Crystal chemistry and miscibility of chernovite-(Y), xenotime-(Y), gasparite-(Ce) and monazite-(Ce) from Mt. Cervandone (Western Alps, Italy)
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2022
Citazione:
Crystal chemistry and miscibility of chernovite-(Y), xenotime-(Y), gasparite-(Ce) and monazite-(Ce) from Mt. Cervandone (Western Alps, Italy) / F. Pagliaro, P. Lotti, A. Guastoni, N. Rotiroti, T. Battiston, G. Diego Gatta. - In: MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE. - ISSN 0026-461X. - 86:1(2022 Feb), pp. 150-167. [10.1180/mgm.2022.5]
Abstract:
The crystal chemistry and crystal structure of the rare earth element phosphates, monazite-(Ce), Ce(PO4), and xenotime-(Y), Y(PO4), as well as the arsenates, gasparite-(Ce), Ce(AsO4), and chernovite-(Y), Y(AsO4), from the hydrothermal quartz-bearing fissures, related to pegmatites overprinted by amphibolite facies, cropping out at Mt. Cervandone, Western Alps, Piedmont, Italy, have been investigated by means of electron microprobe analysis in wavelength dispersion mode and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The chemical data reveal the occurrence of a full solid solution among the isostructural chernovite-(Y) and xenotime-(Y) with tetragonal symmetry, whereas a wide miscibility gap is observed for the isostructural gasparite-(Ce) and monazite-(Ce) of Mt. Cervandone, with monoclinic symmetry. A significant chemical heterogeneity has been observed for several investigated samples, especially related to the Th content, which is locally enriched in ThSiO4 grains. The analysis of the refined structural models demonstrates the significant control played by the composition of the tetrahedrally-coordinated (As,P)-bearing sites on the bulk unit-cell volume, and on the size and shape of the (REE)-coordination polyhedra.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
monazite; xenotime; chernovite; gasparite; rare earth elements; crystal chemistry; crystal structure; solid solution; X-ray diffraction
Elenco autori:
F. Pagliaro, P. Lotti, A. Guastoni, N. Rotiroti, T. Battiston, G. Diego Gatta
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