Computational study of the effect of pressure on the Ti-in-zircon geothermometer

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 745-755

  Ferriss, Elizabeth D A ^a   Essene, Eric J ^a   Becker, Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

CASTEP; Geothermometer; Solid solution; Substitution; Ti in zircon; TiSiO4; VASP; Zircon; ZrTiO4

Indexed keywords

FREE ENERGY; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; MIXING; OXIDE MINERALS; QUANTUM THEORY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS; ZIRCON; ZIRCONIA; ZIRCONIUM;

CASTEP; GEOTHERMOMETERS; TISIO4; VASP; ZRTIO4;

PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

GEOTHERMOMETRY; MIXING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PRESSURE EFFECT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMICS; TITANIUM; ZIRCON;

EID: 56849132393     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1860     Document Type: Article

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