Abstract
Mossbauer spectroscopy of polycrystalline synthetic orthopyroxene of composition Mg0.9 57Fe0.1SiO3 demonstrates that magnetic ordering sets in at temperatures below 5 (±2) K. The low Fe concentration of the sample implies that spin correlations must extend over unit-cell dimensions (~0.5 nm or more), and that magnetic ordering can contribute to the third-law entropies of Fe-poor minerals. -Authors
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 901-903 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Mineralogist |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 9-10 |
State | Published - 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |