Abstract
A Raman spectroscopic study on the nature of As-S substitution in natural arsenian pyrite [Fe(S,As)2] is presented, covering a compositional range of 0.01–4.6 at% As. Three Raman-active modes were identified in the Raman spectrum of a nearly pure pyrite: Eg (344 cm−1), Ag (379 cm−1), and Tg(3) (432 cm−1). The Raman vibrational modes exhibit one-mode behavior, and the wavenumbers of optical modes vary approximately linearly with As content, correlating with the change in bond constants with increasing substitution of As for S. The linewidth of the Ag mode increases with increasing As substitution, which may be attributed to the increase in lattice strain associated with the substitution of As for S. This study provides experimental evidence for As-induced structural evolution of pyrite from being stable to metastable before decomposing into other phases. Our results, together with those of another Raman study of arsenian pyrite whose As substitution is more complex, indicate that one cannot use Raman band shifts to determine As content, but for a given As content, can characterize the nature of As substitution, i.e., As for S or As for Fe or both.
Funding statement: This study was financially supported by the Australian Research Council (Grants DP140102765, DP200102248), the NSFC projects (Grants 41830426 and 41272055), National Key R&D Program of China (Grant 2016YFC0600205), the China Geological Survey (Grant 12120115034601), and joint Ph.D. project funding from the China Scholarship Council (Grant 201806190162). The authors also acknowledge the expertise, equipment and support provided by Microscopy Australia at the South Australian nodes under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.
Acknowledgments
We thank Benjamin Wade for assistance with EMPA, Juan Li for assistance with EBSD, and Junying Ding for assistance with Raman spectroscopy. This paper greatly benefited from constructive comments and thorough reviews from Ray Frost, Wei Tan, and two anonymous referees.
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