Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Detrie, Theresa A.
URN	etd-11142008-092001
Title	Prehnite at the Atomic Scale: Al/Si Ordering, Hydrogen Environment, and High-Pressure Behavior
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Geosciences
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Ross, Nancy L. Committee Chair Angel, Ross J. Committee Member Ballaran, Tiziana Boffa Committee Member
Keywords	prehnite high-pressure X-ray diffraction neutron diffraction spectroscopy hydrogen
Date of Defense	2008-11-03
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The mineral prehnite, Ca2(Al,Fe,Mn)(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, is a layered structure consisting of double-sheets of (Al,Si)O4 and SiO4 tetrahedra alternating with single sheets of AlO4(OH)2 octahedra. To understand the ordering in the structure and differences between various samples of prehnite, single-crystal X-ray diffraction data at ambient conditions were collected on four single crystals of prehnite from different localities. The positions of the H atoms have been determined for the first time, from a combination of X-ray and neutron diffraction data. The equation of state and high-pressure behavior of prehnite have been investigated using single-crystal X-ray diffraction up to 9.75(3) GPa. A second-order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state fit to the isothermal P-V data to 8.7 GPa yields a bulk modulus, K = 109.29(18) GPa. Structural data collected at high pressures indicate that the structure compresses uniformly. Above 8.7 GPa there is additional softening of the volume and the b-axis related to polyhedral tilting. However, the average structure is maintained across the transition. Ambient and high-pressure Raman and synchrotron infrared spectra were collected from 1 bar to 20 GPa. Raman spectra measured at ambient conditions of four prehnite crystals with different compositions confirmed that there are no structural changes with different compositions. High-pressure results showed the majority of modes shift to higher frequencies (in a smooth, linear fashion) with increasing pressure. The greatest change in the spectra is the softening of the modes in the OH-stretching region above 9 GPa, thought to be related to the polyhedral tilting around the H environment.
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