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We investigated the thermal decomposition of muscovite in natural granite powders heated to 1175 °C for durations from 5 min to 68 h, at 1 bar, paying special attention to the early stages of decomposition. This study shows that muscovite is completely transformed after 5 min. Muscovite pseudomorphs consist of glass, mullite, and Al-rich oxides. For short durations (5 and 40 min), the Al-rich phase was identiÞ ed by XRD, electron diffraction, and TEM microanalysis as γ-Al 2 O 3 containing 4-8 wt% FeO (total Fe), probably a few weight percents of MgO, and possibly up to 10 wt% SiO 2 . Faint superstructure spots and diffuse streaks observed in electron-diffraction patterns suggest vacancy or trace elements ordering in the γ-Al 2 O 3 defect spinel structure. γ-Al 2 O 3 displays an unexpected acicular morphology, elongated along three directions at 120° in the basal (001) musc planes and parallel to lateral faces of the former muscovite. Mullite forms rods elongated in the basal (001) musc planes along a direction at 90° from one set of γ-Al 2 O 3 needles. The γ-Al 2 O 3 structure appears to be a metastable phase that is replaced by corundum for longer durations.

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Author

K. Devineau

Publisher

Mineralogical Society of America

Published

2006

Language

EN

Field

Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)