End-member synthetic fayalite and forsterite and a natural solid-solution crystal of composition (Mg1.80,Fe0.20)SiO4 were investigated using Raman spectroscopy. Polarized single-crystal spectra were measured as a function ...

Experiments on compositions along the join MgO–NaA3+Si2O6 (A=Al, Cr, Fe3+) show that sodium can be incorporated into ferropericlase at upper mantle pressures in amounts commonly found in natural diamond inclusions. These ...

Olivine/liquid partition coefficients for most trace elements relevant in petrogenetic studies are provided for a hydrous basanite melt equilibrated at 1.4 GPa and 1055 °C. The partitioning results determined by a combination ...