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McWilliams, R. Stewart; Spaulding, Dylan K.; Eggert, Jon H.; Celliers, Peter M.; Hicks, Damien G.; Smith, Raymond F.; Collins, Gilbert W.; Jeanloz, Raymond (7 December 2012). "Phase
Transformations and Metallization of Magnesium Oxide at High Pressure and Temperature".
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and has been studied extensively due to its simplicity. As a consequence, the physical properties of periclase are well known, which makes the mineral a popular standard in experimental work. The mineral has been shown to remain stable at pressures up to at least
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Lin, Jung-Fu; Vankó, György; Jacobsen, Steven D.; Iota, Valentin; Struzhkin, Viktor V.; Prakapenka, Vitali B.; Kuznetsov, Alexei; Yo, Choong-Shik (21 September 2007). "Spin transition zone in Earth's lower mantle".
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It was first described in 1840 and named from the Greek περικλάω (to break around) in allusion to its cleavage. The
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636:. In the literature, this mineral phase of the lower mantle is also often called
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Colorless, grayish white, yellow, brownish yellow, green, black
201:{001} perfect; {111} imperfect, may exhibit parting on {011}
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659:"IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols"
564:of periclase corresponds to that of
300:Fluorescent, long UV=light yellow.
52:, Germany (Picture size 5 mm)
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354:(FeO) and is then referred to as
320:mineral that occurs naturally in
27:Rocksalt, magnesium oxide mineral
388:The old term for the mineral is
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431:Periclase is usually found in
274:3.56–3.68 (meas.) 3.58 (calc.)
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412:). Thus these stones, called
750:Periclase data on Webmineral
605:of the mantle, the reaction
515:Riverside County, California
951:Minerals in space group 225
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264:Transparent to translucent
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467:Carlingford, County Louth
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882:10.1126/science.1144997
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446:. It readily alters to
729:Handbook of Mineralogy
663:Mineralogical Magazine
297:Other characteristics
98:Strunz classification
956:Luminescent minerals
414:Stones from Magnesia
358:or magnesiowüstite.
50:Ronneburg, Thuringia
874:2007Sci...317.1740L
868:(5845): 1740–1743.
822:2012Sci...338.1330M
816:(6112): 1330–1333.
684:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
675:2021MinM...85..291W
657:Warr, L.N. (2021).
619:] ↔ (Mg,Fe)[SiO
489:district, Germany;
402:magnesium carbonate
936:Magnesium minerals
916:2010-05-27 at the
527:Nye County, Nevada
519:Tombstone, Arizona
483:Bellerberg Volcano
473:and the island of
396:region in ancient
392:. Stones from the
279:Optical properties
18:Magnesia (mineral)
577:Mantle occurrence
562:crystal structure
325:metamorphic rocks
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292:n = 1.735–1.745
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722:"Periclase"
628:transforms
509:, southern
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406:iron oxides
404:as well as
367:Monte Somma
260:Diaphaneity
143:Space group
930:Categories
795:Mindat.org
773:Mindat.org
644:References
634:vice versa
596:(Mg,Fe)SiO
593:perovskite
545:, west of
525:district,
444:limestones
329:refractory
305:References
227:Mohs scale
211:Conchoidal
164:4.21
131:H-M symbol
88:IMA symbol
768:Periclase
693:235729616
630:γ-olivine
569:360
543:Australia
441:dolomitic
425:magnetism
410:magnetite
408:(such as
373:Complex,
318:magnesium
314:Periclase
282:Isotropic
160:Unit cell
113:Isometric
33:Periclase
914:Archived
898:43215223
890:17885134
846:42129866
838:23180773
735:14 March
615:[SiO
609:γ–
585:(Mg,Fe)O
499:Varmland
491:Nordmark
459:Trentino
455:Predazzo
398:Anatolia
394:Magnesia
390:magnesia
379:Campania
371:Vesuvius
369:, Somma-
335:form of
244:Vitreous
230:hardness
217:Tenacity
207:Fracture
197:Cleavage
63:Category
870:Bibcode
862:Science
818:Bibcode
810:Science
671:Bibcode
611:(Mg,Fe)
541:and in
507:Kopeysk
495:Långban
448:brucite
352:wüstite
322:contact
221:Brittle
133:: (4/m
102:4.AB.25
74:Formula
58:General
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547:Cowell
539:Quebec
531:Canada
505:; and
503:Sweden
433:marble
419:magnet
250:Streak
240:Luster
894:S2CID
842:S2CID
725:(PDF)
689:S2CID
529:. In
523:Gabbs
487:Eifel
463:Italy
383:Italy
350:with
333:cubic
316:is a
254:White
178:Color
48:from
886:PMID
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737:2022
560:The
493:and
479:León
475:Muck
422:and
137:2/m)
878:doi
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679:doi
571:GPa
535:Oka
439:of
365:is
92:Per
82:MgO
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