Abstract
Sphalerite crystals (Fe,Zn)S containing up to 56 mol% of FeS have been synthesized by gas transport method and in molten salts in the temperature range 340–780 °C at various sulfur fugacities. It is shown that lattice parameter of Fe-bearing sphalerite changes with temperature and composition (x, mol% FeS in sphalerite) according to parabolic equation: \(a\, \pm \,0.0004/{\text{\AA}} = \, \left( {5.4099\, \pm \,0.0008} \right) \, + \, \left( {5.82\, \pm \,0.36} \right) \cdot 10^{ - 4} \cdot x \, + \, \left( { - 4.7\, \pm \,0.6} \right) \cdot 10^{ - 6} \cdot x^{2} + \, \left( {4.2\, \pm \,0.4} \right) \cdot 10^{ - 5} \cdot \left( {T{-} \, 298.15{\text{ K}}} \right)\). This relationship is independent from synthesis temperature and sulfur fugacity. Temperature expansion coefficient is independent from temperature or composition of the sphalerite solid solution. It is shown that increase in Fe content of the synthesis charge leads to larger deviations between the target and real composition of the obtained crystals. Vickers microhardness of sphalerite increases in the composition range 0–1 mol% of FeS, has broad maximum in the range 1–5 mol% and decreases at higher Fe content.
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Hereinafter—mol% of FeS.
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The authors thank T.N. Dokina for performing part of the X-ray studies and Dr. Petukhov B.V. for discussions of mechanical properties. The authors thank CKP FMI (Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry RAS, Moscow) for providing access to EMPYREAN diffractometer. The work is supported by RFBR Grant No. 16-05-00938a, by the program 211 of the Russian Federation Government, agreement No. 02.A03.21.0006 and by the Russian Government Program of Competitive Growth of Kazan Federal University.
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Chareev, D.A., Osadchii, V.O., Shiryaev, A.A. et al. Single-crystal Fe-bearing sphalerite: synthesis, lattice parameter, thermal expansion coefficient and microhardness. Phys Chem Minerals 44, 287–296 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00269-016-0856-z
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