Ordering state in orthopyroxene as determined by precession electron diffraction

Abstract

Fe2+ and Mg distribution on octahedral M1 and M2 sites of the orthopyroxene structure is an indicator of the cooling rate and closure temperature of the mineral. It is generally obtained by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, which is limited in spatial resolution. In this work, we determine the cationic distribution at a submicrometer scale in a transmission electron microscope using precession electron diffraction.