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Crystal-Chemical Regularities and Identification Criteria in Fe-Bearing, K-Dioctahedral 1M Micas from X-ray Diffraction and Infrared Spectroscopy Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Bella B. Zviagina ,
Victor A. Drits ,
Boris A. Sakharov ,
Tatiana A. Ivanovskaya ,
Olga V. Dorzhieva  and
Douglas K. McCarty
Bella B. Zviagina*
Affiliation:
Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, Pyzhevsky per. 7, 119017, Moscow, Russia
Victor A. Drits
Affiliation:
Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, Pyzhevsky per. 7, 119017, Moscow, Russia
Boris A. Sakharov
Affiliation:
Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, Pyzhevsky per. 7, 119017, Moscow, Russia
Tatiana A. Ivanovskaya
Affiliation:
Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, Pyzhevsky per. 7, 119017, Moscow, Russia
Olga V. Dorzhieva
Affiliation:
Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, Pyzhevsky per. 7, 119017, Moscow, Russia Institute of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Science, Staromonetny per. 35, 7, 119017, Moscow, Russia
Douglas K. McCarty
Affiliation:
Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences - Research Centre in Krakow, ul. Senacka 1, 31-002, Krakow, Poland
*
*E-mail address of corresponding author: zbella2001@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Iron-bearing K-dioctahedral 1M and 1Md micas are abundant in diverse geological environments and vary in composition from illite to celadonite through Fe-illite, Al-glauconite, and glauconite. The chemistry and structural features of these micas are complex and heterogeneous, reliable diagnostic criteria are lacking, and the conventional mineralogical nomenclature is ambiguous, which complicate the identification of these mica varieties. The objectives of the present study were to reveal the structural and crystal-chemical variability in Fe-bearing, K-dioctahedral 1M micas and to define composition ranges and identification criteria for the mica varieties in the series. A collection of samples of various compositions was studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Analysis of the relationships between unit-cell parameters and cation composition showed that the series included four groups, namely, Fe-bearing illites, Al-glauconites, glauconites, and celadonites and each group was characterized by a specific combination of unit-cell parameters and variation ranges. The illite group contained two distinct subgroups; Fe-bearing, Mg-rich illites and Feillites; which differ in the range of cation compositions and in FTIR characteristics. The boundary between Fe-illites and Al-glauconites occurs at a unit cell b value of ~9.05 Å and at ratios of octahedral Al to total trivalent octahedral cations that range between 0.60 and 0.65. The partially overlapping cation composition and cell parameter ranges may complicate the distinction between Al-glauconites and glauconites, which can still be unambiguously differentiated using FTIR data. The dramatically different XRD and FTIR characteristics confirmed that glauconite and celadonite should be treated as separate mineral species. The distinctive features of celadonite are relatively low csinβ values and reduced |ccosβ/a| values combined with b parameters lower than glauconites, but similar to Fe-illites. Celadonites also have distinct and sharp FTIR absorption bands at specific positions in the Si-O and OH stretching regions.

Keywords

CeladoniteDioctahedral MicaFTIR SpectroscopyGlauconiteIlliteUnit-cell ParametersX-ray Diffraction
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 65 , Issue 4 , August 2017 , pp. 234 - 251
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2017

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