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Bridgmanite

(Mg,Fe)SiO3, compositional dependence on X_Fe

Birch-Murnaghan (order unspecified) · Original · 1992

V₀
24.46
Molar
K₀
K′
dimensionless

Volume (V₀)

Value Unit Basis Z
24.46 Molar

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

(Mg,Fe)SiO3

Reported as: (Mg,Fe)SiO3, compositional dependence on X_Fe

Conditions & method

Tref
Pref
Structure
perovskite (unspecified)
Method
experiment (XRD / DAC / multianvil compression)
synchrotron x-ray diffraction in externally heated diamond anvil cell
Sample
Fig. 3 model assemblage calculation

Source

Paper
Thermoelasticity of Silicate Perovskite and Magnesiowüstite and Stratification …
Authors
Lars Stixrude; Russell J. Hemley; Yingwei Fei; H. K. Mao
DOI
10.1126/science.257.5073.1099
Year
1992
Journal
Science
Origin
Original (measured or fitted in the source paper)

Evidence from the paper

The zero pressure volume of perovskite is V0 = 24.46 + 1.03 X_Fe.

Additional notes

note
Compositional dependence of V0 on bulk iron mole fraction X_Fe = Fe/(Fe+Mg); units not explicitly stated in Fig. 3 caption (presumably cm3 mol-1 consistent with Fig. 1).