Elastic tensor of Na-K feldspars from ab initio computations
1 : University of Münster
(UM)
2 : German Research Centre for Geosciences - Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam
(GFZ)
3 : University of Münster
(UM)
Feldspars are the most abundant mineral family in the Earth's crust, but experimental data on their elastic tensor is scarce. Their low symmetry and chemical and structural complexity make the experimental investigation of single-crystal properties challenging and existing data are mostly limited to end member compositions. We carry out ab initio calculations and benchmark our results of elastic tensor and derived properties against experimentally determined monoclinic end-member values [1]. [1] Waeselmann et al. (2016) The elastic tensor of monoclinic alkali feldspars. American Mineralogist, 101, 1228-1231
| Subject : | : | Poster |
| Topics | : | Mineral Physics |
| Keywords | : | alkali feldspar ; elastic constants |
| PDF version | : |  PDF version |
