Milan Rieder

Geochemical and structural evolution of micas in the Rožná and Dobrá Voda pegmatites, Czech Republic

SummaryThe chemistry, structural parameters, polytypism, optical properties and Rb-Sr isotopes were examined in 11 to 60 samples of biotite, muscovite and lepidolite from the pegmatites at Rožná (the type locality of lepidolite; 323 ± 4Ma) and Dobrá Voda (306 ± 9Ma) in western Moravia. At both localities, early endocontact biotite is followed inwards by muscovite and lepidolite, which is concentrated in and around the core. At Rožná, a 1M lepidolite follows after 2M1 muscovite but all later generations of lepidolite are 2M2, close to Tri50 Ply50 and in part associated with muscovite 2M1. At Dobrá Voda, all lepidolite types are 1M and free of muscovite, and the late varieties approximate Tri30 Ply70. At both localities, a trend of increasing μHF is indicated during the progress of mica crystallization, culminating in precipitation of topaz. Polytypism of lepidolite is not correlatable with any compositional or growth feature, or their combination. Throughout the mica crystallization, Rb/Cs decreases but K/Rb becomes reversed after an initial decrease. Boron is partitioned preferentially into muscovite (up to 1.10 wt.% B2O3) but Be, Zn, Mn and Sc are enhanced in lepidolite. A slight increase in Fe, Ba and Cl in the last generation of lepidolite might be possibly due to mixing of residual pegmatite fluids with metamorphic pore solutions.ZusammenfassungIn 11 bis 60 Proben von Biotit, Muskovit und Lepidolith aus den Pegmatiten von Rožná (Typlokalität des Lepidoliths; 323 ± 9 Ma) in Westmähren wurden Chemie, Struktur-parameter, Polytypie, optische Eigenschaften und Rb-Sr-Isotopie untersucht. An beiden Lokalitäten wird früher Biotit an Endokontakten nach Innen von Muskovit und Lepidolith gefolgt, letzterer ist in und um den Kern konzentriert. In Rožná folgt 1M-Lepidolith auf 2M1-Muskovit, aber alle späteren Lepidolithgenerationen sind 2M2, nahe Tri50Ply50 und zum Teil mit 2M1-Muskovit vergesellschaftet. In Dobrá Voda sind alle Lepidolithe vom Typ 1M und frei von Muskovit, die späten Varietäten kommen Tri50Ply50 nahe. An beiden Lokalitäten ist während des Fortschreitens der Glimmerkristallisation eine Tendenz von steigendem μHF angezeigt, die in der Ausfällung von Topas ihren Höhepunkt findet. Die Polytypie des Lepidoliths kann nicht mit irgendeiner Eigenheit der Zusammensetzung oder des Wachstums korreliert worden, auch nicht mit einer Kombination von diesen. Während der ganzen Glimmerkristallisation nimmt Rb/Cs ab, aber die Tendenz von K/Rb ändert sich nach anfänglichem Abfall. Das Bor verteilt sich bevorzugt auf den Muskovit (bis zu 1.10 Gew. -% B2O3), aber die Be-, Zn-, Mn- und Sc-Gehalte sind im Lepidolith erhöht. Ein leichter Ansteig von Fe, Ba und Cl in der letzten Lepidolithgeneration könnte vielleicht durch eine Mischung von pegmatitischen Restlösungen mit metamorphen Porenlösungen verursacht sein.

Three polytypes of lepidolite from Czechoslovakia

Abstract The micas come from two pegmatites penetrating serpentinite in Western Moravia, Czechoslovakia. The lepidolite from Biskupice is chemically halfway between polytithionite and trilithionite, and exhibits the 2M1 structure which so far was unknown in natural lepidolites. The optical axial plane is perpendicular to (010). In lepidolite crystals from Radkovice, the 2M2 structure predominates over 1M. The composition is close to trilithionite. The optic axial plane is parallel to (010). Refractive indices, densities, and cell volumes are similar, but the IR absorption spectrum, thermal behaviour, and 2V are different from the corresponding parameters in lepidolite from Biskupice.

Mineral nomenclature in the mica group; the promise and the reality

Pitfalls encountered when dealing the mica crystal chemistry on the basis of routine chemical analyses are reviewed.

The Re–Mo–S system: new data on phase relations between 400 and 1200 °C

Phase relations in the Re-Mo-S system were studied by the technique of evacuated silica tubes in the temperature range of 400-1200 °C. At 1000 °C, the following assemblages are stable: MoS 2 + ReS 2 + S 2 (v); MoS 2 + ReS 2 + (Re,Mo) ss + v; MoS 2 + Mo 2 S 3 + (Re,Mo) ss + v; Mo 2 S 3 + χ + (Re,Mo) ss + v, Mo 2 S 3 + χ + (Mo,Re) ss + v. Experiments aimed at the determination of the MoS 2 -ReS 2 solid state solubility reveal an asymmetrical behaviour: molybdenite dissolves 2.7(9) wt% Re at 1000 °C, 2.6(4) wt% Re at 800 °C, and 2.2(6) wt% Re at 400 °C, whereas ReS 2 shows negligible Mo contents at all temperatures. The experimental solubility of ReS 2 in MoS 2 far exceeds Re contents in natural molybdenite, for which literature reports hundreds to thousands ppm.

Lamellar pyroxenes and their petrogenetic significance: Three examples from the Czech Massif

The first event in the crystallization of pyroxenite in nodules from Bory was the growth of clinopyroxene at an uncertain 1,190(30)° C and 2.5(2)GPa. Lamellae of garnet and orthopyroxene in CPX nucleated slightly above 1,000° C and equilibrated at 940(20)° C and 3.9(6)GPa. The growth of lamellae was followed by crystallization of groundmass that corroded lamellar clinopyroxene. Phenocrysts of clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene in olivine pyroxenite from Tři Studně crystallized at 1,290(100)° C and 2.3(1.4)GPa. The lamellae in both phases nucleated between 1,400 and 1,200° C and equilibrated at 860(40)° C and 0.2(3)GPa, before regional metamorphism. (The temperatures of nucleation mentioned rest on uncertain assumptions in the phase-boundary theory and should be viewed with caution.) The serpentinized peridotite-pyroxenite from Deštná contains clinopyroxene relics (the only primary phase) with lamellae of a 1.42 nm sheet silicate topotactically pseudomorphing enstatite, possibly a chlorite or vermiculite.All phases in lamellae are crystallographically oriented in the hosts. The present cases suggest that when applying the theory of phase boundaries, a modified procedure of Robinson et al. should also be considered, in which identity of adjacent areas, rather than just vectors, is the basis of calculation. Spinel lamellae in CPX are bounded not only by faces parallel to coherent interfaces, but also by faces formed by accumulation of incoherent edges of growth ledges.

From shelled Ge nanowires to SiC nanotubes

Shelled germanium nanowires up to 100 nm in diameter and several micrometers in length were prepared by low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) of tris(trimethylsilyl)germane (SiMe(3))(3)GeH. Vapors of the precursor were deposited on tantalum substrates in an oven at 365 degrees C. Subsequently, the products were annealed at 700 degrees C in vacuum. The wires consist of a crystalline Ge core surrounded by a two-layer jacket. The presence of hexagonal Ge in the core was documented in some of the nanowires. The inner jacket is formed by amorphous germanium, the outer part by an Si/C material. By annealing at 900 degrees C, germanium in the core is expelled and nanotubes formed by the Si/C material remain. The samples were studied by SEM, HRTEM, EDX, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy, and the XRD technique.

Kanonaite, (Mn0.763+Al0.23Fe0.023+)[6]Al[5][O¦SiO4], a new mineral isotypic with andalusite

AbstractKanonaite forms rare porphyroblasts up to 12mm long in a gahnite— Mg-chlorite — coronadite — quartz schist occurring near Kanona, Zambia. The composition is (microprobe analysis): SiO2 32.2, Al2O3 33.9, Mn as Mn2O3 32.2, Fe2O3 0.66, ZnO 0.13, MgO 0.04, BaO 0.04, TiO2 0.01, CaO 0.01, PbO 0.01, CuO 0.01, total 99.21, corresponding to

Change of penta- to hexacoordination in isomorphous complexes on substituting zinc(II) by cobalt(II): crystal structure of hexaaquacobalt(II) bis(3,3′,3″-phosphinidynetripropionato)-dicobaltate(II,II) hexahydrate

\left( {{\text{Mn}}_{{\text{0}}{\text{.76}}}^{{\text{3 + }}} {\text{Al}}_{{\text{0}}{\text{.23}}} {\text{Fe}}_{{\text{0}}{\text{.015}}}^{{\text{3 + }}} } \right)_{1.005}^{\left[ 6 \right]} {\text{AL}}_{1.00}^{\left[ 5 \right]} \left[ {{\text{O}}_{{\text{1}}{\text{.00}}} |{\text{Si}}_{{\text{0}}{\text{.99}}} {\text{O}}_{{\text{4}}{\text{.00}}} } \right]