Microstructural evolution during experimental albitization of K-rich alkali feldspar |
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| Authors: | Nicholas Norberg Gregor Neusser Richard Wirth Daniel Harlov |
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| Institution: | 1.Helmholtz Zentrum Potsdam, Deutsches Geoforschungszentrum,Potsdam,Germany;2.Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften,Freie Universit?t Berlin,Berlin,Germany |
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| Abstract: | Crystals of K-feldspar (C2/m), in contact with highly concentrated aqueous NaCl solutions at 500°C and 200 MPa, are pseudomorphically replaced by high
albite (C`1]) (C\bar{1}) as a result of an interface-coupled dissolution/reprecipitation process. The reaction occurs at an extremely sharp reaction
front (<10 nm) and involves the complete breakdown of the initial framework structure. This results in the release of tetrahedrally
incorporated elements such as Fe3+ and Ti4+ and a significant increase in Si/Al disorder across the reaction interface. The evolving microstructure is controlled by
crystallographic relations between the phases. This leads to highly anisotropic, sawtooth-shaped intergrowths of albite and
initial K-feldspar, resulting in the least structural misfit between the two framework structures. As a result, the newly
formed interfaces appear to be semicoherent, and cracks across the reaction fronts even indicate elastic strain. The reaction
produces 2 distinctive albite types (albite-1 and albite-2). Both are polycrystalline, with albite-2 showing significantly larger subgrain sizes. This indicates a secondary coarsening step driven by the reduction in interfacial
energy within the polycrystalline replacement product. The reaction also produces a highly porous rim. However, the porosity
is not evenly distributed resulting in a porous albite-1 and a non-porous albite-2 that mostly surrounds large, euhedral pores. Despite the substantial volume fraction of porosity in albite-1, no significant 3D interconnectivity could be detected, making the presence of a pervasive porosity unlikely. However, the
result of coarsening is the continuous modification of the 3D porosity distribution. This could potentially provide a mechanism
for fluid transport through the replacement rim until textural and chemical equilibration is achieved. |
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