In situviscosity measurements of albite melt under high pressure
- 25 October 2002
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Vol. 14 (44) , 11343-11347
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/14/44/479
Abstract
The viscosities of albite (NaAlSi3O8) melt under high pressures have been measured using an x-ray radiography falling sphere method with synchrotron radiation. This method has enabled us to determine the precise sinking velocity directly. Recent experiments of albite melt showed the presence of a viscosity minimum around 5 GPa (Poe et al1997 Science 276 1245, Mori et al2000 Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 175 87). We present the results for albite melt up to 5.2 GPa at 1600 and 1700°C. The viscosity minimum is clearly observed to be around 4.5 GPa, and it might be explained not by the change of the compression mechanism in albite melt but by change of the phase itself.Keywords
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