Multiple chain silicates

Mallinson, L. G., J. L. Hutchinson, D. A. Jefferson, and J. M. Thomas (1980). Internal structure of nephrite experimental and computational evidence for the coexistence of multiple chain silicates within an amphibole host. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London 295 537-552. 

Burgers vector and dislocation line analysis of naturally deformed aug/tc-enstatite crystals indicate activation of many slip systems such as (100)[001], 110 1<110>, 110 1<112>, (100)[010], (010)[100], (010)<101>, and 110 < 111 >, the first two being the most active [311,312]. The study demonstrates that most dislocations are dissociated and stacking faults are produced that can be interpreted based on the complex structure of these chain silicates. In naturally deformed augite from a pyroxenite with lamellar exsolution [lOl] dislocations in (010) combine single to double chains, yielding so-called chain multiplicity faults [316]. 

Approximately 85% of the of the peak area shown in Figure 1 can be assigned to 19 specific silicate structures 14.51. A schematic of these structures is presented in Table I, together with the chemical shift for each distinct silicon atom. It is evident from this table that silicate oligomers tend to occur as single and multiple ring structures, rather than as linear chains. 

Mechanical (101) [101] twins have been identified in experimentally deformed hornblende single crystals, as well as dislocations on the (100)[001] slip system [333,334]. In hornblendes from naturally deformed rocks dislocations on (hkO) planes were documented, mainly [001] screws [335-338]. A systematic investigation of dynamically recrystallized hornblende from a high-temperature shear zone discovered microstructures typical of dislocation creep, with subgrain boundaries and free dislocations [313]. The primary slip system is (100)[001] consistent with experimental results. Secondary, slip systems are (010)[100] and 110)5<110>. There is evidence for cross-slip of [0 01] screws producing heUcal microstructures [Fig. 13(b)]. Amphibole structures are intermediate between pyroxenes and sheet silicates and indeed chain multiplicity faults have been described [339] and transitional structures may be facilitated by movement of partial dislocations [340]. 

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