Explaining the dependence of M-site diffusion in forsterite on silica activity: a density functional theory approach

Muir, JMR; Jollands, M; Zhang, FW; Walker, AM

Muir, JMR (corresponding author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geochem, 99 West Lincheng Rd, Guiyang 550081, Guizhou, Peoples R China.; Muir, JMR (corresponding author), Univ Leeds, Sch Earth & Environm, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England.

PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS, 2020; 47 (12):

Abstract

Experimentally, silica activity (aSiO(2)) has been shown to have an effect on Mg diffusion in forsterite, but no fully satisfactory mechanism has yet ......

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