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The coesite–stishovite transition of hydrous, Al-bearing SiO2: an in situ synchrotron X-ray study
Monika Koch-Müller
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GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Christian Lathe
GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Bernd Wunder
GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Oona Appelt
GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Shrikant Bhat
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
Andreas Ebert
GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Robert Farla
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
Vladimir Roddatis
GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Anja Schreiber
GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Richard Wirth
GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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We examined the influence of Al2O3 and H2O on the position of the coesite–stishovite transition by means of in situ X‑ray diffraction measurements with the large-volume press at the synchrotron PETRA III in Hamburg. The position of the transition was found to be shifted almost in parallel by about 1.5 GPa to lower pressures compared to results for the pure SiO2 system by Ono et al. (2017). Stishovite of this study containing Al and H is only partially quenchable but transforms back to coesite.
We examined the influence of Al2O3 and H2O on the position of the coesite–stishovite transition...
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