and Al-bearing MgSiO3 bridgmanite, the most aboundant mineral in the Earth's lower mantle, is believed to be a key to understanding seismological observations in the D″ layer, e.g., the discontinuous changes in seismic wave velocities. Experimentally reported phase transition boundaries of Fe and Al-bearing bridgmanite are currently largely controversial and generally suggest wide two-phase coexistence domains. Theoretical simulations ignoring temperature effects cannot evaluate correctly two-phase coexistence domains under high-temperature. We show high-pressure and high-temperature phase transition boundaries for various compositions with geophysically relevant impurities of Fe2+SiO3, Fe3+Fe3+O3, Fe3+Al3+O3, and Al3+Al3+O3 derived from the ab initio finite-temperature free energies calculated combining the internally consistent LSDA+U method and a lattice dynamics approach. We found that at ∼2500K, incorporations accompanied by Fe3+ expand the two-phase coexistence domains distinctly, implying that D″ seismic discontinuities likely arise from the phase transition of Fe2+-bearing bridgmanite.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Bridgmanite, Postperovskite transition, D″ seismic discontinuities, First-principle simulations
Vol 351 - N° 2-3
P. 141-146 - février 2019 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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