Fe–Mg partitioning between post-perovskite and ferropericlase in the lowermost mantle

Fe–Mg partitioning between post-perovskite and ferropericlase has been studied using a laser-heated diamond anvil cell at pressures up to 154 GPa and 2,010 K which corresponds to the conditions in the lowermost mantle. The composition of the phases in the recovered samples was determined using analytical transmission electron microscopy. Our results reveal that the Fe–Mg partition coefficient between post-perovskite and ferropericlase (K _D^PPv/Fp) increases with decreasing bulk iron content. The compositional dependence of K _D^PPv/Fp on the bulk iron content explains the inconsistency in previous studies, and the effect of the bulk iron content is the most dominant factor compared to other factors, such as temperature and aluminum content. Iron prefers ferropericlase compared to post-perovskite over a wide compositional range, whereas the iron content of post-perovskite (X _Fe^PPv, the mole fraction) does not exceed a value of 0.10. The iron-rich ferropericlase phase may have significant influence on the physical properties, such as the seismic velocity and electrical conductivity at the core–mantle boundary region.     

日本岛根县石见银矿区英安质火山岩中的黑云母矿物学特征及其K-Ar和40Ar-39Ar年代学研究

以显微镜、X射线衍射仪和电子探针等方法,对日本岛根县石见银矿区所产英安质火山岩中的黑云母进行了详细的研究．观察到部分黑云母经受了不同程度的热液蚀变作用。根据对未蚀变、或仅受到轻微蚀变作用的黑云母所进行的^40Ar-^39Ar同位素年龄测定,它们主要为第四纪产物。但是,从经受强热液蚀变作用的黑云母所获得的^40Ar-^39Ar同位素结果表明,后期的高温热液活动可以破坏晶体中的原始K—Ar同位素平衡,使得其。^40Ar-^39Ar同位素年龄与高于从未蚀变矿物所获得的结果,从而产生严重的年代失真。所以,对来自热液蚀变带的样品需要进行详细的矿物学研究。估计对黑云母的原始KAr同位素体系产生破坏的热扰动临界温度可能在200℃左右。