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Experimental determination of the upper stability of scorzalite, FeAl2[OH/PO4]2, and the occurrence of minerals with a composition intermediate between scorzalite and lazulite(ss) up to the conditions of the amphibolite facies

  • Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel

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Abstract

The stability field of scorzalite (FeAl2[OH/PO4]2) was investigated in the P-T range from 487 to 684°C and 0.1 to 0.3 GPa in hydrothermal experiments. The oxygen fugacity was fixed by the Ni/NiO buffer. Scorzalite shows a decomposition according to the reaction: FeAl2[OH/PO4]2) ⇔ FeAlPO5+AlPO4 (berlinite) + H2O. The mean standard enthalpy and standard entropy of reaction were determined as ΔH0R = 94(13) kJ, ΔS0R = 180(16) JK-1. A 57Fe-Mößbauer spectroscopic examination showed that about 4 atomic % of the total Fe in scorzalite is trivalent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)211-222
Number of pages12
JournalMineralogy and Petrology
Volume61
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

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