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Incorporation of W6+ into hematite (α-Fe2O3) in the form of ferberite nanolamellae
Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Germany
Ralph Bolanz
Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Germany
Jörg Göttlicher
Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Martin Števko
Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
Tomáš Mikuš
Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
Mária Čaplovičová
STU Centre for Nanodiagnostics, Slovak University of Technology, Vazovova 5, 812 43 Bratislava, Slovakia
Jan Filip
Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
Jiří Tuček
Department of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, University of Pardubice, Studentská 95, Pardubice, Czech Republic
Christiane Rößler
F. A. Finger-Institut für Baustoffkunde, Bauhaus University, Coudraystraße 11A, 99423 Weimar, Germany
Christian Matthes
F. A. Finger-Institut für Baustoffkunde, Bauhaus University, Coudraystraße 11A, 99423 Weimar, Germany
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Eur. J. Mineral., 34, 285–300, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-34-285-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-34-285-2022, 2022
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Eur. J. Mineral., 34, 259–274, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-34-259-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-34-259-2022, 2022
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Yves Fuchs, Chloé Fourdrin, and Etienne Balan
Eur. J. Mineral., 34, 239–251, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-34-239-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-34-239-2022, 2022
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Etienne Balan, Emmanuel Fritsch, Guillaume Radtke, Lorenzo Paulatto, Farid Juillot, Fabien Baron, and Sabine Petit
Eur. J. Mineral., 33, 647–657, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-647-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-647-2021, 2021
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Eur. J. Mineral., 33, 389–400, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-389-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-389-2021, 2021
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The infrared absorption spectrum of an antigorite sample, an important serpentine-group mineral, is compared to its theoretical counterpart computed at the density functional level. The model reproduces most of the observed bands, supporting their assignment to specific vibrational modes. The results provide robust interpretations of the significant differences observed between the antigorite spectrum and that of lizardite, the more symmetric serpentine variety.
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Eur. J. Mineral., 33, 283–297, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-283-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-283-2021, 2021
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Carbonophosphates (sidorenkite, bonshtedtite, and bradleyite) with the general formula Na3MCO3PO4 (M is Mn, Fe, and Mg) are often found in inclusions of carbonatite and kimberlite minerals. This article presents the results of Raman spectroscopic study and a simple algorithm for diagnosing mineral phases of the carbonophosphate group. This work may be of interest both to researchers of carbonatites and/or kimberlites and to a wide range of specialists in the field of Raman spectroscopy.
Etienne Balan, Emmanuel Fritsch, Farid Juillot, Thierry Allard, and Sabine Petit
Eur. J. Mineral., 33, 209–220, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-209-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-209-2021, 2021
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The OH overtone bands of kaolinite- and serpentine-group minerals observed in their near-infrared (NIR) spectra are widely used but their relation to stretching modes involving coupled OH groups is uncertain. Here, we map a molecular model of harmonically coupled anharmonic oscillators on the spectroscopic properties of 1:1 phyllosilicates. This makes it possible to interpret most of the observed bands and support the assignment of some of them to cationic substitutions in serpentines.
Etienne Balan, Lorenzo Paulatto, Jia Liu, and Jannick Ingrin
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 505–520, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-505-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-505-2020, 2020
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The atomic-scale geometry of hydrous defects in diopside is still imperfectly known despite their contribution to the Earth's water cycle. Their OH-stretching vibrations lead to a variety of infrared absorption bands. Low-temperature infrared spectroscopy makes it possible to resolve additional bands in the spectra of gem-quality natural samples. Theoretical results obtained at the density functional theory level support the assignment of the observed bands to specific atomic-scale models.
Nada Abdel-Hak, Bernd Wunder, Ilias Efthimiopoulos, and Monika Koch-Müller
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 469–482, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-469-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-469-2020, 2020
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The structural response of the NH4+ molecule to temperature and pressure changes is studied in ammonium phengite. The symmetry of the molecule is lowered by increasing P or decreasing T; the type and mechanism of this lowered symmetry is different in both cases. Devolatilisation (NH4+ and OH loss) of ammonium phengite is studied as well. This study confirms the wide stability range of phengite and its volatiles and thus has important implications for N and H recycling into the deep Earth.
Etienne Balan
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 457–467, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-457-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-457-2020, 2020
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Corundum is an important oxide mineral which can contain low amounts of hydrogen-bearing structural defects. These defects are observed by infrared spectroscopy, but their atomic-scale geometry is still uncertain. Here, a theoretical approach makes it possible to relate most of the observed infrared bands to specific atomic configurations, highlighting the key role of other chemical impurities and defect clustering in the high-temperature incorporation of hydrogen in corundum.
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Many chemical elements occur in rocks, in ore deposits, and in the environment in trace amounts. One of them is the element tungsten. It is not clear, however, where the trace amounts of tungsten reside and how they move around. In this work, we found that the element tungsten can be carried by a common iron oxide mineral, hematite. It can be transported in hematite and released under appropriate conditions, for example in reducing environments.
Many chemical elements occur in rocks, in ore deposits, and in the environment in trace amounts....
