Pressure induced structural and density changes in Ca and Mg aluminosilicate glasses (MO/Al2O3≤1) recovered from 1-3 GPa: 27Al, 17O, 29Si MAS NMR and density

Numerous studies have shown that at least in Na and K aluminosilicate melts and glasses, the presence of NBO facilitates the increase in Al coordination with pressure, for example albite and jadeite compositions show little structural change at 2-3 GPa. Much less is known about higher field strength cations such as Ca and Mg, despite their importance in mafic magmas. Therefore, in this study, we have studied several compositions of Ca and Mg aluminosilicate glasses with little to no NBO in the metaluminous and peraluminous regions. Our 27Al MAS NMR on the glasses recovered from high T and P show surprisingly rapid increases in average Al coordination with pressure, with the largest increases recorded in the Mg system. In Ca aluminosilicate glasses, the average Al coordination increase in peralkaline and peraluminous glasses follow a much more rapid rise compared to the metaluminous, although the metaluminous composition also shows a significant change in Al coordination unlike the Na aluminosilicate glasses of similar composition. In Mg aluminosilicate glasses, the average Al coordination increase in both peralkaline and metaluminous compositions are similar. Our study shows that the mechanism of the coordination increase with pressure is more complex than the simple consumption of NBO, especially with the high field strength and smaller size modifier cations like Mg. We also observed shifts in 29Si and 17O MAS NMR spectra suggesting increase in high coordinated Al neighbors, but these changes are harder to uniquely interpret.