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Santillán et al. 2003
Santillán, J., Williams, Q. and Knittle, E. (2003). Dolomite-II: A high-pressure polymorph of CaMg(CO3)2. Geophysical Research Letters 30: doi: 10.1029/2002GL016018. issn: 0094-8276.

We have measured the infrared spectra and x-ray diffraction of CaMg(CO3)2-dolomite to pressures of 50 GPa at 300 K. We observe both splittings and disappearances of x-ray diffraction peaks initiating near 20 GPa, as well as new bands in the infrared spectrum of dolomite. The onset of the changes in both the x-ray and infrared data appears to be gradual, and thus kinetically impeded: this is consistent with previous shock results. The infrared and x-ray data are consistent with dolomite adopting a calcite-III-like structure. Our results indicate that high-pressure polymorphism in dolomite could stabilize CaMg(CO3)2 in the deep mantle, and thus that high-pressure polymorphs of dolomite could represent the main reservoir for carbon storage within Earth's lower mantle.

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Keywords
Mineral Physics, High-pressure behavior, Mineral Physics, Optical, infrared, and Raman spectroscopy
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Geophysical Research Letters
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