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The importance of cation–cation repulsion in the zircon–reidite phase transition and radiation-damaged zircon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2019

Makoto Tokuda Open the ORCID record for Makoto Tokuda [Opens in a new window] ,
Akira Yoshiasa ,
Hiroshi Kojitani ,
Saki Hashimoto ,
Seiichiro Uehara ,
Tsutomu Mashimo ,
Tsubasa Tobase  and
Masaki Akaogi
Makoto Tokuda*
Affiliation:
Institute of Pulsed Power Science, Kumamoto University, Kurokami 2-39-1, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kurokami 2-39-1, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan
Akira Yoshiasa
Affiliation:
Institute of Pulsed Power Science, Kumamoto University, Kurokami 2-39-1, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kurokami 2-39-1, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan
Hiroshi Kojitani
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Gakushuin University, Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-8588, Japan
Saki Hashimoto
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Gakushuin University, Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-8588, Japan
Seiichiro Uehara
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka, 812, Japan
Tsutomu Mashimo
Affiliation:
Institute of Pulsed Power Science, Kumamoto University, Kurokami 2-39-1, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan
Tsubasa Tobase
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kurokami 2-39-1, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan
Masaki Akaogi
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Gakushuin University, Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-8588, Japan
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*Author for correspondence: Makoto Tokuda, Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Single crystals of synthetic reidite and natural radiation-damaged zircon from Okueyama, Japan were investigated using X-ray diffraction. The pressure-induced zircon–reidite transition is described by the twisting and translations of SiO4 tetrahedra with disappearance of the SiO4–ZrO8 shared edges. The lattice of radiation-damaged zircons expands mainly from α-decays of radioactive elements such as U and Th. Although old radiation-damaged zircons show anomolous lattice distortion, young radiation-damaged zircons do not show such distortions. These distortions are caused by thermal recovery that suppresses the Si4+–Zr4+ repulsion between the SiO4 tetrahedron and ZrO8 dodecahedron. These changes in structure can be understood by considering the cation–cation repulsion between the SiO4–ZrO8 shared edges.

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reiditezirconphase transitionradiation damagecation-cation repulsion
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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 83 , Issue 4 , August 2019 , pp. 561 - 567
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Copyright © Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2019 

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Associate Editor: Michael Rumsey

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