THE DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SELECTED BASALTS

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Abstract
Basaltic samples of known chemical composition were measured for dielectric constant and loss tangent in the frequency range 100 hz to 50 Mhz. All samples were prepared and measured by a contact substitution method in a dry nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature. The measurements indicated a general spectrum of dielectric constant with a range of 10–65 at 100 hz to 7–15 at 50 Mhz with frequency dispersion observed to be minimal above 1 Mhz. The loss tangent decreases from a range .2–.9 at 100 hz to a range .02–.15 at 100 khz. A finer‐grained sample was observed to have higher dielectric properties below 1 Mhz than a coarser‐grained sample of identical composition. A qualitative and subsequent quantitative study of possible compositional effects indicated that iron‐titanium compounds may be responsible for observed variations in the dielectric spectra of typical basalts.

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