Opening Remarks

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Preface 3
3. International Conference 5
4. Contents 9
5. Opening Remarks 15
6. Section A: Physical Properties of Rocks and Minerals and the State of the Lithosphere
7. Seismic properties of the calabrian crust based on ultrasonic measurements on rocks from a crustal section of the Serre, S.Italy 16
8. Thermobaric petrophysical studies and some problems of their development 20
9. High pressure high temperature histoty of pyroxenites 23
10. Synthesis and stability of a new hydrous highpressure phase with a Purnpellyite structure in the systhem MgO - Al₂O₃ - SiO₂ - H₂0 27
11. Fractionation of trace elements in minerals as indicator for the genesis: in situ investigation of their physico-chemical behaviour under hydrothermal P and T conditions 30
12. New concept of the diamond growth in the Earth crust 34
13. A certain problem of crystallization 38
14. Relation between the elastic properties and the structural behaviour of high-metamorphic rocks under the thermodynamic conditions of the upper mantle 42
15. The measurement of electrical resistivity of rocks under simulated crustal conditions 46
16. Pressuredependent ultra-low permeability determined by measurements of electrical properties 50
17. Velocity-porosity and velocity-clay content relationships for dry clastic sedimentary rocks from ultrasonic measurements under pressure 55
18. Regularities of behaviour of elastic waves velocities in sedimentary rocks at high pressures 60
19. The solubility of carbon and 1 dioxide in the magmatic melts and crystals under highpressure and temperatures 64
20. The apparatus for investigation of rocks and materials under the quick-variable uniaxial stress 69
21. Section B: Phase Transition at High p, T-Conditions and the Earth's Interior
22. High pressure properties of the alkaline Earth metals 75
23. Effect of pressure on the structure of the molybdenum trioxide 80
24. Thermodynamik properties and plasma phase transition of hydrogen and rare gas plasmas 84
25. Phase transitions in Xenon 90
26. Preparation and measurement of superconducting PdH(D) in a diamond anvil cell 94
27. High pressure phase transformations in Mn-chalkogenides 98
28. Mössbauer spectroscopy of ¹⁹⁷ Au at high pressures. Example: Phase transition in CsAu 102
29. Determination of the Grüneisen parameter from the pressure dependence of the thermal conductivity 106
30. Cohesion in transition metals under high pressures 110
31. Thermodynamic considerations of phase changes in the Earth's mantle 114
32. Phase separation in Lithium silicate glasses under high pressure-temperature conditions up to 2,0 Pa and transformation region 119
33. High-pressure investigations of layered Cd In Ga S₄, Cd In Al S₄, Cd In Al S₄, T1 Ga Se₂ and T1 In S_0,8Se_0,2single crystals 123
34. High-pressure studies on the structure of alkaline-disilicate glasses 125
35. Uniaxial stress effect on the zero-field splitting of Cs 3 Co Cls crystal 128
36. Mechanical and thermal investigations of Paragonite 132
37. P-V-T and phase diagram of iron to 420 kbar and 2300 K 136
38. A modification of the Simon-Glatzel- Equation 143
39. High pressure investigations of lateral substituted liquid crystalline compounds 146
40. Phase transitions of A₂MX₄ type compounds 150
41. Elastic properties of SrTiO3 perovskite under high pressure 156
42. Section C: Equation of State and the Internal Structure of Planets
43. Determination of the state equation of KCr ( SO₄)₂ * 12 H₂O from zero-field splitting under high pressure 160
44. A new methodology in the determination of the state equation of CoX₂ from high pressure spectra shifts 163
45. Birch's law and the properties of high temperature fluid metals 166
46. The p-Q type diagram as a model of fluid formation process 172
47. On the influence of water on high pressure melting of silicates and planetary evolution 177
48. On the foundation of a thermal state equation relevant to the Earth's lower mantle 181
49. Section D: High-Pressure Synthesis of Minerals and Other Materials
50. High pressure synthesis of Ti F^ with fluorite structure 185
51. The synthesis of transition metal germanides under high pressure 189
52. The synhesis, characterisation and physical properties of end-member garnets in the system (Fe, Mg, Ca, Mn)₃ Al₂ (SiO₄)₃ 193
53. Isothermal compression of three synthetic end member garnets up to 25 GPa 199
54. Polycrystalline skeletal diamonds 203
55. Reaction model on the phase transition of graphite and boron nitride into diamond and cBN 207
56. On the methods of calculating the effective transport coefficients in composite materials - an application to planetology 212
57. High pressure organic synthesis. Polycyclic adducts via [2+2+2] cycloaddition reactions 218
58. The influence of pressure on the process of formation of structure in the process of sintering of Nitride ceramics from A1N 222
59. On the dynamical, scaling behaviour in a onedimensional model for nucleation and growth 226
60. Cluster-size distribution in nucleation and growth processes 230
61. Section E: Instrumentation and Technique
62. Philosophy and reality of strength design of the Belt chamber by Finite-Elemente-Method 234
63. Investigation of pressure distribution in working space between diamond anvils by change of properties of a deformable spacer 240
64. Theoretical research of the process contracting and welding tube by explosion 245
65. Paramagnetic centres in hard materials under uniaxial pressure 252
66. Some criterions of evaluation of high pressure apparatuses for industrial use 256
67. Simple two stage high pressure apparatus for hydrostatic pressures to 5,0 GPa made form usual steels 259
68. Indentation hardness testing of ultra hard materials 263
69. Universal microprocessor controlled measuring system for material synthesis at high pressures and temperatures 267
70. List of participants 271