Interlayer Structure in Sodium Micas
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Clay Science 12 Supplement1, 64-68 (2005) Interlayer Structure in Sodium Micas T. Kogure a,b *, Y. Banno c and R. Miyawaki d a Dept. Earth & Planetary Science, Grad. School of Science, The University of Tokyo,Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan bCREST , Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honchou Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan Inst. of Geology and Geoinformation, Geological Survey of Japan, AISI, Tsukuba,Ibaraki, 305-8567, cJapan Dept. of Geology, The National Science Museum, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japanand d (Received March 18, 2005. Accepted May 25, 2005) ABSTRACT In this paper we present our recent results with respect to the crystal structures of two trioctahedral sodium micas, aspidolite and wonesite, and discuss the nature of the interlayer structure in sodium micas. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and electron diffraction analyses of these micas indicate the existence of a large layer offset, i.e., lateral shift between the two tetrahedral sheets across the sodium-bearing interlayer region. The amounts of the layer offset are about 0.9A (aspidolite) and 1.25 A (wonesite), and their direction is one of [100], [110] and [110]. These directions are occasionally disordered. By combination of the intralayer shift in the 2:1 layer and the layer offset, ordered aspidolite has monoclinic ([100] layer offset, C2/m) and triclinic ([110] or [110] layer offset, C1) cells with one-layer periodicity. Both structures were identified in powder X-ray diffraction patterns and probably the triclinic structure is more common. This is the first report that structural variations are generated in micas by the combination of the intralayer shift and layer offset. The layer offset in wonesite is close to [110] and the structure is one-layer triclinic (Cl). These results give us an insight that sodium micas (preiswerkite, paragonite, aspidolite, wonesite, etc.) can possess various amounts of the layer offset, depending on the cavity space in the tetrahedral sheet that is primarily determined by the ditrigonal rotation angle. Therefore the composition in the 2:1 layer can drastically change the crystallography (e.g., powder diffraction patterns) of the sodium micas. In conclusion, sodium micas are not the simple analogue of potassium micas but belong to a group with a very unique character. Key words:Sodium mica, Aspidolite,Wonesite, Interlayer region, Layer offset, Ditrigonal rotation INTRODUCTION percent of the a-axis length at most.1) 2) Consequently, the lateral displacement between the adjacent 2:1 layers in micas Mica is a common mineral group with diverse is almost identical with the intralayer shift. By contrast, compositions and origins. The basic structure of micas pyrophyllite and talc, in which no interlayer cations exist, consists of 2:1 or TOT (tetrahedral-octahedral-tetrahedral) have a considerable amount of shift (close to a/3) between layers, and interlayer cations between the adjacent 2:1 layers. the T sheets across the interlayer region to reduce repulsion The two tetrahedral (1) sheets in a 2:1 unit layer are laterally between opposing basal oxygen atoms and tetrahedral shifted by about a/3 (intralayer shift) where a is the length of cations.3) the a-axis (5.1•`5.4 A), to form octahedral sites between The most common element for the interlayer cations them. As six directions are possible for the intralayer shift, in micas is potassium but sodium or divalent large cations micas appear in several different polytypes by the choice and can replace it. For instance, paragonite is the sodium combination of these directions. On the other hand, the two analogue of muscovite, a dioctahedral potassium mica. A T sheets belonging to different 2:1 layers across the number of analyses confirmed that the interlayer structure in interlayer region are hardly staggered because the interlayer paragonite is almost the same as that in muscovite, although cations are accommodated in the cavities formed with the the basal spacing is considerably decreased (ca. 0.3 A) due two opposing tetrahedral six-fold rings. Accurate structure to a smaller ionic radius of sodium than that of potassium.4 5) In contrast analyses of micas revealed that the two T sheets across the , few works have been reported for the interlayer region are slightly shifted in real mica structures structures of sodium-bearing trioctahedral micas, mainly due (termed layer offset'), but the amount of the shift is a few to the lack of good specimens. Probably the structure 65 analysis of preiswerkite by Oberti et al.61is the only reliable one. a Recently we have investigated and reported the structures of two trioctahedral sodium micas, aspidolite7)and wonesite.8) Aspidolite is known as the Na analogue of phlogopite (previously called Na-phlogopite) and wonesite is an interlayer-deficient sodium mica reported by Spear et aI.9)The structure analyses of the specimens were impossible due to fine intergrowth with phlogopite and/or talc. We have investigated the specimens mainly by using HRTEM, electron diffraction and X-ray diffraction (XRD) using a Gandolfi camera. These results have revealed interesting and important nature of the interlayer structure in trioctahedral sodium micas. EXPERIMENTAL b Aspidolite-phlogopiteinterleaved mica was obtained froma rocksample (a registeredspecimen of the Geological Surveyof Japan,GSJ M 35151-1)from a graniticcontact aureolein Kasuga-mura,Gifu Prefecture,central Japan.10) Electronmicroprobe analyses showed that the composition for aspidolite is (Nat.77Ko,22)(Mg4.53Alo.84Feo.47Tio.ov) (Si5.11Al2s9)020F0.0.(OH)3.93.This is close to the midpointof aspidolite (NaMg3A1Si3O1o(OH)2)- preiswerkite (NaMg2A1Al2Si2O10(OH)2)series formed by Tschermak substitution,but slightlyclose to aspidolite.Hence this sodiummica should be called aluminianaspidolite. Rock fragmentscontaining wonesite from the PostPond Volcanics, Vermont,USA, were donated from the NationalMuseum of Figure 1. (a) Filtered HRTEM image of interstratified aspidolite-phlogopite recorded down [ 100]. The inset at the bottom-right is the magnified Natural History, Washington,D.C. (catalog # NMNH image of a portion. "T" and "0" indicate the positions of tetrahedral and 145724)and fromDr. S. Guggenheim,University of Illinois octahedral sheets respectively. The white bars connect the dark spots at at Chicago.Electron microprobeanalyses of wonesite the left-hand and right-hand tetrahedral sheets in a 2:1 layer. Note the indicatedalmost the samecomposition as reportedby Spear two tetrahedral sheets across the interlayer regions except those with asterisks are staggered. The interlayer regions with asterisks are et a1.9) interpreted to be potassium-occupied. (b) Filtered HRTEM image Specimens for TEM examinationalong [hk0] recorded down [310]. Note the two tetrahedral sheets across the directionswere prepared by usingthe methoddescribed in interlayer regions are slightly staggered except those with asterisks. Kogure.111HRTEM examination was performedat 200 kV usinga JEOLJEM-2010 with a nominalpoint resolution of 2.0 A (C5= 0.5 mm).High-resolution images were recorded previous work'') can be referred to for the interpretation of on films at near Scherzerdefocus. Successfulimages the HRTEM images of micas. The structure in the right-hand recordedon the filmswere digitized using a CCDcamera for in Figure la has one-layer periodicity and the two T sheets imageprocessing. Noisy contrast from amorphous materials in a 2:1 layer are not staggered, indicating phlogopite-1M on the specimensurfaces was removedusing the rotational observed along [100] (the intralayer shift is parallel to the ltering technique12) implemented withfi Gatan electron beam). The contrasts of the two T sheets across the DigitalMicrographversion 2.5. 3) interlayer regions are also not staggered, in accordance with Micafragments were attached to a thinglass fiberfor the normal phlogopite structure where the layer offset is XRDmeasurements. XRD "powder" patterns were obtained negligible. On the other hand the structure around the left of witha Gandolficamera of 114.6mm in diameteremploying the figure, which is identified as aspidolite by EDS analysis, Ni-filteredCuKa radiation.The patternswere recordedon has also no stagger between the two T sheets in a 2:1 layer, an imagingplate and processedwith a Fuji BAS-2500 but the two T sheets across the interlayer regions are bio-imaginganalyzerand with a computerprogram by considerably staggered. This stagger is also observed in the Nakamuta.4) image along [310] (Figure lb). From these images it is evident that the structure of the interlayer region in RESULTS AND DISCUSSION aspidolite is considerably different from that in phlogopite, with a layer offset similar to paragonite but the amount of Identification of large layer offsets in sodium micas the offset is considerably larger. Although it is possible to estimate roughly the amount Figure 1 shows filtered HRTEM images of the and the direction of the layer offset from these HRTEM interstratified phlogopite-aspidolite, recorded with the images, more quantitative estimation can be made using electron beam parallel to (a) [100] and (b)[310]. Our diffraction techniques. A triclinic C-centered cell (C1) with 66 Figure 3.(a) Experimental XRD pattern from a wonesite crystal acquired with a Gandolfi camera.(b) Calculated "powder" pattern using new cell parameters with a large layer offset.(c) Calculated pattern using crystal parameters in Spear et al. 9) with no layer offset. For the calculation, a Figure 2. Schematic figure for