Matter
Name
Amorphous silicate Mg$_{(1-x)}$Fe$_x$SiO$_3$, x=0.2, powder
Family
solid
Origins
laboratory
Preparation
raw
Method
Amorphous samples of composition Mg$_{(1−x)}$Fe$_x$SiO$_3$ were synthesized with a sol-gel method using nitrates as precursors. The method is described in detail in Gillot et al. (2009).
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
mineral (silicate mineral)
Texture
pulverulent
Type of porosity
particulate
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Glassy silicate Mg$_{(1-x)}$Fe$_x$SiO$_3$, x=0.2, powder 1.0