{"title":"Thermodynamic Analysis of NixFe1 – x Alloy Oxidation","authors":"V. N. Devyatova, A. G. Simakin, A. N. Nekrasov","doi":"10.1134/S0016702924601621","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper reports the thermodynamic analysis of Ni<sub><i>x</i></sub>Fe<sub>1-<i>x</i></sub> oxidation for awaruite, Ni<sub>3</sub>Fe, which is widespread in serpentinized ultrabasic rocks, and other Ni–Fe phases over a wide range of temperatures (400–1873 K) and crustal pressures up to 2 kbar. It was found that the equilibrium γ(Ni<sub><i>x</i></sub>Fe<sub>1 –</sub> <sub><i>x</i></sub>)–Fe oxides constrains oxygen fugacity (<i>f</i>O<sub>2</sub>) at the NNO–IW range. For γ(Ni<sub><i>x</i></sub>Fe<sub>1 –</sub> <sub><i>x</i></sub>) with an iron mole fraction <i>x</i> ≥ 0.5, <i>f</i>O<sub>2</sub> approaches the IW buffer. The reaction of kamacite, α(Ni<sub>0.05</sub>Fe<sub>0.95</sub>), with oxygen is close to the IW–IM buffer reactions. The <i>f</i>O<sub>2</sub> values of awaruite preservation are no higher than ∆QFM = –(7.8–5.2) at <i>T</i> = 400–600 K and increase to ∆QFM = –(2.7–2.0) at <i>T</i> > 1000–1200 K. The obtained approximations of the temperature dependence of <i>f</i>O<sub>2</sub> can be used to estimate the redox conditions in low-sulfide systems containing Ni<sub><i>x</i></sub>Fe<sub>1 –</sub> <sub><i>x</i></sub> under the conditions of the Earth’s crust.</p>","PeriodicalId":12781,"journal":{"name":"Geochemistry International","volume":"63 3","pages":"231 - 241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Geochemistry International","FirstCategoryId":"89","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0016702924601621","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This paper reports the thermodynamic analysis of NixFe1-x oxidation for awaruite, Ni3Fe, which is widespread in serpentinized ultrabasic rocks, and other Ni–Fe phases over a wide range of temperatures (400–1873 K) and crustal pressures up to 2 kbar. It was found that the equilibrium γ(NixFe1 –x)–Fe oxides constrains oxygen fugacity (fO2) at the NNO–IW range. For γ(NixFe1 –x) with an iron mole fraction x ≥ 0.5, fO2 approaches the IW buffer. The reaction of kamacite, α(Ni0.05Fe0.95), with oxygen is close to the IW–IM buffer reactions. The fO2 values of awaruite preservation are no higher than ∆QFM = –(7.8–5.2) at T = 400–600 K and increase to ∆QFM = –(2.7–2.0) at T > 1000–1200 K. The obtained approximations of the temperature dependence of fO2 can be used to estimate the redox conditions in low-sulfide systems containing NixFe1 –x under the conditions of the Earth’s crust.
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Geochemistry International is a peer reviewed journal that publishes articles on cosmochemistry; geochemistry of magmatic, metamorphic, hydrothermal, and sedimentary processes; isotope geochemistry; organic geochemistry; applied geochemistry; and chemistry of the environment. Geochemistry International provides readers with a unique opportunity to refine their understanding of the geology of the vast territory of the Eurasian continent. The journal welcomes manuscripts from all countries in the English or Russian language.