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Akimotoite

MgSiO3

unknown · Cited · 2007

V₀
Unknown basis
K₀
211
GPa
Unknown
K′
dimensionless

Volume (V₀)

Value Unit Basis Z
Unknown basis

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
MgO1
SiO21

Formula: MgSiO3

Conditions & method

Tref
Pref
Structure
ilmenite (akimotoite)
Method
experiment (Brillouin / ultrasonic / elasticity)
ultrasonic measurements on isostructural germanate analogues, extrapolated via Shankland's velocity-density systematics
Sample
extrapolation from CaGeO3 and CdGeO3 ilmenite polycrystal ultrasonic data (Liebermann 1974)

Source

Paper
On the Occurrence of (Mg, Fe)SiO3 in the Lower Mantle
Authors
E. K. Graham
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-246x.1975.tb06463.x
Year
2007
Journal
Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Origin
Cited (quoted from earlier work)

Evidence from the paper

Using the measured elastic data as a basis, Liebermann (1974) obtained a value for the bulk modulus of MgSiO3 (ilmenite structure) by extrapolation according to Shankland's (1972) velocity-density systematics relation for isostructural compounds. The extrapolated value, K0 = 2.11 Mbar, is somewhat below the value estimated in this study.

Additional notes

citation
Liebermann (1974)
note
Extrapolated bulk modulus, not a direct EOS fit; no V0 or K' reported.