Performance of limestones laden with mixed salt solutions of Na2SO4–NaNO3 and Na2SO4–K2SO4

The behaviour of two types of limestones having a different porosity, Maastricht and Euville limestone, laden with aqueous solutions of equimolar mixtures of sodium sulphate/sodium nitrate or sodium sulphate/potassium sulphate was investigated. At 50 % RH, the efflorescences on Maastricht samples during the first 30 h of drying consisted of similar amounts of thenardite and darapskite in case of an equimolar mixture of sodium sulphate/sodium nitrate while those on Euville samples under the same conditions contained mainly darapskite. After drying at 20 °C and 85 % RH, thenardite, formed through the precipitation and dehydration of mirabilite, was mostly detected in the efflorescences on both Maastricht and Euville samples. Re-wetting by increasing the RH from 50 to 85 % resulted in substantial damage on Maastricht stone laden with an equimolar mixture of sodium sulphate/sodium nitrate as a consequence of high supersaturation of mirabilite. In case of a contamination with equimolar amounts of sodium sulphate and potassium sulphate, the efflorescence on both limestones during drying at 50 % RH contained predominantly aphthitalite. The observed crystallisation behaviour is compared to the theoretical behaviour. The results indicate a strong influence of stone properties on the crystallisation behaviour of salt mixtures.     

气相色谱法测定岩石矿物中CO2,SO2,H2O^＋,H2O^—,CH4

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Vladimirivanovite, Na6Ca2[Al6Si6O24](SO4,S3,S2,Cl)2 · H2O, a new mineral of sodalite group

The results of an examination of vladimirivanovite, a new mineral of the sodalite group, found at the Tultui deposit in the Baikal region are discussed. The mineral occurs in the form of outer rims (0.01–3 mm thick) of lazurite, elongated segregations without faced crystals (0.2 to 3–4 mm in size; less frequently, 4 × 12–15 × 20 mm), and rare veinlets (up to 5 mm) hosted in calciphyre and marble. Vladimirivanovite is irregular and patchy dark blue. The mineral is brittle; on average, the microhardness VHN is 522–604, 575 kg/mm²; and the Mohs hardness is 5.0–5.5. The measured and calculated densities are 2.48(3) and 2.436 g/cm³, respectively. Vladimirivanovite is optically biaxial; 2V _meas = 63(±1)°, 2V _calc = 66.2°; the refractive indices are α = 1.502–1.507 (±0.002), N _m = 1.509–1.514 (±0.002), and N _g = 1.512–1.517 (±0.002). The chemical composition is as follows, wt %: 32.59 SiO₂, 27.39 Al₂O₃, 7.66 CaO, 17.74 Na₂O, 11.37 SO₃, 1.94 S, 0.12 Cl, and 1.0 H₂O; total is 99.62. The empirical formula calculated based on (Si + Al) = 12 with sulfide sulfur determined from the charge balance is Na_6.36Ca_1.52(Si_6.03Al_5.97)_Σ12O_23.99(SO₄)_1.58(S₃)_0.17(S₂)_0.08 · Cl_0.04 · 0.62H₂O; the idealized formula is Na₆Ca₂[Al₆Si₆O₂₄](SO₄,S₃,S₂,Cl)₂ · H₂O. The new mineral is orthorhombic, space group Pnaa; the unit-cell dimensions are a = 9.066, b = 12.851, c = 38.558 Å, V = 4492 ų, and Z = 6. The strongest reflections in the X-ray powder diffraction pattern (dÅ—I[hkl]) are: 6.61–5[015], 6.43–11[020, 006], 3.71–100[119, 133], 2.623–30[20.12, 240], 2.273–6[04.12], 2.141–14[159, 13.15], 1.783–9[06.12, 04.18], and 1.606–6[080, 00.24]. The crystal structure has been solved with a single crystal. The mineral was named in memoriam of Vladimir Georgievich Ivanov (1947–2002), Russian mineralogist and geochemist. The type material of the mineral is deposited at the Mineralogical Museum of St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.     

Raman study of MgCr2O4–Fe2+Cr2O4 and MgCr2O4–MgFe2 3+O4 synthetic series: the effects of Fe2+ and Fe3+ on Raman shifts

Two synthetic series of spinels, MgCr₂O₄–Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄ and MgCr₂O₄–MgFe₂ ³⁺O₄ have been studied by Raman spectroscopy to investigate the effects of Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ on their structure. In the first case, where Fe²⁺ substitutes Mg within the tetrahedral site, there is a continuous and monotonic shift of the Raman modes A_1g and E_g toward lower wavenumbers with the increase of the chromite component into the spinel, while the F_2g modes remain nearly in the same position. In the second series, for low Mg-ferrite content, Fe³⁺ substitutes for Cr in the octahedral site; when the Mg-ferrite content nears 40 %, a drastic change in the Raman spectra occurs as Fe³⁺ starts entering the tetrahedral site as well, consequently pushing Mg to occupy the octahedral one. The Raman spectral region between 620 and 700 cm^?1 is associated to the octahedral site, where three peaks are present and it is possible to observe the Cr–Fe³⁺ substitution and the effects of order–disorder in the tetrahedral site. The spectral range at 500–620 cm^?1 region shows that there is a shift of modes toward lower values with the increase of the Mg-ferrite content. The peaks in the region at 200–500 cm^?1, when observed, show little or negligible Raman shift.     

Mechanisms of the transformations between the α, β and γ polymorphs of Mg2SiO4 at 15 GPa

Data on the mechanisms of mantle phase transformations have come primarily from studies of analogue systems reacted experimentally at low pressures. In order to study transformation mechanisms in Mg₂SiO₄ at mantle pressures, forsterite () has been reacted in the stability field of -phase, at 15 GPa and temperatures up to 900° C, using a multianvil split-sphere apparatus. Transmission electron microscope studies of samples reacted for times ranging from 0.25–5.0 h show that forsterite transforms to -phase by an incoherent nucleation and growth mechanism involving nucleation on olivine grain boundaries. This mechanism and the resultant microstructures are very similar to those observed at much lower pressures in analogue systems (Mg₂GeO₄ and Ni₂SiO₄) as the result of the olivine to spinel () transformation. Metastable spinel () also forms from Mg₂SiO₄ olivine at 15 GPa, in addition to -phase, by the incoherent nucleation and growth mechanism. With time, the spinel progressively transforms to the stable -phase. After 1 h, spinels exhibit a highly striated microstructure along {110} and electron diffraction patterns show streaking parallel to [110] which indicates a high degree of structural disorder. High resolution imaging shows that the streaking results from thin lamellae of -phase intergrown with the spinel. The two phases have the orientation relationship [001]//[001] and [010]//[110] so that the quasi cubic-close-packed oxygen sublattices are continuous between both phases. These microstructures are similar to those observed in shocked meteorites and show that spinel transforms to -phase by a martensitic (shear) mechanism. There is also evidence that the mechanism changes to one involving diffusion-controlled growth at conditions close to equilibrium.     

Sergeysmirnovite,MgZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O,a New Mineral from the Kester Deposit (Sakha-Yakutia,Russia)

Doklady Earth Sciences - Sergeysmirnovite, MgZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O, is a new mineral from the oxidation zone of the Kester mineral deposit, Sakha-Yakutia, Russia. This mineral forms...     

Thermodynamic properties of tooeleite,Fe63+(As3+O3)4(SO4)(OH)4·4H2O

Tooeleite, nominally Fe₆³⁺(As³⁺O₃)₄(SO₄)(OH)₄·4H₂O, is a relatively uncommon mineral of some acid-mine drainage systems. Yet, if it does occur, it does so in large quantities, indicating that some specific conditions favor the formation of this mineral in the system Fe-As-S-O-H. In this contribution, we report the thermodynamic properties of synthetic tooeleite. The sample was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, extended X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy, and Mössbauer spectroscopy. These methods confirmed that the sample is pure, devoid of amorphous impurities of iron oxides, and that the oxidation state of arsenic is 3+. Using acid-solution calorimetry, the enthalpy of formation of this mineral from the elements at the standard conditions was determined as −6196.6 ± 8.6 kJ mol⁻¹. The entropy of tooeleite, calculated from low-temperature heat capacity data measured by relaxation calorimetry, is 899.0 ± 10.8 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹. The calculated standard Gibbs free energy of formation is −5396.3 ± 9.3 kJ mol⁻¹. The log K_sp value, calculated for the reaction Fe₆(AsO₃)₄(SO₄)(OH)₄·4H₂O + 16H⁺ = 6Fe³⁺ + 4H₃AsO₃ + SO₄²⁻ + 8H₂O, is −17.25 ± 1.80. Tooeleite has stability field only at very high activities of aqueous sulfate and arsenate. As such, it does not appear to be a good candidate for arsenic immobilization at polluted sites. An inspection of speciation diagrams shows that the predominance field of Fe³⁺ and As³⁺ overlap only at strongly basic conditions. The formation of tooeleite, therefore, requires strictly selective oxidation of Fe²⁺ to Fe³⁺ and, at the same time, firm conservation of the trivalent oxidation state of arsenic. Such conditions can be realized only by biological systems (microorganisms) which can selectively oxidize one redox-active element but leave the other ones untouched. Hence, tooeleite is the first example of an “obligatory” biomineral under the conditions prevailing at or near the Earth's surface because its formation under these conditions necessitates the action of microorganisms.     

2维,2.5维,3维和4维的差别

２维、２．５维、３维和４维的差别Ａ．ＫｅｉｔｈＴｕｒｎｅｒ于海英译孔玲君校译稿收到日期１９９７０５２３据说开创地理学科的地质学家曾是一位化学家。鉴于此，许多地质学家可以共享化学家分析地质样品中的化学成分，同时他们又对样品的空间位置保持浓厚的兴趣。因为...     

Synthetic MgGa2O4-Mg2GeO4 spinel solid solution and β-Mg3Ga2GeO8: chemistry, crystal structures, cation ordering, and comparison to Mg2GeO4 olivine

 Structural parameters and cation ordering are determined for four compositions in the synthetic MgGa₂O₄-Mg₂GeO₄ spinel solid solution (0, 8, 15 and 23 mol% Mg₂GeO₄; 1400 °C, 1 bar) and for spinelloid β-Mg₃Ga₂GeO₈ (1350 °C, 1 bar), by Rietveld refinement of room-temperature neutron diffraction data. Sample chemistry is determined by XRF and EPMA. Addition of Mg₂GeO₄ causes the cation distribution of the MgGa₂O₄ component to change from a disordered inverse distribution in end member MgGa₂O₄, ^[4]Ga = x = 0.88(3), through the random distribution, toward a normal cation distribution, x = 0.37(3), at 23 mol% Mg₂GeO₄. An increase in a_o with increasing Mg₂GeO₄ component is correlated with an increase in the amount of Mg on the tetrahedral site, through substitution of 2 Ga³⁺⇄ Mg²⁺+Ge⁴⁺. The spinel exhibits high configurational entropy, reaching 20.2 J mol⁻¹ (four oxygen basis) near the compositional upper limit of the solid solution. This stabilizes the spinel in spite of positive enthalpy of disordering over the solid solution, where ΔH _D  = αx + βx ², α = 22(3), β = −21(3) kJ mol⁻¹. This model for the cation distribution across the join suggests that the empirically determined limit of the spinel solid solution is correlated with the limit of tetrahedral ordering of Mg, after which local charge-balanced substitution is no longer maintained. Spinelloid β-Mg₃Ga₂GeO₈ has cation distribution ^M1[Mg_0.50(2)Ga_0.50(2)] ^M2[Mg_0.96(2)Ga_0.04(2)] ^M3[Mg_0.77(2) Ga_0.23(2)]₂ (Ge_0.5Ga_0.5)₂O₈ (tetrahedral site occupancies are assumed). Octahedral site size is correlated to Mg distribution, where site volume, site distortion, and Mg content follow the relation M1<M3<M2. The disordered cation distribution provides local electrical neutrality in the structure, and stabilization through increased configurational entropy (27.6 J mol⁻¹; eight oxygen basis). Comparison of the crystal structures of Mg_{1+ N} Ga_{2−2 N} Ge _N O₄ spinel, β-Mg₃Ga₂GeO₈, and Mg₂GeO₄ olivine reveals β-Mg₃Ga₂GeO₈ to be a true structural intermediate. Phase transitions across the pseudobinary are necessary to accommodate an increasing divergence of cation size and valence, with addition of Mg₂GeO₄ component. Octahedral volume increases while tetrahedral volume decreases from spinel to β-Mg₃Ga₂GeO₈ to olivine, with addition of Mg and Ge, respectively. Furthermore, M-M distances increase regularly across the join, suggesting that changes in topology reduce cation-cation repulsion. Received: 9 November 1998 / Revised, accepted: 3 August 1999     

Niedermayrite, Cu4Cd(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O, a new mineral from the Lavrion Mining District, Greece

Summary Niedermayrite, Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O, is a new mineral discovered in 1995 in the Km3-area of the Lavrion mining district, Greece. It forms tiny euhedral plates, commonly intergrown as green crusts up to several cm² in size on a matrix consisting of a brecciated marble with sphalerite, chalcopyrite, galena, greenockite, hawleyite and pyrite. Associated secondary minerals are gypsum, malachite, chalcanthite, brochantite, hemimorphite, hydrozincite, aurichalcite, one unknown Cd-sulfate, monteponite and otavite. Niedermayrite is non-fluorescent and has a bluish-green colour with vitreous lustre, the streak is white. The crystals are brittle with perfect cleavage parallel {010}. Optics: biaxial (–) with n(calc.), n, and n =1.609, 1.642(2), and 1.661(2), respectively; orientation n//b. The calculated density is 3.292 gcm^–3. The most prominent form is {010}. Analysis by electron microprobe gives CdO 16.5, CuO 45.7, SO₃ 21.6, H₂O 16.2 wt.% (calc. to 100% sum) and the empirical formula Cu_4.29Cd_0.96S_2.01O_11.28 · 6.71 H₂O (based on 18 oxygens p.f.u.). By TGA an H₂O content of 18.9 wt.% was obtained. The ideal formula (confirmed by the crystal structure refinement) is Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O with a theoretical H₂O content of 17.2 wt.%. The strongest lines in the X-ray powder diffraction pattern (Gandolfi camera, visually estimated I, refined lattice parameters a = 5.535(2), b = 21.947(9), c = 6.085(2) Å, = 91.98(3)°) are: (d_obs[Å]/I_obs/hkl) (11.02/90/0 2 0), (5.874/20/0 1 1), (5.496/100/0 4 0), (5.322/25/0 2 1), (4.079/50/0 4 1), (3.660/20/0 6 0), (3. 437/30/1 5 0), (3.243/40/1 4 1), (2.470/30/2 4 0), (2.425/20/1 4 –2), (2.205/20/2 6 0) and (1.897/20/1 8 2). The mineral is monoclinic, P2₁/m, Z = 2, a = 5.543(1) Å, b = 21.995(4) Å, c = 6.079(1) Å, = 92.04(3)°, V = 740.7(2) ų. The crystal structure was determined by single crystal X-ray methods and was refined to R1= 0.026, wR2 = 0.056. The structure of niedermayrite is characterized by ² [Cu₄(OH)₆O₂]^2– sheets of edgesharing Cu coordination octahedra parallel to (010) with attached SO₄ tetrahedra, and intercalated CdO₂(H₂O)₄ octahedra with a system of hydrogen bonds. Close relationships to the crystal structures of christelite and campigliaite exist. The new mineral is named for Dr. Gerhard Niedermayr, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria.

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Niedermayrit, Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O, ein neues Mineral aus dem Bergbaugebiet Lavrion, Griechenland

Zusammenfassung Niedermayrit, Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O, ist ein neues Mineral, das 1995 im Km3-Bereich des Bergbaugebietes Lavrion, Griechenland, gefunden wurde. Es bildet winzige gut ausgebildete Plättchen, häufig miteinander verwachsen in grünen Krusten bis zu mehreren cm² Größe. Die Matrix besteht aus brecciösem Marmor mit Sphalerit, Chalcopyrit, Galenit, Greenockit, Hawleyit und Pyrit. Sekundäre Begleitminerale sind Gips, Malachit, Chalcanthit, Brochantit, Hemimorphit, Hydrozincit, Aurichalcit, ein unbekanntes Cd-Sulfat, Monteponit und Otavit. Niedermayrit fluoresziert nicht, besitzt blaugrüne Farbe mit Glasglanz, der Strich ist weiß. Die Kristalle sind spröd mit perfekter Spaltbarkeit parallel {010}. Optik: biaxial (–) mit n(ber.), n, und n=1.609, 1.642(2), und 1.661(2); Orientierung n//b. Die berechnete Dichte beträgt 3.292 gcm^–3. Die auffallendste Flächenform ist {010}. Die chemische Analyse mittels Mikrosonde ergibt CdO 16.5, CuO 45.7, SO₃ 21.6, H₂O 16.2wt.% (ber. auf 100% Summe) und die empirische Formel Cu_4.29Cd_0.96S_2.01O_11.28 · 6.71 H₂O (basierend auf 18 Sauerstoffatomen pro Formeleinheit). Aus der TGA wurde ein H₂O Gehalt von 18.9 Gew.% erhalten. Die Idealformel (bestätigt durch die Kristallstrukturverfeinerung) ist Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O bei einem theoretischen H₂O-Gehalt von 17.2 Gew.%. Die stärksten Linien im Pulverdiffraktogramm (Gandolfi Kamera, visuell geschätzte I, verfeinerte Gitterkonstanten a = 5.535(2), b = 21.947(9), c = 6.085(2) Å, = 91.98(3)°) sind: (d_obs[Å]/I_obs/hkl) (11.02/90/0 2 0), (5.874/20/0 1 1), (5.496/100/0 4 0), (5.322/25/0 2 1), (4.079/50/0 4 1), (3.660/20/0 6 0), (3.437/30/1 5 0), (3.243/40/1 4 1), (2.470/30/2 4 0), (2.425/20/1 4 –2), (2.205/20/2 6 0) und (1.897/20/1 8 2). Das Mineral ist monoklin, P2₁/m, Z = 2, a = 5.543(1) Å, b = 21.995(4) Å, c = 6.079(1) Å, = 92.04(3)°, V = 740.7(2) ų Die Kristallstruktur wurde mittels Einkristallröntgenmethoden bestimmt und zu R1 = 0.026, wR2 = 0.056 verfeinert. Die Struktur von Niedermayrit ist durch ² [Cu₄(OH)₆O₂]^2– Schichten von kantenverknüpften Cu-Koordinationsoktaedern parallel (010) gekennzeichnet mit damit verbundenen SO₄ Tetraedern und dazwischen befindlichen CdO₂(H₂O)₄ Oktaedem mit einem Wasserstoffbrückensystem. Es bestehen enge Beziehungen mit den Kristallstrukturen von Christelit und Campigliait. Das neue Mineral ist nach Dr. Gerhard Niedermayr, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Österreich, benannt.

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娘子关泉域岩溶地下水SO^2—4,Ca^2＋,Mg^2＋污染分析

分析了娘子关泉域岩溶地下水ＳＯ＾２－４,Ｃａ＾２＋,Ｍｇ＾２＋等组分含量增多的原因,并定量地探讨了ＳＯ＾２－４,Ｃａ＾２＋,Ｍｇ＾２＋的各种来源比例。研究表明,含水层中石膏溶解及硫化物氧化是ＳＯ＾２－４,Ｃａ＾２＋,Ｍｇ＾２＋高含量的主要原因,控制硫化物氧化水进入含水层,对水质改良有显著效果。     

Mg-vacant structural modules and dilution of the symmetry of hydrous wadsleyite, β-Mg2–xSiH2xO4 with 0.00≤x≤0.25

The crystal structures of the two hydrous wadsleyite crystals with formulae, Mg_1.75SiH_0.50O₄ (0.5H–β) and Mg_1.86SiH_0.28O₄ (0.3H–β) have been analyzed in this study. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction data showed that the unit cells of the 0.3H–β and the 0.5H–β are metrically monoclinic with a slight distortion from the orthorhombic cell but their intensity distributions conform to the orthorhombic symmetry within the limit of experimental errors. The Fourier and the difference Fourier syntheses were calculated. Small but significant Fourier peaks were found at the site, Si2, in a normally vacant tetrahedral void adjacent to Mg3 site as reported for the monoclinic hydrous wadsleyite by Smyth et al.. From the comparison of the hydrous and anhydrous wadsleyite structures, the Mg-vacant structural modules were found to be the building units for the structure of hydrous wadsleyite. The dilution of symmetry from orthorhombic to monoclinic in the hydrous wadsleyite structure is interpreted qualitatively due to lack of mirror perpendicular to the a axis in the module. The mode of arrangement of the Mg-vacant structural modules interprets the symmetry and hydrogen content of the hydrous wadsleyite and gives the structural relationship between hydrous wadsleyite and hydrous ringwoodite. Received: 8 May 1998 / Revised, accepted: 3 October 1998     

β(Mg0.9, Fe0.1)2SiO4: Single crystal structure,cation distribution,and properties of coordination polyhedra

The synthesis boundaries of the phase transformation; ++ in (Mg_0.9, Fe_0.1)SiO₄, have been clarified at temperatures to 2000° C and pressures up to 20 GPa in order to synthesize single crystals of high quality. A single crystal of (Mg_0.9, Fe_0.1)₂SiO₄ was grown successfully to a size of 500 m. The crystal structure has been refined from single-crystal X-ray intensities. The ferrous ions prefer M1 and M3 sites to over the larger M2 site. The volume change of all the occupied polyhedra does not contribute to the decrease of total volume in the transformation; rather it tends to increase the bulk volume through the expansion of occupied tetrahedra. The volume reduction in the phase transformations is accounted for by unoccupied polyhedra, with the octahedra contributory 60% and the tetrahedra 40% to the V of the transition. The volume change in the transformation is caused also partly by the volume decrease of MO ₆ (25%), partly the unoccupied tetrahedra (45%) and octahedra (30%).     

Redefinition of Lemanskiite: New Mineralogical Data,Crystal Structure,and Revised Formula NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 3H2O

Geology of Ore Deposits - The crystal structure of lemanskiite is determined for the first time (R = 0.019) and the mineral is redefined. Its chemical formula, crystal system, space group and...     

Lammerite-β, Cu3(AsO4)2, a new mineral from fumaroles of the Great Fissure Tolbachik eruption, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

Lammerite-β, Cu₃(AsO₄)₂, occurs as a product of the post-eruption fumarole activity of the second cinder cone of the North breach of the Great Fissure Tolbachik eruption in 1975–1976, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Sporadic light to dark green splinter-shaped grains are no larger than 0.15 mm in size. Cleavage is not observed. The mechanical admixture of finely dispersed hematite forms condensed brownish spots that are occasionally zonal relative to the contours of the lammerite-β grains. Associated minerals are euchlorine, piypite, alumoklyuchevskite, alarsite, and lammerite. Lammerite-β is brittle and transparent and has vitreous luster. The calculated density is 5.06 g/cm³. The mineral is not pleochroic, biaxial (+), α = 1.887(5), β = 1.936(5), γ = 2.01(1), 2V(calc.) = 80.9°; dispersion is strong, r < v. The new mineral is monoclinic, the space group is P2₁/c, a = 6.306(1), b = 8.643(1), c = 11.310(1) Å, β = 92.26(1)°, V = 615.9(1) ų, and Z = 4. Characteristic reflections in the X-ray powder diffraction pattern (I-d-hkl) are 100-2.83-004, 10-5.65-002, and 10-4.32-020. The chemical composition is as follows, wt %: 51.30 CuO, 0.32 ZnO, 49.12 As₂O₃, with a total of 100.74 wt %. The empirical and idealized formulas are Cu_3.00Zn_0.02As_1.99O₈ and Cu₃(AsO₄)₂, respectively.     

Abstracts of Earth Science──Journal of China University of Geosciences(Chinese Version, Volume 26, Numbers 4-6, 2001)

No. 4Information design in engineering geology and its applications in communication engineering. Tang Huiming, Chen Jianping, Cheng Xinsheng. 26(4) :331-335.Information design in engineering geology (IDEG) is a new extension of engineering geology and is of very great significance for optimum design of rock and soil engineering. According to theoretical research and engineering practice, we put forward some theories of IDEG in this paper. The principles and methods of IDEG are introdu…     

Hydrostatic compression of γ-(Mg0.6, Fe0.4)2SiO4 to 50.0 GPa

The bulk modulus, K ₀, and its pressure derivative K₀, of -(Mg_0.6, Fe_0.4)₂SiO₄ have been accurately determined to 50.0 GPa under hydrostatic conditions at room temperature in a diamond cell using synchrotron radiation. Our results agree with Brillouin and ultrasonic measurements on -Mg₂SiO₄ at low pressure, indicating normal elastic behaviour in the metastable pressure range of this high pressure mineral. Our values of K ₀ and k₀ are 183.0 GPa and 5.4, respectively.     

Thermodynamic modeling of binary CH4–CO2 fluid inclusions

An equation of state (EOS) explicit in Helmholtz free energy has been improved to calculate the PVTx and vapor–liquid phase equilibrium properties of CH₄–CO₂ fluid mixture. This EOS, where four mixing parameters are used, is based on highly accurate EOSs recommended by NIST for pure components (CH₄ and CO₂) and contains a simple generalized departure function presented by Lemmon and Jacobsen (1999). Comparison with experimental data available indicates that the EOS can calculate both vapor–liquid phase equilibrium and volumetric properties of this binary fluid system with accuracy close to that of experimental data up to high temperature and pressure within full range of composition. The EOS of CH₄–CO₂ fluid, together with the updated Gibbs free energy model of solid CO₂ (dry ice), is applied to calculate the CH₄ content (x_CH4) and molar volume (V_m) of the CH₄–CO₂ fluid inclusion based on the assumption that the volume of an inclusion keeps constant during heating and cooling. $V_{\text{m}}-x_{{\text{CH}}_4}$ diagrams are presented, which describe phase transitions involving vapor, liquid and CO₂ solid phases of CH₄–CO₂ fluid inclusions. Isochores of CH₄–CO₂ inclusions at given $x_{{\text{CH}}_4}$ and V_m can be easily calculated from the improved EOS.