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Ferropericlase

(Mg0.6,Fe0.4)O; parameters given as function of X_Fe

Birch-Murnaghan (order unspecified) · Original · 1992

V₀
11.25
Molar
K₀
157
GPa
Isothermal
K′
4
dimensionless

Volume (V₀)

Value Unit Basis Z
11.25 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

OxideMolar
MgO0.6
FeO0.4

Formula: (Mg0.6Fe0.4)O

Conditions & method

Tref
Pref
Structure
B1 rocksalt (Fm-3m)
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

Magnesiowüstite parameters are V0 = 11.25 ± 1.00 X_Fe, K0 = 157 ± 2 GPa, K0' = 4.0 ± 0.4, θ0 = 500 ± 50 K, γ0 = 1.50 ± 0.03, q = 1.1 ± 0.7 (17).

Additional notes

theta0
500 ± 50 K
gamma0
1.50 ± 0.03
q
1.1 ± 0.7
Fe Mg partition coefficient Pv Mw
K_Pv-Mw = 1/6
note
V0 units not explicitly stated in Fig. 3 caption; V0 expression as printed includes '± 1.00 X_Fe', likely a compositional dependence term.