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Ferropericlase

(Mg1-xFex)O, x = 0.17-0.2

second-order Birch-Murnaghan · Original · 2007

V₀
71
ų
Unit cell
K₀
186
GPa
Isothermal
K′
4.600
dimensionless

Volume (V₀)

Value Unit Basis Z
71 ų Unit cell

Reported value and unit are preserved as extracted. Z (formula units per cell) is not stored yet, so molar ↔ ų/f.u. conversion is not applied automatically.

Composition

OxideMolar
MgO0.83
FeO0.17

Formula: (Mg1-xFex)O

Conditions & method

Tref
300 K
Pref
Structure
B1 rocksalt (Fm-3m)
Method
experiment (XRD / DAC / multianvil compression)
synchrotron X-ray diffraction, diamond-anvil cell, room temperature
Sample
low-spin data of Lin et al. [2005] above 80 GPa, G vs g analysis

Source

Paper
Effects of Fe spin transition on the elasticity of (Mg, Fe)O magnesiowüstites a…
Authors
S. Speziale; V. E. Lee; S. M. Clark; Jung‐Fu Lin; M. Pasternak; Raymond Jeanloz
DOI
10.1029/2006jb004730
Year
2007
Journal
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Origin
Original (measured or fitted in the source paper)

Evidence from the paper

A second-order polynomial G versus g fit to Lin et al.'s low-spin data (equivalent to a third order Burch-Murnaghan equation of state) yields V0 = 71 (±5) Å3, KT0 = 186 (±150) GPa and (∂KT/∂P)T0 = 4.6 (±2.7).

Additional notes

V0LS V0HS ratio
0.94 (±0.06)
constrained range
K_T0 constrained to 246-136 GPa and (∂KT/∂P)T0 to 3.6-5.4 for V0LS/V0HS = 0.91-0.97
spin state
low-spin