This is the first of a series of five papers in which the thermodynamic properties of minerals are interpreted in terms of lattice vibrational spectra. In this paper, measured heat capacities for minerals are examined in terms of the Debye theory of lattice vibrations, and it is demonstrated that heat capacities of silicates show large deviations from the behavior expected from Debye theory. Th...

The crystal structure of eveite, ideally Mn(2)(AsO(4))(OH) [dimanganese(II) arsenate(V) hydroxide], was refined from a single crystal selected from a co-type sample from Långban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden. Eveite, dimorphic with sarkinite, is structurally analogous with the important rock-forming mineral andalusite, Al(2)OSiO(4), and belongs to the libethenite group. Its structure consists of...

The formation of atoll garnet in the Ardara aureole, NW Ireland, is discussed using the textural, chemical and Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) data. Textural evidence suggests the possibility of incipient of garnet replacement from the core. In addition, the presence of staurolite and andalusite in the core of small atoll garnets as well as the occurrence of sillimanite in the core of l...

Many boreholes have been drilled between Černá Hora town and Závist village to evaluate geohazards that may affect the construction of a new road. The core material from was studied for translucent heavy minerals microfossil content. Translucent mineral assemblages sands are often dominated by staurolite. Cyanite, tourmaline, rutile andalusite, typical Cenomanian sediments Moravia common. Relat...

Mineralogical and petrographic studies require analytical methods capable to underline the repartition of major trace elements within geological samples. The EPMA (Electron Probe Micro Analyzer) conventional method used for such investigation, but on restrictive zones, is verge be reached by μLIBS (micro Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) μXRF X-Ray Fluorescence) techniques allowing elementa...

the dehno granite massive is located in the east dehno village and southern khomein city and within themetamorphic sanandaj–sirjan zone. the composition of these rocks include: granodiorite, quartzdiorite(tonalite), monzogranite and leucogranite. quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, biotite, andalusite, hornblendemuscovite, tourmaline, zircon and apatite are examples of the existing major and ...

Common naturally occurring orthosilicates can be grouped into those in which the major non-tetrahedral cations are (1) FeII and/or Mg, plus or minus Al (olivine, pyralspite garnets, staurolite); (2) Al (Al2SiO5 polymorphs), or (3) Zr. Feand Mg-bearing orthosilicates have the weakest bonds between non-tetrahedral cations and structural oxygen (M-O bonds), and zircon the strongest, with Al-O bond...