The Formation of Coesite under Minimum Static Pressure

Abstract:

Using the α-SiO2 and conducted by high-energy mechanical milling as the initial material, we investigated the synthesis of coesite under high temperature and high pressure in the condition of adding a certain amount of hard Fe fillings. The synthetic samples are measured by XRD and Raman, and the results show that a small amount of small-sized coesite can be obtained under 2.5 GPa. Based on these results, it is considered that the forming depth of natural coesite under the earth is likely to be obviously shallower than that of plate exhumation in the traditional subduction-exhumation hypothesis.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 675-677)
• Pages: 38-41
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.675-677.38
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: De Jun Wang, Run Ru Liu, Leng Jing*
• Keywords: Coesite, High Pressure, High Temperature, α-SiO₂

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