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Transition of Metastable Pyrrhotites to a Stable Phase State

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Equilibrium phase relations of synthetic minerals prepared by annealing metastable iron sulfides, followed by prolonged isothermal storage in the Earth atmosphere, have been studied by X-ray diffraction. The results demonstrate that prolonged storage of synthetic pyrrhotites annealed at different temperatures makes it possible to identify metastable and stable phases of Fe and S compounds.

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  1. Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University, 660049, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

    V. V. Onufrienok & A. V. Chzhan

  2. Siberian Federal University, 660041, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

    A. V. Chzhan, G. V. Bondarenko & G. Yu. Yurkin

  3. Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

    G. V. Bondarenko

  4. Kirensky Institute of Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

    G. Yu. Yurkin

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Onufrienok, V.V., Chzhan, A.V., Bondarenko, G.V. et al. Transition of Metastable Pyrrhotites to a Stable Phase State. Inorg Mater 56, 898–902 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168520090137

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