Abstract
The structure and isothermal equation of state of aragonite were determined to 40 GPa using synchrotron single-crystal X ray techniques. In addition, powder diffraction techniques were used to determine thermal expansion between 298–673 K. At room temperature, aragonite has orthorhombic Pnma structure to 40 GPa, with an isothermal bulk modulus of 66.5(7) GPa and K′ = 5.0(1). Between 25–30 GPa the aragonite unit cell begins to distort due to a stiffening of the c-axis compressibility, which is controlled by the orientation and distortion of the carbonate groups. The ambient pressure thermal expansion measurements yielded thermal expansion coefficients a0 = 4.9(2) × 10–5 and a1 = 3.7(5) × 10–8. The combined results allow the derivation of a thermal equation of state. The new data provide constraints on the behavior of carbonates and carbon cycling in the Earth’s crust and mantle.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to the Deep Carbon Observatory for providing travel assistance for S. Palaich. This work was funded in part by NSF EAR-0969033 and DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship to S. Palaich, DOE DE-FG02-10ER16136. ESRF and Elettra facilities are acknowledged for provision of beamtime. Paolo Lotti is acknowledged for help in the experimental activity.
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