Abstract
Transmission electron microscope (TEM) observations of an experimentally shock-deformed single crystal of natural peridot, (Mg 0.88 Fe 0.12 ) 2 SiO 4 , recovered from peak pressures of about 56 × 10 9 pascals revealed the presence of amorphous zones located within crystalline regions with a high density of tangled dislocations. This is the first reported observation of olivine glass. The shocked sample exhibits a wide variation in the degree of shock deformation on a small scale, and the glass appears to be intimately associated with the highest density of dislocations. This study suggests that olivine glass may be formed as a result of shock at pressures above about 50 to 55 × 10 9 pascals and that further TEM observations of naturally shocked olivines may demonstrate the presence of glass.
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Created | 18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 5, 2006, 12:03 p.m.) |
Deposited | 1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 11, 2024, 10:06 p.m.) |
Indexed | 2 weeks, 3 days ago (Aug. 6, 2025, 9:28 a.m.) |
Issued | 48 years ago (July 29, 1977) |
Published | 48 years ago (July 29, 1977) |
Published Print | 48 years ago (July 29, 1977) |
@article{Jeanloz_1977, title={Shock-Produced Olivine Glass: First Observation}, volume={197}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.197.4302.457}, DOI={10.1126/science.197.4302.457}, number={4302}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Jeanloz, Raymond and Ahrens, Thomas J. and Lally, J. S. and Nord, G. L. and Christie, J. M. and Heuer, A. H.}, year={1977}, month=jul, pages={457–459} }