High-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study on Super Fluorous Phase B up to 7.4 GPa

Super hydrous phase B (SUP-B), Mg10Si3O14(OH)4, is known as one of dense hydrous magnesium silicate minerals (DHMS). Also, super fluorous phase B (sup-B-F), Mg10Si3O14F4, was firstly synthesized by Hazen et al. (1997). In the crystal structure of SUP-B-F, F replaces OH in sup-B structure. Therefore, differences of behavior between SUP-B-F and SUP-B under high-pressure conditions directory reflect the effect of hydrogen bonding. In this study, to clarify the behavior of SUP-B-F under high-pressure condition, SUP-B-F was synthesized at 21 GPa and 1400°C conditions using the Kawai type multi anvil apparatus installed in Gakushu-in University. Using a synthesized single-crystal (0.04 × 0.04 × 0.03 mm3), high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction measurements were conducted up to 7.4 GPa with synchrotron radiation. Lattice constants were determined at several pressure points up to 7.4 GPa. The isothermal bulk modulus of SUP-B-F, calculated from the Birch-Murnaghan Equation of State, was 154(2) GPa with a pressure derivative K'=4 (assuming). This value is significantly larger than that of super hydrous phase B (142.8(5) GPa with K"f=5.7 by Crichton et al., 1999). The X-ray reflection intensity data set was collected at 5.0 GPa using the four-circle diffractometer installed at the beam line BL-10A in Photon Factory, Japan. 198 reflections were used for structure refinement (the number of measured reflections is 786). After Lorentz- polarization correction and background reduction were applied for all intensity data, the crystallographic equivalent reflections (Orthorhombic, Pnnm) were averaged. Structure refinement results were R=5.0% and wR2=13.1%, respectively.