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The adiabatic single-crystal elastic moduli of a beryllium silicate (phenacite: Be2SiO4, trigonal, have been determined at atmospheric pressure and 22° C by Brillouin spectroscopy. The elastic stiffness moduli in gigapascals are: C 11=341.9 C 33=391.0 C 44=91.4 C 66= 96.9 C 12=148.0 C 13=136.0 C 14= 0.1 C 15= 3.5
Overall, the elastic stiffness moduli for phenacite parallel and perpendicular to the c axis are comparable (i.e., it is almost cubic in its elastic “signature”). The elastic moduli can be rationalized in terms of division of the structure into two types of coordination polyhedra (1Si+2Be) with slightly different stiffnesses, which are linked to form a three dimensional framework. Values of the isothermal bulk modulus and the linear compressibilities, as determined from hydrostatic compression experiments of Hazen and Au (1986), are in good agreement with those obtained here. Combining the two studies indicates a low pressure derivative of the bulk modulus for phenacite.
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Yeganeh-Haeri, A., Weidner, D.J. Elasticity of a beryllium silicate (phenacite: Be2SiO4). Phys Chem Minerals 16, 360–364 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00199556
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