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Lin, J., Heinz, D.L., Campbell, A.J., Devine, J.M., Mao, W.L. and Shen, G. (2002). Iron-Nickel alloy in the Earth's core. Geophysical Research Letters 29: doi: 10.1029/2002GL015089. issn: 0094-8276. |
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The phase relations of an Fe10wt%Ni alloy were investigated in a diamond anvil cell up to 86 GPa and 2382 K. Adding nickel into iron stabilizes the fcc phase to higher pressures and lower temperatures compared to pure iron, and a region of two-phase coexistence between fcc and hcp phases is observed. Iron with up to 10 wt% nickel is likely to be in the hcp structure under inner core conditions. The axial ratio (c/a) of hcp-Fe10wt%Ni has a weak pressure dependence, but it increases substantially with increasing temperature. The extrapolated c/a ratio at ~5700 K and ~86 GPa is approximately 1.64, lower than a theoretically predicted value of nearly 1.7 for hcp-Fe at 5700 K and inner-core pressure. A lower c/a ratio should have an effect on the longitudinal anisotropy of the hcp phase, and hence, may influence the interpretation of the seismic wave anisotropy of the inner core. |
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Keywords
Geochemistry, Composition of the core, Mineralogy and Petrology, Experimental mineralogy and petrology, Mineral Physics, High-pressure behavior, Mineral Physics, X ray, neutron, and electron spectroscopy and diffraction |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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