Abstract
X-ray diffraction measurements of natural talc plus water at combined pressures and temperatures of 0-15 GPa and 23-400 °C reveal the presence of a structural change that could be interpreted as a new high-pressure phase at 4.0 (±.5) GPa, and raise the possibility that the newly inferred phase transition takes place in cold subducting slabs as a precursor to appearance of the 10 Å phase of talc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1043-1050 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | American Mineralogist |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |