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Influence of F content on the composition of Al-rich synthetic phlogopite: Part I. New information on structure and phase-formation from 29Si, 1H, and 19F MAS NMR spectroscopies

  • Michael Fechtelkord EMAIL logo , Harald Behrens , François Holtz , Colin A. Fyfe , Lee A. Groat and Mati Raudsepp
Published/Copyright: March 31, 2015
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The influence of F content on the formation and stability of Al-rich phlogopite has been investigated. Samples with varying OH/F-ratios and nominal gel compositions of K(Mg3-xAlx)(Al1+xSi3-xO10)(OH)y (F)2-y (0.0 < x < 0.8 and 0.5 < y < 1.8) were studied using 29Si, 1H, and 19F MAS NMR spec­troscopies, powder X-ray diffraction, electron-probe microanalysis, and scanning electron mi­croscopy. The synthetic phlogopites were synthesized from sol-gels in cold-seal pressure vessels at 1073 K, 2 kbar. The main phase (phlogopite) and three other impurity phases [corundum (α-Al2O3), kalsilite (KAlSiO4), and potassium aluminum hexafluoride (K3AlF6-0.5H20)] were clearly identi­fied by powder X-ray diffraction and electron-probe microanalysis. For phlogopite, the unit-cell parameters a0 and b0 decrease whereas C0 increases with increasing Al-content (x). The average crystal size of phlogopite is about 1-2 pm. The 29Si MAS NMR spectra show up to four resonances at approximately -91, -87, -83, and -80 ppm, which can be assigned as Q3(n Al) signals with n = 0 - 3. The ideal Si/ivAl ratio calculated from the initial composition is always lower than that derived experimentally. Hydroxyl-rich compositions indicate an increased Al-content in the tetrahedral sheets, suggesting a stabilizing effect on the formation of Al-rich phlogopite. These conclusions are sup­ported by 1H and 19F MAS NMR spectra. The 1H MAS NMR spectra show a water signal at 4.7 ppm, a signal due to Mg2AlOH at 1.8 ppm, and a signal due to Mg3OH at 0.7 ppm. The 19F MAS NMR spectra exhibit a signal for Mg2AlF at -150 ppm, one due to AlF6 (K3AlF6-0.5H20) at -157 ppm, and one for Mg3F at -174 ppm. Comparison of the 1H and 19F MAS NMR spectra for different Al- and F- contents reveals a non-statistical distribution of F- and OH-groups at the crystallographic sites in the octahedral sheets where F prefers sites coordinated by three Mg, and OH sites with Al in the next- nearest coordination sphere.

Received: 2001-7-24
Accepted: 2002-8-22
Published Online: 2015-3-31
Published in Print: 2003-1-1

© 2015 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston

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