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Thermoelasticity of Fe3+- and Al-bearing bridgmanite: Effects of iron spin crossover

Shukla, Gaurav
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Cococcioni, Matteo  
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Wentzcovitch, Renata M.
2016
Geophysical Research Letters

We report ab initio (LDA + U-sc) calculations of thermoelastic properties of ferric iron (Fe3+)- and aluminum (Al)-bearing bridgmanite (MgSiO3 perovskite), the main Earth forming phase, at relevant pressure and temperature conditions and compositions. Three coupled substitutions, namely, Al-Al, Fe3+-Fe3+, and Fe3+-Al have been investigated. Aggregate elastic moduli and sound velocities are successfully compared with limited experimental data available. In the case of Fe3+-Fe3+ substitution, the high-spin (S = 5/2) to low-spin (S = 1/2) crossover in Fe3+ induces a volume collapse and elastic anomalies across the transition region. However, the associated anomalies should disappear in the presence of aluminum in the most favorable substitution, i.e., Fe3+-Al. Calculated elastic properties along a lower mantle model geotherm suggest that the elastic behavior of bridgmanite with simultaneous substitution of Fe2O3 and Al2O3 in equal proportions or with Al2O3 in excess should be similar to that of (Mg,Fe2+)SiO3 bridgmanite. However, excess of Fe2O3 should produce elastic anomalies in the crossover pressure region.

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research article
DOI
10.1002/2016Gl069332
Web of Science ID

WOS:000379851800015

Author(s)
Shukla, Gaurav
Cococcioni, Matteo  
Wentzcovitch, Renata M.
Date Issued

2016

Publisher

American Geophysical Union

Published in
Geophysical Research Letters
Volume

43

Issue

11

Start page

5661

End page

5670

Subjects

thermoelasticty

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elastic anomalies

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lower mantle

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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October 18, 2016
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