Abstract
A rare sodium carbonate nyerereite, (Na,K)2Ca(CO3)2, first found in unique natrocarbonatite lava of Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, also attracted a lot of attention as an inclusion phase in mantle minerals formed in the course of deep carbonatite magmatism. We measured the evolution of nyerereite Raman spectra under quasi-hydrostatic compression up to 6.4 GPa using a diamond anvil cell. The ν4(CO3 2−) band (710 cm−1 at ambient pressure) and ν1(CO3 2−) doublet (1077 and 1086 cm−1 at ambient pressure) demonstrated a positive pressure shift with dν/dP irregularities at 0.5 and 3.0 GPa. The obtained calibration was then used for residual pressure measurements in nyerereite-bearing inclusions in olivine from the Udachnaya-East kimberlite.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1438-1442 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Raman Spectroscopy |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2017 |
Keywords
- carbonate
- diamond anvil cell
- high pressure
- nyerereite
- Raman spectroscopy
- INCLUSIONS
- MANTLE MINERALS
- VOLCANO
- TANZANIA