TY - JOUR
T1 - Elastic properties of pyrope
AU - O'Neill, Bridget
AU - Bass, Jay D.
AU - Rossman, George R.
AU - Geiger, Charles A.
AU - Langer, Klaus
PY - 1991/3
Y1 - 1991/3
N2 - Brillouin spectroscopy was used to measure the single crystal elastic properties of a pure synthetic pyrope and a natural garnet containing 89.9 mol% of the pyrope end member (Mg3Al2Si3O12). The elastic moduli, cij, of the two samples are entirely consistent and agree with previous estimates of the elastic properties of pyrope based upon the moduli of solid solutions. Our results indicate that the elastic moduli of pyrope end-member are c11=296.2±0.5, c12=111.1±0.6, c44=91.6±0.3, Ks=172.8±0.3, μ=92.0±0.2, all in units of GPa. These results differ by several percent from those reported previously for synthetic pyrope, but are based upon a much larger data set. Although the hydrous components of the two samples from the present study are substantially different, representing both 'dry' and 'saturated' samples, we find no discernable effect of structurally bound water on the elastic properties. This is due to the small absolute solubility of water in pyrope, as compared with other garnets such as grossular.
AB - Brillouin spectroscopy was used to measure the single crystal elastic properties of a pure synthetic pyrope and a natural garnet containing 89.9 mol% of the pyrope end member (Mg3Al2Si3O12). The elastic moduli, cij, of the two samples are entirely consistent and agree with previous estimates of the elastic properties of pyrope based upon the moduli of solid solutions. Our results indicate that the elastic moduli of pyrope end-member are c11=296.2±0.5, c12=111.1±0.6, c44=91.6±0.3, Ks=172.8±0.3, μ=92.0±0.2, all in units of GPa. These results differ by several percent from those reported previously for synthetic pyrope, but are based upon a much larger data set. Although the hydrous components of the two samples from the present study are substantially different, representing both 'dry' and 'saturated' samples, we find no discernable effect of structurally bound water on the elastic properties. This is due to the small absolute solubility of water in pyrope, as compared with other garnets such as grossular.
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U2 - 10.1007/BF00203841
DO - 10.1007/BF00203841
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000993810
SN - 0342-1791
VL - 17
SP - 617
EP - 621
JO - Physics and Chemistry of Minerals
JF - Physics and Chemistry of Minerals
IS - 7
ER -