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Shim et al. 2002
Shim, S., Jeanloz, R. and Duffy, T.S. (2002). Tetragonal structure of CaSiO3 perovskite above 20 GPa. Geophysical Research Letters 29: doi: 10.1029/2002GL016148. issn: 0094-8276.

High-resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements were performed at 20--46 GPa on CaSiO3 perovskite (Ca-pv) synthesized in a laser heated diamond cell. After heating, we observed peak splittings for the cubic 200 and 211 diffraction lines, attributable to a tetragonal distortion of Ca-pv. The bulk modulus of the tetragonal phase is 255 ¿ 5 GPa for K0T' = 4. The observed intensities and d-spacings of the split lines indicate that the c-axis is shorter than the a-axes (c/a = 0.993 - 0.996). This is compatible with either SiO6 octahedron rotation around the a-axes or SiO6 octahedron distortion (shorter Si-O bonds along the c-axis than the a-axes), provided that the observed phase has a tetragonal unit cell. These structural distortions in Ca-pv can affect its physical properties and capacity for large cations.

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Mineralogy and Petrology, Crystal chemistry, Mineral Physics, High-pressure behavior, Mineral Physics, X ray, neutron, and electron spectroscopy and diffraction, Tectonophysics, Earth's interior--composition and state
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Geophysical Research Letters
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