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Hovis, G. L., Person, E., Spooner, A., Roux, J. (2006) Thermal expansion of highly silicic nepheline-kalsilite crystalline solutions. Mineralogical Magazine, 70 (4) 383-396 doi:10.1180/0026461067040339

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TitleThermal expansion of highly silicic nepheline-kalsilite crystalline solutions
JournalMineralogical Magazine
AuthorsHovis, G. L.Author
Person, E.Author
Spooner, A.Author
Roux, J.Author
Year2006 (August)Volume70
Issue4
PublisherMineralogical Society
DOIdoi:10.1180/0026461067040339Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceHovis, G. L., Person, E., Spooner, A., Roux, J. (2006) Thermal expansion of highly silicic nepheline-kalsilite crystalline solutions. Mineralogical Magazine, 70 (4) 383-396 doi:10.1180/0026461067040339
Plain TextHovis, G. L., Person, E., Spooner, A., Roux, J. (2006) Thermal expansion of highly silicic nepheline-kalsilite crystalline solutions. Mineralogical Magazine, 70 (4) 383-396 doi:10.1180/0026461067040339
Abstract/NotesAbstractWe have investigated the thermal expansion of nepheline-kalsilite crystalline solutions having 12.5% excess silicon relative to the stoichiometric composition. It is proposed that differences in the thermal expansion among various members of the series, and also between this series and a previously studied low-Si series, can be explained by three factors: (1) shrinkage of the tetrahedral rings caused by the substitution of Na for K, especially in the case of kalsilite, allows for greater expansion from the increased vibrational amplitude of Na ions with increasing temperature. (2) The occupancy of alkali sites by ions rather than vacancies draws tetrahedral rings inward via electrical attraction to these ions, providing the potential for greater expansion with ionic vibration as temperature increases. (3) Structural differences between nepheline and kalsilite, in particular the existence of two alkali sites in nepheline, account for the increased thermal expansion of K-enriched nepheline relative to Na-nepheline, as the occupation of the larger alkali position by K+ results in greater thermal expansion than is the case with Na+ occupancy of the same sites.


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