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. 2018 Oct 16;173(11):90. doi: 10.1007/s00410-018-1514-x

Table 5.

Comparison of the DFT-calculated reaction energy (ΔRU0K) of low microcline with experimentally determined reaction enthalpies (ΔRH0K) at 0 K of the reaction ½ K2O + ½ Al2O3 + 3 SiO2 = KAlSi3O8

DFT U0K Exp H0K
kJ/mol kJ/mol
K2O − 192,377 − 376.171a
Al2O3 − 136,814 − 1685.71a
SiO2 − 93,949.9 − 917.773a
KAlSi3O8 − 446,666 − 4009.41b
ΔRU0 K − 220.8
ΔRH0 K − 225.2

aJanaf-table (Chase 1998)

bConsisting of ΔfH298.15 = -3975.33 kJ/mol (Holland and Powell 2011) and the heat content between 298.15 and 0 K, ∫CP dT = − 34.08 kJ/mol (Benisek et al. 2014)